Hall Hood is a writer and narrative designer in the games industry who specializes in immersive interactive role-playing games. He spent twelve years crafting player-driven stories for BioWare on Star Wars: The Old Republic, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Mass Effect: Andromeda, and Anthem. He also co-authored the Star Wars: The Old Republic Encyclopedia published by DK Books in 2012 and has taught college courses on interactive narrative design. Hall is currently writing the main story for Sucker Punch Production’s forthcoming Playstation-exclusive samurai RPG Ghost of Tsushima. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, daughter, and far too many cats.