Renee Gittins
Renee Gittins | |
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| Occupation | Executive Director at IGDA |
Renee Gittins is an American game developer, Executive Director of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) from July 2019, succeeding Jennifer MacLean.[1] She also serves as Creative Director at her indie game studio, Stumbling Cat, which is developing the game Potions: A Curious Tale.[2]
Biography[]
Renee Gittins is the daughter of Carol Gittins and the Olympian, Boyd Gittins.[3] She received her degree in engineering from Harvey Mudd College in May 2012 and worked in biotechnology prior to joining the game industry.[2]
Prior to her appointment as executive director, Gittins served on the IGDA's executive board as secretary [4] and started her company, Stumbling Cat, in 2014.[2] As Executive Director, Gittins promised to focus on sustainable careers and inclusion within the game industry,[5] and has taken a strong stance against the significant overtime hours worked within the game industry.[6]
Gittins was named as part of the Forbes 30 Under 30 class of 2020 in Games.[7]
References[]
- ^ "IGDA Groups Appoint a New Generation of Leaders Archived 18 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine." VentureBeat. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "How One Young Woman Became a Unicorn Indie Game Developer Archived 28 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine." VentureBeat. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ Wainwright, Steve (July 30, 1995). "Tracking The Dream". The Seattle Times.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "IGDA Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Newly Appointed Board of Directors Archived 29 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine." Variety. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ Farough, Amanda (July 11, 2019). "IGDA new executive director to focus on 'sustainable careers', inclusion for all developers". GameDaily.biz.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Brightman, James (December 3, 2019). "IGDA: 'A rested mind has an easier time performing creative and mentally challenging work'". GameDaily.biz.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Bugha, SonicFox and Ewok highlight Forbes' 30 under 30 gaming list". ESPN. December 3, 2019.
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