2025 Speakers
Lauryn Ash, Narrative Director, Undead Labs
Lauryn Ash is a Narrative Director, Game Designer, and Writer working to change the way we tell stories in games. With a decade of experience on titles like Marvel's Avengers and State of Decay 3, she brings a highly technical and systemic approach to her storytelling and writing. Starting a level designer to systems design to narrative and back again, she ultimately lives her life to advocating for keeping the hope alive in admidst the current industry. A co-host of a self-funded podcast, Furidashi Games and Media, she talks about narrative in games, mechanics and aesthetics of game design, and the process of making games in AAA and indie studios.
