DGPD Instructor

Ross Berger

Ross Berger is a writer, narrative designer, and transmedia producer/strategist based in Los Angeles. He is the author of Dramatic Storytelling & Narrative Design: A Writer’s Guide to Video Games & Transmedia(CRC Press, 2020), a “how to” for fledgling game writers and screenwriters and is the editor/contributor of the upcoming Storytelling for New Technologies & Platforms: A Writer’s Guide to Theme Parks, Virtual Reality, Board Games, Virtual Assistants, and More(CRC Press, 2022).

His screenwriting credits include Law & Orderand the Webby-Award winning LonelyGirl15. He also served as the supervising producer for the social media/television gaming experience The Runner. Ross has also worked extensively in virtual reality as a writer for the Oculus Rift launch title Farlands and the award-winning thriller Eclipse: Edge of Lightfor the Google Daydream and Oculus Go. As a senior/lead narrative designer in the video game industry, he has written AAA games for EASports (NBA Live franchise) and XBox, where he served as the co-showrunner for an interactive TV/video game prototype that set the foundation for Quantum Break.

Ross is also the author of short stories including “Football with Leatherman” (2020) and “Evie A.I.” (2021), both published by TulipTree Publishing. A graduate of Brandeis (BA, Philosophy) and Columbia (MFA, Playwriting) universities, Ross is a member of the Writers Guild of America and the Television Academy.