Women in Game Development SIG

International Game Developers Association

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Projects and Activities

The Women in Game Development SIG is currently working on the following projects and activities. Contact us if you have ideas or want to get involved. women_dev Mailing List

The women_dev Mailing List is an unmoderated forum for the discussion of women professionals in the interactive intertainment industry. The list is open to all individuals who are interested in this topic. This list supports the WIGD-SIG's goal to support women by providing an open forum for discussion of issues about women in the industry, including education, mentorship, corporate successes and failures, career networking, and equity. To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the women_dev Archives . This list is hosted by Pair Networks. Women GDC Sessions

The WIGD-SIG often hosts roundtable and group gathering sessions at the Game Developers Conference to faciliate networking and SIG planning.

• Bundle of PowerPoint slides (zip - 822kb) from the Counting Women: The Dollars and Cents Behind Female Gamers panel
• GameSpot coverage of the Counting Women: The Dollars and Cents Behind Female Gamers panel
• Summary reports of part 1 and part 2 of the "Attracting Women to Game Development" roundtables

Resource Lists

Check out the handy resources listings covering research, organizations, web sites and other things relevant to women in the industry... Discussion Forum

Dive into the Women in Game Development Discussion Forum . The IGDA hosts online discussion forums to faciliate peer-to-peer communication and the sharing of knowledge. Representatives from WIGD-SIG help to moderate the forum.