Nicky Case
Nicky Case is a Canadian video game developer. They are best known for developing the video game Coming Out Simulator 2014, released on 1 July 2014.[1] They have also developed explorable explanations such as Parable of the Polygons and We Become What We Behold.[2]
Career
Coming Out Simulator 2014
Case released Coming Out Simulator 2014 as a submission for the Nar8 Game Jam.[3] It was nominated to the Independent Games Festival's 2015 edition, in the Excellence in Narrative category.[4]
Parable of the Polygons
Case released Parable of the Polygons in December 2014 in collaboration with Vi Hart.[5][6] It received overwhelmingly positive critical reception, with Salon's Joanna Rothkopf calling it "an adorable and eloquent primer on the issues of segregation."[7], and Wired's Aatish Bhatia describing the design and characters as "charming" and "delightfully animated."[5]
Personal life
Case identifies as genderqueer and non-binary.[8] They have expressed a lack of preference for pronouns.[9]
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References
- ^ "Games for LGBT audience are finally hitting the market". VentureBeat. 2014-07-11. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ Gray, Kate; Riendeau, Danielle (2017-08-02). "Nicky Case's New Game Examines Why We Should all Stop Being Such Bastards". Vice. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ "Nar8 Jam". itch.io. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ "2015". IGF. 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ a b Bhatia, Aatish (2014-12-09). "How Small Biases Lead to a Divided World: An Interactive Exploration of Racial Segregation". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ Farokhmanesh, Megan (2014-12-11). "A visual guide to bias, as explained by adorable shapes". Polygon. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ "Could 'explorable explanations' help tell a new kind of story?". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ "Drag & Drop". Nicky Case's Blog. 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ "Nicky Case (@ncasenmare) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
Category:Canadian video game designers Category:People with non-binary gender identities Category:Genderqueer people Category:Independent video game developers
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