History’s First Female Video Game Designer
Friday, October 27th, 2017
Ever heard of Joyce Weisbecker? If not, you’ll probably hear her name a lot in the future — at least in video game history.
FastCompany just published an article I wrote about Weisbecker, who was probably the world’s first female professional video game developer, predating the work of Carol Shaw by several years.
In 1976, Weisbecker created two games for the RCA Studio II console (released Jan 1977), which was based on her father’s home computer architecture. Her story is fascinating, and I had a lot of fun bringing it to light. I hope you enjoy it.
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