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Game Industry Coffee Chat (GICC)@gameindustrycc.bsky.social · 20h ago

📣The games industry has never been louder. Tomorrow morning’s coffee chat topic: Getting Lost in the Noise We’ll discuss - standing out without shouting the loudest - making your work visible - cutting through the stream of info No matter your disciple, we hope you’ll join us: gameindustry.cc

📣The games industry has never been louder. Tomorrow morning’s coffee chat topic: Getting Lost in the Noise We’ll discuss - standing out without shouting the loudest - making your work visible - cutting through the stream of info No matter your disciple, we hope you’ll join us: gameindustry.cc

Happening now in the Game Industry Why Good Ideas Get Ignored! - New games, new features, new headcount, new funding, new anything - what was your idea? - Are your ideas ACTUALLY as good as you think they are? - Emotional Influence vs Data and Facts Join in: gameindustry.cc

Welcome to Making Yourself More Effective Week 👏🏻 Today’s topic: You Know Nothing of My Work - What Every Discipline Wishes Everyone Else Understood - Tired of explaining your job to your peers - Want to know more about what it's actually like to work in X? Let's get into it! gameindustry.cc

This morning in Game Industry Cola Chat: New Coke! - Corporate conspiracies - Marketing campaigns that killed and fizzled - Controlling the narrative and driving sentiment - Coke vs Pepsi Let’s get into it! : gameindustry.cc

This morning in the Game Industry: the Engine Talk - What IS an engine and what does it give you - Unreal vs Unity vs Godot vs Whatever - Build vs Buy - What would it take for a new competitor? Jump in: gameindustry.cc

Today - RIGHT NOW in fact - in the Game Industry: Show and Tell - Game Devs sharing stories of the things they're most proud of (and would rather forget) - The challenges, compromises, and lessons learned - Behind-the-scenes stories from shipped games Join in: gameindustry.cc

Happening NOW in the Game Industry: Game Industry Tourists - Gamer vs Game Dev mentality - Devs treating this as a career vs those treating it as a hobby and why it matters - Non-game companies dipping their toes into the industry and what happens when they back out Join us: gameindustry.cc

This morning in the Game: Why Won't Anyone Give You a Chance? - How the industry - how people - are motivated. For jobs, pitches, and sales. - Why influence matters more than need, and why passion and potential aren't the differentiator you think it is Happening NOW: discord.gg/NKCKXnakw

Who grabs the mop? The people who get the work are the people who show up. They see the problem, handle it, and do not wait to be asked. Happening NOW on @gameindustrycc.bsky.social, @thatkennguy.bsky.social & @davidgallaher.bsky.social talk about ownership and initiative: Link: discord.gg/gicc

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HAPPENING RIGHT NOW in Game Industry: What It's Really Like - Actually working in the games, not just the dream job version - Do managers ever do anything other than collecting paychecks? - Why so many people are suddenly into Biz dev (or Production or Designer) Let’s do it: Gameindustry.cc

Reminder that we’re hosting a chat with Lizzie Minuts tonight! She’s a leading Game and Tech recruiter who will be sharing advice on how to improve your job game search and answer questions! Join us! - gameindustry.cc

Game Industry Coffee Chat (GICC)@gameindustrycc.bsky.social · 3w ago

SPECIAL EVENT ALERT 📣 Join us July 23rd for a special Coffee Chat with Lizzie Mintus, Game and Tech Recruiter. She'll be here to talk through the current markets and answer your questions. Be sure to join the sever asap so you dont miss this! gameindustry.cc

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW on @gameindustrycc.bsky.social, @thatkennguy.bsky.social, @davidgallaher.bsky.social, @neilsf.bsky.social talk about MONEY! Specifically pricing ... Why do games cost what they do? Who gets a cut? What factors contribute to pricing? Link: discord.gg/gicc

Donald Duck: Money Money Money

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Today in the Game Industry: I Told You So - The psychology behind Monday morning quarterbacking - How to deal with (and ignore) players and (other devs) telling you that you were wrong - The science of leadership, particularly decisions Join in: gameindustry.cc

