Whitney Hills
Whitney Hills is an American video game designer and writer.[4][5][6]
Whitney Hills | |
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Occupation | video game designer and writer |
Years active | 2007–present |
Spouse(s) | [1][2][3] |
Website | www |
Career
After finishing her English Major at St. Olaf College,[7] Hills started working at Microsoft Game Studios,[8] where she was an editor and user experience lead. She then worked as an associate designer at Double Fine Productions.[9] More recently she worked as a designer at HumaNature Studios,[9] and as a self-employed designer and writer. She also worked at Lionhead Studios for four months during the development of Fable II.[10]
Hills has written about women and video games and her personal experiences in the gaming industry.[11]
Personal life
In April 2014, Hills married video game designer and writer Jordan Mechner,[1] creator of the Prince of Persia video game franchise. They divorced in 2017.[2][3]
Whitney has been a gamer her whole life,[9] and enjoys playing Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.[12]
She is a motorcycle rider.[13]
Games
Name | Year | Credited With | Ref |
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Ghost Chef | (in development) | Designer | [4][14] |
Doki-Doki Universe | 2013 | Early Design Contributor | [15] |
Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster | 2011 | Designer/Writer | [10] |
Costume Quest | 2011 | Additional Production | [10] |
Iron Brigade | 2011 | Additional Production | [15] |
Crackdown 2 | 2010 | User Experience Lead | [10] |
Toy Soldiers | 2010 | Writer | [10] |
Game Room | 2010 | User Experience Lead | [15] |
Hieronymus Bash | 2009 | Designer | [4] |
Lips | 2008 | User Experience Lead | [10] |
Fable II Pub Games | 2008 | User Experience Lead | [10] |
Fable II | 2008 | User Experience Lead | [10] |
Project Gotham Racing 4 | 2007 | Content Editor | [10] |
Viva Piñata | 2007 | Content Editor | [10] |
Honors
- IGDA scholarship recipient (2007)[16]
References
- Mechner, Jordan (7 April 2014). "Jordan Mechner on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
Tweeting from cloud nine, because I've just married @whitney.
- "Jordan Mechner vs Whitney Hills | Court Records". UniCourt. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- "Case Summary - Online Services (Case Number: BD653303)". Los Angeles County Superior Court. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- Brightman, James (1 October 2013). "Women in Games: Rebalancing The Scales". GamesIndustry. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- Peterson, Steve (6 October 2013). "This Week In The Business: Doomed To Repeat History?". Kotaku. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- Tassi, Paul (2014-06-10). Fanboy Wars: The Fight For The Future Of Video Games. Forbes Media. pp. 44–. ISBN 9781632956361. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- "Whitney Hills; Game designer". Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- Hawkins, Zoe (25 July 2014). "Do girl gamers need saving?". Tech Girl. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- Dicken, Luke (1 May 2014). "Where Are They Now: Whitney Hills". IGDA. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- "Whitney Hills (Person)". Giant Bomb. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- Stuart, Keith (2 October 2013). "Press Start: Half-Life 3 rumours fuelled, Destiny beta details, and more". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- Hills, Whitney (11 September 2013). "Games! Girls! Onions!". Gamasutra. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- Sydell, Laura (20 September 2013). "Female Fans Love New Grand Theft Auto Despite Demeaning Content". NPR. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- Brightman, James (19 October 2013). "Donne, videogiochi e la parità mancante" [Women, video games and lack of equality] (in Italian). Eurogamer. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- Hills, Whitney. "Whitney Hills at LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- "GDC 2007 Scholar Reports". IGDA. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
External links
- Official website
and blog - Hills about being a woman making video games at Kotaku
- Whitney Hills at MobyGames
- Whitney Hills on IMDb