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How to get into games without making games
From marketing to funding and community management, there's many roles and careers alongside direct development positions
Alan Wen
Contributor
Alan is a freelance writer and critic with an unabashed love of Japanese games and RPGs, despite having less time for them. He will also find any excuse to get all blue skies about Sega.
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Seven practical steps to becoming a voice actor in games
Voice actor and coach JD Kelly offers practical advice for those who want to get into voice acting
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Reducing barriers for underrepresented groups
Industry workers from minority backgrounds share advice from their lived experiences on how companies can help more people get into the games industry
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Three considerations for improving diverse game narratives and characters
Sweet Baby Inc's Kim Belair offers developers advice on making truly diverse and inclusive narratives that better resonate with audiences
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What Resident Evil Village on iOS tells us about the future of AAA mobile game development
Capcom's producers share their insight on closing the gap between console and mobile development
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How Ripstone is thriving as an independent publisher by not growing too fast
The firm's leaders reflect on their journey from the early development scene of Liverpool to a partnership with Netflix
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From commercial animation to indie game debut success: The story of Ember Lab
Co-founders Josh and Michael Grier discuss applying their background in film, VFX, and producing brand mascots to the studio's debut game Kena: Bridge of Spirits
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How Netflix's external dev partnerships are pivotal for its gaming gambit
Games boss Leanne Loombe on why the streaming giant is taking its time to find the right developers
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Inkle’s Jon Ingold: "The point of narrative is to turn your brain on"
Develop keynote tackled writing games that can be replayed with increased pleasure, and why AI is not the answer
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How Move's AI technology aims to be a game-changer for motion capture
Co-founder and CEO Tino Millar on the suitless, markerless technology that opens doors for a new world of motion
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Game Changers | Kirsty Kirby, Lab42
The studio operations and engagement manager talks about fostering a positive workplace culture, promoting knowledge-sharing, and facilitating support for neurodivergent workers
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More than just ports: VR devs on bringing PSVR 1 titles to PSVR 2
From launch titles to twilight releases, developers discuss benefits, enhancements, and costs of porting old PlayStation VR titles to the next generation
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Team OFK's double act as a game developer and virtual band
Creative director Teddy Dief and lead programmer Jarryd Huntley on making fictional music biopic We Are OFK a reality
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Growing the Icelandic games industry beyond CCP Games
From Web3 to indie narrative games, 50% workforce growth and record investment shows Iceland's games industry soaring to new heights
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How to get a job as a product manager
The GamesIndustry.biz Academy explores the routes into this sometimes broadly defined but business-driven and very crucial role
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Moo Yu on finding the heart in game development
Team Artichoke’s founder on indie burnout, diversity initiatives and collaborative approaches as creative director
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How to get your indie game noticed
PR and marketing experts offer their expertise and advice for indie developers in this GI Live Online panel
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"The old stereotype of games being for boys just doesn't exist anymore" | GI Live Online
Newzoo's Jay Uppal shares the results of the firm's latest gamer sentiment study and how DEI practices have been successfully implemented in games
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How to get a job as a technical artist
The GamesIndustry.biz Academy explores the routes into becoming a technical artist, one of the industry's most in-demand, but difficult to define, roles
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How to get a job as a game UX designer
The GamesIndustry.biz Academy explores the routes into an essential but often misunderstood field in the games industry: UX design
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Unpacking foley design in video games
From indie to AAA, we explore how sound designers immerse players in worlds with authentic sounds.
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How Solar Ash took Heart Machine out of its comfort zone
Alx Preston on the challenge of transitioning from 2D to 3D development and tips for small teams making a large scale open-world platformer
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Building a better Minecraft - and a better world | GI Live Online
Franchise boss Helen Chiang explains how "evil Microsoft" retained the game's indie spirit and aids conservation efforts
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How invention and innovation has been the driving force for Guha Bala | GI Live Online
The co-founder of Vicarious Visions and Velan Studios charts a career driven by entrepreneurism
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How IO Interactive realised its full vision for Hitman's World of Assassination trilogy | GI Live Online
CEO Hakan Abrak discusses surviving the split from Square Enix and the journey to full ownership and self-publishing