This #GDoCExpoTalk covers different types of game literacy, its impact on game design, & how to design a game that matches the game literacy of your players.
Just because your players have good game literacy doesn't necessarily make them skilled!
Tune in: youtu.be/mq_lmIbBYNY
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Writer, Designer, and Developer Quinn Blackwell shares how building creative habits with care, flexibility, and honesty can help sustain a fulfilling creative practice over time.
Check out this #GDoCExpoTalk and share something that stood out to you! 💪🏾
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This talk explores Ethnic Hair Grooms, a groundbreaking initiative by Coded Arts that brings authentic Black and Afro-Caribbean hair textures to 3D character design.
Watch the #GDoCExpoTalk by Caiphus Moore here: youtu.be/4slk3G6q3bE
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This #GDoCExpoTalk from @cataxis.bsky.social highlights key moments in the Mexican Game Industry, from early arcade games (maquinitas) to the rise of modern #indiedev 🎮
Victoria talks innovation, challenges, and cultural impact spanning 50 years of the industry: youtu.be/51ukBtJETF0?...
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Financially support your dream project! 💰
@fhoton-financials.bsky.social's #GDoCExpoTalk takes us through how to approach budgeting for your next game.
youtu.be/C1ybe3q58kA
#gamedev #budgeting
A new #GDoCExpoTalk just dropped on our channel!
In this panel, this fantastic group of Sensitivity and Cultural Consulting Experts addresses when, how, and who to engage for consulting to level up your game and the benefits they can bring.
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Neil is a long time member & alum of the Game Devs of Color community.
Here's a #GDoCExpoTalk he did on his game Never Yield in 2021!
youtu.be/Kjh_53YTIQ4
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This talk by @asaraviapt.bsky.social cover techniques that #gamedev can embed adaptability into their processes. ⚙
By the end, viewers will have an answer to the question: how can I stay creative and healthy during turbulent times?
youtu.be/FMdVO90UpJI
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This #GDoCExpoTalk by storytelling expert @myleah.bsky.social presents takeaways of how #gamedev can use fandom to generate authentic and passionate marketing. ⚡
Are you a superfan of anything? ♥
youtu.be/tQW7puDlFgY
Calling all devs, gamers, & desk dwellers! 🪑
This workshop is designed to help you with those aches and pains we develop from being hunched over the latest project or finishing a campaign for fun.
Turn on this workshop and get some reps in💪🏽
youtu.be/tLF30gc5v0E
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Interdisciplinary artist and designer @aprilsoetarman.bsky.social goes into the development of The End of the Day, an award-winning interactive narrative that started as a solo RPG & turned into a deeply hopeful public audio installation.
Watch this #GDoCExpoTalk: youtu.be/2N-3HxpZAi4
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What can videogames can learn from their analogue counterparts? After all, some scholars argue that modern videogames owe their design & aesthetic trappings to old-school D&D.
Give @sharangbiswas.bsky.social's #GDoCExpoTalk a watch: youtu.be/t-szAZnkKGs?...
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New #GDoCExpoTalk just dropped!
An Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Design Leadership, with Noor Amin!
How do you lead a team in a new product space? Noor explores how junior developers at Riot Games created The Demon’s Hand, League of Legends' first seasonal metagame.
youtu.be/vIaWMnfEzlE
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Running a remote studio while everything feels on fire is… a lot.
In this uplifting #GDoCExpoTalk, @drmikachu.bsky.social studio lead of @prettysmart.bsky.social, shares how to build & sustain a remote team while prioritizing mental health, even on a small budget.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGNS...
Watch our #DevInterview with @fivemics.bsky.social at Game Devs of Color Expo 2025!
Five Mics is a fast-paced, hip-hop trading card game. Ace & Sharpie talk about the game's representation, the story arcs, gameplay and more!
#gamedev #GDoCExpoTalk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK3Z...
Not all teams groove the same way, so why force them to create to one beat? 🥁
In this talk, Bayan Mashat drops knowledge on finding the production rhythm that ACTUALLY works for your game team.
Watch this talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yWC...
