Dhayana is a marketing manager at Funimation and Madman Anime Group. She is also the founder of Women of Xbox and is heavily involved with promoting women in the games industry and providing safe spaces for women to come together and support each other. We discuss her journey into games as well as her role in the industry and the Women of Xbox community she has been building for the last few years. This is episode 56 of She Plays Games.

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Dhayana (Founder - Women of Xbox)

Twitch streamers' journeys aren't always created equal. Radders found herself in a dark place before discovering Twitch communities and through their work, she decided to stream herself. Now with over 28,000 followers, Radders (along with her cats) is a household name.Twitch streamers' journeys aren't always created equal. Radders found herself in a dark place before discovering Twitch communities and through their work, she decided to stream herself. Now with over 28,000 followers, Radders (along with her cats) is a household name.

Radderssgaming (Twitch Streamer)

Raven is a Twitch Streamer, Head of the The Underworld Charity Team who raise money and awareness for marginalized communities, and 1000DreamsFund winner. In this episode we discuss Raven's journey into streaming and her their desire to one day develop their own horror games. This is episode 54 of She Plays Games.

RekitRaven (Twitch Streamer)

So many people in the games industry have various types of paths that led them here. Emma Rogers, Junior Programmer at Sumo Digital, made the jump from fashion to programming after seeing an advert for the Sumo Digital Academy which invites graduates with no prior training in coding. We talk about Emma's experience at Sumo, what lead her to choosing to change paths, and her interests in UI.

Emma Rogers (Junior Programmer - Sumo Digital Ltd)

I’m speaking with Taylor Lyles. Taylor is an Associate Tech Editor at IGN. We’re going to cover her journey today from working as a Paralegal Contract Specialist to her work speaking with young professionals through the DreamWakers. This is episode 52 of She Plays Games.

Taylor Lyles (Associate Tech Editor at IGN)

Shayna is a Senior Technical Program Manager at Unity Technologies and before that she worked at the famous Sony Santa Monica studios on God of War. In this episode we talk about her role, her feelings on games development documentaries and how working at Unity defers from working at a games studio.

Shayna Moon (Senior Technical Program Manager - Unity)

Janet is a video games critic and content creator who has bseen working hard establishing herself in the industry. She has her own site Gaming For The Culture where she posts features and reviews, a YouTube channel and Twitch under the name Gameonysus, and is a co-host on podcasts like Kinda Funny’s PS I Love You XOXO and The Minn Max Show. On the show we speak about her childhood where she’d rent games from Blockbuster with her brother to her career now and her amazing work raising money for BLM charities through her streaming.

Janet Garcia (Content Creator)

Sarah is a Casting Director for video games in Japan having moved to Japan from America a long time ago. In this episode we discuss how she became fluent in Japanese from watching countless anime and shows and the process of finding the right voice actor for her clients. This is episode 49 of She Plays Games.

Sarah Nelkin (Japanese Voice Casting Director)

Libby is the Cofounder & Chief Marketing Officer at Radiance Media, a women-led company that was setup to unite brands by designing and executing events, campaigns, and influencer activations. Libby is also the social media manager for Cloud Imperium Games, helps the National Women’s Hockey League navigate Twitch and is also a prominent Twitch streamer herself, having raised over $33,000 for charity.  Based on this, I couldn’t wait to speak with Libby about her experiences and I really hope you enjoy her story!

Libby Kamen (Co-Founder & CMO - Radiance Media)

I’m your host Lauren and this Episode I’m speaking with 2 programmers, Nikky Armstrong who is Senior Gameplay Programmer at Ubisoft Reflections and who is Mentor to our second guest Michelle Snowball who is coming into the industry from a Games Design degree. This episode is sponsored by the Limit Break Mentorship Program which is aimed at underrepresented people working in the UK Games Industry! Those who join will be given the opportunity to pair up with a mentor who is established in their field. This is episode 47 of She Plays Games.

Nikky Armstrong (Senior Gameplay Programmer) and Michelle Snowball (Programmer)

Jade is currently an audio producer for Silver Rain Games. In this episode we discuss her transition coming from freelance to an inhouse role during lockdown and how she's bringing together professionals and students in the games industry as the Organiser and Community Leader for Game Dev London. This is episode 46 of She Plays Games.

Jade Leamcharaskul (Audio Producer - Silver Rain Games)

This episode is sponsored by the Limit Break Mentorship Program! And I’m so excited to have another mentor and mentee on to speak about their experiences. Limit Break is an amazing mentorship program aimed at underrepresented people working in the UK Games Industry! Those who join will be given the opportunity to pair up with a mentor who is established in their field. On today’s episode I’m joined by Joel Beardshaw, a lead game designer at ustwo games, and his mentee, Annie Grudeva, who is the Creative Director at Perpetual Games.  We discuss their experiences working together as Mentor and Mentee, the benefits of having someone to talk to about professional problems and why it’s not a bad thing to ask for help. 

Joel Beardshaw (Lead Game Designer at Us Two Games) and Annie Grudeva (Creative Director at Perpetual Games)

Molly has been creating content around The Sims now for over 7 years and has undergone quite the journey. Throughout this episode, we discuss the valuable role content creators play in the wider video games industry, what other developers could learn from how The Sims ecosystem works and what it was like to go on a reality TV show related to playing a non-competitive game, competitively!  I really hope you enjoy Molly’s story!

English Simmer (Sims Streamer)

Charly is currently a PhD student at Abertay University where she’s looking at the use of interactive role playing games to enhance the learning of a second language. She is also helping Women in Games build out their esports offering and having travelled a ton, Charly is a huge advocate for the inclusivity and protection of culture within video games. I really hope you enjoy listening to Charly’s story. This is episode 43 of She Plays Games

Charly Harbord (InGame International Project Coordinator - Abertay University)

Limit Break Mentorship Special Episode I’m super excited to announce that today’s episode the first in a series that is sponsored by the Limitbreak Mentorship Program.  Limit Break is an amazing mentorship program aimed at underrepresented people working in the UK Games Industry! Those who join will be given the opportunity to pair up with a mentor who is established in their field. This is Limit Break Mentorship’s 3rd year and they are collaborating with Out Making Games with support from other organizations such as UKIE #RaisetheGame, POC in Play and into games. If you want to take part in the Mentorship Program, Registration starts TODAY, 12th April, so head over to Limitbreak.co.uk for more information! The link is also in this episode’s show notes! On today’s episode I’m joined with a previous mentor and mentee partnership, Tara Saunders who is the Studio Head at PlayStation London Studio and Cinzia Musio, the Diversity & Inclusion Advisor at Splash Damage. We discuss their experiences working together as Mentor and Mentee, what makes a great partnership, and how they knew it was the right time to take part in a mentorship program. This is episode 42 of She Plays Games.

Tara Saunders (Studio Head - PlayStation) and Cinzia Musio (Diversity & Inclusion Advisor - Splash Damage)

Welcome to the She Plays Games Podcast! Over the next weeks, months and years, I, Lauren, hope to speak to a broad spectrum of women who’re working in the video games industry to learn more about their amazing experiences and the paths they've taken to get to where they are today. Whether you’re thinking about joining the video games industry or are just interested to learn more about the incredible women that I’ll be speaking to, my goal is to inspire you through the telling of these stories.

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