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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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.
