Whitney Hills

Whitney Hills is an American video game designer and writer.[4][5][6]

Whitney Hills
Occupationvideo game designer, writer
Years active2007–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2014; div. 2017)​
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Websitewww.whitneyhills.com

Career

After finishing her English Major at St. Olaf College,[7] Hills started working at Microsoft Game Studios,[8] where she was an editor and user experience lead. She then worked as an associate designer at Double Fine Productions.[9] More recently she worked as a designer at HumaNature Studios,[9] and as a self-employed designer and writer. She also worked at Lionhead Studios for four months during the development of Fable II.[10]

Hills has written about women and video games and her personal experiences in the gaming industry.[11]

Personal life

In April 2014, Hills married video game designer and writer Jordan Mechner,[1] creator of the Prince of Persia video game franchise. They divorced in 2017.[2][3]

Whitney has been a gamer her whole life,[9] and enjoys playing Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.[12]

She is a motorcycle rider.[13]

Games
Name Year Credited With Ref
Ghost Chef(in development)Designer[4][14]
Doki-Doki Universe2013Early Design Contributor[15]
Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster2011Designer/Writer[10]
Costume Quest2011Additional Production[10]
Iron Brigade2011Additional Production[15]
Crackdown 22010User Experience Lead[10]
Toy Soldiers2010Writer[10]
Game Room2010User Experience Lead[15]
Hieronymus Bash2009Designer[4]
Lips2008User Experience Lead[10]
Fable II Pub Games2008User Experience Lead[10]
Fable II2008User Experience Lead[10]
Project Gotham Racing 42007Content Editor[10]
Viva Piñata2007Content Editor[10]

Honors

References
  1. Mechner, Jordan (April 7, 2014). "Jordan Mechner on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved October 3, 2014. Tweeting from cloud nine, because I've just married @whitney.
  2. "Jordan Mechner vs Whitney Hills | Court Records". UniCourt. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  3. "Case Summary – Online Services (Case Number: BD653303)". Los Angeles County Superior Court. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  4. Brightman, James (October 1, 2013). "Women in Games: Rebalancing The Scales". GamesIndustry. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  5. Peterson, Steve (October 6, 2013). "This Week In The Business: Doomed To Repeat History?". Kotaku. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  6. Tassi, Paul (June 10, 2014). Fanboy Wars: The Fight For The Future Of Video Games. Forbes Media. pp. 44–. ISBN 9781632956361. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  7. "Whitney Hills; Game designer". Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  8. Hawkins, Zoe (July 25, 2014). "Do girl gamers need saving?". Tech Girl. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  9. Dicken, Luke (May 1, 2014). "Where Are They Now: Whitney Hills". IGDA. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  10. "Whitney Hills (Person)". Giant Bomb. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  11. Stuart, Keith (October 2, 2013). "Press Start: Half-Life 3 rumours fuelled, Destiny beta details, and more". The Guardian. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  12. Hills, Whitney (September 11, 2013). "Games! Girls! Onions!". Gamasutra. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  13. Sydell, Laura (September 20, 2013). "Female Fans Love New Grand Theft Auto Despite Demeaning Content". NPR. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  14. Brightman, James (October 19, 2013). "Donne, videogiochi e la parità mancante" [Women, video games and lack of equality] (in Italian). Eurogamer. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  15. Hills, Whitney. "Whitney Hills at LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  16. "GDC 2007 Scholar Reports". IGDA. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
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