Du Sam Lam
Writing Projects
Cuny BA May 5th 2026 Student Showcase
This was a project done to showcase how an online gaming community can impact the real world as shown with the case of Helldivers 2. (PDF)
Creative Writing Final Manuscript
A series of works from my Fall 2025 Creative Writing class which includes 3 poems(1 from my culture and 2 I wrote myself), a theatre drama piece, and a short story (PDF)
Helldivers 2 Finals
My finals for Playing With Stories in Spring 2024 combines both my academic capabilities with my passion for gaming to create a paper all about the current state of the galactic war from the community, missions, war effort, and equipment to tell a tale about the determination of Helldivers. (PDF).
My finals for Workshop in Fiction 2 in Spring 2025 is a milestone on my skills in regards to writing short fictional stories, so I used my knowledge of Helldivers 2 to craft a story about how a college student went from being internally reluctant to being a full pledge Helldiver. (PDF)
Vtuber Capstone
This was for my Writing With New Media assignment in which I made a Canva and series of Youtube videos that can be interacted with about Vtubers. The videos are a timeline while the Canva is about the Algorithm. (CANVA) (Video)
America Needs You Capstone Projects 2023-2024, 2024-2025
Esports Short Stories
My second and finals assignment, respectively for Screenwriting l in Hunter College. In which, I wrote 2 stories each 7-8 pages long set in the modern era of New York. I took some inspiration from my time when I briefly competed in Esports at OS NYC in August of 2024. (PDF #1) (PDF #2)
Arcane Nightmares
This was my third assignment I worked on in Screenwriting 1. In which, I took inspiration from Arcane Season 1 and from the initial sneak peak of Vi being a pit fighter, which showcased her downward spiral and wondered how her nightmares have manifested internally. (PDF)
Creative Writing Portfolio
This was one of my first written works I did in a non fiction setting for my finals in Fall 2023. What I did was I expanded and added more characterization to the original story which was done by a fellow classmate. However, it was the final work I did for my class, as I also focused on what it means to wear and have glasses personally and on the word of mistake. (PDF).
Japanese Mythology finals
This project I did in Spring 2023 was a combination of written work and creativity, in which I used slides, drawings, and videos to explain a alternative myth of what Tamano-No-Mae was up to after she was sealed away in the rock and how she indirectly affected Japan and world history.(Video) (PDF).
Quest Design
Written for a Game Writing Program 2024, offered by Pixelles. I designed a brief quest description for my character and what objectives he needed to do in order to find out my about his ancestry. (PDF).
Character Design
Written for a Game Writing Program 2024, offered by Pixelles. I designed a character with a heavy focus on the color of red and the flower motif of roses with a backstory about overcoming adversity due to different eyes. (PDF)