Game Dev Heroes 2018 Shortlist!
Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations for Game Dev Heroes 2018! There’s been an amazing response and some truly impressive nominations. We’ve compiled the category shortlists below, but really want to emphasise how impressed we’ve been with the quality and quantity of your submissions!
Every one of the people below has impressed and inspired, and is already seen as an unsung hero or role model to others, and we hope you’ll join us in congratulating their achievement.
There are so many amazing & appreciated people working in games development & we thank everyone involved for their contributions so far as we hand over to our judging panel for the final step, ahead of the winners reveal on 10th July.
Art + Animation Hero Shortlist
![Greg Wisniewski](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Greg-Wisniewski.webp)
![JaeSeung Choi](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/JaeSeung-Choi.webp)
![Aidan Ward](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Aidan-Ward.webp)
![Anna Hollinrake](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Anna-Hollinrake.webp)
![Emilie Stabell](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Emilie-Stabell.webp)
![Emma Hollingsworth](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Emma-Hollingsworth.webp)
![Glenn Brace](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Glenn-Brace.webp)
Design Hero Shortlist
![Grant Allen](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Grant-Allen.webp)
![James Chew](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/James-Chew.webp)
![Martin Deacon](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Martin-Deacon.webp)
![Meg Jayanth](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Meg-Jayanth.webp)
![Ben Huskins](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Ben-Huskins.webp)
![Dave Gabriel](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Dave-Gabriel.webp)
![Graham Wright](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Profile-Picture-2.webp)
Diversity Hero Shortlist
![Michelle Tilley](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Michelle-Tilley.webp)
![Tamsin O'Luanaigh](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Tamsin-OLuanaigh.webp)
![Adam Campbell](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Adam-Campbell.webp)
![Ann Hurley](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Ann-Hurley.webp)
![Des Gayle](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Des-Gayle.webp)
![Helen Andrzejowska](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Helen-Andrzejowska.webp)
![Morgan Paul](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Profile-Picture-4.webp)
Management Hero Shortlist
![CJ Stockton](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/CJ-Stockton.webp)
![Dan Da Rocha](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Dan-Da-Rocha.webp)
![Eddie Beardsmore](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Eddie-Beardsmore.webp)
![Graham Schmidt](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Graham-Schmidt.webp)
![Heini Kaihu](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Heini-Kaihu.webp)
![Paul Crabb](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Paul-Crabb.webp)
![Tara Saunders](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Tara-Saunders.webp)
![Thad Frogley](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Thad-Frogley.webp)
Marketing + Community Hero Shortlist
![Jo Worrall](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Jo-Worrall.webp)
![Rita Auta](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Rita-Auta.webp)
![Chris Mullins](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Chris-Mullins.webp)
![Haley Uyrus](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Haley-Uyrus.webp)
![Hollie Pattison](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Hollie-Pattison.webp)
![Jakub Klitenik](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Jakub-Klitenik.webp)
![Jamie Finch](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Jamie-Finch.webp)
Production Hero Shortlist
![Joseph Rogers](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Joseph-Rogers.webp)
![Lucia Granda](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Lucia-Granda.webp)
![Sally Blake](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Sally-Blake.webp)
![Constantin Jupp](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Constantin-Jupp.webp)
![Jessica Gaskell](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Jessica-Gaskell.webp)
![Sebastian Long](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Profile-Picture-3.webp)
Programming Hero Shortlist
![Ben Ward](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Ben-Ward.webp)
![Dan Foster](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Dan-Foster.webp)
![John Campbell](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/John-Campbell.webp)
![Nicoll Hunt](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Nicoll-Hunt.webp)
![Adam Pearce](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Adam-Pearce.webp)
![Antti Tuppurainen](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Antti-Tuppurainen.webp)
QA Hero Shortlist
![Lee Wood](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Lee-Wood.webp)
![Lesleyann White](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Lesleyann-White.webp)
![Lewis Marriott](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Lewis-Marriott.webp)
![Dylan Harfoot](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Dylan-Harfoot.webp)
![James Cubitt](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/James-Cubitt.webp)
![Jamie Oates](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Jamie-Oates.webp)
Sound Hero Shortlist
![Bogdan Vera](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Bogdan-Vera.webp)
![Goncalo Tavares](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Goncalo-Tavares.webp)
![Jade Leamcharaskul](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Jade-Leamcharaskul.webp)
![Sam Hughes](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Sam-Hughes.webp)
![Simon James](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Simon-James.webp)
![Stephen Hollis](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Stephen-Hollis.webp)
![Andy Poland](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Andy-Poland.webp)
Unsung Hero Shortlist
![Callum Underwood](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Callum-Underwood.webp)
![Gemma King](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Gemma-King.webp)
![Kirsty Rigden](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Kirsty-Rigden.webp)
![Marcia Deakin](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Marcia-Deakin.webp)
![David Hayward](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Profile-Picture-5.webp)
![Nick Rooke](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Nick-Rooke.webp)
![Sean Oxspring](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Sean-Oxspring.webp)
![Steven Huckle](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Steven-Huckle.webp)
![Albert Marshall](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Albert-Marshall.webp)
![Bill Donegan](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Bill-Donegan.webp)
![Emma Mark](https://gamedevheroes.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Profile-Picture-6.webp)