Erin Robinson

Erin Robinson

Erin Robinson at the Game Developers Conference in 2010

Erin Robinson at the Game Developers Conference in 2010
Nationality Canadian
Occupation Video game designer
Known for entertainer, TV host,

Erin Robinson is a Canadian indie game designer. In 2011, Fast Company named her one of the most influential women in technology.[1]

Personal life and education

Erin Robinson is originally from Toronto, Canada.[2] The first game she ever purchased was The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain. She earned money for the game by doing household chores as a child.[3] She also played Myst and King's Quest VII.[2] Robinson received her college degree in psychology.[2] She worked as a research assistant at a psychology lab. Unhappy with her work, she eventually quit to become a game developer.[1] She lives in Chicago, Illinois.[4]

Work

Robinson works from home as an independent game developer. She started in 2005. The first game she ever designed was about a dead girl who tries to save a goldfish. The game was designed on MS Paint. That game was called Spooks.[5] When she first started designing video games she kept it a secret from her friends because she thought it was "super geeky."[4] She develops the concept, mechanics, and artwork, but she hires computer programmers to code the game logic.[1] Many of her games have a retro design feel.[4] Her early indie games were released as freeware.[1] These freeware games included Spooks, Little Girl in Underland and Nanobots.[3] She designed the game Puzzle Bots. She has done artwork for Blackwell Unbound.[4] Robinson has taught indie gaming classes at Columbia College Chicago. She was named one of the most influential women in technology, in 2011, by Fast Company.[1] She has spoken at Game Developers Conference about video games being used in neuroscience as rehabilitative therapy.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Zax, David. "Erin Robinson". 2011 Most Influential Women in Technology. Fast Company. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 MacCormack, Andrew. "Erin Robinson - Puzzle Bots". Interview. Adventure Gamers. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Game Designer Erin Robinson on Free Games and Indie Life". Exclusive Interviews. Gamesauce. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Eordogh, Fruzsina. "Chicago's Indie Video Game Darling, Erin Robinson". Tailgate. Gapers Block. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  5. ↑ O, Desiree. "Erin Robinson: Creating the Games We Want to Play". The Shameless Blog. Shameless. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

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