Amplifying New Voices diversity training program finds permanent home with AIAS Foundation
Amplifying New Voices, a program that trains diverse game industry people to be good speakers, has found a permanent home with the Academy of...
Games for Change: How to make the game industry more diverse, accessible, and meaningful
The 16th annual Games for Change Festival gets underway on Monday, and the main event focuses on the social and educational impact of games...
Robin Hunicke interview — Why developers should collaborate with VR platform makers
Virtual reality is still a fledgling industry, and it’s hard to make money on the relatively small owner base of VR headsets. But that...
The DeanBeat: Will the Oculus Quest get Zuckerberg to his 1 billion VR users?
It was a big moment for virtual reality this week when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the Oculus Quest, a standalone, wireless VR headset...
Thanks for coming to GamesBeat Summit 2018: The Future of Games
Thank you to those who came to GamesBeat Summit 2018. We had 264 attendees, compared to about 200 in our first summit in 2015....
GamesBeat Summit: Robin Hunicke, Amy Jo Kim, and David Edery on the future of creativity
Our latest speakers for our GamesBeat Summit 2018 event are a trio of famous game developers: Amy Jo Kim, David Edery, and Robin Hunicke. They’ll be...
Amplifying New Voices will train diverse game creators to be industry speakers
Amplifying New Voices is launching its third year of hands-on training and boot camp for diverse people in the gaming industry. The group has...
Annapurna Interactive will publish Keita Takahashi’s wacky Wattam in 2018
Annapurna Interactive has emerged as a game publisher that is willing to take risks on indie titles, and today it is announcing that it...
Funomena’s VR game Luna immerses you in the world of a little bird
Funomena showed off its soothing virtual reality game Luna at a recent preview event. I played it in a hands-on demo, narrated by Funomena CEO...
Watch Robin Hunicke’s inspiring talk on mass-market gaming
Robin Hunicke only had five minutes to talk in our lightning round at GamesBeat Summit 2017. But the cofounder of indie game studio Funomena...