Lori Hyrup

Lori Hyrup has been creating original worlds since she was in high school. Much of that worldbuilding has carried over to her 27-year career designing video games, but some of it she kept to herself. After more than 20 years of polishing a world that was near and dear to her heart, she published her debut novel, Secrets of Tanoria: The Crystal Warrior, in 2019. In March 2022, she published her second novel, Light in the Dark.

Lori has been a designer and producer of video games since 1996. In her early years, most of the games she worked on were published on AOL for their Game's Channel. She eventually moved on to much larger projects in the form of MMORPGs, including the award-winning Dark Age of Camelot and the award-winning mobile action MMORPG, Star Wars Uprising. She is currently working on the AAA game, Wonder Woman.

All the years spent designing many different types of games has given Lori an arsenal of knowledge to share with others. In addition to developing games, Lori spends part of her time teaching at the Academy of Art University in the School of Game Development.

Lori lives in the Seattle region with her husband and their young daughter. When she is not working, writing, or spending time with her family, Lori enjoys reading, playing games, and painting miniature gaming figures.