RESOURCES
Welcome to the resources page! I hope these resources serve you well in investigating the game industry or as a point for you to start your dive into the game industry.
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Amir Satvat has taken a lot of time out of his day to put together this workbook which can lead you to people who may be open to doing a wide variety of things to help you in this industry. Through Amir’s resources, I got in contact with two of my first mentors in the game industry who helped me really get out there and received multiple resume reviews.
Girls Who Code
In 1995 women accounted for 37% of computer scientists, and in 2022 that number decreased to 22%. Girls Who Code aims to stop this decline and close the gender gap in new entry-level tech jobs by 2030. Girls Who Code has taught coding to over 580,000 girls, women, and non-binary individuals through a plethora of free resources.
Able Gamers
There are people out there who might wish to get into gaming, but can’t due to disabilities and lack thereof accommodations out there for them to get into gaming. Able Gamers looks to change this and works to make sure people with disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone else for positive experiences through play.
Black Girl Gamers
Founded in 2015, Black Girl Gamers has grown from a small Facebook group into a group of over 10,000+ black women around the globe! All with a shared passion for gaming and ambition to leave an impact on it.
IGDA (International Game Developers Association)
IGDA is a place where you can do some stuff for free but if you're looking to get an official membership it will cost you some money. Becoming a member can be done via multiple plans which we’ll cover later. However, let’s primarily focus on how you can get involved for free
GDC (Game Developers Conference)
GDC is a great chance to meet professionals in the industry, learn from industry professionals, and make friends. In this resource, you will be able to find some helpful information regarding GDC. This contains info based on my experience and aims to just make notes of some things you can do to help make the most of your GDC experience.
You can also find my recollection of my first GDC (2024)
Online Courses
Are you uncertain what you want to do in the field or just don’t know where to start learning? Well, pick something that you find interesting and go for it, and if it’s not for you that’s okay, there are so many things to do in the game industry and tech in general. Almost everything will be challenging, especially when first learning, but that’s why you’ll build the skills you need, and you can start for free!
Here you can find a few sources that may be of interest for starting the online learning process at no charge.