The Paper Airplane

The Paper Airplane

On Writing

On narrative design (1)

Industry conditions, environmental narrative, and anticipation of behavior

E. Lily Yu
Jun 14, 2026
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For about a decade, because visiblity in the games industry came with very high costs for women, though not only for women, I pursued invisibility and tried to speak as little as I could about what I did for a living.

Since the time came to pay the price for visibility, I might as well talk a bit—within limits—about what I did and what I learned while I …

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