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
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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
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
Cheryl Platz is deeply honored to be amongst the 2026 slate of nominees for the*gamehers GameHERS Icon this year: “Honoring talents, hosts, and public figures whose lasting influence has shaped gaming culture. This lifetime distinction celebrates those whose creativity, advocacy, and leadership
Internationally renowned designer, author, and creative director Cheryl Platz was among the invited attendees at the star-studded BAFTA LA Tea Party this year, her first time at the event since joining BAFTA’s North American organization as a full voting member in 2025
The final episode of Enduring Play Season 1 launches today featuring Riot Games Senior Producer Yesenia Cisneros, whose iconic self-made journey through the gaming industry has seen her build a video game production career on a strong personal brand of people-focused problem
The penultimate episode of Season 1 of Enduring Play: A Game Development Podcast is available worldwide featuring the versatile veteran video game artist and interface designer Tamara Knoss. Currently a Senior Technical UI Designer at Wizards of the Coast, Tamara’s experience spans
The seventh episode of Season 1 of Enduring Play: hosted by Game Development Strategy Guide author Cheryl Platz, is now live with guest Caerie Houchins, current Chief Technology Officer for indie gaming studio Wicked Fox Games. Caerie brings her perspective working on