Games For Good
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Tag: Diversity
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Diversity Survey
UKIE launches new diversity survey for the games industry
“This new Census will give us for the first-time a crucial understanding of the diversity make-up of the games industry”
Devcom Kicks Off
Devcom 2019: “Let’s use the power of games to make this world a better place”
MD Stephan Reichart kicks off Devcom 2019 with another speech railing against populism and the far right
Live Ops
A Thinking Ape on inclusivity in live ops content
We’ve spent the last couple of years exploring the impacts and developing our process for creating effective inclusive content.
Enthusiastic
Newzoo: Over 46 per cent of all “gaming enthusiasts” are women
Women are likely to be killing time on mobile games in Newzoo's gaming demographic breakdown
Exciting Times
Maysalward CEO: “The Middle East market is a key player in the mobile industry”
The MENA video games market has a 25 per cent year on year growth with the largest youth population in the world”
Big Initiative
King becomes first UK games company to sign Tech Talent Charter to push diversity in the UK
Publisher claims women only count for 19 per cent of people working in UK games industry
Glad
GLAAD Awards to celebrate queer-inclusive video games for the first time in 2019
Five games head up the inclusivity organisation’s first Outstanding Video Game award category
Code Kids
Microsoft puts $500k behind tech training for students of colour
Publisher enters partnership with Black Girls Code to improve STEM education
Change The Game
Google Play reveals winners of Change the Game Design Challenge
Winners snagged an expenses free trip to E3 and a scholarship to a Girls Make Games
Summer Camp
We Are
ESA Foundation’s ‘We Are’ diversity initiative aims to inspire women in games
Scheme plans to connect women by highlighting individuals
Equal Pay
UKIE and TIGA call for UK games companies to take proactive steps over gender pay gap figures
UKIE and TIGA say that now is the time for companies to act on the clear disparity in their work force
Gender Pay Gap
Women in Games CEO: Pay gap figures are depressingly unsurprising
Marie-Claire Isaaman discusses the figures and what the next steps should be
Gender Pay Gap
UK games companies reveal gender pay gap
New figures show men earning more than women
Change The Game
Google Play challenges female teens to change the game with new design challenge
Students could win college scholarship of $10,000 and $15,000 school pledge, plus all-expenses paid trip to E3
Rejoyce
King appoints global director of diversity and inclusion
Former BBC veteran, Joyce Adeluwoye-Adams MBE, joins Candy Crush developer
International Women's Day
QA outfit Testronic rolls out 50% Initiative to encourage more women in games
Designed to develop and further careers, too
Showcasing Diversity
Google highlights games made by women as part of Change the Game initiative
Apps highlighted include 80 Days, Zen Koi 2, Race for the Galaxy and Kami 2
#shetalksgames
Facebook teams up with leading industry figures for new Women in Gaming social hub
The social media giant has committed to helping women find a way into the industry
Fostering Innovation
How King's company culture and exclusive team events encourage creative game design
King VP of game design Stephen Jarrett on the Kingfomarket, diverse teams and how company execs get involved in real game design
Funding Diversity
Coffee Stain promotes gender equality in games with new investment initiative
Levelling the Playing Field provides funding to small and start-up studios where at least half of staff of women
Industry Diversity
How Duolingo achieved a 50:50 gender ratio for new software engineer recruits
Recruiter Jeesoo Sohn discusses changes in the hiring process to improve diversity
Igda Dss 2017
IGDA survey finds developers concerned about job stability and diversity in the industry
Majority of respondents identify as white men
Change The Game
Google Play launches Change the Game initiative to promote diversity in mobile games
Finds that 49% of all mobile gamers in the US are women
Infinite Deviations
Google Play launches Infinite Deviation: Games to bring new voices to mobile games
Three game concepts will be made to help push diversity in the indsutry
Promoting Diversity
"As soon as you call it out, people become more aware of it": Wooga on promoting diversity in games
Head of Communications Maike Steinweller discusses the initiatives Wooga is working on to get more women into games
Coming To Mobile
How Elvenar became InnoGames' second biggest game with a 50% female player base
Ulrike Kunkel on bringing Elvenar to mobile
Unite Europe 2017 Lessons
Five things we learned at Unite Europe 2017
From a bigger focus on mobile to a push away from games altogether
Next-gen Education
Zynga partners with University of Southern California to support diversity and inclusive game production
Class for social mobile game design innovation will commence in autumn 2017
Moving On Up
Oculus looking to invest $50 million into mobile VR developers
Setting aside money for education and diverse developers
Inequality In Games
IGDA Survey highlights gender and race pay gap in games
IGDA study shows inequality in pay and positions
Uniting Women
Unity announces five-part Women In Gaming talks
Talks across the globe by women in the industry, for women in the industry
New Hue
How the rise of consoles, mobiles and now VR is impacting the role of art in games
Daryl Clewlow takes a moment
Broader Vision
Why we need more games without Nolan North's voice in them
Carter Dotson is diversifying
Stateside
Escaping the echo chamber: GamerGaters and journalists have more in common than they think
Let some noise in