Alec Holowka
Alec Holowka | |
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 Holowka at the 2019 Independent Games Festival | |
| Born | 30 October 1983 |
| Died | 31 August 2019 (aged 35) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Cause of death | Suicide [1] |
| Occupation(s) | Game programmer, designer, musician |
| Notable work | I'm O.K – A Murder Simulator Night in the Woods Aquaria |
Alec Holowka (30 October 1983[2] – 31 August 2019) was a Canadian indie game developer, co-founder of an independent game companies Infinite Ammo, Infinite Fall, and Bit Blot.[3] He was known for collaborating with Derek Yu to create Aquaria and freeware game I'm O.K - A Murder Simulator and with Scott Benson and Bethany Hockenberry to create Night in the Woods. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Controversy and death[change | change source]
In early August 2019, Holowka was accused of physical and sexual assault by many women including Zoë Quinn.[4] He killed himself on August 31, 2019, aged 35. According to his sister, Holowka had been "battling mood and personality disorders" through his life but "was a victim of abuse".[5]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Penny, Laurie (September 6, 2019). "Gaming's #MeToo Moment and the Tyranny of Male Fragility | WIRED". Wired. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ↑ "Alec Holowka - Indie House / Night In The Woods [October 2013]". YouTube. FullIndie.
- ↑ "Bitblot - company". Bit Blot. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ↑ "Night in the Woods Developer Accused of Sexual Assault Dies". IGN Nordic. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ↑ Woods, Andy (31 August 2019). "Night in the Woods developer Alec Holowka has died". PC Gamer. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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