This past summer, Drs. Pejman Mirza-Babaei (Ontario Tech University) and Jennifer Whitson (Sociology and Legal Studies) launched the Changing Gamedev Life, a podcast dedicated to showcasing stories and experiences of people working within the games industry. The podcast also provides an in-depth look into the joys and challenges of working in industry to increase listeners’ awareness on how to approach similar situations in their own life.
Changing Gamedev Life has already featured GI alumni and previous GI collaborators including community manager for Kitfox Games, Alexandra Orlando (A), who was a former PhD candidate and First-Person Scholar Editor-in-Chief; and Dr. Johanna Weststar, who was a speaker at the the “Building Equitable and Sustainable Game Development Education” workshop which was part of the ADE Speaker Series in the following episodes:
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Episode 3: Dr. Johanna Weststar on the Importance of Unionization
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Episode 6: Alexandra Orlando on Fostering Community in Gamedev
Learn more about the Changing GameDev Life podcast by checking out their Substack.