IGDATC Gamedev Meeting January 2025: Cris Strenth

This event is open to the public! IGDA Membership not required.

Please join us for a night of industry and community presentations! Postmortems, live demos, and talks on game design, art, marketing, audio, community, social issues, and more, given by developers from the Twin Cities and all over the world.

We also stream live on youtube.com/igdatc.

At the beginning of our in-person meetings, we like to put a call out for game trailers, demo reels, and other short game development related announcements. Please come 15min early or contact us (Discord is best) beforehand if you can!

"And then, one day, I got in!" My HR journey into the Gaming Industry

When most folks dream about joining the game industry they think of jobs like artist, programmer, or director. But what about the support teams that help behind the scenes? Gaming companies still need accountants, lawyers, and HR professionals to help keep the projects moving along. Meet Cris Strenth, HR Manager for Activision Blizzard, as he shares some personal and professional stories that lead him from a retail associate at a game store to having his name appear on some of the biggest games in the industry (Elden Ring Call of Duty and more).

https://linktr.ee/vanispheres

• 6:30 Youtube stream opens, meeting intro and monthly slides.

• 6:45 Presentations.
• After: we head to a nearby restaurant to get food/drinks and socialize!

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