The Mercury News
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When theater director, educator and playwright Kirsten Brandt's 14-year-old daughter declared her desire to pursue a career as a game developer, Brandt's first reaction was immense pride. Followed by fear. Women who have attempted entry into the Silicon Valley boys club of game development have not exactly met with open arms. Take Zoë Quinn, for example, who was the epicenter of the Gamergate controversy in 2014.