Rachel Bryk first contributed to the GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin two years ago, unsure about her contributions due to lack of experience. Since then, she has become the tenth most active developer on the project, and was instrumental in Tool Assisted Speedrun support for the Wiimote, and responsible for many improvements in savestates and netplay among other things.
Following a bout of online harassment, Rachel Bryk has ended her life at age 23. This is a video that was put together by her peers. Bryk plays her favorite game, Pucca's Kisses, and this is followed by words from fellow Dolphin developers.
Her friends constantly refer to her helpful nature and willingness to focus on niche aspects of the emulator to build an overall robust product.
"No matter what, she was always willing to help anyone. Of all the devs she was the most helpful on the forums, always pitching in. Dolphin is a smaller place without her..." says MaJoR.
It's unfortunate when harassment of any kind pushes someone to such an extreme.
Clearly, to many, Rachel Bryk was a wonderful person and will be missed very much. Sadly, the overwhelming pressure she felt from being bullied was too much to bear. We hope that her family and friends will find support to help them through this hard time.
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Source: Dolphin-emu.org
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