Jaime Woo

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]

Jaime Woo
Occupationwriter
NationalityCanadian
Period2000s-present
Notable worksMeet Grindr

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.

References
  1. "Jaime Woo wants you to Meet Grindr". Xtra!, February 26, 2013.
  2. "How Grindr Is Changing the Way We Connect". The New York Times, March 10, 2013.
  3. "Canadians among finalists for 26th annual Lambda Awards". Quill & Quire, March 6, 2014.
  4. "Gamercamp video game festival all about diversity, creativity". CBC News, November 1, 2012.
  5. "Gaymers unite". Fab, March 10, 2012.
  6. "GaymerX 2 gaming convention hits Kickstarter". CNET, February 19, 2014.


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