KEYNOTE 2023
Hope Erin Phillips
Hope Erin Phillips a programmer, multimedia artist, and professional hobby collector. They work at KO_OP in Montreal, as lead programmer on the recently released Goodbye Volcano High. Hope holds a BFA in Intermedia/Cyberarts, is working slowly through a second degree in biology, and is a Critical Hit 2015 alumni. Their personal work usually focuses on mental illness and queerness, and in their work at KO_OP they are proud to build systems that facilitate the expressions of unapologetically gay stories.
Eileen Holowka
Writer, Game Dev
2022
Racha Abdallah
UX & UI Director
2021
Dr. Kishonna L. Gray
Media Scholar
2020
Stephanie Harvey
Pro-Gamer
2019
Ann Lemay
Narrative Director
2018
Lynn Hughes
Artist & Game Scholar
2017
Skawennati
Artist
2016
Brie Code &
Aleissia Laidacker
Game Programmer
2015
Kara Stone
Game Dev
2014
Mia Consalvo
Game Scholar
2013