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CBC All in a Day interviews Jean Leggett
Jean speaks with CBC Ottawa about the challenges designing a game exploring sexual assault and PTSD that normalize the conversation around recovery, trauma, and therapy....
The Hashcast Podcast
The Hashcast Podcast interviews Jean! Wout and Jean sit down for an hour-long chat about the indie game scene, One More Story Games' work with children the first summer they held camps in Barrie, what it's like to run a studio with your spouse and some of the highs...
Nerds Assemble Podcast
Nerds Assemble Podcast Jean joins the gang at Nerds Assemble to talk gaming nostalgia, what it's like to work with kid creators, the challenges of creating a game engine at the same time you're building content and why Trumpy Cat needed to fall into a deep dark void...
CBC Here and Now interviews CEO Jean Leggett
CBC Here and Now interviews CEO Jean Leggett Jean Leggett appeared on CBC Radio's Here and Now show to discuss the upcoming Charlaine Harris novel to game adaptation of the first Lily Bard novel, Shakespeare's Landlord. To listen to the full recording (6:43m), visit...
GeekMom: Gaming and Literacy with One More Story Games
GeekMom: Gaming and Literacy with One More Story Games by Karen Walsh A few months ago, a woman in my TechLadies Facebook Group, Jean Leggett, posted about her company One More Story Games and her upcoming game based on the Charlaine Harris Lily Bard series. After a...
Girls On Games – Podcast
GoGCast 157: Interview with Jean Leggett of One More Story Games April 24, 2018 This week, we talk with Jean Leggett, CEO of One More Story Games. Based in Barrie, Ontario, this small studio is currently working with author Charlaine Harris (of True Blood fame) to...
Toronto Game Devs Interview OMSG Founders
Toronto Game Devs Interview OMSG Founders Toronto Game Devs Interview OMSG Founders Jean and Blair Leggett about their latest project, Shakespeare's Landlord, a novel-to-game adaptation of #1 New York Times bestselling authoring Charlaine Harris' novel of the same...
StoryHinge interview – Stories and Video Games with Jean Leggett
Episode #69 - StoryHinge interviews Jean Leggett After nearly losing her husband in 2012 to medical negligence while we were living in Dallas, Jean and Blair decided to return to Canada and pursue their dream businesses for one year. Jean attended business development...
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing interviews Jean Leggett Episode 10 features a great interview with Jean Leggett, CEO and co-founder of One More Story Games. After her husband Blair's near-death experience in 2012, the two embarked on a journey back to his...
OMSG Founders nominated for IGDA “Community Leadership” Award
OMSG founders Jean & Blair Leggett are finalists in the International Game Developers' Association's (IGDA) Serious Games SIG "Community Leadership" award. This award recognizes individuals who work to promote empathy, understanding and diversity in games. Jean...
IndieBeat: How Shakespeare’s Landlord shows the aftermath of sexual trauma
IndieBeat: How Shakespeare's Landlord shows the aftermath of sexual trauma Shakespeare’s Landlord is a murder-mystery, but more than that, it’s about Lily Bard’s journey of dealing with past trauma and sexual assault. It’s the first of at least two games, which indie...
Girls Make Games awards GDC scholarship to CEO Jean Leggett
Founder Jean Leggett will be attending the Game Developers' Conference (GDC) in San Francisco as a Girls Make Games scholar. Girls Make Games is a series of international summer camps, workshops and game jams designed to inspire the next generation of designers,...
Shakespeare’s Landlord: A Sneak Peek Party w Charlaine Harris
On October 11, 2017, One More Story Games held its Sneak Peek Party of Shakespeare's Landlord, the interactive game at Kobo Headquarters in Toronto, Canada. Jean Leggett, OMSG CEO, showed a 10-minute preview of the upcoming book to game adaptation of #1 NYT...
Kate Edwards joins OMSG Advisory Board
One More Story Games is proud to announce that Kate Edwards, former Executive Director of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), will be joining our team as an advisor for the company's initiatives. Edwards is the current CEO and principal consultant of...
Love U Magazine feature profile: Jean Leggett
CEO Jean Leggett was profiled in Love U Magazine, talking about her experience leading an indie game studio with co-founder and husband Blair. Click the photo for the article, pages 49-55.
OMSG & Microsoft Vancouver Partner for March Break Camp
One More Story Games and Microsoft partnered to offer a week-long camp at Microsoft's Vancouver studio to 10 young girls aged 7-11. Jean and Blair Leggett, the founders of OMSG, taught the week-long class and the end result were 2 unique story games developed by...
OMSG CEO one of 25 finalists for Communitech bootcamp
For Immediate Release BARRIE TECH FOUNDER HEADING TO COMMUNITECH BOOTCAMP Barrie, ON, January 16, 2017: One More Story Games is pleased to announce CEO Jean Leggett has been selected as one of 25 Canada-wide participants in Communitech’s “Fierce Founder” bootcamp,...
Game of the Year – Top Honours to OMSG
One More Story Games nabs top spots for 2 releases Barrie, ON, January 11, 2017: One More Story Games is pleased to announce that two of its story-based video games took top honours for Game of the Year as awarded by TorontoGameDevs, beating out industry notables...
Maclean’s: How to Close the Diversity Gap in the Games Industry
How to close the gaming industry’s diversity gap Read the full article at Maclean's by clicking on the title above. While everyone insists diversity and inclusion is important, a solution for desegregating the gaming industry remains out of reach Andray Domise October...
StoryForward Interviews OMSG
Steve chats with Jean Leggett about StoryStylus, an interactive storytelling/game platform. In addition, Steve reveals an exciting new product from Disney. http://www.storyforwardpodcast.com/2016/03/31/089-jean-leggett-storystylus/ Links mentioned in this episode:...