Are retro games truly lost to time? Lindsay Barnett and James Deighan are at the forefront of a massive revival: the return of the Backyard Sports franchise. Once beloved, it faded into a loss so complete that the source code was destroyed,
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Ideaplatz founder Cheryl Platz (@funnygodmother) is deeply honored to announce that she will be serving on the Awarding Jury for the Entertainment Lions for Gaming at @cannes_lions 2026. She takes the responsibility and privilege of setting the global benchmark for creativity very seriously –
Cheryl Platz is honored to be joining the ranks of this spring’s cohort of Stanford HCI Seminar presenters, invited to share her take on the Motivators of Play and other topics related to the intersection of user experience and game design with
Learn how cultural technical designer Timothy Staton-Davis is charting a new path in game development, drawing from his experiences across the industry to drive games where the technical implementation is inextricably linked with narrative and game design goals. In a game industry
Cheryl Platz has been named one of this year’s 50 Hungama Game Changers in the Gaming cohort in recognition of her ground-breaking work on her books The Game Development Strategy Guide and Design Beyond Devices, her game dev podcast Enduring Play, and
Ideaplatz founder Cheryl Platz is thrilled to be joining the creative lineup at the Global Innovation Forum in London on November 18-19, 2026. She’ll be bringing a brand new mainstage talk inspired by her work on The Game Development Strategy Guide and
What does a technical designer do, and how does games education shake out in a modern context? How does design-oriented programming like prototyping really look as part of the game production process? Jo Cronk is a software engineer, technical designer, and UX
Video games take years to develop, but often game studios make choices as if they’re going to be hiring for months at a time. The failure to build in the systems that support the people at a studio – hiring, management support,
Discover an astonishing variety of community insight in this candid conversation with video game event professional and nonprofit board member Cristina Amaya. Cristina’s love of gaming was forged like many of her peers with late nights in World of Warcraft guilds and
How Cheryl Platz turned a lifelong love of Pikachu into a dream role at Pokémon By Melissa Terry Her story isn’t just about games. It’s about resilience, reinvention, and the pursuit of joy—even when life throws unexpected boss battles her way. This