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Oct 26
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Is Out! And I Went To Gamestop For A Signing!

This goes down as another highlight of my career: signing posters and copies of the game at a game store. 14-year-old Estelle would be very happy.
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Jun 22
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Showing off Black Ops 4 at E3

Another bucket list item to check off the list! This time, a AAA game that I am working on alongside a great team was on display at E3 this year.
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May 20
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Unveiling ‘IX’ at the Call of Duty: Blacks Ops 4 Reveal Event

Now I can talk about what I have been working on! I am so incredibly proud to announce that I am the Associate Producer of IX in Black Ops 4 Zombies.
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Mar 29
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WonderCon 2018 Games Industry Panel

A huge thank you to Kate Edwards for inviting me to speak on her panel at Wondercon this year. The panel was made up of a wide variety of industry professionals, discussing the obstacles and different paths to get into the games industry.
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May 18
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New Job at Treyarch

Another step in my career, and this time in a direction that I had been hoping to experience - AAA game development.
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Nov 11
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Our Responsibility in the Games Industry During This Time

We as developers should be extremely proud to be in the position we have to inspire and influence others. Let's do some good.
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Aug 05
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New Job at Loot Crate

Great news, I have moved over to Loot Crate on their interactive team as a Game Producer :)
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Jun 01
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Finished My MBA! Thank Goodness.

Apologies for the silence over the first half of 2016, I was in my last semester of my masters degree and things reached critical mass. Happy to say that I have now graduated!
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Dec 02
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Speaking At Game Connect Asia Pacific 2015

What a cool moment to be able to go back home to Australia and speak about games! I was invited back to Melbourne to talk at GCAP, which ironically was one of the very first game conferences I ever attended (and I wrote about here) before I moved to the U.S. Going to GCAP back in 2012 allowed me to network with a lot of people that helped connect me with studios and developers in America, and kickstarted my ongoing journey now, so I found it fitting and also wanted to give back, by speaking to the next round of attendees that sat in the same spot I was not too long ago. My talk was mostly focused on how to move over to another country if that is the path that one desires, and detailed my experiences going through the visa process in the U.S. and how that added an extra layer of challenges on top of breaking into the games industry in general (which is already as hard as it is). I’m so grateful to everyone who showed up and supported me, and I hope those who’s questions I answered found the information useful. After GCAP, there was […]
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Aug 25
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Analytics in the Real World: Successful Production in Video Games

This was an essay I wrote for my MBA regarding the use of data analytics in the production of video games.
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Jun 12
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Interview by Ashley Stang: An Occupation in Games

Ashley Stang, from St. Petersburg College in Florida, interviewed myself and a few other developers on what it is like to work in games, and how we got there. Her entire essay will be out soon, but for now, here is my interview. Thanks, Ashley!
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Apr 21
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Avoiding Conflict, Crisis and Disaster In Game Development

In this MBA paper I examine and compare the similarities between Dr. Mark Maier's Leadership Insights From The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster to conflict that arises in game studios.
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Mar 16
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Moving Up The Ranks In The Creative Industry

This was a paper that I did for my MBA regarding promotion in entertainment companies. Please note that many of the anecdotes and examples in this text have been based on my personal experiences alone, and my not reflect the entirety of the companies.
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Mar 05
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Why Choosing The Right Studio To Apply To Is Important

This was a paper I wrote for my MBA discussing the corporate culture of a studio and how this influences whether a potential developer will apply for it.
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Feb 12
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Game Studio Culture: How A Studio’s Culture Extends To The Player

This was a paper I did for my MBA about how the culture in a studio breathes life into the games and players themselves.
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Jan 17
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Developer’s Advice: Graeme Bayless

Graeme Bayless is the Production Director at Fireforge Games. Previously, Graeme worked at companies including Namco Bandai Games America, EA, Crystal Dynamics and 2K Games. Here’s Graeme's advice in response to my 7 questions for students.
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Dec 08
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Developer’s Advice: Keith Fuller

Keith Fuller worked in game development with titles to his name such as Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Singularity, Wolfenstein, and Call of Duty: Black Ops. Now he is a leadership consultant providing studios with guidance on improving their management and production practices. Here’s Keith's advice in response to my 7 questions for students.
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Dec 04
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Developer’s Advice: Chad Chatterton

Chad Chatterton is the Lead Environment Artist on The Division at Ubisoft Massive, and my past undergrad teacher for Advanced Imaging 2D / 3D. Here’s Chad's advice in response to my 7 questions for students.
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Nov 04
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Developer’s Advice: Noah Falstein

Noah Falstein is the Chief Game Designer at Google. Previously, Noah has worked at number of studios including DreamWorks (Chaos Island) and LucasArts (Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade). Here’s Noah's advice in response to my 7 questions for students.
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Nov 04
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Developer’s Advice: Jesse Schell

Jesse Schell is the CEO of Schell Games and Professor of the Practice of Entertainment Technology at Carnegie Mellon University. He has also a past Walt Disney Imagineer and the author of The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses. Here's Jesse's advice in response to my 7 questions for students.
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