The DeanBeat: How the game industry can get better at diversity and inclusion
The game industry isn’t as inclusive or diverse or inclusive as it could be. But people are working on it. A group of them...
How Brendan Greene created the PUBG phenomenon and then moved on to something new
Brendan Greene had a singular vision to bring battle royale to the video game market. He started as a modder, and he was a...
The DeanBeat: How Jordan Mechner shepherded Prince of Persia across 30 years
Time means nothing when you’ve created something special. Jordan Mechner launched Prince of Persia in 1989, when he was 25. And 30 years later,...
Sarah Elmaleh: The game industry can become emotionally aware and collaborative
When voice actress Sarah Elmaleh helped Rami Ismail create the GameDev.World online-only game development conference — translated into eight languages in real-time — it...
Rami Ismail — Why global game development is important to everyone
Rami Ismail has traveled the world as an ambassador for indie game developers. He has seen the places that need more capital and experience...
Lual Mayen: From refugee to game developer
For 22 of his 24 years of life, Lual Mayen lived in a refugee camp in northern Uganda. His parents fled from South Sudan...
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...
GamesBeat Summit 2019: Rami Ismail, Peter Levin, and Eric Goldberg
It’s finally the end of January, which means GamesBeat Summit 2019 is closer than ever. That means another speaker announcement, too. This time we’d...
The DeanBeat — What’s the best way to experience a game for the first time?
2019 is only 25 days old, but I feel my pile of shame is already growing. I am falling behind on games this week....
Rami Ismail’s GameDev.World will be a global game dev event translated into 8 languages
Rami Ismail, cofounder of Nuclear Throne maker Vlambeer, became frustrated trying to get visas approved for developers to come to the U.S. for his...