Whitney Hills

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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

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

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 Universe 2013 Early Design Contributor [15]
Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster 2011 Designer/Writer [10]
Costume Quest 2011 Additional Production [10]
Iron Brigade 2011 Additional Production [15]
Crackdown 2 2010 User Experience Lead [10]
Toy Soldiers 2010 Writer [10]
Game Room 2010 User Experience Lead [15]
Hieronymus Bash 2009 Designer [4]
Lips 2008 User Experience Lead [10]
Fable II Pub Games 2008 User Experience Lead [10]
Fable II 2008 User Experience Lead [10]
Project Gotham Racing 4 2007 Content Editor [10]
Viva Piñata 2007 Content Editor [10]

Honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Jordan Mechner vs Whitney Hills | Court Records". UniCourt. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Case Summary – Online Services (Case Number: BD653303)". Los Angeles County Superior Court. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c Dicken, Luke (May 1, 2014). "Where Are They Now: Whitney Hills". IGDA. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "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. ^ a b c 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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