Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Annie VanderMeer (also credited as Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda, Annie Carlson, Annie VanderMeer Carlson, and Anne VanderMeer) is an American video game designer best known for her writing work on the 2008 PC title Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir and her design work on the 2012 PC MMORPG Guild Wars 2 and upcoming zombie survival RPG Dead State.Annie VanderMeer attended Macalester College and earned an Honors B.A. in English in 2003, writing about Science Fiction and Fantasy in Contemporary American Literature. While there, she spent her spare time with the local gaming society, further inspiring her. After the discovery that there are limited opportunities to study and teach English/gaming in graduate school, she started her path back to the games that she'd always loved.After a brief stint at a local GameStop, VanderMeer (then Annie Carlson) started work at Papaya Studio in the summer of 2004, where she worked on Taxi Driver, the ill-fated videogame "sequel" to the film of the same name. Soon after the game was cancelled in October 2005, VanderMeer joined Obsidian Entertainment in January 2006, beginning work on "Project New Jersey" (a rumored unreleased RPG).When Project New Jersey was cancelled, VanderMeer joined the Neverwinter Nights 2 team, where she worked on handling the in-game items, and presented on NWN2 at PAX 2006. After NWN2 was released, VanderMeer began work as a writing assistant on Alpha Protocol, working with creative lead Brian Mitsoda, where she was credited with helping create some of the characters. While working on Alpha Protocol, VanderMeer assisted with additional design for the first expansion to Neverwinter Nights 2. Mask of the Betrayer.In early 2008, she was moved onto the second expansion for Neverwinter Nights 2, Storm of Zehir as a designer and lead writer. She also assisted with work on the Aliens RPG and spoke at the 'Women in the Game Industry' panel at the 2008 Penny Arcade Expo before she left the company in October 2008 to move to Seattle. She has since spoken at other PAX Panels over the years, including "The Agony and the Ecstasy of RPG Writing" in 2011.In 2009, VanderMeer joined ArenaNet as a game designer, first working on the personal story for Guild Wars 2 before moving on to the Living Story team, working in particular on the "Lost Shores" and "Flame & Frost" updates.In June 2010, she married fellow game designer and DoubleBear founder Brian Mitsoda, changing her name to "VanderMeer Mitsoda."Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda is currently working part-time as a game designer for DoubleBear Productions, and full-time as a game designer at Bungie on Destiny.. }
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- Annie_VanderMeer abstract "Annie VanderMeer (also credited as Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda, Annie Carlson, Annie VanderMeer Carlson, and Anne VanderMeer) is an American video game designer best known for her writing work on the 2008 PC title Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir and her design work on the 2012 PC MMORPG Guild Wars 2 and upcoming zombie survival RPG Dead State.Annie VanderMeer attended Macalester College and earned an Honors B.A. in English in 2003, writing about Science Fiction and Fantasy in Contemporary American Literature. While there, she spent her spare time with the local gaming society, further inspiring her. After the discovery that there are limited opportunities to study and teach English/gaming in graduate school, she started her path back to the games that she'd always loved.After a brief stint at a local GameStop, VanderMeer (then Annie Carlson) started work at Papaya Studio in the summer of 2004, where she worked on Taxi Driver, the ill-fated videogame "sequel" to the film of the same name. Soon after the game was cancelled in October 2005, VanderMeer joined Obsidian Entertainment in January 2006, beginning work on "Project New Jersey" (a rumored unreleased RPG).When Project New Jersey was cancelled, VanderMeer joined the Neverwinter Nights 2 team, where she worked on handling the in-game items, and presented on NWN2 at PAX 2006. After NWN2 was released, VanderMeer began work as a writing assistant on Alpha Protocol, working with creative lead Brian Mitsoda, where she was credited with helping create some of the characters. While working on Alpha Protocol, VanderMeer assisted with additional design for the first expansion to Neverwinter Nights 2. Mask of the Betrayer.In early 2008, she was moved onto the second expansion for Neverwinter Nights 2, Storm of Zehir as a designer and lead writer. She also assisted with work on the Aliens RPG and spoke at the 'Women in the Game Industry' panel at the 2008 Penny Arcade Expo before she left the company in October 2008 to move to Seattle. She has since spoken at other PAX Panels over the years, including "The Agony and the Ecstasy of RPG Writing" in 2011.In 2009, VanderMeer joined ArenaNet as a game designer, first working on the personal story for Guild Wars 2 before moving on to the Living Story team, working in particular on the "Lost Shores" and "Flame & Frost" updates.In June 2010, she married fellow game designer and DoubleBear founder Brian Mitsoda, changing her name to "VanderMeer Mitsoda."Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda is currently working part-time as a game designer for DoubleBear Productions, and full-time as a game designer at Bungie on Destiny.".