Brianna Wu
Wu in 2015
Born (1977-07-06 ) July 6, 1977 (age 47) [ 1] [ 2] Nationality American Occupation(s) CEO of Giant Spacekat, software engineer[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Known for Commentary on issues related to women in gaming Spouse Frank Wu
Brianna Wu (born July 6, 1977) is an American video game developer and computer programmer .[ 6] She co-founded Giant Spacekat. Giant Spacekat makes indie games .[ 7] She is also a blogger and podcaster on matters relating to the video game industry .
Wu unsuccessfully ran as a Democrat against incumbent Stephen F. Lynch in Massachusetts for the 8th district for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018.[ 8] [ 9] Wu unsuccessfully ran a second campaign for the 2020 election.[ 10]
↑ Wu, Brianna [@Spacekatgal] (6 July 2015). "Today is my birthday. A year ago, we'd just shipped R60 - and I was looking forward to a less stressful year. Then Gamergate happened" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 September 2018 – via Twitter .
↑ Wu, Brianna [@Spacekatgal] (22 July 2018). "I'm 41, jerkface" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 September 2018 – via Twitter .
↑ Orlando, Alexandra (November 9, 2016). "Interview with Brianna Wu" . First-Person Scholar . University of Waterloo Games Institute & IMMERSe. Retrieved November 26, 2016 .
↑ Mantilla, Karla (August 31, 2015). Gendertrolling: How Misogyny Went Viral . Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO. p. 255. ISBN 9781440833182 .
↑ Teitell, Beth; Borchers, Callum. "GamerGate anger at women all too real for gamemaker" . Boston Globe . Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC. Retrieved November 26, 2016 .
↑ Brianna Wu, post 7 December 2017. Accessed 13 December 2017.
↑ Starr, Michelle (July 30, 2014). "Revolution 60: A game by and about badass women" . CNet . Retrieved October 12, 2014 .
↑ LeBlanc, Steve (December 23, 2016). "After online threats, gaming engineer plans run for Congress" . WJTV . Media General. Archived from the original on December 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016 .
↑ "Massachusetts Primary Election Results" . The New York Times . September 6, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
↑ Dewey, Eliza (2019-04-10). "Experts Debate Warren's Big Tech Break-Up Idea" . WGBH-TV . Retrieved 2019-06-30 .