Marcin Zwierzchowski

During one cozy IT event, someone asked me if it's the right time to develop a game, given the tough times without big marketing budgets or a strong IP brand, and without a superstar team. Is there opportunity for a just good game to succeed in such a competitive market? The gaming industry is in the “darkness”. While the number of releases has increased, revenues remain unchanged and have shifted to corporations buying up ad space and pushing out indie developers. Players end up consuming bland, mass-advertised games. With the cost of player acquisition rising, it seems like the worst time to start game development. Throw your money out the window instead, you might say. But then again, hasn't it always been “darkness”? Maybe it's time to look at the situation differently. While big corporations have the money, their size makes them slow, which could be an advantage for agile, rule-free companies. Yes, many small startups are closing, perhaps a reaction to the COVID-19 boom, but if it leads to less competition with cookie-cutter games, isn’t that better for your unique product? I disagree that we are in “darkness”. With today’s technology accelerating development and so many market research tools available, if you want to create a truly good game, now could be the time. It won’t be easy, but it’s possible.May our gamedev future be bright and sunny! #GameDev

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Alexandra Trifonova from Hitapps tips on finding a new monetization partner "Reputation and Reliability: Research the partner’s market reputation, stability, and reliability. Look at reviews, ask for references, and consider their industry presence. - Scalability: Determine whether a potential partner can scale operations to meet growing demands. This is crucial for expanding projects or entering new markets."

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Dear "Change Lab" students, teachers, and colleagues, Although some time has passed since the completion of the courses, and now, as I look at the path we have traveled together from a slightly distant perspective, I realize more clearly how valuable it all was. A certain temporal distance allows us to appreciate everything we experienced and created together with a deeper and more mature outlook. As Steve Jobs said, "You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward." My unexpected journey created serious obstacles to participating in the farewell meeting, and with great regret, I also missed the meeting with the other lecturers, from whom I myself have a lot to learn. Although perhaps this is the price I pay for being in a different experience. I hope that after that journey, I will be able to bring you new knowledge and share new experiences. And I hope that the small path we had together will bring us closer to each other again in the future. I am deeply touched by the personal thanks and proud that I was able to convey so much value that some participants expressed a desire to allocate additional hours for the continuation of the course. Having what we already have, you already have enough preparation to bring your ideas to life and create innovative solutions. Remember Mark Twain's words: "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." You truly have more than you need to bring about real change for yourself and your environment. The most important ingredient has always been inside you. What it is, each of you can write in your own words. #PersonalGrowth #LifelongLearning #Gratitude #Inspiration #InnovativeSolutions #Changemakers #DreamBig #UnlockYourPotential #MotivationalQuotes #SteveJobs #MarkTwain #ArmenianEducation #ChangeLab #FarewellMessage #ThankYouNote

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When I first joined the gaming division at Yandex, I often encountered skepticism from mobile game dev circles about browser games. Comments like, “Browser games? Are they still relevant?” were common. A year and a half later, after significant efforts to grow our platform, establish new partnerships, attend numerous game conferences, and showcase successful browser game cases, the conversation began to shift significantly. Add to this the rising need from developers for new traffic sources and revenue streams, along with growing competition on mobile app stores, and you have the perfect catalyst for why more people are turning their attention to the web. There are many unseen advantages in the browser gaming space. First, there’s no need for pre-installation, and updates happen seamlessly in real-time. Plus, browser games are truly cross-platform. All you need is a stable internet connection and a browser window, as long as the game is well-optimized for the web. More than 10 years ago, playing a full-fledged 3D game in a browser window was nearly unthinkable. Today, the browser gaming landscape continues to evolve. Consider the international hits in browser gaming: one of the earliest was Quake Live, a legendary multiplayer title playable in browsers until 2014. Now, popular multiplayer shooters like venge.io and ev.io dominate the scene. This demonstrates that the culture of gaming in browsers is constantly changing and evolving. The trend shows that mid-core and multiplayer games are gaining popularity on the web, and I believe this tendency will continue, with games of all genres becoming highly represented online. #YandexGames #GameIndustry #BrowserGames #WebGames #HTML5

