Meet the 2024 US Breakthroughs
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Elaine Gómez
Creative Director
Elaine Gómez is a Puerto Rican and Dominican game designer of proud Taíno heritage. In January 2023, she founded independent game studio, Midnight Hour Games, to develop and direct the award-winning mobile game, Blink Land, in collaboration with the American Optometric Association. Elaine is co-founder and Vice President of Latinx in Gaming, an award-winning 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to increasing representation, building community and providing resources to Latine game developers, creators and students across the US, Latin America and the Caribbean. Currently, Elaine is Principal Gameplay Designer at Worlds Untold, designing for an unannounced AAA action-adventure game.