GDC’s #1ReasonToBe panel will celebrate women game devs in a tough climate
The emotional and sometimes controversial #1ReasonToBe panel is returning to the Game Developers Conference. The session is happening in a climate in the U.S....
#1ReasonToBe: Women speak to making games in emerging regions | The DeanBeat
The #1ReasonToBe panel has had a strong legacy at the Game Developers Conference. It has been dormant for a while, but the session returned...
Rami Ismail’s last #1ReasonToBe panel showcases the world’s inspired game devs
Game developer advocate and Vlambeer co-founder Rami Ismail has run #1ReasonToBe, one of the consistently most inspiring panels at the Game Developers Conference, for...
Rami Ismail’s 1ReasonToBe remains uplifting despite visa troubles
Every year at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Rami Ismail‘s panel #1ReasonToBe showcases diverse voices from around the world. This year, the...
The DeanBeat: GDC 2018 shows the heartbreaking story of Muslims in gaming
Game developer and educator Osama Dorias let out some emotion and passion during his talk on “Muslim Representation in Games.” It was one of...
The DeanBeat: Lots of reasons to be at GDC
It’s always hard to choose what to attend at the Game Developers Conference, which takes place in San Francisco next week. But in the...
#1ReasonToBe session tells moving stories of game developers around the world
One session at the Game Developers Conference consistently gets a standing ovation: the panel that celebrates diversity in the game industry. The #1ReasonToBe panel has...
The No. 1 ‘reason to be’ at the Game Developers Conference 2014: Diversity
Panel organizers Brenda Romero and Leigh Alexander made it clear through their slate of speakers for the 2014 edition of #1ReasonToBe that the panel is about diversity in the video game industry, which goes beyond concerns only about gender.
The 2014 Game Developers Choice Awards convey a message of hope
It will take the video game industry a long time to address the panoply of social justice concerns in video games, but the 2014 Game Developers Choice Awards demonstrated that gender issues, at least, are not going back in the box.
Game designer Brenda Romero quits IGDA following party with hired female dancers
The International Game Developers Association hired women in revealing clothing to dance and entertain guests.