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Tomorrow (12.06.24), on the second Wednesday of the month (one fixed date for all cities), we will be celebrating the 11th anniversary of Pog(R)adajmy, which are meetings for gamers and game developers in Poland. I started these meetings in Warsaw exactly 11 years ago. I never expected that our community event would last this long. It's all because of the people - the individuals who joined the event and created their local community, as well as those who continued initiating the meetings every month (except for August, when we take a break) in their cities, and as of last year, even online. From one point of view, I am impressed by this, but from the second view, I had a feeling that we have a strong gaming community in Poland, and because of it, this event still goes on, and on. How long? It doesn't matter. What's important is that we still have our energy and the need to talk about video games every month in Poland. In June 2024, we are having discussions in 10 cities and hosting 1 online edition, adding up to exactly 11 - the symbolic number for the 11th anniversary, wow. Thank you to EVERYONE who is creating this event with me and our Pog(R)adajmy community. This is for you, this is for us. Let the gaming talk go on! PSX. Every city has its unique color. We have a tradition that in June - the month of our Anniversary - we try to wear clothes in the color of the local logo when we go to the meeting. You can guess from the picture which colors we have in the Pog(R)adajmy. #videogames #gamedev #gamers #polishgamedev #gamedevpl #gamesindustry #pogradajmy #gamingevent #community #networking

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As reported by Doru Șupeală and confirmed in his reporting according to a cited note from Alexandra Ticaloiu (Comms/PR), Gameloft is closing its office in Cluj and laying off 136 employees. https://lnkd.in/eanf4bbs I am so sorry to hear this news. For all those at Gameloft, our community has three resource "homes" built to help you: HOME 1 - 🔗 AMIRSATVAT.COM: Our hub offering 15 resources to help you find work, including a fully updated design. - 🔗 Games Org Support Posts: Find a template at AMIRSATVAT.COM (Category 4, Resource 10). If you can provide information from your team (with their consent), I’ll help edit and disseminate the final product, reaching 100,000+ people. These posts are highly effective in increasing visibility and we have done 97 of them. HOME 2 - 🔗 Please visit discord.gg/amirsatvat to join our Discord, a live extension of our community resources. With nearly 2,800 members, we are in an open-join phase. HOME 3 - 🔗 LinkedIn: Our community here includes over 87,000 members, with 1-3 daily posts offering support and career assistance in the games industry. To our broader community, your involvement makes a difference. Here’s how you can help: - Spread the word: Reshares and comments on this post amplify the visibility of these resources. - Offer support: Utilize the 13 ways listed on AMIRSATVAT.COM under "How You Can Help" to assist, or simply lend an ear or advice on our Discord server. - Join our movement: Volunteer with us at AMIRSATVAT.COM to support our colleagues in the games industry. Our network has facilitated over 1,800 jobs and 33,000 coaching conversations to date and has been visited by over 3,000,000 gamers lifetime. We're committed to providing daily encouragement and support during these challenging times. We will never stop fighting for you!