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PREMIERING
Psychological safety, the ability to voice one’s concerns without fear of punishment, is important for building productive & safer work environments.
@ricerocketeer.bsky.social takes us through fostering psychological safety in your studio.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yT6...
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In this #GDoCExpoTalk South African game developers discuss the emerging gaming industry, the challenges they face and what makes them hopeful about the future of the industry. youtu.be/eSRuJQ_0okA
This #GameDev Interview is premiering now!
@visaigames.bsky.social talks with @sharpiepls.com about Venba! 🍽️
Venba is a short narrative cooking game, where you play as an Indian mom who immigrates to Canada with her family in the 1980s.
🔗 youtu.be/IqfzCsnvtL4?...
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Below the Triple A Line - South African Game Dev Panel
Featuring:
🔷Diyanka Govender
🟢Rodwin Malinga
🔷Kirsten-Lee Naidoo
💚Siyabonga Siluma
🔷Ulysses
Check out this #GDoCExpoTalk on the South African game dev scene with these experts: youtu.be/eSRuJQ_0okA
STAND UP AND GET THOSE STRETCHES IN!
Practical, easy, & fun, you don't want to miss this #GDoCExpoTalk!
Health Educator, Coach, Founder, and Author at @geekgirlstrong.bsky.social Robyn Warren, shares an interactive workshop to discover the secrets to conquering seated life.
youtu.be/0B3ky3sDO8U
It's AWESOME to be Cripplepunk premieres now!
This #GDoCExpoTalk gives suggestions for making disabled life both in & outside of the studio a bit easier, with a list of resources for free/low-cost game/zine creation tools, accessibility options, & grants.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKHl...
PREMIERING SOON:
"We're in a broken industry with broken game loops."
This #GDoCExpoTalk on Indigenous Futurism by @quantumconnor.bsky.social shares a summative checklist of strategies to design using Indigenous principles & writing archetypes instead of stereotypes. #gamedev
youtu.be/6ilbc1W2taE
Premiering now:
#GameDev Interview👾
E-line Media talks w/ @sharpiepls.com about Never Alone 2.
Discover a world of fierce, frozen beauty in Never Alone 2, sequel to the BAFTA-winning adventure game created in the Inupiaq storytelling tradition.
youtu.be/Bn2qwMfXIGA
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This #GDoCExpoTalk is premiering soon!
Worldbuilding Untold Histories, Presented by Black Public Media
This talk by @domrabrun.bsky.social & @jazsalyn.bsky.social gives insight into the challenges involved in creating games and experiences centering Black history.
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youtu.be/oiuWk01Uw9A
DEV INTERVIEW🗣 PREMIERING NOW!
@imissmyfriends.bsky.social talk w/ Sharpie about Fishbowl in this #GDoCExpoTalk. 🐟
It's a heartfelt, slice of life, coming of age story. 21 yr old Alo gets her first job in a new city & is living by herself while grieving her grandma’s death.
youtu.be/tVhJOUSxEZo
Architecture establishes the world; evoking moods such as whimsy, danger & more.
This #GDoCExpoTalk explores the architecture present in games & contrasts them with real-world depictions of lived cities, taking viewers through time & history of place via the architecture.
🔗 youtu.be/LPGdVEld1QE
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This #GDoCExpoTalk with @chasebethea.bsky.social discusses the significance of dynamic/interactive/adaptive music to enhance the player experience in colony sim management & base building games.
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▶ youtu.be/5LKv1ut_XN4
Check out this dev interview!
@mgaiastudio.bsky.social chat w/ @sharpiepls.com about The Posthumous Investigation.
Travel to a noir Rio de Janeiro in 1937 & investigate the mystery behind the murder of Brás Cubas, famed character by Machado de Assis.
#GDoCExpoTalk #GameDev
youtu.be/EvcTesGm2pg
A new #GDoCExpoTalk just dropped!
esfuerzo means effort summarizes the production of a 2D storytelling platformer game that presents a hero's journey informed by Mayan mythology.
Check it out here: youtu.be/rqoVLcmU6N4
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