Game Dev Heroes 2022 Shortlist

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Game Dev Heroes 2022 Shortlist!

Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations for Game Dev Heroes 2022!

We’ve received over 850 nominations and as ever they’ve been both numerous and heartfelt! 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 achievements.

The category shortlists have been compiled based on the merit of the nominations received.

This years winners were revealed on 12th July 2022 during Develop:Brighton at the Komedia and can be found here!

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Art + Animation

Vicky Evans — Vicky Evans | Senior Animator, TT Games

Emily Davison — Emily Davison | 3D Artist, XR Games

Laurence Gardiner — Laurence Gardiner | Art Director, Jaw Drop Games

Luke Robson — Luke Robson | Animator, Silent Games

Scarlettt Fu — Scarlettt Fu | Senior UI Artist, Ubisoft Dusseldorf

Theo Hayne — Theo Hayne | Artist, Media Molecule

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Community

Jesse Raen-Saunders — Jesse Raen-Saunders | Community Engagement Manager, Uplift Games

Joshua Brown — Joshua Brown | Senior Community Manager, Futurlab

Lauren May — Lauren May | Community & Social Media Lead

Nickie Harper-Williams — Nickie Harper-Williams | Community Manager, Many Cats Studios

Ryan Styles — Ryan Styles | Content & Client Manager, Disobey

Antonela Pounder — Antonela Pounder | Director of Global Community, 505 Games

Flo Burchill — Flo Burchill | Assistant Producer, Snap Finger Click

Helen Morris — Helen Morris | Social Media & Community Manager, Coatsink

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Design

Phil Murray-Turner — Phil Murray-Turner | Designer, Wushu Studios

Andy Harmon — Andy Harmon | Game Designer, Payload Studios

Autumn Jackson — Autumn Jackson | Advanced Game Designer, Supermassive Games

Dewi Roberts — Dewi Roberts | Head of Design, SockMonkey Studios

James Johnstone — James Johnstone | Game Designer, Splash Damage

Kate Blacklock — Kate Blacklock | Lead Graphic Designer, Jagex

Miljan Glenny — Miljan Glenny | Game Designer, Dlala Studios

Morgan Wellden — Morgan Wellden | Level Designer, Jaw Drop Games

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Leadership

Steven Zachary — Steven Zachary | Head of Support, Uplift Games

Alejandro Arque Gallardo — Alejandro Arque Gallardo | Game Director, Supermassive Games

Chris Mehers — Chris Mehers | Chief Operating Office, Futurlab

Jason Falcus — Jason Falcus | Chief Operating Officer, Kwalee

Jemima Crow — Jemima Crow | Marketing & Comms Director, Auroch Digital

Katie Young — Katie Young | