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Karrie Shirou Shao

@karriebear.bsky.social

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✏ BAFTA & Nebula-Nominated Lead Writer & Lead Narrative: Pacific Drive 🏆 BAFTA Breakthrough 2024 ⭐ Marketing: SCMedia ⚒ Past: Riot, tinyBuild, Arc System Works, Per Aspera, Totemic ✉ [email protected] 🧐 karries.carrd.co

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Karrie Shirou Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · Oct 21

Hi Bluesky! I'm Karrie Shirou Shao.

I'm the Lead Narrative Designer & Lead Writer of Pacific Drive, a 2024 best-selling supernatural driving game described as "Stephen King's X-Files in a Station Wagon". I wrote the main story and all its voiced dialogue, designed missions and...

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Karrie Shirou Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 1d

also lol???

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Karrie Shirou Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 1d

you are shitting me omg

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Karrie Shirou Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 1d

dreaming of the day i get to watch you sweep a floor again

Karrie Shirou Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 1d

i'm so glad @mikerose.bsky.social is back on social media, what an absolute gift

Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 6d

Classic Steam reviews

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Karrie Shirou Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 1d

lovely getting yesterday off of my game dev day job

so i could work on my game dev prototype

i am a well-balanced individual

Karrie Shirou Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 11d

Thank youuuuuu 🥹

Karrie Shirou Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 12d

it was so nice to share how much work we put into our spooky car game 🙌🙌

Karrie Shirou Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 12d

gdc is giving carte blanche to fangirls and you are our divine leader

Karrie Shirou Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 12d

oh dip

Surprised and honored to be a GDC 2025 top speaker!!

This same talk also got me an unexpected job offer out of nowhere.... which I'll share more about later 😶

If you have Vault access, the talk is here: gdcvault.com/.../Game-Nar...

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Karrie Shirou Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 13d

CANNOT WAIT MATE

Karrie Shirou Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 13d

holy cow what a LEGEND

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Karrie Shirou Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 13d

HAVE THE BEST TIME!! MIGW was incredible. HIGH recommend Freeplay Parallels, one of my fave events that week :)

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Karrie Shirou Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 14d

i'm working my way through the games submitted for BAFTAs this year in preparation for voting, and this incredible moment in Skin Deep had my entire friend group giggling

Karrie Shirou Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 14d

Oxenfree?

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Karrie Shirou Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 21d

who ever thought that onesies were such good ass-framing devices

Karrie Shirou Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 26d

Talk to @sboxle.bsky.social about the incredible Winnie’s Hole!!

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Karrie Shirou Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 28d

aw SHUCKS 😜

Karrie Shirou Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 28d

celebrating the Emmy nominees at the BAFTA TV Tea Party 🏆☕️

Thank you @bafta.org for an unforgettable weekend celebrating our BAFTA Breakthrough cohort, and for getting me to shake the hand of Gaius Baltar himself (James Callis) & cram into an elevator with Lucius Malloy (Jason Isaacs)

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Karrie Shirou Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · 29d

me: why am i in such a terrible mood

@teddydief.com: because you're in the middle of breaking a story, this is your ~process~

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Hunter Bridges @hunty.biz · 29d

Evening Star (@eveningstar.studio) is now hiring an Art Director!

We're looking for an experienced professional who can augment our team with deep knowledge of 3D art pipelines, and who is well seasoned with production experience. Do you or does someone you know fit the bill?

Evening Star @eveningstar.studio · 29d

Evening Star is looking for an Art Director to help us create our new game!

Our ideal candidate will have a wide range of experience: knowledge of 3D art pipelines, and managing art production of 3D games with a mix of remote internal and external artists.

eveningstar.studio/careers/art_...

Careers - Art Director - Evening Star

Evening Star is now hiring for an Art Director position.

eveningstar.studio

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Karrie Shirou Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · Sep 16

oooo adding this one to my reading list!✨

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Teddy Dief @teddydief.com · Sep 14

BAFTA Emmies Tea Party!
It’s an honor to rep videogame creators, build bridges between games & film, and celebrate BAFTA Breakthrough @karriebear.bsky.social! @bafta.org @baftagames.bsky.social

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Karrie Shirou Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · Sep 15

⭐️BAFTA BREAKTHROUGH 2024⭐️

So honored to be part of the BAFTA Breakthrough class and getting to know these incredible trailblazers across film, TV, and games. Spending the weekend getting closer and attending the BAFTA TV Tea Party together was such a gift.

Thank you @bafta.org!

Karrie Shirou Shao @karriebear.bsky.social · Sep 12

lol that scene is forever burned into my brain (and I haven't watched that movie in full!!)