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17May
To Lydia With Love, Two More Times
Kristen Nedopak, the hardest working woman on the web, currently has a plan to get two more Skyrim parody videos created to follow up her super successful Skyrim: To Lydia With Love video, and she needs your help to get them done! One of the main things Kristen talked about in her interview with us a while back was the need for community when trying to create your own content. Without community, it can be very difficult to get creator owned content not only made but finished and distributed for an audience to see. As Kristen is always more than willing to help out other creators with their projects, now’s the perfect chance to return the favor and help her out a little with her projects. You don’t have to be skilled in the art of Thu’um to help out, or even smithing or necromancing to help out (she’s making it
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15May
Women in Games: Amanda McGinnis from Console to Closet
Amanda McGinnis shops around and finds the best outfits and accessories inspired by video game characters. Currently a junior English major in college, Amanda hopes to one-day work for a gaming publication, or become a community manager for a gaming community. In addition to keeping everyone up on gamer fashion Amanda founded Assassionista, a gaming blog. Here is my conversation with Amanda about her Tumblr, Console to Closet. Natasha: So, how did you come up with this idea? Amanda: I actually came up with this idea a few months ago, when I decided that I wanted to learn how to make jewelry. I had this idea that I could make jewelry that looked inspired by games for people who wanted to show their nerd pride, but still look fashionable. After one trip to Michaels, I realized I had no idea how to make jewelry. Fast-forward a few months, I was
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03May
Interview: Whitney Wade (God of War Senior Producer)
On Monday, we posted about God of War Ascension. We were invited to the reveal of God of War Ascension’s multiplayer mode. It must have been funny to watch the room full of press trying to figure out what the team was showing us throughout the demo. After the demo we sat with Sr. Producer Whitney Wade to talk about God of War Ascension and what this new adventure means to the team. GamingAngels: Hi Whitney. Describe to us what it’s been like to return to the God of War series. Whitney: It’s exciting times! We love making God of War and so we’re happy to do it. The franchise is so strong, I think that in focus testing we did, fans want more. So who are we to deny the fans? The major reveal is the multiplayer concept. How did that idea come about? Is it something you wanted
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26Mar
Meet Cassandra from When Geeks Wed
This month’s Geek Woman feature is Cassandra from When Geeks Wed. When Geeks Wed is a great site for female geeks particularly for those wanting to plan a geeky wedding. The site has great geeky party themes as well, there is definitely something for everyone. When Geeks Wed is joining the She’s Geeky Inc network of sites and I want to introduce everyone to Cassandra! GamingAngel: Tell us a little about yourself – would you consider yourself a gamer? What are some of your favorite geeky things? What are you playing lately? Cassandra: I’ve always been that creative, artsy girl who also liked to play video games; growing up I played Super Mario Bros, Starfox, Mortal Kombat etc. That’s probably why I ended up becoming a modeler/ texture artist making characters for games like Smackdown vs Raw, NBA Ballers and Ironman. Now that I’m “grownup” I tend to prefer first
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27Feb
Interview: Kristen Nedopak – Actress, Host, Producer, Geek
It’s hard out there for the creative people with big ideas and projects. How do you get your project started? What happens when you need help with parts of it? Where do you go to get the project exposure? The entertainment industry can be like the tank from Indian Jones and the Last Crusade and you can be the dude that gets crushed under its caterpillar tracks if you’re not careful. Failure can seem inevitable. That’s why awesome people such as Kristen Nedopak are riding in much like Indy himself and throwing you a lifeline before you follow those tracks down to an untimely doom. Last November, Kristen took a big step forward in her mission to help inspire people to be able to do things they are passionate about by putting together the “Geek Girls Creating Their Own Films and Shows” panel at LA’s first Comikaze Expo (which she and her lovely panel of geek ladies
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23Feb
Women in Games: Jennifer Wilson of Night Owl Games
Continuing with Gaming Angels’ feature of showcasing women in gaming, we had the pleasure of getting Jennifer Wilson to answer a few questions for us. Jennifer is a developer for the studio Night Owl Games, which was formed in 2008 and is located in Austin, Texas. Their game, Dungeon Overlord, is a multiplayer strategy game that is available for play on Facebook now. Summer: First, can you introduce yourself and tell us how you got into working with games/ended up at Night Owl Games? Jennifer: Well, I’m a partner in a firm called Creeris Ventures, which incubates start-up companies. Night Owl Games is one of the companies that we started up, so I was actually involved with the company before it existed, ha! My very first Night Owl meeting was years ago at a coffee shop with Chris Mayer (who became the CEO of Night Owl Games) and the CEO of
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20Feb
The ire of the Internet gets it wrong
Ah Internet. Sometimes you seem to only be filled with idiots. After reading Destructoid’s article on a BioWare writer being attacked on the internet, I can only feel disgust. BioWare, is an amazing company. They have an amazing track record and are filled with amazing talent. A couple of weekends ago we gave away keys to unlock the Mass Effect demo early. It was our most visited post all month. Gamers were begging offering bribes. It’s astonishing to think that only a week later there would be a group of gamers also attacking that same company. Everyone knows that fighting on the internet is a losing battle. Both sides look bad, no one wins and it’s just a bundle of negativity. This is the only fault I can see in BioWare’s GM Aaryn Flynn and Jennifer Hepler. It’s awesome to see Flynn come to her defense, but at the same
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02Feb
Women in Games: Susan Arendt, Managing Editor at The Escapist
Welcome, GamingAngels readers! It’s time to start bringing you more Women in Games interviews. Why? Because so many people don’t realize all the different ways that you can work with games. You don’t have to be a programmer, or an artist — you can take your skills and make a gaming-related career out of it, and that’s pretty awesome. We start with someone who can answer quite a few of the questions I’ve gotten (mainly, how do I start writing about games?) much better than I ever could — Susan Arendt, Managing Editor at The Escapist. Not only will you learn how she got into this and what she does on any “typical” day (even though there isn’t one), but you’ll also find out about what she loves in female game characters (and you can view her whole PAX panel on that here, hooray), what she looks for
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26Jan
Featured Geek Woman Robin Kaplan,The Gorgonist
Late last year I stumbled on the Etsy page for artist, Robin Kaplan. Instantly I fell in love. The Gorganist Etsy page showcases some of Robin’s amazing talent. But it also showcases her roots in fantasy and our favorite geeky fandoms. I know GirlGoneGeek.com’s Jamila is going to love her Dr. Who pieces. So meet, Robin and welcome our first featured Geek Woman! GamingAngels: Where did your inspiration come from for The Gorgonist (title of your etsy store)? The name sounds so scary, but your art while fantasy based is very beautiful. Robin: I’d like to think the name implies I am a maker of lady monsters. ‘The Gorgonist’ is a play on the Gorgon of Greek mythology. Medusa, the snaky-haired lady who turned people to stone with her gaze, was a Gorgon and later the term entered neoclassical vocabulary as a term for a frightening, fierce, or otherwise unconventional and
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27Dec
Gamer Girl Manifesto
The video below is awesome. It’s a collection of women talking about being a gamer and what it means to them. I found the video on Sexynerdgirl‘s Youtube account. Maybe go by and give it some love if you like it, because it’s getting slammed in the comments. In fact, don’t read the comments. It’s pretty depressing. But enjoy the video for the great message it has.
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