Depth Takes a Holiday with Amanda Warner and Brianna Wu

Giant Spacekat, founded by Brianna Wu and Amanda Warner, released their first game today: Revolution 60. It's a cinematic-style, live-rendered game with rich dialog and interaction that employs strong female characters. Brianna is also a co-host of the Isometric podcast. We talk about illustration, independence, and meeting (and exceeding) expectations.

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Show notes

Unreal Engine

Quantum Dynamics makes Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls among other games

Wanted* is the film with some wicked bullet action

"Choose Your Character" appeared in The Magazine as well as in our book

The Revolution 60 Kickstarter

Feminist film theory related to the male gaze

The Hawkeye Initiative

Assassin's Creed Gaymer X giant black box cosplayers

The epic attempt to cancel Comcast service

Peppermint bark