Tom Jubert (born 1985) is a British

video game writer Video game writing is the art and craft of writing scripts and narratives for video games. Similar to screenwriting, it is typically a freelance profession. It includes many differences from writing for film, due to the non-linear and interactiv ...

and narrative designer. He is best known for his work on many high-profile games, including '' FTL: Faster than Light'', ''

The Talos Principle ''The Talos Principle'' is a 2014 puzzle video game developed by Croteam and published by Devolver Digital. It was simultaneously released on Linux, OS X and Windows in December 2014. It was released for Android in May 2015, for PlayStation 4 i ...

'', and ''

The Swapper ''The Swapper'' is a puzzle-platform game for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux from Facepalm Games, an independent developer in Helsinki, Finland. Curve Studios later ported the game to PlayStation and Nintendo platforms in 2014. A scienc ...

''. Although he has worked on AAA games, most of his work has been on smaller indie titles.

Biography

Jubert went to the

University of Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...

, where he did one year of

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

before changing majors to

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

and

Philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

, graduating best-in-class in 2007. He also holds an MA in Philosophy from

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

. In 2007, Jubert received his first writing job in the game industry, writing the story of '' Penumbra: Overture'', as well as voicing the protagonist Philip. In 2008, he wrote the sequels as well, '' Penumbra: Black Plague'', for which he was nominated for a Writer's Guild of Great Britain award, and '' Penumbra: Requiem''. Despite the fact that the games' stories were positively received, he stated that, looking back on the game, he believed that it was "far too text-heavy", as the bulk of the story was communicated via diary entries. In 2009, Jubert wrote and developed the text adventure ''Ir/rational'', which was originally a minigame from the ''Penumbra'' series. It was later followed in 2012 by ''Ir/rational Redux'', and in 2013 by ''Ir/rational Investigator''. These games were described as logical deduction games with witty writing and humor. In 2010, Jubert worked as a narrative designer on the game '' Driver: San Francisco'', as well as localizing the script of ''

Lost Horizon ''Lost Horizon'' is a 1933 novel by English writer James Hilton. The book was turned into a film, also called ''Lost Horizon'', in 1937 by director Frank Capra. It is best remembered as the origin of Shangri-La, a fictional utopian lamaser ...

'' for a western release. In 2012, he wrote the story for the game ''FTL: Faster than Light''. In 2013, he wrote ''The Swapper'', and in 2014, ''The Talos Principle''. That year, he was included in Develop Online's "30 Under 30", which mentioned that he was described by Rhianna Pratchett as one of the game industry's best up-and-coming writers. In 2015, he wrote a new story mode for the game ''The Masterplan'' prior to the game's release from Steam Early Access. The same year, he was also hired to add a story to the game ''

Subnautica ''Subnautica'' is an open-world action-adventure game developed and published by Unknown Worlds Entertainment. The game has the player as a non-essential systems maintenance chief who is the only survivor of a spaceship crash on the alien planet ...

'' while the game was in Early Access.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jubert, Tom 1985 births British video game programmers Living people Writers from London Video game writers Video game designers Alumni of King's College London Alumni of the University of Southampton