McKenna Flanagan

Attended New York University for Bachelor's of Fine Arts degree in Game Design. Was taught by professors who had either worked in the industry previously or were still active in the Indie games scene. Gained extensive knowledge in both sides of the industry, as well as collaborated on games with peers in groups of various sizes.

Received a Minor in History, with a course focus on Roman, Medieval, and Religious histories. Studied art history as well as the nuances of the evolution of culture and society.

Graduated from a magnet high school where I studied creative writing alongside the rest of my curriculum. Received a college level education in the Fiction and Poetry arts, as well as skills in critiquing and collaboration. These skills I continued to apply in my Game Design studies.

Worked in a team of six - including myself - known as SCRAMP. Our second game together after creating The Offering the prior semester, and our collective Senior year project for Game Design BFA students known as Capstone. In a little over nine months we took initial concepts on the theme of human interaction with nature and transformed it into a 3D vertical slice.

A visual novel originally created as a 10 minute final project for a Game Development class. Evolved into a 3 month project in order to present the game at an in-house event. Worked in the largest game design group at the time with a total of six people. Named our group SCRAMP as an acronym of our names.

Served as Lead Art Editor of Elàn in my senior year of high school at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, in which I organized and made final decisions on the art pieces that would be displayed in the magazine. I also directed where said pieces would be placed so that they would be partnered with a matching short story or poem that accented them.

Was co-director of the annual showcase, Coffee House, run by the Creative Writing Elàn staff. Coffee House is an all-arts-included event where individuals enter tryouts for the chance to perform on stage. With the help of my co-lead, I decided what whose performances made it past tryouts and what order they'd perform in. I also had input on set design and lead practice meetups.