dani wright
she/they | 26 | UCSC 2022 Digital Art & New Media: Experimental Play | UCSC 2020 Art and Design: Games & Playable Media
Who is dani?
dani is a 26 year old game designer and educator currently lecturing at UC Santa Cruz. She has studied computer science for ten years and game design for seven years ever since discovering an interest in it at the end of high school. After loving a couple of design-centric courses, they switched their undergraduate major from Computer Science: Game Design to Art and Design: Games & Playable Media. Currently, she is lecturing for the Art & Design: Games & Playable Media major at UC Santa Cruz. Their games are often posted on their itch page.
As an undergrad, she was part of a three year long Dungeons and Dragons campaign, which introduced her to the world of tabletop role-playing games. When she has spare time, she practices adventure design and tries to run campaigns for her family back in the Los Angeles area.
What does dani like?
dani is passionate about creative projects and enjoys reading books, playing games, and watching movies and shows.
They enjoy science fiction and fantasy stories, specifically ones that feature diverse characters and good writing. And (queer) vampires, which has been their Quarantine Hyperfixation™.
Some of her favorite games include:
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Elden Ring
Shovel Knight
Night in the Woods
Hollow Knight
Animal Crossing New Horizons
Hades