Sachi Schmidt-Hori has never played Assassin’s Creed Shadows, but facing an onslaught of online harassment from its fans, she ...

Sachi Schmidt-Hori has never played Assassin’s Creed Shadows, but facing an onslaught of online harassment from its fans, she quickly developed her own gameplay style: confronting hate with kindness.

Sachi Schmidt-Hori, a Japanese literature and culture professor who was a consultant on the Assassin’s Creed Shadows video game, in her office at Dartmouth College on April 2. Holly Ramer / AP ...

After facing online abuse over her work on the latest game in the popular Assassin’s Creed franchise, professor Sachi Schmidt ...

HANOVER, New Hampshire: Sachi Schmidt-Hori has never played Assassin’s Creed Shadows, but facing an onslaught of online harassment from its fans, she quickly developed her own gameplay style ...

After facing online abuse over her work on the latest game in the popular Assassin’s Creed franchise, professor Sachi Schmidt-Hori disarmed hateful critics by creating a space for conversation.

And one person found herself at the centre of it: Dr. Sachi Schmidt-Hori, an associate professor of Japanese literature and culture at Dartmouth College, who had worked as a narrative consultant ...