Jaime Woo

{{short description|Canadian writer and game developer}}

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Jaime Woo is a Canadian writer and game developer.[http://dailyxtra.com/toronto/arts-and-entertainment/literary/jaime-woo-wants-meet-grindr-3128 "Jaime Woo wants you to Meet Grindr"]. Xtra!, February 26, 2013. He is best known for his 2013 book Meet Grindr: How One App Changed the Way We Connect,[http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/how-grindr-is-changing-the-way-we-all-connect/ "How Grindr Is Changing the Way We Connect"]. The New York Times, March 10, 2013. an exploration of the impact of Grindr on social interaction in the gay male community which was a shortlisted nominee for the Lambda Literary Award for non-fiction at the 26th Lambda Literary Awards.[http://www.quillandquire.com/awards/2014/03/06/canadians-among-finalists-for-26th-annual-lambda-awards/ "Canadians among finalists for 26th annual Lambda Awards"]. Quill & Quire, March 6, 2014.

Woo was a cofounder of the Toronto-area video game convention Gamercamp,[http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/gamercamp-video-game-festival-all-about-diversity-creativity-1.1250826 "Gamercamp video game festival all about diversity, creativity"]. CBC News, November 1, 2012. created the For All Gamers Sake archive of LGBT-themed indie video games,[http://www.fabmagazine.com/story/gaymers-unite "Gaymers unite"]. Fab, March 10, 2012. and was a speaker at the 2014 edition of GaymerX.[http://www.cnet.com/news/gaymerx-2-gaming-convention-hits-kickstarter/ "GaymerX 2 gaming convention hits Kickstarter"]. CNET, February 19, 2014.

He has also contributed to publications including Hazlitt, the Financial Post, The Globe and Mail, The Daily Dot, Huffington Post and The Grid.