Jess Rowan Marcotte
Game Designer, Maker, Writer, Researcher, Teacher and Community Organizer.
Dr. Jess Rowan Marcotte (they/them) is a queer, transgender, white-passing Mi’kmaw and Euro settler game designer, maker, writer, researcher, teacher and community organizer. They have been designing games since early 2013 and have worked with a broad range of people and organizations as both a collaborator and freelancer, including Egale Canada, UNHCR and WHO. They are one of the three co-founders of the Soft Chaos Cooperative and help organize the Queerness and Games Conference. They have been mentoring for GAMERella, Pixelles Montreal, and other organizations and individuals for over a decade. Their personal work explores themes of awkwardness, vulnerability, and intimacy.