John Smedley Archives

Kelli Dunlap to Take This interviews Tammy McDonald at TIGS.

A survivor’s view of a game developer’s suicide

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 22, 2020
12 min

Eleven months ago, veteran game developer Matt McDonald died from suicide. His wife, Tammy McDonald, has to pick up the pieces and raise her...

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12 min

John Smedley is an online gaming pioneer.

Successful game industry pros talk about their struggles with depression

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 7, 2020
5 min

Amazon Game Studios head John Smedley opened the International Games Summit on Mental Health Awareness with a keynote talk about working with depression. Smedley’s chat...

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5 min

Senua from Hellblade, one of the most lauded digital human animations and performaces of recent years.

Mental wellness becomes a forefront issue for game professionals during pandemic

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 29, 2020
6 min

Mental wellness for gaming professionals has come to the forefront as we all work in self-isolation at our homes, often cut off from normal...

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6 min

Mental health is an important issue in games.

GamesBeat Summit Visionary Awards — Honoring two who shed light on mental illness in games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 29, 2020
6 min

Two leaders who are shedding light on mental illness in the game industry — and doing something to help — are the winners of...

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6 min

GamesBeat Summit Digital speakers: John Smedley, Glen Schofield, and Jessica Chobot

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 6, 2020
4 min

We’re taking GamesBeat Summit 2020 into a digital online-only format. And today, we’re revealing three new speakers for the event: John Smedley, head of...