Alena Lysiakova 🐉 🔜 GAMESCOM's Linkedin Analytics

All my life I’ve been a fierce force of imagination, persistence, and hard work: like a dragon hunting for gold. But instead of treasure, I’ve been searching for stories to tell and ways to make an impact. Born in Belarus, I studied journalism in Bulgaria and worked in marketing in Russia, but storytelling has always been my true passion. I create narratives that allow people to explore fresh perspectives in a safe, immersive way. As a queer, neurodivergent woman from a patriarchal country, I’m passionate about shedding light on complex topics through my work. Over the years, I’ve designed more than 100 LARP games, written 10+ original tabletop campaigns, and worked as a script supervisor on the short film Mein Name Akim (2024), which tells the story of transgender refugees in Germany. During my MA in Serial Storytelling at IFS Cologne, I honed my skills across genres, working on solo projects as well as collaborating in Writers' Rooms. Currently, I’m co-developing a visual novel game with a co-author as a passion project. Now that I've completed my degree, I’m eager to bring my creativity to TV and gaming, crafting stories in both English and German. Dragons never stop breathing fire. And neither do I, with an endless flow of ideas and stories I can’t wait to share.