Uploaded November 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Since the 1980s, bestselling author, game developer, and technology instructor Kathy Sierra has devoted her career to creating more humane software and sustainable online communities, earning her a Pioneer Award from the Electronic Frontier Foundation earlier this year.

Recorded in September 2015 at XOXO, an experimental festival celebrating independently produced art and technology in Portland, Oregon. For more, visit http://xoxofest.com.

Introductory music: "Samurai" by Kyle Devine, courtesy of Marmoset.
Intro animation by Craig Winslow.
Video production by brytCAST.
Video thumbnail by Ian Linkletter: flickr.com/photos/linkletter/22145520463
Captions by White Coat Captioning.