My name is Annika Heilmann, born in 1995 in Hamburg, Germany.

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At first I studied History at the University of Bremen, before I came back to Hamburg and began my game design studies at University of Europe for Applied Sciences in 2017. I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 2021 and began studying in the Master's program Zeitabhängige Medien - Games at HAW Hamburg, where I graduated with a Master of Arts in 2024.

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Since 2018 am a working student for the Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft where I am project assistant for Gamecity Hamburg, the municipal initiative for the enhancement of the Hamburg games industry.

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Between September 2019 and February 2020 I interned as game designer at the Hamburg indie developer Tiny Roar.

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Alongside game design, my professional interests lie particularly in the areas of accessibility and gender equality in games. Accordingly, in my bachelor's thesis I addressed the accessibility for people with visual disabilities in analogue games and in my master's thesis I explored the narrative portrayal of female protagonists, particularly in the "Assassin's Creed" franchise.

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I am currently looking for emploment in the area of Game Design or PR Management, the latter not necessarily directly in the games industry.