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Gemma Thomson
BA (hons)

gemma@raygun-gothic.net

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Welcome to my website. At its heart this is a portfolio 'site, but it also includes more general links to my creative projects and social endeavours.

I am an 'indie' game designer, and a keen practitioner of cartography and graphic design. I also describe myself as an aesthete, while the Meyers-Briggs Indicator Test describes me as INTJ. Both descriptions fit me pretty well.

I'm currently co-founding an independent games studio, while working on a variety of web projects based on my passions and interests. At the end of the day, I hope to bring a wide variety of interests and experiences into the work I do, channeling them into games which are fun and engaging.

EDUCATION

  • 2005-2009: Bachelor of Arts (honours) in Computer Games Design at the University of Huddersfield.
  • 2003-2005: 'A'-Levels in Media Studies, Computing and Graphic Design at Queen Mary's College, Basingstoke.

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EXPERIENCE

  • Dec '11 - present: 
    Admin. assistant helping to organise and run a variety of local 'non-profits'.
  • Jun '10 - present: 
    Game designer for Blue Demon Studio's DarkConduit.
  • Sep '08 - Mar '09: 
    Degree-assessed production of Floaters (unpublished demo).
  • Nov '07 - Mar '10: 
    Design lead for Extropia, hosted inside Second Life.