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📃 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴!! 🎮 Here is our list of European Gaming Contracts across all disciplines, see below 👇 TL:DR: Contracts with European Studios open to Consultants based in Europe Remote - Sweden 🏡 Remote - Europe 🌍 Hybrid - Stockholm 🏢 Reach out to Paul Hackett for: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 - 𝟲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 🏡 Interviewing 𝗝𝗮𝘃𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 - 𝟲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 🏡 Interviewing Reach out to Andy Bargh for: 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 - 𝟲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 🏡New Job 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 - 𝟲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 🏡Applicants Needed Reach out to Melanie Lindsey for: 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 - 𝟲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 🌍Interviewing 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 - 𝟮 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 🌍Interviewing 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗿 - 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 🌍Interviewing 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗿 - 𝟯 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 🏢Applicants Needed 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 - 𝟲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 🏢Applicants Needed 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 - 𝟲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 🏢Applicants Needed 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 - 𝟲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 🏢New Role! 𝗦𝗿. 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 - 𝟭𝟬 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 🌍New Role! Reach out to Aarronn Campbell for: 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗖++ 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 - 𝟲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 🌍Applicants Needed 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 - 𝗡𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗚𝗨𝗜 𝗘𝘅𝗽. - 𝟲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 🌍Applicants Needed 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗖++ 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 - 𝟲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 🌍Interviewing Reach out to Adam Miller-Bettridge for: 𝟯𝗗 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 - 𝟲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 🌍Interviewing 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝟯 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 - 𝟲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 🌍Applicants Needed Reach out to Sol Bate for: 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘅 𝟰 - 𝟲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀+ 🏢Applicants Needed - Must be Stockholm Based Reach out to Heather Nicholls for: 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 - 𝟲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀+ 🏢Interviewing for Post Summer 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 - 𝟲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀+ 🏢Applicants Needed for Post Summer Reach out to Mia Elizabeth for: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁/𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 - 𝟲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀+ 🌍Applicants Needed 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 - 𝟲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀+ 🌍Applicants Needed 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗙𝗫 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 - 𝟲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 🌍Applicants Needed Follow Evolution Recruitment Gaming as we have more roles coming in all the time! 💪 Share this with your network for those looking for their next gig! ▶️

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We are starting today the Polish Blockchain Week, so make sure to check out all the side events! 🔥 I’m excited to share that we've hit our target of hosting 20 side events during the first edition of this Polish Blockchain Week. You can expect lots of networking, fun, and forging new connections. And obviously, one of the events is the Next Block Expo. 🎯 So, how can you make the most of this opportunity? Simple. Check out polishblockchainweek(.com) and browse through the Luma calendar to pick your favorite events. With multiple events lined up for the entire week, there's something for everyone! Looking forward to seeing you at the events.👋 What side events are you most excited about? Share in the comments below.

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❗ Last days of the Big Games Industry Employment Survey 2024! ❗ Just a little bit left until 2,000 responses ❓ Would you like to hear about some findings? We have a serious audience; almost half of the respondents are seniors and team leads. 15% are C-level executives and founders. The desire to earn more is currently the main reason for changing jobs. 12% of respondents feel they are not growing in their current position. 6% work overtime every day. Professional burnout is the most common issue respondents face in their current workplace. Join the survey and learn more! The survey is completely anonymous and takes only 5-10 minutes to complete. Your help in sharing the survey link with your colleagues will greatly assist us in making the results more representative. We need your support right now to gather as much data as possible! Take the survey right now. https://lnkd.in/gEcF9SAE

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One of the most common questions I answer in face-to-face meetings with developers is, "How do web games make money?" I can't speak for all platforms, but for Yandex Games, it's pretty straightforward — quite similar to how mobile games do it. Some industry folks still think that games with in-app purchases don’t perform well on the web, but that’s not entirely true. In fact, there are over 1500 games on our web platform that thrive on in-app purchases. A few examples are Hedgies from RedSpell, Heroes of War from AMT Games, and Battle Arena: RPG from Red Brix Wall. While ads are still a big deal on the web games platforms, many games are seeing significant earnings from in-game purchases. And this trend is steadily growing! So, how else can developers make money with their browser games? Here are the top formats: 🔵 Interstitial ads 🔵 Reward-upon-play videos 🔵 Sticky banners 🔵 Real-time bidding 🔵 In-game purchases We share tips with our partners on the best ad formats for better results without affecting player experience. Our developer console also offers powerful analytics tools that help developers track revenue from different ad formats and in-app purchases. These tools show which formats work best, allowing developers to optimize strategies and boost earnings. The key is finding the right balance :)

