Juno Morrow

Juno Morrow’s early work primarily consisted of travel and street photography before growing to include interactive media, such as games.[3] In 2014, Morrow released Mastering Tedium, a "tongue-in-cheek" terminal-based laundry simulator game.[6][7] Oral Perspectives, also released in 2014, is a game designed for VR that uses a microphone and a custom jaw sensor.[4] The game's perspective takes place inside the mouth and is intended to cause discomfort. Her M.F.A. thesis, entitled Depth Perception, is a multimodal experiential installation using virtual and augmented reality technologies.[8] It aims to challenge traditional systemic notions of truth and deconstruct the binary of abstract/mental, material/physical, and artificial/real.[8][9] In 2018, Morrow was commissioned to create Conspiracy Theories About Myself and Orbtown for inclusion in the DreamboxXx, a unique arcade cabinet featuring nontraditional, queer games and were later sold as a bundle with proceeds going to charity.[10][11][12] Conspiracy Theories About Myself is inspired by her experience as a transgender person walking down the street.[13] The goal of the game is to make it home without crying. Conspiracy Theories About Myself later went on to be showcased at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[14] Morrow’s artwork and designs have been exhibited internationally.[15][9][16] She has also advocated for making games education accessible to people of color and for labor organization within the games industry.[3][17] Morrow has also been developing the first public game design degree program in New York City since 2015.[1] She has three games currently in development. The first is called Pruuds vs. Sloots, which is categorized as a fighting game.[18] The second is Under Pressure, which is a small art toy about social control and pressure.[19] The third is called Crisscross, which is a simple platformer inspired by Frogger.[20] She also has a prototype called Dial that is still early in development.[21]