Cheryl is honored to be bringing her first talk from The Game Development Strategy Guide to Seattle Indies SLICE at McCaw Hall on Wednesday, August 27.

Cheryl will be delivering a 10-minute microtalk The Modern Motivators of Play that provides data to support the change in player motivation over the last few years, and what that means for the areas of the gaming market that need the most love. She will be available afterwards for Q&A, and will be signing bookplate stickers for her upcoming book The Game Development Strategy Guide, which is available for pre-order and releases September 16, 2025.

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A promotional image for the Seattle Loves Indie Creators Expo, SLICE. A cartoon robot is seen in front of the Space Needle holding a pizza pie chart and gesturing at holograms. The text reads "A new games industry event for Indie and AA game studios in the heart of downtown Seattle. Location: Seattle Center: McCaw Hall - 305 Harrison St. Time 9:00 - 6:00 pm, after party to follow. August 27 9AM - 6PM McCaw Hall seattleslice.org
Promo image for the Seattle Loves Indie Creators Expo 2025

About The Game Development Strategy Guide

Cheryl’s second book, The Game Development Strategy Guide: Crafting Modern Video Games That Thrive, is now available for pre-order from all major online booksellers and for 15% off from publisher Rosenfeldmedia.com. Ships September 16, 2025.

Season 1 of the companion podcast for The Game Development Strategy Guide, Enduring Play: A Game Development Podcast, launches on August 19, 2025 on all major podcast networks.