Thank you so much WonderCon for welcoming me back as a panel speaker this year. And thank you Kate Edwards for being a wonderful host once again! We spoke about how we each got into the games industry, shared our do’s and dont’s, and answered questions from the audience. It’s always really important to me to put in the work for the next round of aspiring game developers, to help them get in just as I did, which is exactly why I started blogging my journey.
Another bucket list ticked off on my game development journey. This one was a pinch-me moment because it was exactly 10 years after the very first time I visited GDC – which you can read about here (Attending the 2013 Game Developers Conference). It’s crazy to read my blog back then and see a girl who was just starting to break into the industry and experience GDC for the first time. I really had no idea how the next 10 years would propel me into the most amazing AAA career and I’m incredibly grateful for all of it. The one thing I absolutely do remember, is how critical that first GDC was in fostering my very first connections that truly helped me generate job opportunities and build a strong gamedev network. Going to that first GDC was 100000% worth the investment. My GDC talk was part of the Animation Summit – Tricks of the Trade. I joined a number of other speakers who spoke about a wide variety of animation topics. Mine was production focused of course. I spoke about building a strong animation team, and fostering it through the game development cycle to get the best out of them […]
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