A few words with MiniMonos Games Writer, Deborah Todd

We were very lucky this week to have a MiniMonos team get-together with our California-based Games Writer, Deborah Todd.

Deb is an internationally renowned award-winning designer, writer, producer, and director in the interactive arena.  With more than 25 published titles to her credit, she is one of the first women game designer-writers in the industry, working with many of the early video game icons.

At MiniMonos, Deb is responsible for writing our games and creating our in-game areas and characters, along with their rich back-stories.  She is responsible for designing how our games and activities link together and tell an overall story to kids which is engaging and fun.  Deb is a hugely valuable member of our MiniMonos team and working with her face-to-face this week has been an absolute treat for all of us.

Yesterday Deb was interviewed by Radio New Zealand's Nine to Noon programme and describes what makes a game compelling and what parents should be looking for when choosing an online game for their kids.

You can listen to Deb's Nine to Noon interview here.

 

Comments

[Viper [Blowsight10]]

I actually listened to the whole interview and I really enjoyed it too. :) On one part of the interview, I really do agree about the whole 'violence' connection with games like Grand Theft Auto, especially how there are many, many types of games. Not all of them are violent and only a proportion of games are violent but I have seen more games designed to fit if not just kids but for everyone, instead of rated 18+ and more. ^^ Really interesting interview to listen too and not boring. :P Along with some random facts pulled out of Ms. Todd's head too. xD

-Viper