William T. Haskins
william@poisonpen.netPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| Producer, Wizard 101 April 2005 - Present | Kingsisle Entertainment - Austin, TX Oversee development of the online PC game Wizard 101, including scheduling, direct management of the art team and all facets of bringing the title to launch.
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| Contract Writer / Story Consultant September 2004 - January 2005 | Volition, Inc. – Champaign, IL Wrote main story dialogue and incidental dialogue for yet-to-be-announced next generation title. Contributed to story and character development. |
| Senior Writer May 2003 - May 2004 | Skylab Entertainment - Austin , TX Developed characters, locations, dialogue and story for 3D action video game. Worked closely with designers as writer/editor on technical and design documents. Directed voice talent for dialogue in playable prototype. |
| Story Supervisor/ Writer/ Producer May 2002 - Present | Gone Off Deep Productions - Austin , TX Worked closely with director and producers throughout two year production of the feature length documentary BURNING MAN: BEYOND BLACK ROCK. Wrote treatments, interview questions, marketing materials and website copy. Coordinated location shoots and conducted interviews. Logged more than 100 hours of tape and regularly consulted with director on story arc and character development. |
| Editor-in-Chief July 2001 - April 2002 | SubstanceTV - Austin , TX Coordinated the startup of SubstanceTV DVD videomagazine with its founders. Produced, directed or otherwise contributed to more than a dozen original video productions. Wrote, edited, and researched supplemental copy and articles for companion website. |
| Senior Editor February 2000 - July 2001 | GodGames - Dallas , TX Wrote and edited copy for all facets of multimillion dollar video game publisher. Authored two strategy guides ( KISS Psycho Circus Official Strategies and Blair Witch Trilogy: Official Strategy Guide ) and six game manuals (including Max Payne , Serious Sam , and Blair Witch Trilogy ). Wrote and/or contributed to screenplays for Max Payne and The Blair Witch Trilogy . Supervised, wrote, and edited nearly all web copy for several high-profile game websites, including 30 + weekly columns on the GodGames' corporate site. |
| Staff Writer/ Editor, Director of Web Operations February 1997 - February 2000 | ION Storm - Dallas , TX Wrote and edited promotional content for multimillion dollar computer game developer, including copy for corporate website and multimedia sites for Deus Ex , Daikatana , Anachronox , and Dominion: Storm Over GIFT3 . Wrote daily news stories, including developer interviews. Spent 18 months as Director of Web Operations, managing the web design staff and supervising web projects. |
EDUCATION
| Louisiana State University | Three years of English study with strong emphasis on writing, grammar and literature. Two years as peer tutor in the university's Writing Lab. |
INTERACTIVE MEDIA WRITING CREDITS
| Game Manuals | Max Payne (Remedy/ 3D Realms) Serious Sam (Croteam) Blair Witch Vol. 1- Rustin Parr (Terminal Reality) Blair Witch Vol. 3- The Elly Kedward Tale (Ritual) KISS Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child (Third Law) 4X4 EVO (Terminal Reality) |
| Game Scripts/ Dialogue | Max Payne (Remedy/ 3D Realms) Blair Witch Vol. 1- Rustin Parr (Terminal Reality) Blair Witch Vol. 2- Legend of Coffin Rock (Human Head) Blair Witch Vol. 3- The Elly Kedward Tale (Ritual) KISS Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child (Third Law) |
| Game Strategy Guides | KISS Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child- Official Strategies (Mars Publishing/ GodGames) The Blair Witch Series - Official Strategies (Mars Publishing/ GodGames) |
| Online Writing | Gone Off Deep Official Site http://goneoffdeep.com/ BEYOND BLACK ROCK Official Site http://www.beyondblackrock.com/ BEYOND BLACK ROCK Production Journal http://www.goneoffdeep.com/journal/ SubstanceTV Official Site http://www.substancetv.com/ Blair Witch Series Official Site http://blairwitch.godgames.com/ Oni Official Site http://oni.godgames.com/ |