Nikki Jay: (Creator of Quantum Witch)
Name/Known Alias: NikkiJay.
Occupation: I make computers go beep at the right time (mostly).
Best Known for/Notable Works: A joke tweet about covid that Dara O’Briain and Sue Perkins said was excellent.
Fun Fact: I know all the words to “Yakko’s World”!
How did you make your break into the industry: I’m hoping this is it.
Favourite Projects to have Worked on: Aside from Quantum Witch, “Mr Biffo’s Found Footage”.
Hardest Projects to have Worked on: Quantum Witch. The twisty turny storylines are twisting my melon, man!
Currently Working on: Quantum Witch.
Currently Playing: Chrono Trigger (again).
Currently Watching: From, Silo, and Severance.
Defining Career Moment: Accidentally reducing a department’s productivity to zero because I included an icon of a cute character that blinked at random times, which made entire teams argue about if it actually did blink or not and crowd round their monitors waiting for it to blink.
Throughout your career, of the many things you have since learned, is there anything you wish you knew at the beginning: No matter what, someone will always hate what you do. Lean into it.
If you had the opportunity to work with any IP, what would it be: I’d love to write a song for Steven Universe.
Is there anyone you haven’t worked with yet, but would like to: Stephanie Sterling.
For fans of your work, who’d like to get in touch and stay up to date with all the latest news, what are the best places for them to reach you on: I’m over on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/nikkijay.games and there’s a discord link hidden away on the Steam store page – can YOU find it?
Related Interviews:
- Interview #1: Nikki Jay | The Plot Thickens with PLOTFORMER Quantum Witch (November 23rd, 2024)
