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== Career ==
== Career ==
At [[Funcom]], Short worked as a narrative designer,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2020-03-19 |title=From AAA to Indie: Kitfox Games Is Carving Its Own Quirky Path to Success |url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/aaa-indie-kitfox-games-tanya-x-short-interview/ |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=The Escapist |language=en-US}}</ref> designing levels and [[Boss (video games)|boss fights]] for [[Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMO]]<nowiki/>s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-02-23 |title=Tanya X. Short – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories |url=https://www.womenize.net/2022/02/23/tanya-x-short-womenize-inspiring-stories/ |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=Womenize! Action Program |language=en-US}}</ref> She founded [[Kitfox Games]] in 2014 with [[Shattered Planet]] collaborators,<ref name=":2" /> emphasizing healthy work culture.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=published |first=Jody Macgregor |date=2020-01-20 |title=8 people shaping PC gaming at the start of the decade |language=en |work=PC Gamer |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/8-people-shaping-pc-gaming-at-the-start-of-the-decade/ |access-date=2022-02-26}}</ref> Short is a critic of [[Crunch (video games)|crunch]],<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Schreier |first=Jason |date=2017-10-25 |title=Opinion {{!}} Video Games Are Destroying the People Who Make Them |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/opinion/work-culture-video-games-crunch.html |access-date=2022-02-26 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> which she suggests could be countered with [[Cooperative|co-ops]] and unions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-16 |title=Your game studio doesn’t have to survive to succeed |url=https://venturebeat.com/2019/01/15/your-game-studio-doesnt-have-to-survive-to-succeed/ |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}</ref>
At [[Funcom]], Short worked as a narrative designer,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2020-03-19 |title=From AAA to Indie: Kitfox Games Is Carving Its Own Quirky Path to Success |url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/aaa-indie-kitfox-games-tanya-x-short-interview/ |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=The Escapist |language=en-US}}</ref> designing levels and [[Boss (video games)|boss fights]] for [[Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMO]]<nowiki/>s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-02-23 |title=Tanya X. Short – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories |url=https://www.womenize.net/2022/02/23/tanya-x-short-womenize-inspiring-stories/ |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=Womenize! Action Program |language=en-US}}</ref> She founded [[Kitfox Games]] in 2014 with [[Shattered Planet]] collaborators,<ref name=":2" /> emphasizing healthy work culture.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |author1=Jody Macgregor |date=2020-01-20 |title=8 people shaping PC gaming at the start of the decade |language=en |work=PC Gamer |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/8-people-shaping-pc-gaming-at-the-start-of-the-decade/ |access-date=2022-02-26}}</ref> Short is a critic of [[Crunch (video games)|crunch]],<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Schreier |first=Jason |date=2017-10-25 |title=Opinion {{!}} Video Games Are Destroying the People Who Make Them |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/opinion/work-culture-video-games-crunch.html |access-date=2022-02-26 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> which she suggests could be countered with [[Cooperative|co-ops]] and unions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-16 |title=Your game studio doesn't have to survive to succeed |url=https://venturebeat.com/2019/01/15/your-game-studio-doesnt-have-to-survive-to-succeed/ |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}</ref>


Competition and diversity has increased in [[indie game]]<nowiki/>s with greater availability of game creation tools<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shea |first=Cam |date=2020-06-01 |title=The Games Industry on the Biggest Changes in the Last Decade |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-games-industry-on-the-biggest-changes-in-the-last-decade |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> along with [[Kickstarter]] for market research.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Boyfriend Dungeon Director: Despite The Bad Faith, It’s Good That We’re Talking |url=https://kotaku.com/boyfriend-dungeon-director-despite-the-bad-faith-it-s-1847555533 |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=Kotaku |language=en-us}}</ref> Short focused on importance of inclusivity in [[dating sim]]<nowiki/>s like [[Boyfriend Dungeon]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-19 |title=Boyfriend Dungeon is like Tinder for swords |url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/10/19/boyfriend-dungeon-is-like-tinder-for-swords/ |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}</ref> an [[Role-playing video game|RPG]] about dating one's weapons.<ref name=":3" />
Competition and diversity has increased in [[indie game]]<nowiki/>s with greater availability of game creation tools<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shea |first=Cam |date=2020-06-01 |title=The Games Industry on the Biggest Changes in the Last Decade |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-games-industry-on-the-biggest-changes-in-the-last-decade |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> along with [[Kickstarter]] for market research.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Boyfriend Dungeon Director: Despite The Bad Faith, It's Good That We're Talking |url=https://kotaku.com/boyfriend-dungeon-director-despite-the-bad-faith-it-s-1847555533 |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=Kotaku |language=en-us}}</ref> Short focused on importance of inclusivity in [[dating sim]]<nowiki/>s like [[Boyfriend Dungeon]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-19 |title=Boyfriend Dungeon is like Tinder for swords |url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/10/19/boyfriend-dungeon-is-like-tinder-for-swords/ |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}</ref> an [[Role-playing video game|RPG]] about dating one's weapons.<ref name=":3" />


Short was also a founder of [[Pixelles]], which supports women in game development.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2020-03-02 |title=20 women in gaming you should know |url=https://venturebeat.com/2020/03/02/20-women-in-gaming-you-should-know/ |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}</ref>
Short was also a founder of [[Pixelles]], which supports women in game development.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2020-03-02 |title=20 women in gaming you should know |url=https://venturebeat.com/2020/03/02/20-women-in-gaming-you-should-know/ |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}</ref>

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Tanya X. Short is a video game designer. She was a designer for Boyfriend Dungeon.

Early life

As a teenager, Short designed content for MUDs. She graduated from SMU Guildhall.[1]

Career

At Funcom, Short worked as a narrative designer,[2] designing levels and boss fights for MMOs.[3] She founded Kitfox Games in 2014 with Shattered Planet collaborators,[4] emphasizing healthy work culture.[5] Short is a critic of crunch,[5][6] which she suggests could be countered with co-ops and unions.[7]

Competition and diversity has increased in indie games with greater availability of game creation tools[8] along with Kickstarter for market research.[9] Short focused on importance of inclusivity in dating sims like Boyfriend Dungeon,[10] an RPG about dating one's weapons.[9]

Short was also a founder of Pixelles, which supports women in game development.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Tanya Short | SMU Guildhall". www.smu.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  2. ^ "From AAA to Indie: Kitfox Games Is Carving Its Own Quirky Path to Success". The Escapist. 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  3. ^ "Tanya X. Short – Womenize! – Inspiring Stories". Womenize! Action Program. 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  4. ^ a b "20 women in gaming you should know". VentureBeat. 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  5. ^ a b Jody Macgregor (2020-01-20). "8 people shaping PC gaming at the start of the decade". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  6. ^ Schreier, Jason (2017-10-25). "Opinion | Video Games Are Destroying the People Who Make Them". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  7. ^ "Your game studio doesn't have to survive to succeed". VentureBeat. 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  8. ^ Shea, Cam (2020-06-01). "The Games Industry on the Biggest Changes in the Last Decade". IGN. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  9. ^ a b "Boyfriend Dungeon Director: Despite The Bad Faith, It's Good That We're Talking". Kotaku. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  10. ^ "Boyfriend Dungeon is like Tinder for swords". VentureBeat. 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2022-02-26.

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