Photo: Official GDC / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
I think of Zoë Quinn primarily as a developer who expanded what games can do. Depression Quest was not fun in any conventional sense, and that was the point: it used interactivity to build empathy for mental illness. That such a modest, sincere project became the pretext for one of the ugliest harassment campaigns in internet history says everything about the harassers and nothing about the work. What earns my respect is the response, channeling that experience into Crash Override to help other targets of online abuse. Turning personal trauma into infrastructure that protects others is a rarer achievement than shipping any game.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Zoë Quinn
- Name (Japanese)
- ゾーイ・クィン
- Reading
- ぞーい・くぃん
- Born
- August 13, 1987 (age 38)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rabbit
- Origin
- New York, United States
- Occupation
- computer scientist / game programmer / game designer / video game developer / television producer
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Depression Quest | — | |
| Notable work | Crash Override | — |
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://unburntwitch.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/zoequinn/
- Xhttps://x.com/UnburntWitch
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zo%C3%AB%20Quinn
Frequently asked questions
When was Zoë Quinn born?
Born August 13, 1987 (age 38).
Where is Zoë Quinn from?
Zoë Quinn is from New York, United States.
What does Zoë Quinn do?
Zoë Quinn works as computer scientist, game programmer, game designer, video game developer, television producer.
What is Zoë Quinn known for?
Notable works include Depression Quest, Crash Override.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.