David Gaider
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Dave Gaider
Moby ID: 46665
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David Gaider is currently Creative Director at Summerfall Studios in Melbourne, Australia, a studio he co-founded. Previously, he worked as Creative Director at Beamdog and for BioWare as both writer and senior narrative designer on games such as Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Knights of the Old Republic, and Neverwinter Nights. Most famously, he was lead writer on the Dragon Age series from BioWare: Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age II, and most recently (in 2014) Dragon Age: Inquisition.
He is also a published author, having written three novels in the Dragon Age universe for TOR Books.
He specializes in writing, narrative design, game design and world creation.
Credited on 26 games
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Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical (2023, Windows) | Creative Director |
Anthem (2019, Windows) | IP Design / Ideation |
Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014, Windows) | Lead Writer |
Dragon Age: The Last Court (2014, Browser) | Special thanks to |
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition (2013, Windows) | Core Design Team |
Dragon Age II: Mark of the Assassin (2011, Windows) | Lead Writer |
Dragon Age II: Legacy (2011, Windows) | Writers |
Dragon Age II (BioWare Signature Edition) (2011, Windows) | Lead Writer |
Dragon Age II: The Exiled Prince (2011, Windows) | Special Thanks |
Dragon Age II: The Black Emporium (2011, Windows) | Special Thanks |
Dragon Age II (2011, Xbox 360) | Writer |
Dragon Age: Origins - Witch Hunt (2010, Windows) | Writers |
Dragon Age: Origins - The Golems of Amgarrak (2010, Windows) | Special Thanks |
Dragon Age: Origins - Leliana's Song (2010, Windows) | Special Thanks |
Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening (2010, PlayStation 3) | Lead Writer |
Dragon Age: Origins (2009, PlayStation 3) | Lead Writer |
Dragon Age: Origins - The Stone Prisoner (2009, Windows) | Lead Writer |
Dragon Age: Origins - Warden's Keep (2009, Windows) | Special Thanks |
Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark (2003, Windows) | Lead Writer |
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003, Windows) | Designers |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 22 games with Rob Bartel
- 22 games with Jonathan Epp
- 19 games with Mark Darrah
- 19 games with Matthew M. Goldman
- 18 games with Nathan Frederick
- 18 games with Owen Borstad
- 17 games with Sydney Tang
- 16 games with Lukas Kristjanson
- 16 games with Caroline Livingstone
- 16 games with Christopher Priestly
Companies
- 16 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 9 games with BioWare Edmonton
- 6 games with ak tronic Software & Services GmbH
- 4 games with Atari Interactive, Inc.
- 4 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 4 games with Atari Europe S.A.S.U.
- 4 games with Side UK Ltd.
- 4 games with Namco Bandai Partners Pty Ltd.
- 4 games with CDP Sp. z o.o.
- 4 games with Valve Corporation
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