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Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
We proudly welcome Reneé Gittins. Reneé is the Executive Director of the IGDA (the International Game Developers Association) and CEO of Stumbling Cat, creator of “Potions: A Curious Tale”. Our host, Lars Janssen, chats with Reneé about the importance of diversity and inclusion. She shares her experience in what companies can do to create a safe environment for everyone, and also how to handle difficult situations.
- 00:00:00 Welcome
- 00:00:39 Introducing Reneé Gittins
- 00:02:26 The State of the Industry
- 00:06:26 Building an open minded team
- 00:09:14 Hiring new teammembers
- 00:12:05 How to deal with harassement and toxic behaviors
- 00:19:34 Increasing the level of psychological safety
- 00:22:11 How did the pandemic affected the games industry?
- 00:25:33 What need people learn to provide good leadership
- 00:27:12 The work of the IGDA
- 00:32:57 The loose of the social contact in these times
- 00:35:57 What kind of groups is affected the most by covid?
- 00:39:45 Is there a way back after the pandemic?
- 00:44:17 Talking about the game developer crisis conference and webinar series
- 00:48:23 Reneé talks about her way into the games industry
- 01:00:07 Goodbye
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