Game Changers
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Meet the GamesIndustry.biz Game Changers
Find out more about the folks working harder to make the games industry a better place
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Game Changers | Zoe Hobson, Runaway Play
The leader behind the #girlsbehindthegames and 'Walk the Runaway' campaigns discusses the need for more women in leadership positions
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Game Changers | Professor Jim Huntley
The USC Games educator and creator of the Gerald A. Lawson Endowment Fund says the games industry needs to put its money where its mouth is on DEI efforts
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Game Changers | Elina Tyynelä, Neogames Finland
We learn more about how the Finnish trade body is helping studios calculate and offset their carbon footprint
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Game Changers becomes a permanent fixture of GamesIndustry.biz
Nominations re-open for our series celebrating folks making the games industry a better place
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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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Co-founder Rebecca Cohen-Palacios discusses the Montreal-based non-profit's work improving gender diversity in the industry as it begins its 10th year of programming
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Game Changers | Tetiana Loktionova
The Values Value founder shares more on how she helped Ukrainians relocate and find employment after the Russian invasion began
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Game Changers | Laila Shabir, Girls Make Games
The CEO and co-founder talks about the newly established Girls Make Games Scholarship Fund, making college more accessible, and "creating more creators"
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Game Changers | Gonzalo Banki Martínez
We talk to the co-organizer of Level UY Game Dev Summit about his efforts to support and uplift fellow game developers in Uruguay
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Licensed therapist has taken to Twitch, TikTok and more to eliminate stigmas around seeking help for mental health
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Game Changers | Marilou Lopez-Aguilera
Awaceb's team manager discusses the importance of going to the source when making games about different cultures
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We talk to the founder of Women of Xbox about her work to uplift overlooked communities in games and content creation
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Game Changers | Jennifer Lufau, Afrogameuses
We talk to the founder about changing perceptions of what gamers look like, and uplifting and empowering Black women in games
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Game Changers | Rosie Taylor, Safe In Our World
We speak to the charity's content and community manager about supporting mental health and her journey from healthcare into games
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One week left to nominate for GamesIndustry.biz Game Changers
Send in your submissions by Monday, November 7 to help us dive deeper into the work of the industry's unsung heroes
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The complete Game Changers 2021
Read all the profiles for this year's celebrants as we highlight folks working to make the games industry a better place
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Our final wave includes advocates for better diversity in games, supportive developer communities in Germany, India and Japan and a dyslexic dev's game that teaches children to read
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Today's profiles include Ubisoft's accessibility champions, supporters of marginalised developers, and a group boosting Ireland's start-up scene
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Game Changers 2021: Part Eight
Today's celebrants include a champion for the South African games scene, a platform for women working in games, and two groups campaigning for an end to abuse in the industry
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Game Changers 2021: Part Seven
Today's Game Changers advocate for opportunities for creators of color, plant trees, prove that games isn't just a young person's game, and elevate the Arabic scene
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Today's celebrants include a person building bridges for the African dev scene, a Slovakian game jam organizer, a Latinx in Gaming co-founder, and a gaming lawyer/scholar
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Today's Game Changers led a movement against hate raids, champion audio in Latin America, support LGBTQ+ professionals, and run a database of diversity resources
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Today's Game Changers include accessibilty advocates, charity streaming events, indie investors and a supportive community for trans developers
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Game Changers 2021: Part Three
We celebrate people being the change they want to see, funding the future of games, telling African stories through games, and giving free legal advice to newcomers