How an injury drove one artist to make a tower defense-meets-Pokémon game — and a woman-led studio

Injuries can effect more than sports careers.

I met Lynn Hogan at the MGF mobile games conference in Seattle in October, and I immediately became interested in her story. She’s a former concept artist (her career in that field was heavily impacted by a nasty injury) who’s now the chief executive officer of Fat Loot games, which she cofounded. Now, her diverse company is working on Soul Locus, a colorful tower-defense game available now via Steam Early Access.