In light of Marvel's new #DOOMSDAY trailer, today in @gameindustrycc.bsky.social Coffee Chat, we’re talking about rights, licenses, trademarks, and what it REALLY takes to make money in the game industry! Join us for a practical chat about how to navigate finding success: Link > discord.gg/gicc

This morning in the Game Industry: Lightning in a Bottle - Why is it so hard to make money in games? - Why isn't there any budget for new ideas? - Why do publishers keep pushing LiveOps and multiplayer? Join us to help getting into exactly why: Gameindustry.cc

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SPECIAL EVENT ALERT 📣 Join us July 23rd for a special Coffee Chat with Lizzie Mintus, Game and Tech Recruiter. She'll be here to talk through the current markets and answer your questions. Be sure to join the sever asap so you dont miss this! gameindustry.cc

If you can’t make our morning chats, we also host a Weekly Wind Down every Friday at 5pm cst. These chats tend to be a little more casual and used to destress and hang out! Drop in anytime!

Game Industry Coffee Chat (GICC)@gameindustrycc.bsky.social · 3w ago

This morning in the Game Industry: Getting Lost in the Noise - News cycles, candidate pools, launch dates, pitching to investors - anywhere you want to stand out ...or want to hide in the pile - Reasons we care about things very strongly one day, and move on the next Gameindustry.cc

This morning in the Game Industry: Getting Lost in the Noise - News cycles, candidate pools, launch dates, pitching to investors - anywhere you want to stand out ...or want to hide in the pile - Reasons we care about things very strongly one day, and move on the next Gameindustry.cc

Loud Noises Meme

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Today in the Game Industry Coffee Chat: How to be Competitive - It's no longer good enough to be good enough... You have to be better! - What are your "What Else's"? Oh, you can write? What else? You can code in C#? - Will AI save you or just make you more vulnerable? Join in: gameindustry.cc

John Aspinal: Looks Like We Got Some Competition

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Today in the Game Industry Coffee Chat: How to be Competitive - It's no longer good enough to be good enough... You have to be better! - What are your "What Else's"? Oh, you can write? What else? You can code in C#? - Will AI save you or just make you more vulnerable? Join in: gameindustry.cc

John Aspinal: Looks Like We Got Some Competition

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This morning in the Game Industry Coffee Chat: One Funeral at a Time... - Why won't you olds just die off already? - Ageism in tech and games - Experience vs Potential as a Myth - Why games never runs out of seniors and why juniors can't catch a break gameindustry.cc ☕

This morning in the Game Industry Coffee Chat⁩: Picking Your Battles - When to fight...and when to let it go - Why it can't always be all or nothing - Prioritizing what's actually important and what is not: feature lists and roadmaps, dream jobs vs paying the bills, etc Join us: gameindustry.cc

The Game Industry Coffee Chat is full of so many talented people, including Dana Hashem, who created these incredible sketches during our daily Coffee Chats! You can check out more of Dana's work here: pearlmuse.artstation.com

This morning in the Game Industry: Just the Facts, Ma'am - Are things really that dire? Or are you being ragebaited? - Which facts are important and which are just noise - How to use these facts to your own benefit? Let's chat: gameindustry.cc

Dwight Schrute: Facts!

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Today in the Game Industry: It's the Economy! - The economics of game companies - Econ 101 - it's about choice - Understanding the how's and whys of decision making - Follow the money Let’s talk: gameindustry.cc

Today in the Game Industry: Pivot! - Is it time to take a break from working in games? - How do you pivot out? - How to feel ok about leaving games. - How hard will it be to come back once you've left? - What if I want to pivot INTO games? Gameindustry.cc

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This morning in the Game Industry: What We Think We Know - Designing with analytics - When to trust your gut vs when to check the data - OKRs, KPIs, ARPPU, LTV? What does it all mean? The day to day realities of creating for income, today in the GICC: gameindustry.cc

Today in the Game Industry: What's Going On? - Past the headlines: our analysis of what is actually happening - Digging in to what lead to this - What's likely to happen next? - What does it mean for you? Join us as we get into it: gameindustry.cc

in light of the news today, reminder that respawn is currently hiring (30+ roles at time of posting, mostly on apex): www.respawn.com/careers-list...