The wonderful thing about gaming is that it can be a virtual gateway for people to fulfil dreams that would otherwise be impossible. In Sabrina Becker's case, she has always had a deep passion for dresses and fashion history, but being diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a connective tissue disorder, prevented her from being able to pursue costume design professionally.
"I grew up sewing with my mom, so Dressmaker has been a really lovely way for me to reconnect with that," she tells me. Becker and her partner Jonathan Hau-Yoon are the co-creators of Dressmaker, an indie game all about making dresses. In other words, not like all the countless fashion and dress-up games that already exist but one where every element of making the dress, from choosing fabric, cutting out patterns, sewing garments, and adding decorations, is under your control.
