The Seattle IGDA team and our Diversity Collective+ have joined forces. We will be putting on a monthly panel series called ” Becoming” where games industry professionals reflect on their career path.

The first of this monthly series is on Tuesday, August 11.

https://www.facebook.com/events/663185851074671

Join us on https://twitch.tv/igdaseattle for this talk by some high-level executives in the games industry as they talk about their journey to becoming who they are today and hopefully inspire you to follow in their footsteps.

Moderated by Sarah Belhumeur

Serena Robar – Chief Executive Officer at AuthorDigital and Adept Games

Torrie Dorrell – COO @ Hairbrained Schemes

Juan Gril – Producer/ Designer @ Gametapas

Leah Hoyer – Project Lead, Incubation Bungie & CEO, Creative Director at Level Headed Games

Christina Alejandre – Executive Consultant in Esports, Gaming, and Media | Adjunct Professor, Esports Management

We are excited to announce that Premack Rogers P.C. and Seattle Indies are sponsoring a $500 donation to a charitable organization in honor of the panelists. Viewers will select the charity at the end of the panel from a list of charities nominated by the panelists.

IGDA Seattle:
IGDA Seattle is a local chapter of the International Game Developers Association, a 501(c)(6) non-profit professional association and a global network of individuals from all fields of game development – from programmers and producers to writers, artists, QA and localization.
For more information, visit IGDASeattle.org or find us on Twitter ( @IGDASeattle )

Diversity Collective +:
Diversity Collective + is an inclusive community in Seattle with a mission to support diversity and discuss issues and solutions for minority figures in gaming and VR/AR/XR. We host quarterly events with different formats at each event, such as panels, round-table discussions, mentoring, portfolio reviews, Q&A sessions, interview practice, and mixers.
For more information, you can find them on Twitter ( @_dcseattle_ ).