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Morning LinkedIn Nation, Good weekend? ---> Gamification: YouTube’s Long-Awaited Mobile Games Playables In June ’23, it was reported that YouTube wanted to offer a selection of free, casual, mobile-style games that could be played directly on its platform. In November, Playables debuted with 37 games but was only available to Premium users. That has changed. An expanded library of 75 games is now accessible to all users. Titles include Angry Birds Showdown, Words of Wonders, Cut the Rope, Tomb of the Mask, and Trivia Crack. ---> Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity: Unilever is the Creative Marketer of the Year Last month, it was announced Unilever is the 2024 Creative Marketer of the Year. The accolade is presented to a marketer that has amassed a body of iconic, Lion-winning work over a sustained period. ---> AI-Generated Shows: Think it, Say It, Watch It New streaming service, with a model that allows viewers to pitch their own ideas, is offering a slate of AI-created shows. The goal - add the "Netflix of AI" to the world of streaming, according to Edward Saatchi . “Maybe you finish all of the episodes of a show you’re watching and you click the button to make another episode. You can say what it should be about or you can let the AI make it itself,” Saatchi explained. You can join the 50k waiting list on their website! ---> History repeats itself... Comcast Officially Launches StreamSaver Remember TV channel bundles? You had access to a mix of channels for a discounted price. You saved money and got it all. Take that ‘old school’ concept, copy it, and paste it for modern-day streaming platforms. That is what Comcast launched on Wednesday, their StreamSaver bundle, offering Xfinity broadband customers Apple TV+, Netflix’s ad tier, and Peacock for $15 a month. Comcast says that this bundle will save customers 30% a year. —— Have the best week!!!!

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Why the game you're working on is probably going to fail? 📉 The visual quality bar in gaming industry is rising, making only the best games attractive to players. Achieving the set benchmark for art quality became very challenging. The solution is simple - hire the best outsourcing studio. They can handle everything related to art, provide insights, and elevate the game quality 10x. However, not every company wants to invest multiple 6 figures in art, so what options are they left with? - Freelancers or hiring in-house. Both routes are slow, costly, require training time, and in the end, final results are probably not going to be on a desired level at the first shot. Our studio solves most of these problems for our partners, but they often struggle to find us. If you believe your colleagues could benefit from our service, repost this post and help them save time and money. #art #2dart #artistiggo #studio

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INSIGHT INTO OUR COZY GAME STEAM EVENT 👁‍🗨 Marketing goals & results This year, for the second time, we organized the "☕ Cozy & Family Friendly Games Celebration" event on Steam, which was featured as a weekend deal on the Steam homepage. > https://lnkd.in/g_cqfKdV 🎯 MARKETING GOALS We set the following goals for the event: ▪ Support devs in promoting their games ⚠ IMPORTANT!!! ▪ Establish rokaplay as a cozy dev/publisher brand. ▪ Collect newsletter subs for our cozy newsletter. ▪ Make friends with devs/publishers. ▪ Build close friendships with relevant content creators. ▪ Promote our own games. 🚀 RESULTS: ▪ Several featured devs reported 4-10k wishlists on the first day. ▪ We attracted several top tier content creators as jury members for our award, like MadMorph with over 1 million followers on TikTok. ▪ Award winners proudly shared their awards, with their Twitter/X posts reaching over 3500 likes. ▪ We needed to upgrade our newsletter beehiiv account because we were generating 100-200 new subs per hour - 5 days long! Thx Tyler Denk 🐝 for this great tool. ▪ The graphic assets were labeled with ‘hosted by rokaplay,’ putting us in the minds of devs, publishers, users, and content creators. ▪ On the same day, we launched a daily deal with one of our games released in October in order to take advantage of synergy effects. ▪ 170 games participated in the event, with over 1000 submissions received. ▪ Some devs presented their demo for the first time at the event. The demos of Tiny Glade, Ova Magica, and Camper Van premiered during our event. How cool is that? As you can see, we aimed to create a kind of marketing flywheel for the cozy & family friendly community. We aimed to generate added value and hope that this effort has been beneficial for both users and developers. We were incredibly proud and grateful that 170 amazing dev teams took part.

