Whitney Hills

Whitney Hills
Residence Los Angeles, California
Occupation video game designer and writer
Years active 2007–present
Spouse(s) Jordan Mechner (m. 2014)[1]
Website www.whitneyhills.com

Whitney Hills is an American video game designer and writer.[2][3][4]

Career

After finishing her English Major at St. Olaf College,[5] Hills started working at Microsoft Game Studios,[6] where she was an editor and user experience lead. She then worked as an associate designer at Double Fine Productions.[7] More recently she worked as a designer at HumaNature Studios,[7] and as a self-employed designer and writer. She also worked at Lionhead Studios for four months during the development of Fable II.[8]

Hills has written about women and video games and her personal experiences in the gaming industry.[9] In an editorial published by Gamasutra she stated about her experiences:

"As a woman working in games since 2007, I've felt hurt, discouraged, and isolated by various forms of discrimination. [...] Most people have good hearts and really DON'T want to offend. But when men feel terrified of offending the women they work with, it only contributes to our sense of isolation and inequality."[10]

Personal life

In April 2014, Hills married video game designer and writer Jordan Mechner,[1] creator of the Prince of Persia video game franchise. She has been a gamer her whole life,[7] enjoys playing Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos[10] and drives a motorcycle.[11]

Games

Name Year Credited With Ref
Ghost Chef (in development) Designer [2][12]
Doki-Doki Universe 2013 Early Design Contributor [13]
Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster 2011 Designer/Writer [8]
Costume Quest 2011 Additional Production [8]
Iron Brigade 2011 Additional Production [13]
Crackdown 2 2010 User Experience Lead [8]
Toy Soldiers 2010 Writer [8]
Game Room 2010 User Experience Lead [13]
Hieronymus Bash 2009 Designer [2]
Lips 2008 User Experience Lead [8]
Fable II Pub Games 2008 User Experience Lead [8]
Fable II 2008 User Experience Lead [8]
Project Gotham Racing 4 2007 Content Editor [8]
Viva Piñata 2007 Content Editor [8]

Honors

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Mechner, Jordan (7 April 2014). "Jordan Mechner on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Brightman, James (1 October 2013). "Women in Games: Rebalancing The Scales". GamesIndustry. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Peterson, Steve (6 October 2013). "This Week In The Business: Doomed To Repeat History?". Kotaku. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Whitney Hills; Game designer". Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Hawkins, Zoe (25 July 2014). "Do girl gamers need saving?". Tech Girl. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 Dicken, Luke (1 May 2014). "Where Are They Now: Whitney Hills". IGDA. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Whitney Hills (Person)". Giant Bomb. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  9. ↑ Stuart, Keith (2 October 2013). "Press Start: Half-Life 3 rumours fuelled, Destiny beta details, and more". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  10. 1 2 Hills, Whitney (11 September 2013). "Games! Girls! Onions!". Gamasutra. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  11. ↑ Sydell, Laura (20 September 2013). "Female Fans Love New Grand Theft Auto Despite Demeaning Content". NPR. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. 1 2 3 Hills, Whitney. "Whitney Hills at LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "GDC 2007 Scholar Reports". IGDA. Retrieved 3 October 2014.


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