Zoe Quinn, one of the most critically acclaimed, widely recognized indie developers in the gaming industry, was named one of People magazine’s 25 Women Changing the World in 2017. Her advocacy for victims of online abuse has received support from President Barack Obama, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, and former president Jimmy Carter. She has testified about online abuse at the United Nations, and the issue continues to make headlines. Fast Company named her the seventeenth Most Creative Person in Business for her work with Crash Override, and she appeared on Forbes’ 30 under 30 list. Her most famous game, Depression Quest, has been played by over 2 million people. Prior to the #Gamergate explosion, Quinn’s work was covered favorably in such outlets as Forbes, Wired, The Wall Street Journal, Kotaku, Paste, and GiantBomb. Since August 2014, even more mainstream media have taken note, including MSNBC, The New Yorker, The New York Times, Vice, Playboy, BusinessWeek, and BoingBoing, and the UK’s BBC, Guardian, and Telegraph. |
