Ali Bergstrom-Allen, Head of Production for Sony PlayStation Home, met with Antonia Cullum of Women in Games Jobs at the Develop conference in Brighton. Her advice to those seeking a job in the games industry. “The games industry is massive with lots of different sides to it – production, marketing, pr, music etc so don’t [...]
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There are 6 times more women in the USA with “computer games” listed as their industry on their LinkedIn profile compared to the number of women in the same sector in the next highest country Canada and 10 times more than the UK. The USA boasts 9400 women in games with LinkedIn profiles compared to 1400 [...] he Canadian company has been founded by Brenda Bailey Gershkovitch and Kirsten Forbes and has been set up up with a focus on creating games for a more female-centric audience. FluffyLogic is based in central Bristol working in film, digital media, Internet (and networked) content, video games and hand-held devices (such as PlayStation Portable). Ana met with Antonia Cullum of Women in Games Jobs at the recent Develop conference in Brighton. Her advice to both women and me thinking of working in the games industry [...] At some point in your life, as a female gamer, or a female involved in the gaming world, you get a moment where you are Recognised, or at least, given a tip of the Hat of Respect/Appreciation The conference, backed onto the two day Develop Conference was an all day event, starting with a lunch that gave the chance for everyone to meet and greet. The atmosphere was open, friendly and everyone was keen to get to know each other, to find out where everyone had ventured from and what everyone was looking forward to from the Conference. A very successful networking lunch and conference took place in Brighton yesterday at the Develop conference with over 70 women attending to hear Sheri Graner-Ray give an inspirational keynote address. The conference started with David Smith reading out a message from Lynne Featherstone MP, Minister for Equalities. In the letter the Minister warned the industry [...] Develop Conference 2010 This week’s main focus for me is, without a doubt, the Develop Conference, and most significantly, the Women in games conference, 2010, sponsored by our very own Interactive Selection.
With the disappointing cancellation of the Women in Games conference in Bradford, which would have taken place in March this year, it’s [...] Jane is the Director of Sponge; a marketing agency that works across multiple platforms of media, including significantly, the gaming industry. Since 2005, Sponge has been producing creative, effective and highly-praised marketing programs for major names such as Capcom and Sony, with an impressive list of launches including MotorStorm, Daxter and Socom. The collection of articles cover a good spectrum of well known and well debated issues on the projection, representation and statuses of women in the gaming world. They incorporate comprehensive academic and juicy analytical approaches, as well as interviews and discussions from ground-level operatives – girls who are life-long gamers, professors of women studies and women in the industry. |
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