Geek Woman was able to get an interview with the Senior Producer for Dream Day Wedding, Oberon’s Cara Ely. Cara was born in Stuttgart, Germany, the daughter of an engineer and a ballet teacher. She received a BA in Theatre from Whitman College, and worked for five years as a talent agent and casting director.

Cara entered the games industry in 2000, when she joined Sierra Online, hiring and directing local and celebrity talent including Jack Palance and Gwen Stefani. After working on titles such as “You Don’t Know Jack” and “The $100,000 Pyramid,” she transitioned to Sierra’s bestselling Hoyle Games team, acting as Producer on products such as Hoyle Casino, Card Games, Board Games, and Puzzle Games.

After joining Oberon Games in 2005, Cara acted as Producer on eight games for Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows Vista: remakes of Solitaire, Spider, Minesweeper, Hearts, and Spades, and the new games Chess Titans, Mahjong Titans, and Purble Place. Cara currently resides in Seattle, WA.

WG: What is your position at Dream Day Wedding (Oberon Games)?

Cara Ely: I am currently a Senior Producer at Oberon Games, and was the Producer and primary designer on Dream Day Wedding.

WG: What kind of work do you do?

Cara Ely: As a Producer, I manage and assist in the development of games, from brainstorming to final delivery. I typically work with small teams of artists and engineers, and it’s my job to make sure that everyone can do his or her work as effectively as possible. On Dream Day Wedding, since that was my own game concept, I also did design and writing, though our entire team was involved in the design process as well. Game development is a hands-on process from start-to-finish, which is what makes it so rewarding (and often challenging).

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