by
Jean Leggett
| Aug 26, 2019 |
Jean,
Lily Bard,
News
OMSG CEO Jean Leggett will be travelling to Wellington, NZ
Sept 1-7 and Melbourne, AU Sept 7-18 to speak about
OMSG’s journey and its work on the upcoming Charlaine
Harris project. NZGDC & Wellington Game Dev Meetup Stories
that Haunt and Heal Serious topics...
by
Jean Leggett
| Jul 26, 2019 |
Blair,
Education,
Jean,
News
Founders Jean and Blair Leggett have accepted part-time
teaching positions at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario
with the Faculties of Animation, Arts and Design. Jean will be
teaching Story, Quests and Missions and Blair will be teaching
introduction to game...
by
Jean Leggett
| Jun 17, 2019 |
Lily Bard,
Media,
News
Jean speaks with CBC Ottawa about the challenges designing a
game exploring sexual assault and PTSD that normalize the
conversation around recovery, trauma, and therapy....
by
Jean Leggett
| Mar 26, 2019 |
Jean,
Lily Bard,
News
Stories that Haunt and Heal: Mental Health and Game Narrative
Jean Leggett (CEO, Optimaaro Games) Jessica Fong (Co-founder
and Creative Director, Lonely Egg Studio) Gabriella
Lowgren (Communications Manager, Infinity+2) Location: Room
3016, West Hall...
by
Jean Leggett
| Jan 1, 2019 |
Blair,
Jean,
Lily Bard,
News
Optimaaro Games’ founders Jean and Blair Leggett
traveled extensively in 2018 to give talks about their
upcoming game adaptation of Charlaine Harris’
Shakespeare’s Landlord from her Lily Bard series, about
a rape survivor who deals with PTSD...
by
Jean Leggett
| Nov 12, 2018 |
Games,
Lily Bard,
News
Game Developers Must Treat Sensitive Issues Ethically And
Responsibly Richard Moss November 12, 2018 12:41 PM Games
don’t have to be escapist fantasies. They can tackle
important issues like mental illness or sexual assault with
respect and help elicit empathy,...
by
Jean Leggett
| Aug 2, 2018 |
Barrie,
Blair,
Jean,
News
Optimaaro Games nominated for two inaugural Mayor’s
Innovation Awards Congratulations to OMSG founders Jean &
Blair Leggett on their recent nominations for not one but TWO
awards in the upcoming inaugural Mayor’s Innovation
Awards. CEO Jean...
by
Jean Leggett
| Jul 23, 2018 |
Media,
News
The Hashcast Podcast interviews Jean! Wout and Jean sit down
for an hour-long chat about the indie game scene, One More
Story Games’ work with children the first summer they
held camps in Barrie, what it’s like to run a studio
with your spouse and some of...
by
Jean Leggett
| Jul 20, 2018 |
Media,
News,
StoryStylus
Nerds Assemble Podcast Jean joins the gang at Nerds Assemble
to talk gaming nostalgia, what it’s like to work with
kid creators, the challenges of creating a game engine at the
same time you’re building content and why Trumpy Cat
needed to fall into a deep...
by
Jean Leggett
| Jul 8, 2018 |
Jean,
News,
Uncategorized
Voices of Women in Tech An interview with Jean Leggett who
created a company and platform to help underprivileged voices
share their stories. Jean Leggett is leading a revolution in
both traditional book publishing and video games. She and her
husband have worked...