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🚀 Explore Real-World Examples from Mr.Beast x Top Troops Influencer campaign or Podcast ads for June's Journey as Alternative Mobile UA Channels for 2024 In today's fast-evolving mobile landscape, sticking solely to Google and Facebook for user acquisition isn't enough. With economic shifts demanding more scrupulous budgeting and quicker payback, diversification isn't just beneficial—it's necessary. 👉 Why Diversify? More channels mean more opportunities for testing, discovering potentially profitable new channels, and not putting all your eggs in one basket. When one channel stumbles, your strategy doesn’t have to. I’m excited to share insights on alternative mobile UA channels that are making waves in 2024. Also, thanks Media Bodies | Influencer Marketing Agency & Vibe.co for additional insights: Influencer Marketing: Discover how collaborations with mega-influencers like Mr. Beast (Jimmy Donaldson) can drive significant engagement and installs, as seen with the Top Troops by Socialpoint, which included custom assets and challenges to maximize ROI. Podcast Ads: Learn from successful podcast campaigns that utilize the trust and intimacy of this medium to boost app installs—insights backed by campaigns like those run by Tactile Games for Lily's Garden or Wooga for June's Journey. Connected TV (CTV): See how brands leverage CTV advertising to effectively reach massive audiences, highlighted by real-time optimized campaigns by Huuuge Games on different platforms. Strategic Partnerships: Gain insights from the unique partnership between Clash of Clans and Chess.com, which cross-promoted content to mutual benefit, boosting user bases significantly. Retail Media Networks: Get a peek at how major brands utilize spaces in retail media, from Amazon Advertising to newer platforms like inflight entertainment systems. These examples aren’t just theories but actionable strategies that have been implemented and tested in the market, offering you a clear pathway to diversify and strengthen your mobile UA efforts. 💬 I’d love to hear about your experiences with these or other innovative UA channels. Have they transformed your approach? What worked and what didn’t? Let’s exchange insights and learn together! 🔄 Engage, Comment, and Share this post to help others in our community stay ahead of the curve in mobile user acquisition strategies! 🔗 Dive deeper into each of these strategies by reading the full article here: The Art of Diversification: Alternative Mobile UA Channels for 2024 https://lnkd.in/dwjeKUNc #UserAcquisition #MobileMarketing #DigitalMarketing #RealWorldExamples #InfluencerMarketing #PodcastAds #ConnectedTV #StrategicPartnerships #TikTokMarketing #RetailMedia #MobileGames

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Couple of weeks ago, eJobs Romania launched #Score2Skill, a campaign in which, my company, Good Game Industry, was involved together with The Geeks Bucharest team (Ioana, Laura & co), Dan Petre, Angela Rosu and many other talented people. All of us working with and for gamers know that gaming has a lot of benefits. We say that in every interview, in every meeting, at any event, but how to really make them count, to make them as truly benefits in our lives. #Score2Skill was a project that started more than one year ago with an idea that I embraced from the very beginning: what if we transform the gaming skills into job skills that eventually the gamers can use in their CVs. It took us several meetings, focus groups and interviews with gamers of all kinds (casual, pro, influencers) to come up with the final algorithm. So far, in less than 3 weeks, thousands of people have used the tool and I can't be more excited and happy about it 😀 . Well done everybody! #Score2Skill #gaming #goodgameindustry #eJobs

