Brianna Wu
American video game developer
Brianna Wu (born July 6, 1977) is an American video game developer and computer programmer.[6] She co-founded Giant Spacekat. Giant Spacekat makes indie games.[7] She is also a blogger and podcaster on matters relating to the video game industry.
Brianna Wu | |
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.jpg) Wu in 2015 | |
| Born | July 6, 1977[1][2] West Virginia, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | CEO of Giant Spacekat, software engineer[3][4][5] |
| Known for | Commentary on issues related to women in gaming |
| Spouse | Frank Wu |
Wu unsuccessfully ran as a Democrat against incumbent Stephen F. Lynch in Massachusetts for the 8th district for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018.[8][9] Wu unsuccessfully ran a second campaign for the 2020 election.[10]
References
change- ↑ Wu, Brianna [@Spacekatgal] (6 July 2015). "Today is my birthday. A year ago, we'd just shipped R60 - and I was looking forward to a less stressful year. Then Gamergate happened" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 September 2018 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Wu, Brianna [@Spacekatgal] (22 July 2018). "I'm 41, jerkface" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 September 2018 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Orlando, Alexandra (November 9, 2016). "Interview with Brianna Wu". First-Person Scholar. University of Waterloo Games Institute & IMMERSe. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- ↑ Mantilla, Karla (August 31, 2015). Gendertrolling: How Misogyny Went Viral. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 255. ISBN 9781440833182.
- ↑ Teitell, Beth; Borchers, Callum. "GamerGate anger at women all too real for gamemaker". Boston Globe. Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- ↑ Brianna Wu, post 7 December 2017. Accessed 13 December 2017.
- ↑ Starr, Michelle (July 30, 2014). "Revolution 60: A game by and about badass women". CNet. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ↑ LeBlanc, Steve (December 23, 2016). "After online threats, gaming engineer plans run for Congress". WJTV. Media General. Archived from the original on December 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Primary Election Results". The New York Times. September 6, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- ↑ Dewey, Eliza (2019-04-10). "Experts Debate Warren's Big Tech Break-Up Idea". WGBH-TV. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
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