Thais Weiller
{{short description|Brazilian game designer and producer}}
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| nationality = Brazilian
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| occupation = Video game designer
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| known_for = Co-founder of JoyMasher
| notable_works = Oniken and Odallus
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Thais Weiller is a Brazilian game designer and producer.{{cite web |last1=Alexandre |first1=Mateus |title=Entrevistamos Thais Weiller, produtora e designer de jogos |url=http://jogazera.com.br/entrevistamos-thais-weiller-producer-e-game-designer/ |publisher=Jogazera |accessdate=9 July 2018 |language=Portuguese |date=25 June 2015}}{{cite news |last1=Luzardo |first1=Alejandro |title=Soy una 'gamer': la industria de los videojuegos es cosa de chicas |url=https://elpais.com/elpais/2017/03/22/planeta_futuro/1490186116_425191.html |accessdate=7 July 2018 |work=El Pais |date=27 March 2017 |language=Spanish}}{{cite news |last=Capelas |first=Bruno |date=2016-11-06 |title=Thais Weiller: 'Jogando, você entende como é ser mulher' |language=Portuguese |work=Estadao |url=https://link.estadao.com.br/noticias/games,jogando-voce-entende-como-e-ser-mulher,10000086610 |accessdate=7 July 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Serpente |first1=Mãe |title=Falange Entrevista - Thais Weiller |url=https://falange.net/falange-entrevista-thais-weiller/ |publisher=Falange |accessdate=9 July 2018 |date=9 August 2016|language=Portuguese}} Together with Danilo Dias she co-founded JoyMasher and released Oniken, Odallus,{{cite web |last1=Chan |first1=Stephanie |title=The IndieBeat: Glitch Mundo carves out a grassroots festival for indie games in Brazil |date=5 July 2018 |url=https://venturebeat.com/2018/07/05/the-indiebeat-glitch-mundo-carves-out-a-grassroots-festival-for-indie-games-in-brazil/ |publisher=Venture Beat |accessdate=15 July 2018}}{{cite web |title=Factsheet |url=http://joymasher.com/press/ |publisher=JoyMasher |accessdate=18 July 2018}} Blazing Chrome{{cite web |title=JoyMasher on Blazing Chrome |date=11 April 2019 |url=https://videochums.com/article/joymasher-on-blazing-chrome |publisher=Video Chums}} and Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider.{{Cite web |last=Franzese |first=Tomas |date=2023-01-11 |title=Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is the first great game of 2023 |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/vengeful-guardian-moonrider-impressions/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=Digital Trends |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=2022-12-01 |title=Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider launches January 12, 2023 |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/12/vengeful-guardian-moonrider-launches-january-12-2023 |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}
Work
She has also created Rainy Day, a game about anxiety and depression: she spoke at Game Developers Conference (GDC) in 2017 about "wondering why no one was making games about the 'crappy moments in life,' like break ups, awful bosses, and experiences with serious health conditions."{{cite web |last1=Batchelor |first1=James |title=Standing ovation for Palestinian dev at #1ReasonToBe: Developers from around the world share tales of passion, ambition, self-discovery and suffering at GDC 2017 |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-03-06-standing-ovation-for-palestinian-dev-at-1reasontobe |website=gamesindustry.biz |accessdate=9 July 2018 |date=6 March 2017}}
Rainy Day was described by one reviewer as "{{Lang|pt-br|um jogo curtinho sobre ansiedade e depressão que você deveria jogar agora}}" ("a short game about anxiety and depression which you should play now").{{cite news |last1=Sampaio |first1=Henrique |title=Rainy Day, da Thais Weiller, é um jogo curtinho sobre ansiedade e depressão que você deveria jogar agora |url=http://overloadr.com.br/especiais/2016/07/rainy-day-da-thais-weiller-e-um-jogo-curtinho-sobre-ansiedade-e-depressao-que-voce-deveria-jogar-agora/ |accessdate=9 July 2018 |date=27 July 2016 |language=Portuguese}}
She has also published two books on game design, "Game Start" and "Pense Pequeno", under Creative Commons license share-alike. Both books are in Portuguese and available for free download.{{cite web |title=Game Start |url=http://gamestartlivro.net/livro |publisher=Venture Beat |accessdate=15 July 2018}}
Education
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.thaisweiller.com/}}
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