
Jenny Jiao HsiaInterview
Indie game developer
Adapted from Jenny Jiao Hsia's interview on Uses This, published 8 December 2017. The kit is drawn from their answers and each reason is an excerpt, lightly edited. Shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full interview ↗
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I use a 13-inch MacBook Pro (early 2015) to make my games.
My computer isn't equipped with a lot of storage space, so I keep my files on a portable external hard drive.
I using pens instead of pencils, and this one is my favorite to write with!
For non-digital crafting, I've been using this small sewing machine from Janome.
Sometimes I use LICEcap to capture gifs -- the framerate can end up looking sort of choppy and slow, so I will occasionally resort to Photoshop to create better quality gifs.
Communication
Security
The following year, we worked together again and released a game about computers, magic, and insecurity.
Coding & Development
Design
Media
Storage
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In 2014, I collaborated with AP Thomson on a small game about smooching and loneliness in space.