JZP Platten

JZP Platten is an Adjunct Professor in Entertainment Design. He has written and designed over sixty projects for major publishers and studios, including HAWx2, Apache Air Assault, Wanted: Weapons of Fate, Ghostbusters, F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, and Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Athena. His co-authored book The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design (with Flint Dille) remains a top Amazon seller.

Professional Activities:

• Former Creative at Niantic Labs (Ingress, Pokémon GO)
• Currently developing Summoners War (multi-platform) for Skybound
• Writing Jurassic World: Evolution for Universal and Frontier Developments
• Designed Ghostbusters DLC for Planet Coaster (35th anniversary release)
• Consultant for Square Enix Collective's Fear Effect reboot

Research Focus: Entertainment design, narrative integration in interactive media, and video game writing methodologies.