not to sound rude, but in response to pookninja, who really cares regardless?
not to sound rude, but in response to pookninja, who really cares regardless?
Was that really necessary?Originally Posted by josekortez
Jaime Fenton's a good dancer, btw.
Kristine
"I am way too lesbian for that shit."
Something perhaps to bear in mind is that the first generation of game programmers tended to be of a bit of a counterculture bent - it was an odd occupation, and as some of them have said in interviews, they could've made boatloads more money doing programming for the military, but the ones who programmed games chose not to do that with their skills. And it's a fair bet that this same free-spirited subculture would also be more likely to directly address any unresolved gender identity issues and go in for the operation.Originally Posted by slip81
But as someone else already said, they made some damn dandy games, so it's really not an issue. Hell, even the programmers who started as women were cooking up games that could kick my ass in seconds flat (I'm looking at you, Carol Shaw's River Raid).
I've always viewed this topic as the lil' secret of Classic gaming. It's just something you notice after being in it for a while.
My Jamie Fenton story:
I was able to go to CGE in 2000 and 2001, and at the 2000 CGE, I was able to get to pick Jamie's brain about the ever elusive sequel, Ms.Gorf. She gave me the lowdown (60% complete, on 8 1/2 disks in a safe deposit box somewhere) and I felt satisfied.
CGE2001: She's giving her presentation, and what does she pull out but friggin' videotape of the game!
"I was asked about this game last year, so I thought I'd answer the question a bit better"
That was great of her to do that.
Lick me! LICK ME!!
One of the hopeless idiots that runs SC3; (Southern California Classic Collectors):
www.sc3videogames.com
My main reason for asking was that it seemed there was a fairly high incidence among such a small population(80's programmers). Admittedly, smnall populations are by nature inherently anomolous. Everyone's input on this is much appreciated. And, yes, it says something about me, but that's a really long story.
I didn't know that! What name is she going under now? Is it Stevie, or something completely different from her birth name? And is she still in the game design industry?Originally Posted by digitalpress