Chris Bateman is an author, editor, blogger and a designer of various role-playing and video games. He started off as a contributor to GamesMaster International, and later ran Discordia Inc. and designed their RPGs, then went on to found International Hobo, a "game design, narrative design and scriptwriting consultancy".
He designs videogames and has written and edited several books on the subject, including Game Writing: Narrative Skills for Videogames, 21st Century Game Design, and Beyond Game Design: Nine Steps Towards Creating Better Videogames.