A Dysfunctional Industry

A while back Riot settled a gender discrimination and harassment lawsuit for $100 million. The lawsuit brought up cases of sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination, retaliation, and constructive dismissal. I’m pretty sure - actually I’m convinced - that this type of behaviour does not only exist, I would also argue that most likely, it is fairly... Continue Reading →

We (Still) Need Separatist Spaces

Have you ever felt that you can go several days at work without really being able to relax? Without feeling entirely safe in the space you spend at least 8 hours a day? Because I have, on and off for as long as I’ve been in game development. It is part of the nature of... Continue Reading →

Why do we have to justify ourselves?

I’m doing a talk in a few days about diversity and equality in the industry. The request is to provide tips and tricks about how to survive as a woman in a male dominated environment. Honestly, I don’t a clue. I’m the last person to ask because I keep running into obstacles, behaving in a... Continue Reading →

Open Letter to Leaders

With great power comes great responsibility. We have a lot of problems in the gaming industry. Some of them can be attributed to poor project management, to biased hiring practices and more in that vein. What it all boils down to, though, is leadership. Some leads, producers, directors and company leaders I've come into contact... Continue Reading →

Industry Practices

We are awfully reactionary and conservative as an industry compared to other tech industries. To be honest, I’d like to know why we’re so slow to adapt to new ways of doing things and why we’re not able to make them stick if we do try out new methods and ways of working. Do you... Continue Reading →

Entitlement

One of the problems I have with the outliers of game development and gaming culture is the feeling of entitlement and ownership that some people, primarily men, give voice to. I’m not sure if you’ve ever had the conversation around “this is what players want” and the next minute be confronted with the inaccurate statement... Continue Reading →

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