Minds

Robin Hunicke

Robin Hunicke is a video game designer and producer, a professor of game design at UC Santa Cruz, and co-founder of Funomena. She began her career at Electronic Arts where she worked on multiple games including MYSIMS as lead designer, and was a producer on BOOM BLOX and it's sequel. After leaving EA, she was hired by Thatgamecompany where she produced JOURNEY, a cooperative online game for PlayStation 3.

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Women Make Games

6 Videos

Indie Games

10 Videos

Does Diversity Translate?

2:21

Wasted Data

2:14

Character Design as Expression

3:14

Thinking about the Player in Design

2:25

The Versatility of Computers

2:03

Generative Design

2:33

Gaming Encourages Curiosity

1:49

The Unifying Power of Technology

1:11

The Indie Mentality

1:49

Putting the Team First

1:42

Mechanics as Foundation

1:22

Is Gaming a Culture of Privilege?

2:23

Imagining Future Realities through Gaming

1:34

Games Are about Choice

2:18

Designing Backwards, from Aesthetics to Mechanics

1:57

CONTROLLERS

7:54

EMPOWERMENT FANTASIES

8:37

A Positive Force in the Game Industry

2:47