Cesca (she/they) is a game designer and educator based in Chicago, IL. They are an adjunct professor at Columbia College Chicago, University of Nebraska Lincoln, and an instructor at Lillstreet Art Center. She has a dog named Olive and loves chai lattes!

A passionate game developer that utilizes experience with video games to design and implement fun and creative gameplay mechanics. I enjoy taking the elements I find fun about my favorite video games and turning them into something new and innovative in my own games.

"Hi! I'm Alisa, and I love creature collection and taming games! I've been working in the games industry for 5+ years across several disciplines, game engines, and UGC (user-generated content) platforms.

You can often find me in game jams and hackathons over the weekend with all sorts of side projects from short online multiplayer games to Discord/Slack bots. A personal project I'm proud of is Dino Dabber, my take on Chrome Dino but with players dabbing into their webcam instead to jump. I love helping people express themselves creatively and hope you all get to make things you're proud of too."

"Hi, my name is Wendy and I am so excited to be a part of GMG! As someone who has experience as a teacher, game artist, and advocate for girls within the gaming space, I am so excited to be a part of an organization that strives on educating, and empowering girls to make games.

I graduated from the University of Utah in their game arts program, and I am honored to be able to use my skill set and experience to help these games come to life!

My clear interests and hobbies include videogames and art, however I also enjoy baking, playing with my two rabbits, and using my creativity within the fashion and beauty space."