I just had a incredible reveletion. I've been thinking about #PurpleMoon, a video game developer in the 90's who made games targeted for young girls (i.e me at the time.)These games taught you the importance of friendship, discovery and acceptance.I played every one.

CJ

@chostett

I just had a incredible reveletion.

I've been thinking about #PurpleMoon, a video game developer in the 90's who made games targeted for young girls (i.e me at the time.)

These games taught you the importance of friendship, discovery and acceptance.

I played every one.

9/15/2019, 5:03:58 PM

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CJ

@chostett

They inspired me to make games. I wanted to make games that treated characters with compassion like #PurpleMoon games.

Years later at @AC4D I found Brenda Laurel's "Design Research: Methods & Perspectives." https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/design-research

This inspired me to become a design researcher.

9/15/2019, 5:10:08 PM

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CJ

@chostett

@AC4D I hadn't met any other game makers + design researchers like myself, so I assumed those fields were unrelated.

Today, while researching a devlog for a game I'm developing about early 2000's LiveJournal culture, I saw something that shocked me.

Brenda Laurel made #PurpleMoon.

9/15/2019, 5:13:46 PM

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CJ

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@AC4D She inspired me to make games for 15 years.

She inspired me to become a design researcher, which I've been doing for 6 years.

How do you thank someone who has had such a huge, hidden impact on your path in life?

I can't begin to say.

But I'll start with thank you, @blaurel.

9/15/2019, 5:17:31 PM

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