Maddy Thorson
| Date of birth | 18 March 1988 |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Pronouns | she/they[1] |
| Gender identity | nonbinary |
| Occupation | video game developer |
| Known for | TowerFall and Celeste |
Maddy Thorson (born 18 March 1988) is a Canadian video game developer, known as one of the lead creators for the video games TowerFall and Celeste, developed under their studio Matt Makes Games. Since September 2019, Thorson has effectively shut down Matt Makes Games to relaunch their team under Extremely OK Games.
Thorson went to college at Grande Prairie Regional College in Alberta, Canada, studying computer science, during which one summer they worked at HermitWorks Entertainment, a local video game development studio.
On International Nonbinary Day 2019, Maddy came out as nonbinary with the pronouns they/them[2][3], although they use she/they now.[4]
References
- ↑ "Thornson's Twitter". Twitter. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ↑ @MaddyThorson (14 July 2019). "It's #InternationalNonBinaryDay! I'm going to use this opportunity to say... Hi, I'm non-binary :) I still struggle with shame sometimes, but when I'm comfortable being myself it's wonderful 🥰 ✨" – via Twitter.
- ↑ @MaddyThorson (14 July 2019). "They/them :)" – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Thornson's Twitter". Twitter. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
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