Jaime Woo

Canadian writer and game developer

Jaime Woo
Occupation	writer
Nationality	Canadian
Period	2000s-present
Notable works	Meet Grindr

Jaime Woo is a Canadian writer and game developer.^[1] He is best known for his 2013 book Meet Grindr: How One App Changed the Way We Connect,^[2] 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.^[3]

Woo was a cofounder of the Toronto-area video game convention Gamercamp,^[4] created the For All Gamers Sake archive of LGBT-themed indie video games,^[5] and was a speaker at the 2014 edition of GaymerX.^[6]

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

References

^ "Jaime Woo wants you to Meet Grindr". Xtra!, February 26, 2013.
^ "How Grindr Is Changing the Way We Connect". The New York Times, March 10, 2013.
^ "Canadians among finalists for 26th annual Lambda Awards". Quill & Quire, March 6, 2014.
^ "Gamercamp video game festival all about diversity, creativity". CBC News, November 1, 2012.
^ "Gaymers unite". Fab, March 10, 2012.
^ "GaymerX 2 gaming convention hits Kickstarter". CNET, February 19, 2014.