Jenna Chalmers
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Jenna Chalmers is an American video game designer, most known for her work with Will Wright at Electronic Arts/Maxis.[1]
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Chalmers was nominated in 2009 for the inaugural Microsoft|IDGA WIG Achievement in Game Design[3] and won the award in 2010.[4]
Game Design[edit]
Having previously worked in game publishing and game dev support for Psygnosis, a Sony gaming studio, Chalmers joined Maxis in 1999. Though hired initially as a producer, her first tasks included designing the scenarios for SimCity 3000. This resulted in being moved to a design role on the expansion packs for The Sims.
Following The Sims expansion packs, Chalmers worked with Wright and Chris Trottier on The Sims Online. Her final product in the Sims franchise was The Sims 2.
After the Sims 2, Chalmers joined the Spore team to once again design with Wright and Trottier.[5]
In 2007, Chalmers previewed the design with fellow Spore game designers at the DICE gaming summit in Las Vegas.[6]
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[8] Chalmers and Wright left Electronic Art/Maxis after completing Spore.[9]
Following EA, Chalmers worked on projects for Zynga and Stupid Fun Club (HiveMind, Syntertainment).[10]
After Syntertainment, in 2015, Chalmers joined GoldieBlox to design apps focused on building STEM interest in young girls.[11] [12]
In 2023, Chalmers returned to work with Wright as the Lead Designer on Proxi for Gallium Studios.[13]
Games[edit]
- SimCity 3000 (1999)
- The Sims (2001)
- House Party (2001)
- Hot Date (2001)
- Vacation (2002)
- Unleashed (2002)
- Superstar (2003)
- Makin' Magic (2003)
- The Sims Online (2002)
- The Sims 2 (2004)
- Spore (2008)
- Cafe World (2009)
- GoldieBlox | Goldieblox & The Movie Machine (2011)
- GoldieBlox | Goldieblox & The Rocket Cupcake Co. (2016)
- The Go Game | The Go Game Remote/Weve (2020)
- Proxi (TBA)
Audio/Video[edit]
- Interview Good Morning America Girls in Gaming (2007)
- Presentation DICE Summit with Spore Design Team (2007)
- Interview - Spore - World DE interview mit Jenna Chalmers Part 1(2008)
- Interview - Spore - World DE interview mit Jenna Chalmers Part 2(2008)
References[edit]
- ↑ "Jenna Chalmers". IMDB. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ↑ "Game Credits Jenna Chalmers". Moby Games. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ↑ "Jenna Chalmers at General Assembly". General Assembly. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ↑ "IGDA Women in Games at GDC". Games Industry International. March 11, 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ↑ Kalning, Kristin (July 12, 2007). "Wanted: Girls Who Make Video Games". NBC News. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ↑ Blevins, Tal. "DICE 2007: Will Wright on Designing Spore" (Feb 8, 2007). IGN. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ↑ Kohler, Chris (Feb 8, 2007). "DICE: Will Wright and Team". Wired. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ↑ Graft, Kris (Feb 12, 2007). "There's more to Spore than Will Wright". Bloomberg. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ↑ Stewart, Kemuel (April 8, 2008). "Will Wright Leaves Electronic Arts". GamerCentralOnline. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ↑ Meyer, John (Nov 16, 2011). "Report: Will Wright's HiveMind Transforms Personal Data into Gameplay". Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ↑ "Why We Need Engineering Games for Young Girls". Ellevate. 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ↑ Greengard, Sam (Oct 25, 2016). "ACM NEWS Will Visual Programming Crack the Code on Learning?". ACM. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ↑ Takahashi, Dean. "The Sims creator Will Wright is working on a Unity mobile game called Proxi". VentureBeat. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
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