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Reflecting on my predictions for the Games industry recruitment in 2024. Last January I joined the PocketGamer.biz podcast to share my view on the state of the industry from somebody who's deeply involved in recruitment. While I may have been optimistic about some recruitment trends, but other aspects such as the rise of AI in game development and the demand for AI skills, have proven to be pretty accurate. What are you observations Peggy Anne Salz and Brian Baglow FRSA?  Would be great to catchup and do another episode some time! #GamesIndustry #gamedevelopment #recruitment #trends #industryinsights #gamesfactorytalents #gamedevtalents #hiring #recruitment

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Adaptations and Games: A Winning Combination 🎬 The synergy between games and other media forms is fascinating, as it enriches storytelling and expands universes. Games have evolved into outstanding content for adaptations, bringing beloved characters and plots to life on screen, in comics, and beyond. This trend not only extends the lore and reaches a wider audience but also boosts employment in the creative industries. Top Adaptations: 🎥 Movies/TV Shows to Games: “Star Wars,” “Harry Potter,” “The Walking Dead,” and “Spider-Man” have all successfully transitioned into video games, allowing fans to interact with their favorite stories in new and immersive ways. 🎮 Games to Movies/TV Shows: “The Witcher,” “Resident Evil,” “Tomb Raider,” and “Sonic the Hedgehog” have made significant impacts as movies and TV shows, bringing game narratives to a broader audience and adding new layers to the original stories. These adaptations create a virtuous cycle of content creation and consumption, fostering more opportunities for writers, developers, artists, and other professionals in the entertainment industry. 📢 Exciting News: Elden Ring is set to join the ranks of these celebrated adaptations with an upcoming movie/TV show! This highly anticipated project promises to delve deeper into the dark and intricate world crafted by Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R.R. Martin, capturing the imaginations of both gamers and new audiences alike. By branching into various media, games are not just about play—they’re about storytelling, community, and creativity. These adaptations bring us all closer to the worlds we love, offering fresh perspectives and experiences. 🌟 #Gaming #Adaptations #Movies #TVShows #EldenRing #TheWitcher #ResidentEvil #TombRaider #SonicTheHedgehog #StarWars #HarryPotter #SpiderMan #Entertainment

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Remote Work is here to stay in the games industry, and here is how to make it work for you! As the CEO and co-founder of Simply Sweet Games, having a remote team allows me to live out my dream of residing in a small town outside the city and spending time in my garden. I also cherish my regular trips to Vancouver to see my team and connect in person with colleagues, friends, and family. A remote work model offers significant benefits to everyone on the team, allowing us to schedule our work around our personal lives much more flexibly than if we worked full-time in an office. This is important to us at SSG because we care deeply about life balance. As a business, we save significant money on location costs by not having a permanent physical location, and our team also benefits from reduced commuting costs and the gift of more time for what matters most to them. But let’s be real: working remotely has its drawbacks and challenges. Thoughtful and effective communication is critical to our efficiency and overall success, and we need to trust each other to deliver. It also requires having clearly defined processes for how the work is done and understanding ‘what good looks like’. Examples include sending agendas in advance of meetings, defining performance metrics and KPIs, and clarifying how decisions are made. Building trust and establishing how the work will get done with a remote team takes time. Whenever possible, provide remote teams with regular opportunities to meet in person for shared experiences beyond Zoom. Each team needs to find its own way to establish the best working methods – one size does not fit all! Take time to learn about the cultural diversity of your team and explore together how to best support each other’s ability to thrive and deliver their best. Here are a couple of articles I wrote previously on related topics: Team Building with Remote Teams https://lnkd.in/g3Rj2qpz Best practices to work effectively with distributed teams - culture matters! https://lnkd.in/gR6g63HP And now, it's time to plan my upcoming trip to Vancouver for some team bonding… 😊 😉 #remotework #remoteworklife #workfromanywhere #futureofwork #gameindustry #gamedevelopment #lifebalance #remoteteam #teambuilding #companyculture #remoteworktips #ceothoughts #startuplife #ssg #simplysweetgames #peopleingames #womeninleadership

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