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The game industry is a tough place to be in right now. But that just makes it more important than ever to connect with people and find a sense of community.
Influential voices from the gaming community came together for a discussion at GamesBeat Summit 2024 to talk about different ways for people to do that. Moderator and journalist Sarah Parvini asked the panelists what’d be the best way to provide meaningful help. Amir Satvat, director of business development at Tencent Games, said that it all starts with time and empathy. You can spend time during the week to help people, or listen to colleagues who are going through a rough time and stepping up for them when needed.
For former Naughty Dog recruiter Christina-Marie Drake (a leading voice on LinkedIn with nearly 60,000 followers) that took the form of starting a new group called Moms in Gaming. She has two young children, and when she lost her job, she also lost access to her network in the company’s child resource group.
Left to right: Sarah Parvini, Alex Gombos, Christina-Marie Drake, and Amir Satvat.
“And that’s really what led me to create Moms in Gaming,” said Drake. “So I have a network of 187 women from various aspects of the gaming industry, and they’re all creating subgroups within that community to really connect about something we all care about because it didn’t exist previously.”
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Joining or creating groups is also a good way to grow and diversify your network. The panelists agreed this is something you should always be doing, and having a reliable network is vital for today’s hyper-competitive job market. And if you don’t know where to start, Satvat has you covered: He’s gained a huge following on LinkedIn thanks to his website Amir Satvat’s Games Community, which contains a comprehensive suite of resources for video game job seekers — and it’s all free.
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GamesBeat is excited to partner with Lil Snack to have customized games just for our audience! We know as gamers ourselves, this is an exciting way to engage through play with the GamesBeat content you have already come to love. Start playing games here.
The game industry is a tough place to be in right now. But that just makes it more important than ever to connect with people and find a sense of community.
Influential voices from the gaming community came together for a discussion at GamesBeat Summit 2024 to talk about different ways for people to do that. Moderator and journalist Sarah Parvini asked the panelists what’d be the best way to provide meaningful help. Amir Satvat, director of business development at Tencent Games, said that it all starts with time and empathy. You can spend time during the week to help people, or listen to colleagues who are going through a rough time and stepping up for them when needed.
For former Naughty Dog recruiter Christina-Marie Drake (a leading voice on LinkedIn with nearly 60,000 followers) that took the form of starting a new group called Moms in Gaming. She has two young children, and when she lost her job, she also lost access to her network in the company’s child resource group.
Left to right: Sarah Parvini, Alex Gombos, Christina-Marie Drake, and Amir Satvat.
“And that’s really what led me to create Moms in Gaming,” said Drake. “So I have a network of 187 women from various aspects of the gaming industry, and they’re all creating subgroups within that community to really connect about something we all care about because it didn’t exist previously.”
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Lil Snack & GamesBeat
GamesBeat is excited to partner with Lil Snack to have customized games just for our audience! We know as gamers ourselves, this is an exciting way to engage through play with the GamesBeat content you have already come to love. Start playing games now!
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Joining or creating groups is also a good way to grow and diversify your network. The panelists agreed this is something you should always be doing, and having a reliable network is vital for today’s hyper-competitive job market. And if you don’t know where to start, Satvat has you covered: He’s gained a huge following on LinkedIn thanks to his website Amir Satvat’s Games Community, which contains a comprehensive suite of resources for video game job seekers — and it’s all free.
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