Hi! My name is Clara Owen
About Me
I am a Game Design and Computer Science student at High Point University. I’ve been playing games for fifteen years, programming for seven, and game designing for three.
Favorite games: Outer Wilds, Sky: Children of the Light (it got put on Steam recently!), The Forest, and Minecraft. I love story and strategy games like Journey and Portal 2.
I also love hanging out with my friends, making crafts, knitting, and drawing art. I like to dress up as characters from movies or books as well!
Campus Involvement
IGDA
Treasurer 2024-2025
Vice President 2025-2026
International Game Developer’s Association (IGDA) is High Point University’s IGDA chapter. We primarily focus on professional development within the game design and communications program.
As VP, I help plan monthly schedules, write out budgets, write and conduct workshops, and make sure everyone has a great time!
Game Developers Club
SGA Representative 2025-2026
We help designers get in engine to have tangible projects. The club participates in a lot of game jams, trips, and conferences. Most recently, we participating in the Duke Indie Games playtesting event.
As SGA representative, I attend our Student Government’s Senate, as well as help defend bills when requesting money. I also help run some workshops.
Conferences
I attend as many conferences as I can to show my games! The big one last year was Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco, showing Cryptid Click. This year, I will be attending again with HPU, presenting Crease vs the Reign of Tearer.
We have also attended smaller gatherings such as the Camel City Game Jam, Duke Playtesting night, and Meta Nights XR in Raleigh. This is all great experience and I love meeting other talented game designers.
