Katherine Bidwell
State of Play
Katherine is the co-founder of State of Play Games. State of Play makes lovingly crafted games. Established in 2008, State of Play’s work has won a number of international awards including a BAFTA for Artistic Achievement for its handmade puzzle adventure game Lumino City and an Apple Design Award for its iOS game INKS. State of Play also made the puzzle game KAMI & KAMI 2. State of Play most recent game is the narrative adventure hit South of the Circle set in 1960s Antartica. Katherine also sits on the BAFTA Games Committee, Board of Directors of UKIE (UK Interactive Entertainment), Creative Liaison group for the National Film and Television School and on the Advisory board of The British Games Institute.
Katherine Bidwell is speaking at the following session/s
BAFTA Games: How We Can All Level the Playing Field
Improving social mobility within the games industry is important now more than ever before. But how can we all play our part in levelling the playing field? In this talk, you will gain insights from other industries on how they identified issues and worked to rectify them as well as receive the opportunity to ask questions yourself. You will also get a short live demonstration of BAFTA’s Invisible Barriers resource, an interactive guide to assist hirers in the screen industries to support individuals from low socio-economic backgrounds.
Session Takeaway
- What actions have been taken to improve social mobility in other creative industries?
- How can we all play a part in the games industry when it comes to social mobility and why is it important?
- What is BAFTA doing in this area?
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