Ellen Beeman - American fantasy and science fiction author, cofounder the industry group Women in Games International, and computer game designer/producer since the 1990s.[6] Since 2014, she has been a faculty member atDigiPen Institute of Technology.[7]
Vicky Carne - Founder of Mosaic Publishing. She previously worked for Haymarket and Sinclar Brown.[10]
Jenna Chalmers - Designer known for working with Will Wight. Recipient of WIG Achievement in Game Design. Currently, Lead Designer at Gallium Studios.
Brie Code - FormerUbisoft AI programming lead working on titles such asChild of Light, founder of TRU LUV, co-creator of #SelfCare, an Apple Best Of 2018.[11]
Rebecca Ford - Canadian game developer and voice actress, serving as director forDigital Extremes'Warframe and colloquially known as "Space Mom".[20]
Marie Foulston - Independent video games curator, cofounder of UK indie game collective The Wild Rumpus, and curator of video games at theVictoria and Albert Museum from 2015 to 2019.
Marija Ilić - Co-founder ofTwo Desperados - a Serbian game developer and President of the Board atSerbian Games Association. Featured as one of the "100 Game Changers" selected by gamesindusty.biz.[27]
Yoko Kanno - Japanese composer, arranger and musician.[29]
Junko Kawano - Japanese game designer, director, illustrator and writer best known as the co-creator of theSuikoden series and director ofShadow of Memories.
Heather Kelley - Media artist, video game designer, curator, and educator. Best known for creating sexual pleasure software for women, experimental games, and sensory and somatic interaction in games. Co-curated the exhibition Joue le Jeu, and was a co-founder of experimental video game collectiveKokoromi.[30]
Bonnie Ross - American video game developer and head of343 Industries, the studio that manages theHalo video game franchise.
Ronda Rousey - American athlete who has appeared in a multitude of WWE and UFC games, as well as voicing a character in Mortal Kombat 11[47][48][49][50]
Jehanne Rousseau - French video game creative director, co-founder and former CEO ofSpiders.
Yoko Shimomura - Japanese video game composer and pianist who has composed or contributed to nearly one hundred video game soundtracks.
Tanya X. Short - American video game designer and founder ofKitfox Games, where she has worked on games such asShattered Planet (2014) andMoon Hunters (2016). She co-foundedPixelles, an organisation that aims to address gender diversity in video game development.
Kim Swift - American video game designer best known for her work atValve with games such asPortal andLeft 4 Dead.[65] Swift was featured byFortune as one of "30 Under 30" influential figures in the video game industry.[66] She was described inMental Floss as one of the most recognized women in the industry[65] and byWIRED as "an artist that will push the medium forward".[66]
Pauliina Tornqvist -Finnish video game producer known for her work atActivision,Ubisoft and other publishers, on gaming franchises such asCall of Duty,Watchdogs,Trials,Angry Birds, andTravian. Tornqvist started her career by founding her own mobile game studio only at the age of 20, before continuing to work across Europe and US on multiple AAA productions - while advocating in podcasts, industry panels, and schools for diversity and equity in the video game industry.[71]
Brianna Wu - Game developer and co-founder of Giant Spacecat, and, in wake of theGamergate controversy, entered into politics to try to address issues raised during Gamergate.[78]
Corrinne Yu - American game programmer who started her career with theKing's Quest series for the Apple II. Yu wrote the original engine for theSpec Ops series, and was a founding member of Microsoft'sDirect 3D Advisory Board.
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