David Gaider

David Gaider
BornCanada
OccupationVideo game writer
Narrative designer
Novelist
Comic book writer
GenreFantasy
Science fiction
Years active1999-present
Notable worksDragon Age

David Gaider is a Canadian narrative designer and writer. He was the lead writer and creator of the setting for the role-playing video game series Dragon Age.

He worked for Edmonton, Alberta-located game developer BioWare from 1999[1] to 2016,[2] before leaving to join another Edmonton-based studio, Beamdog, as their Creative Director. He departed Beamdog after two years.

In 2019, Gaider announced the assumption of a Creative Director position at the newly-founded Melbourne, Australia-based indie game developer, Summerfall Studios, and a new project entitled Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical.

  1. ^ "David Gaider". Spectrum Literary Agency. Archived from the original on 10 April 2011.
  2. ^ Chalk, Andy (22 January 2016). "David Gaider, the lead writer of Dragon Age, leaves BioWare". PC Gamer. Future US. Retrieved 22 January 2016.