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Emilie has been a content writer for Rough Maps since 2024. She holds a BA in journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University and has been published in various magazines including Toronto Life and Exclaim. Her favourite topics to write about include food, traveling, health & wellness, and music. Her dream vacation destination is New Zealand and her worst vacation experience was having altitude sickness in Colorado in a sweltering hot hotel with a heating system gone haywire. Emilie's favourite vintage video game system is the Nintendo GameCube and favourite video game is The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
Christy Chan is a Vancouver-based writer, editor, and designer. Though her travels are few and far between, she has no shortage of stories to share—trekking the Canadian wilderness, sampling poke along the Honolulu coastline, getting lost in night markets in Taiwan—and her wanderlust will eventually pin her somewhere foreign. Travels aside, if she isn't busy trying to bake the perfect cookie or relearning how to watercolour, she's scouring the nearest library, searching for the next spark of inspiration. The Game Boy Color was her first console, where she often played Tetris and Dr. Mario late into the night.
With a fine arts degree from OCAD University under her belt, Megan dips her brush in many creative fields. She’s currently exploring the world of writing, working in niches from fiction to copywriting. Meg is either traveling or dreaming of traveling when she’s not writing. Her home base is in Canada until the lakes freeze over. Megan’s favorite vintage system is Super Nintendo 1994 which is still plugged into the TV at her parent’s house. Donkey Kong Country brings back all the nostalgic feels and Master Necky still gives her the creeps.
Chase joined Rough Maps as our inaugural employee in 2018, bringing with him a BA in Administrative Marketing from Fanshawe College and a fervent aspiration to become an advertising expert. His love for travel and his writing prowess seamlessly blend, enabling him to share captivating experiences about the wonders of our planet. Chase's favorite system is the Nintendo 64. Classic adventure games like the Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time and Mario 64 will forever be at the top of his gaming list.
Farva has been immersed in the world of writing since earning her B.A. in English. In the past, she has written as a freelancer and has even worked on some novels. She enjoys exploring a variety of topics, including relationships, comic books, and global culture. Superheroes—ranging from iconic figures like Batman to niche characters like Morpheus—are some of her favorite subjects. Farva’s favorite console is the PC, as it simply can’t be beat in terms of versatility and graphics. The Nintendo Switch is a close second, but too bad Baldur’s Gate 3 is only available on the PC.
Having dealt first-hand in the realm of digital content and media since 2019, David has committed himself to making full use of his BA in History and Political Science (that being an extremely loose definition of the term "full use"). Despite this complete 180, David's passion for writing and observing the world around him has lent itself to a steadfast commitment to producing content about the topics he cares about most: travel and pop culture. Growing up, David was always an Xbox guy — so naturally, his favourite game would be Halo (although Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is definitely a close second).
Since the dawn of time, Maria has subjected people to her writing. From silly stories about baseball in her youth to silly stories about cowboys in adulthood, people have been unsafe for years. She brought that love of writing to UTM (U of T’s homely sister in Mississauga) where she spent five years on the campus newspaper, eventually becoming editor-in-chief. Her work has also been published in UTM’s annual journal and one of her short stories placed second in Scribbler’s Dialogue Contest. She believes she’s funnier than she is and would have made her entire blurb Smash Mouth’s lyrics to “All Star,” if only her boss had let her. Her favourite vintage video game system is the GameCube (yes, that counts as vintage—it was released in 2001). As for video games, her absolute favourite is Fable 2.
Cathy has been a content writer at Rough Maps since 2023. She has a BA in English Literature from the University of British Columbia and has always dreamed of becoming a writer. Her love for reading fueled her passion for writing, and she enjoys writing about topics like pop culture, film, travel, and personal experiences. As far as gaming goes, her favourite games include Stardew Valley, Teamfight Tactics, and OSU. She’ll love anything that has a cute and cozy vibe to it (especially games with 8 bit pixel art)!
Robbie has been with Rough Maps since 2019, first as a content writer and latterly as Director of Creative and Media. His essays and reports have been published in Maclean’s, Salon, The West End Phoenix and elsewhere. Robbie is a recipient of the Eugene Levy Writing Award, a three-time winner of the York University President’s Prize, and was the Humber Yuk Yuks Standup Champ in 2016. Robbie's first gaming console was an original PlayStation, which he still plays when he feels nostalgic. His all-time favourite game is Red Dead Redemption 2.
From Sega Master System to PS5, David, Landon and Steven have watched the evolution of gaming from the 90s until today. With games getting more and more complicated, they needed help navigating the latest releases which led them to launch The Savvy Gamer. Gamers at their core, The Savvy Gamer is a community where the content is as much for themselves as it is for their readers. We thank everyone for their continued support!
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