Sally Sheppard
Wyrdren Games
As Founder and Creative Director, Sally is the concept, design, narrative, and graphics specialist within the Wyrdren team. Sally holds a first-class BA (Hons) in Computer Game Arts from UCA. Sally is currently a ‘Women in Games’ Ambassador, a BAFTA Connect 2023 member and a Limit Break Committee Member 2023. Sally is also a Lecturer at the University of West London delivering content on the Game Design Course.
Sally Sheppard is speaking at the following session/s
Character Design: Creating with Care
Tuesday
11:00am - 11:45am
Room 4
In Character Design: Creating with care, we will talk about why it's important to design characters for video games in a way that's respectful, thoughtful, and caring. Inclusion and diversity shouldn't be an afterthought.
Session Takeaway
- Inclusive Design and its benefits
- Player representation and Studio representation and why it matters
- Diversifying your design with care
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