Peter Boychuk

Peter Boychuk serves as an Adjunct Professor at UBC's School of Creative Writing, where he teaches Writing for Video Games while maintaining an active career as a Senior Writer at Respawn Entertainment. After earning his MFA in Writing from the University of Victoria, he has built an impressive career spanning video game narrative design and playwriting. His video game credits include leading narrative roles on major titles such as MARVEL's Dimension of Heroes for Disney, Freediver: Triton Down, Evasion, and Dead Rising 4 for Capcom. As a playwright, he has created notable works including "Jesus Freak" for Pacific Theatre, "Fritters in Kandahar" at Lunchbox Theatre, and "L'Élection" for Théâtre la Seizième, with his play "Afterglow" published in the anthology "Two Hands Clapping" by Signature Editions. His expertise in interactive storytelling has led him to develop and teach courses at UBC, including the Video Game Writing Essentials program, where he helps students understand the unique challenges of writing for interactive media while bridging the gap between traditional narrative forms and emerging digital storytelling.