About
Research-driven creativity.
Meg Hutchison (she/her)
I grew up in Brampton, a city close to Toronto, full of life and culture.
As the younger sibling, I fall into the stereotypes, creative and an agent of chaos.
I’m a media professional by trade and have found a home in the game industry. By day I’m creating worlds for players to explore, and at night I’m working on my research for my PhD.
I hope to make games that help people process and understand their grief.
Education.
In New Zealand. Learning about older populations fitness promotion. They could lift more than me.
The GHTV Team after our murder mystery episode.
Doctorate in Communications
Concordia University, 2021 - Present
Master of Arts
University of Guelph, English 2018 - 2019
I am a digital games scholar with an interest in virtual dark tourism (the grit and bloody gameplay). At Guelph, I studied trauma, terrorism, folklore, media pedagogy, Canadian literature, and improvisation.
My research project titled Duplicitous Logics of Gameplay and The Ethics of Far Cry 5 used gameplay to assessed the game for its carnivalesque qualities and inversions of power dynamics where player identities are caught up in a questionably unethical zone of pleasure and danger. In first-person shooter video game Far Cry 5, players inhabit spaces of identity that require a participatory erotic that includes murder and the destruction of property. To reconcile heroic virtues, players must participate in military operations of soldier engagement to maintain peace.
Honours Bachelor of Applied Arts in Media Studies
University of Guelph 2014 - 2018
Theoretical background in various media and studied the historical, social, cultural and ethical aspects of the media industry. Thesis: Headlines printed in Blood: creating the legend of Jack the Ripper.
Diploma in Media Communications
Humber College 2014 - 2018
Specialization in Digital Communications and Public Relations.
Experience.
Narrative Designer
Scavengers Studio
April 2021 - Present
Community Manager
Scavengers Studio
September 2020 – July 2022
Lecturer
Concordia University
September 2020 – Present
Digital Content Creator
International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation
January 2019 - January 2020
Digital Media Specialist
MH Digital Services
January 2020 – Present
Project Manager
University of Guelph
January 2018 - September 2020
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Guelph
April 2019 - September 2020
Teaching Assistant
University of Guelph
September 2018 - April 2019
Public Education Chair of Social Media
Lifesaving Society Ontario
April 2018 – Present
Videographer & Web developer
Lifesaving Society Ontario
July 2017 - December 2018
Social Media Coordinator
Lifesaving Society Ontario
May 2016 - September 2016
Strategic Communications Intern
The Hospital for Sick Children
May 2017 - July 2017
President
GUHU Media
May 2017 - April 2018
Vice-President of Television
GUHU Media
May 2015 - April 2017
START and First Year Experience Leader
University of Guelph-Humber
June 2015 - June 2016
Lighting & Sound Technician
Freelance
July 2011 - April 2018
Leadership Instructor
City of Brampton
January 2014 - August 2021
Deck Supervisor
City of Brampton
January 2015 - August 2021
Lifeguard and Swim instructor
City of Brampton
2012 - August 2021
Aquafit Instructor
City of Brampton
July 2013 - August 2021