Some info about Russ Pitts, the new editor of the Escapist.
GDC 2016 Advocacy track http://schedule.gdconf.com/track/advocacy/ https://archive.is/LDWHb
> Crowdsourcing: Communities as a Force For Good
> Speakers: Matthew Lee (IGDA Serious Games SIG), Rick Heaton (Extra Life, Children Miracle Network Hospitals), Russ Pitts (Take This, Inc.)
Take This https://web.archive.org/web/20140929135550/http://www.takethis.org:80/
Founders
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Russ Pitts
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Susan Arendt
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Mark Kline, Psy.D.
Kate Edwards joins Take This https://www.red*dit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/6o6qz0/venturebeat_kate_edwards_joins_take_this_to/
Susan Arendt called for taxpayer support for "games that aren't fun" https://twitter.com/ItalyGG/status/635830389341335552 https://archive.is/Dl968
Tom "Kate" Edwards is Microsoft's Chinese culture specialist (asset) who recommends people for visas with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. https://archive.is/2T4J8 I wonder how much Edwards charges for a recommendation.