Zoë Quinn

Zoë Quinn
Zoë Quinn
	Quinn at the 2015 XOXO Festival
Born	1987 (age 35–36); United States
Other names	Zoë Tiberius Quinn
Occupation	Video game developer
Known for	Depression Quest
Website	unburntwitch.com

Zoë Tiberius Quinn[1] (born 1987) is an American video game developer, programmer, writer, and artist.

Quinn, who uses the gender-neutral pronoun "they" , is known for developing the interactive fiction game Depression Quest. In 2014, a blog post by their ex-boyfriend sparked the Gamergate controversy, in which Quinn was subjected to a lot of criticism and harassment.

References

Quinn, Zoë [@UnburntWitch] (March 25, 2015). "Y'all thought i was playin about my middle name" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2016 – via Twitter.

Other websites

"Gamergate Target Zoe Quinn Can Teach Us How to Fight Online Hate". Wired. September 2, 2017.
Illing, Sean (September 9, 2017). "The woman at the center of #Gamergate gives zero fucks about her haters". Vox.

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[1] Quinn, Zoë [@UnburntWitch] (March 25, 2015). "Y'all thought i was playin about my middle name" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2016 – via Twitter.