Jessica Conditt

With Us Since
2013
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Location
Phoenix, Arizona
School
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Expertise
Indie games, Horror media, Reality TV and internet culture
  • On top of consistent video game reporting, Jessica has published multiple feature articles addressing broader technology issues, including a breakdown of global nuclear systems and an investigation into a Metaverse scam.
  • She has moderated multiple panels at CES, E3, and the Theatre at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles.
  • Every year in celebration of Halloween, Jessica vows to watch one horror movie per night in October and tracks her ratings (and snack choices) on her old-school personal blog.

Experience

Jessica has written for online outlets since 2008, and she joined Engadget in 2015 after four years as senior reporter at Joystiq. As Engadget's primary video game editor, her work spans reviews, interviews with prominent developers, in-depth articles about indie creators, and videos on industry trends. Jessica's work has also appeared in publications such as Al Jazeera, Reply All, Spawn On Me, Tech News Today, The Joystiq Podcast and ASU's Center for Science and the Imagination. In her spare time, Jessica can be found playing Overwatch, hanging out with her two small dogs and writing her second novel, a near-future tech-bro horror story set in the Arizona desert.

Education

Jessica earned a bachelor's degree in journalism, with an emphasis in digital media and Spanish, from ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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