about me
Years ago I was a college student getting my degree in astronomy and astrophysics. My career track changed a bit, and instead of going on to graduate school to get my Ph.D. I got my bachelor's desgree in astrophysics and then went into the game industry.
I work for Gas Powered Games in Redmond, Washington as a GUI Designer, which means I work on the interfaces for the games we make. Before that I worked for Raven Software, a game developer in Madison, Wisconsin, and before that I was an online marketing consultant for Activision, one of the largest video game publishers in the industry. I handled online marketing and relations for the hardcore titles -- games like id Software's DOOM 3 and Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Raven Software's Soldier of Fortune series. Prior to becoming a consultant for Activision, I worked for GameSpy as the director of their largest web site (PlanetQuake) and then as the action genre producer. I'm also a contributing author on The gmax Bible.
Game aren't my only hobby -- I'm also an avid knitter, yarn spinner, lace tatter, and more. I've been doing needlework since I was a kid and these days I often sell some of my handiwork. I often get funny looks regarding the odd convergence of an old-fashioned traditionally-female hobby with a modern traditionally-male hobby. Hey, I can't explain it either.
what's with the "hellchick" thing?
Back in 1996 I started playing QuakeWorld online. As in most games, everyone in QuakeWorld had a nickname, so I needed one, too. I wracked my brain to come up with something clever, something that really said something about me, something that set me apart from all of the other players and told the world, "this is me!"
So when I failed to come up with that, I settled on "Hellchick."
The name stuck and as time goes by, more and more people know me as Hellchick and not as my real name. But since I like it that's okay with me.
Years ago I was a college student getting my degree in astronomy and astrophysics. My career track changed a bit, and instead of going on to graduate school to get my Ph.D. I got my bachelor's desgree in astrophysics and then went into the game industry.
I work for Gas Powered Games in Redmond, Washington as a GUI Designer, which means I work on the interfaces for the games we make. Before that I worked for Raven Software, a game developer in Madison, Wisconsin, and before that I was an online marketing consultant for Activision, one of the largest video game publishers in the industry. I handled online marketing and relations for the hardcore titles -- games like id Software's DOOM 3 and Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Raven Software's Soldier of Fortune series. Prior to becoming a consultant for Activision, I worked for GameSpy as the director of their largest web site (PlanetQuake) and then as the action genre producer. I'm also a contributing author on The gmax Bible.
Game aren't my only hobby -- I'm also an avid knitter, yarn spinner, lace tatter, and more. I've been doing needlework since I was a kid and these days I often sell some of my handiwork. I often get funny looks regarding the odd convergence of an old-fashioned traditionally-female hobby with a modern traditionally-male hobby. Hey, I can't explain it either.
what's with the "hellchick" thing?
Back in 1996 I started playing QuakeWorld online. As in most games, everyone in QuakeWorld had a nickname, so I needed one, too. I wracked my brain to come up with something clever, something that really said something about me, something that set me apart from all of the other players and told the world, "this is me!"
So when I failed to come up with that, I settled on "Hellchick."
The name stuck and as time goes by, more and more people know me as Hellchick and not as my real name. But since I like it that's okay with me.
All content and images © Hellchick 2007 unless otherwise stated. Please don't steal my stuff. It's not nice.