Develop:Star Awards 2020 Diversity Star Nominee.
Robin Gray is the co-founder of Gray Jones Media, an LGBTQ media company who produce online magazines, podcasts, live events and TV shows. In June 2019, he launched Gayming Magazine, the world’s only LGBTQ video game magazine. Since then, the online magazine has grown to a readership of 65,000 globally. Coming up in February 2021 the magazine is hosting the Gayming Awards, the world’s first LGBTQ video game awards. Read Gayming Magazine at gaymingmag.com and follow us on socials @gaymingmag.
The Diversity Star Award celebrates an individual who has shown a commitment to promoting diversity and inclusivity within the games industry. In this session the 2020 Diversity Star nominees get together to discuss their experiences of diversity in the industry, the challenges they’ve faced personally and in championing the cause. They will share actionable tips and advice on how to create a fully diverse and inclusive workforce, plus their visions for a brighter future.
Hosted by Kish Hirani, Chair - BAME in Games (Diversity Star Winner 2019)
I’ve been to every single Develop in the last 12 years. One thing you get here is networking - you will meet the most amazing individuals in the video games industry.
Kish Hirani
Terra Virtua
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David Amor
Mag Interactive
I absolutely love coming to Develop, it’s a brilliant, brilliant conference – you just know you’re guaranteed to meet everyone.
Jo Twist, OBE
Ukie
Develop is a very important place – it’s one of the few developer focussed conferences we have in Europe and that makes it very valuable.
Rami Ismail
Vlambeer
If you really want to have a good interface with the British game developer community then this is the place to come.
Kate Edwards
Geogrify
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Jonathan Smith
TT Games
It’s really nice to see some of the younger people in our studio come to Develop, interact with other people in the dev community and make new contacts. I think it’s really important to learn from other people.
Abbie Heppe
Media Molecule
There’s really something for everyone at Develop and the experience of being around like-minded people is really useful.
Grace Carroll
Creative Assembly
By coming to Develop what you get is the opportunity to network like you can’t in any other situation. Everyone knows everyone and it’s such a wonderful community feel.
Jessica Saunders
Salix Games
Building games is hard and it’s taxing physically, mentally and emotionally. So being around a community that understands that is great – there’s a comraderie here.
Haden Blackman
Hangar 13
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