Laura Parker, Associate Editor

laura Laura joined GameSpot AU in July 2008 as news features writer, helping to set straight the gender imbalance in the team. A former freelance journalist who dreamed of becoming an archaeologist since playing Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Laura studied journalism at university before realising she would much rather be somewhere more exciting - say, travelling the Amazon or participating in camel races in Egypt.

Set on correcting her mistake, Laura began working as the night-shift police reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald where she got her dose of excitement with weekly murder and mayhem. After making her first front page, Laura moved on to writing news, technology and features for the paper. In her free time, she worked freelance on arts and science articles for FilmInk magazine, 3D World and The Guardian.

Laura enjoys playing video games in her spare time, and it wasn't too long before she realised she could probably make some money from her hobby, and so began her career writing about video games. She hopes to one day win a prize for video game journalism and as a reward be offered a trip to an archaeological dig site researching a feature-length story on Ancient Egyptian relics.

Eating cake is a big part of Laura's day, and always feels the need to have some before she writes an article. Among her favourite things to do are watching adventure films and quirky comedies, reading, photography, and anything and everything to do with philosophy.