by Rosemary Lokhorst | Nov 6, 2019 | Chronic/Serious Illness, Self Help
For the last three years, I was a caregiver to my best friend as she fought and eventually succumb to breast cancer. But as they say, “It takes a village,” and so it was not just me, but a group of our people that shared both the burden and the special moments....
by Rosemary Lokhorst | Sep 11, 2019 | Chronic/Serious Illness
Despite the fact that upwards of 80 percent of young cancer patients survive their conditions, it can seem like cancer takes away your life. The most common pediatric cancers are those of the blood, and treatment often requires months in the hospital, undergoing...
by Rosemary Lokhorst | Aug 21, 2019 | Digging Deep Project
This summer, we’ve been busily spreading the word about Shadow’s Edge – and when we say “we,” we mostly mean our game producer, Rosy, who’s been racking up the frequent flyer miles from Brazil to Montreal to California to Switzerland. Here are Rosy’s thoughts on a...
by Rosemary Lokhorst | Aug 7, 2019 | Chronic/Serious Illness, Self Expression
When I helped to produce the game Shadow’s Edge, which helps young people explore chronic illness, I had some experience in both areas – I’d been working in tech for more than a decade and I had also been ill. When we dove into the game design, I thought I was healed,...
by Rosemary Lokhorst | Jul 10, 2019 | Digging Deep Project, Uncategorized
In late June, Shadow’s Edge was at the Brazil Independent Games festival in São Paolo, Brazil. Since our team has an above-average participation of women compared to gaming industry standards (yay!), we were invited to speak on a panel about Women in Games. One of the...
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