Gamasutra Lists Twenty Influential Women in the Gaming Industry

(Robin Hunicke) 

Gamasutra has an amazing homage to twenty very talented and creative women in the gaming industry who range from creative consultants to producers, level designers to directors, and many other positions that without which – games would never be made.While the list is not all encompassing, meaning that it is indeed short, to take into consideration every female doing an important and influential job in this industry would take eons to complete – especially with new positions and women coming into the fold on a daily basis. Gaming has long been seen as a boys club of sorts, and all my feminist ideals aside, this is a wonderful way to let the world know that women do in fact play a very significant role in the industry without burning bras or marching in the streets shouting.

Here is a list of the 20 women featured in the article. Bios and projects they have worked on are also included within the piece, which you can view after you hit the link below.

• Lucy Bradshaw – Executive Producer, Electronic Arts
• Brenda Brathwaite – Chair, Interactive Design and Game Development, Savannah College of Art and Design
• Linda Currie – Producer, Creat Studios
• Alyssa Finley – Executive Producer, 2K Marin
• Laura Fryer – Executive Producer, Microsoft Games Studios
• Robin Hunicke – Lead Game Designer, Electronic Arts (and fellow redhead woo hoo!)
• Perrin Kaplan – Former Vice President of Marketing & Corporate Affairs, Nintendo of America
• Heather Kelley – Visiting Assistant Professor of Art, Carnegie Mellon University
• Brenda Laurel – Chair, Graduate Program in Design, California College of the Arts
• Nicole Lazzaro – Founder and President, XEODesign, Inc
• Jane McGonigal – Researcher, The Institute for the Future
• Jennifer MacLean – Vice President of Business Development, 38 Studios
• Laralyn McWilliams – Lead Designer, Sony Online Entertainment
• Susan O’Connor – Game Writer, Susan O’Connor Writing Studios
• Patricia Pizer – Senior Designer, Disney Interactive Studios
• Sheri Graner Ray – Game Design Consultant, Sirenia Consulting
• Kathy Schoback – Vice President of Global Events, Think Services
• Kim Swift – Level Designer, Valve
• Jessica Tams – Managing Director, Casual Games Association
• Kathy Vrabeck – President, Casual Entertainment Label, Electronic Arts

Thanks for a wonderful list Gamasutra, and also, thanks for not “ranking” them in order of importance – they are all equally important.

Via: Gamasutra