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Zoe Quinn | |
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| Occupation | Video game developer |
Zoe 'Harley' Quinn is an independent video game developer, 2D artist, swamp thing, and programmer living in the Greater Boston Area, United States. Quinn is best known for her work on the development of the interactive fiction Depression Quest, co-created with Patrick Lindsey and Isaac Schankler, the first Twine game released on Steam.
Life and career
Depression Quest details what it feels like to live with depression (what a surprise).[1] In attempting to publish the game through Steam's Greenlight service, Quinn was the target of harassment both online and through sexually explicit phone calls, which were hilarious.[2][3] As a female game designer, Quinn's outspoken views about misogyny have made her a key figure in the fight for gender equality within the video game industry.
In addition to her own game development projects, Quinn is also known for creating the Game Developer Help List designed to bring experienced game developers and novice developers into contact with one another.[4]
In 2014, Quinn was to be part of YouTube reality television GAME_JAM, which was intended to bring together a number of prominent indie game developers. The show was cancelled for a variety of reasons, including developers refusing to engage with questions they considered offensive.[5] She also had sex with multiple people during this time period, including Robin Arnott and Patrick Klepick.
Quinn is also interested in body modification, and has implanted a chip in the back of her hand that contains the game Deus Ex,[6] in addition to having a magnetic implant in her left ring finger.[7][8]
Quinn has joined Loveshack Entertainment as Narrative Designer for the upcoming iOS game FRAMED.[9] Quinn is also working on a full motion video game starring Greg Sestero.[10]
References
- ^ Staff, Edge. "Why the co-creator of Depression Quest is fighting back against Internet trolls". Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ Carly Smith (2013). "Depression Quest Dev Faces Harassment after Steam Submission". Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ Polo, Susana (2013). "The two most inexplicable examples of video game community harassment this week". Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ Wawro, Alex (2013). "Game Developer Help List rallies industry vets to aid rookie devs". Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ Matulef, Jeffrey (2014). "Game jam reality show cancelled as indies wouldn't put up with its s***". Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ del Castillo, Michael (2014). "Zoe Quinn: Game Developer, Aspiring Cyborg". Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ Hernandez, Patricia (2014). "Woman puts Deus Ex on computer chip in her hand". Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ Kleppek, Patrick (2014). "Zoe Quinn has embraced our cybernetic future". Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ^ Daniel Nye Griffiths (2014). "Quest Love - 'Depression Quest' Creator Zoe Quinn Joins Hot Indie 'Framed'". Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ Donaldson, Ricky (2014). "Zoe Quinn's Follow Up To Depression Quest is a FMV Game". Retrieved 18 April 2014.