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Michealene Cristini Risley

Employment history: Sega of America Divisions: Sega Girls Task Force
Role(s): Executive

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Michealene Cristini Risley is an American businesswoman and former Sega of America licensing and product development executive.

Career

During the 2012 United States presidential election, Risley ran an unsuccessful bid as the official candidate of the Americans Elect political party.

Sega Girls Task Force

Main article: Sega Girls Task Force.

In 1993, Risley established the Sega Girls Task Force, an internal Sega of America video game production team established to both address the issue of then-limited female participation in video gaming, and research the viability of games developed with a female audience in mind. The team was directly involved with the production of three Western-developed Mega Drive games, and advised a number of third-party studios on issues of inclusion and accessibility.

Production history

Richard Scarry's Busytown (Mega Drive; 1994) — Special Thanks (as Michaelene Cristini Risley)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Game Gear; 1994) — Special Thanks^[1] (as Michaelene Cristini Risley)
Scholastic's The Magic School Bus: Space Exploration Game (Mega Drive; 1995) — Special Thanks (as Michealene Christini-Risley)
VR Troopers (Mega Drive; 1995) — Licensing^[2] (as Michaelene Cristini Risley)
VR Troopers (Game Gear; 1995) — Licensing^[3] (as Michealene C Risley)
Garfield: Caught in the Act (Game Gear; 1995) — Licensing^[4]
Pebble Beach Golf Links (Saturn; 1995) — Special Thanks^[5] (as Michealene Christini)
Fahrenheit (Mega-CD; 1995) — Special Thanks To^[6]
Garfield: Caught in the Act (Mega Drive; 1995) — Licensing^[7]
Garfield: Caught in the Act (Windows PC; 1997) — Marketing

External links

What happened when Sega courted female players in the mid-’90s article by Richard Moss at Polygon

References

[:File:MMPR_gg_us_manual.pdf_p14-1] File:MMPR gg us manual.pdf, page 14

[:File:VR_Troopers_MD_credits.pdf_p-2] File:VR Troopers MD credits.pdf

[:File:VR_Troopers_GG_credits.pdf_p-3] File:VR Troopers GG credits.pdf

[:File:Garfield_Caught_in_the_Act_GG_US_Manual.pdf_p19-4] File:Garfield Caught in the Act GG US Manual.pdf, page 19

[:File:Pebblebeach_sat_us_manual.pdf_p22-5] File:Pebblebeach sat us manual.pdf, page 22

[:File:Fahrenheit_MCD_JP_SSCredits.pdf_p-6] File:Fahrenheit MCD JP SSCredits.pdf

[:File:Garfield_Caught_in_the_Act_MD_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Garfield Caught in the Act MD credits.pdf

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 {{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an American businesswoman and former [[Sega of America]] licensing and product development executive.
-==History==
+==Career==
 During the [[wikipedia:2012 United States presidential election|2012 United States presidential election]], Risley ran an unsuccessful bid as the official candidate of the [[wikipedia:Americans Elect|Americans Elect]] political party.
+===Sega Girls Task Force===
+{{MainArticle|Sega Girls Task Force}}
+In 1993, Risley established the [[Sega Girls Task Force]], an internal [[Sega of America]] video game production team established to both address the issue of then-limited female participation in video gaming, and research the viability of games developed with a female audience in mind. The team was directly involved with the production of three Western-developed [[Mega Drive]] games, and advised a number of third-party studios on issues of inclusion and accessibility.
 ==Production history==