TIGS will hold gala event to highlight mental health and games on November 16 Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 26, 2023 2 min Tickets for The International Game Summit on Mental Health (TIGS) Gala evening event on November 16 are now on sale. [Update: the price is... Continue Reading 2 min
TIGS 2023 will return as a live event focused on mental health for game developers Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 11, 2023 4 min The International Games Summit on Mental Health (TIGS) will feature keynote speakers Osama Dorias and Jamil Mullen Higley at its summit in Toronto on... Continue Reading 4 min
The DeanBeat: GDC 2018 shows the heartbreaking story of Muslims in gaming Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 23, 2018 5 min Game developer and educator Osama Dorias let out some emotion and passion during his talk on “Muslim Representation in Games.” It was one of... Continue Reading 5 min
MIGS 2017: Brain dump reveals the worries and hopes of game developers Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 28, 2017 9 min It’s below freezing in Montreal now, and I’m happy I’m not still there. But for the third year in a row, I enjoyed my... Continue Reading 9 min