Emma Westecott worked on Starship Titanic with Douglas Adams.
Thus, she is cooler than all of us.
Its fair to say she knows her stuff.
(And if all that werent enough, she worked onStarship Titanicwith Douglas Adams.)
(And indeed the video games panel at the Birds Eye View festival!)
I had always been particularly impressed by the events mix of women from industry and the academy.
I came across Birds Eye View through the Women in Games conference.
(Presumably things like theManhunt 2controversy dont help?)
How do you overcome them?
There are periods of life where we simply have no time to play.
Games are obviously objects of play and offer a possible space for inter-generational understanding and trans-cultural creativity.
I would hope that we could overcome these challenges by publicly celebrating games as the art form they are.
Are they actually helpful?
Magazines have the responsibility to cover and celebrate all types of play.
Parents should ensure that different types of games are bought for their children to celebrate individual difference.
Games companies need to evolve beyond gender stereotypes in their offerings.
DoG: What got you into gaming in the first place?
Whats your favourite game?
(And what are you playing right now?)
Emma: My mum, we playedPongtogether when I was a child.
DoG: You worked with Douglas Adams on Starship Titanic what was that like?
How was he to work with?
I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
He was one of a kind.
In the end we were only 6 months late.
It must be kind of intimidating, working with such well-regarded cult material?
Emma: Yes I was launch editor forh2g2.com.
DoG: Your website mentions that your next project is Dreamer, a new genre of computer game.
(Is that still happening, or not?
Sounds interesting anyway…)
Emma: What site is that, shenerd.com?
The Birds Eye View film festival runs from the 6th to 14th March in London this year.
