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ADAM R. WEINSTEIN
Narrative Designer, Writer, Historian
MY WORK
PROJECTS
Scene Writing
World Building
Narrative Documentation
Narrative Design
 Through the Barbed WireA playable interaction fiction where you play as a German POW being shipped to America during WWII. |  A Glass Half BrokenA short script about cynicism, disgust, and a quaint little diner. |
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 Arcadia: Fallen AngelWritten documentation for a game detailing a veteran's struggles with PTSD and fatherhood. |  A Few Steps From ParadiseA Short story about insomnia, decay, and a battle that's already been lost |
 A Tale of Blood & FrogsA fully written choose your own adventure about 3 brothers traversing lands of colliding worlds and genres. Includes a playable demo from part of the story. |  The Toy SoldierA scene written for a game about a soldier lost in a fantasy land stuck in an eternal fall. |
Writing
 Phantom of the BattlefieldTeam Post-Mortem / Reflection on the IWM War Games Jam. Published on the Historical Games Network |  GDC 2020 Narrative Review CompetitionAn in-depth paper and poster analyzing the narrative of the game Papers, Please as well as the role historical storytelling can encompass in the indie game market. Gold winner in the 2020 GDC Narrative Review Competition. Both the paper and poster are published in the GDC Vault. |  Commubears! Whose Coup is it Anyway? |  Tetris, Pong, and GorbachevShowcasing the entire process of an intensive historical research project, the proposal, paper, and presentation all examine the role and place video games had on both sides of the Iron Curtain during the dying years of the Cold War. |
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Publications and Misc. Work
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Game Design,
Graduated 2022
Writing
Narrative
Design
Gameplay
Design
Bachelor of Arts in History, Graduated 2022
Public History
Modern
Jewish History
Modern
American History
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Master of Arts in History,
Graduated 2023
Digital Game
Studies
Public History
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