Jen's a postdoctoral fellow at the Technoculture, Arts and Games Centre (just TAG for short) in Montreal, and an adjunct researcher with the Hypertext and Hypermedia Lab in Ottawa. Her work centers on the game industry and how things like digital distribution, free-to-play mechanics, crowdfunding, and incubators change developers’ work. Her Sociology PhD is from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.

Jen's been working with the game studio incubator, Execution Labs since fall 2012, documenting their darkest secrets. A lot of them revolve around deciphering what makes something indie, and figuring out if there's a way to earn a steady paycheque while still preserving creative autonomy. She's willing to share these secrets, especially over a pint of beer.

You can find some of her academic writing at www.jenniferwhitson.com.