Jaime Woo Explained

Jaime Woo
Occupation:	writer
Period:	2000s-present
Nationality:	Canadian
Notableworks:	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.

Notes and References

1. http://dailyxtra.com/toronto/arts-and-entertainment/literary/jaime-woo-wants-meet-grindr-3128 "Jaime Woo wants you to Meet Grindr"
2. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/how-grindr-is-changing-the-way-we-all-connect/ "How Grindr Is Changing the Way We Connect"
3. http://www.quillandquire.com/awards/2014/03/06/canadians-among-finalists-for-26th-annual-lambda-awards/ "Canadians among finalists for 26th annual Lambda Awards"
4. http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/gamercamp-video-game-festival-all-about-diversity-creativity-1.1250826 "Gamercamp video game festival all about diversity, creativity"
5. http://www.fabmagazine.com/story/gaymers-unite "Gaymers unite"
6. http://www.cnet.com/news/gaymerx-2-gaming-convention-hits-kickstarter/ "GaymerX 2 gaming convention hits Kickstarter"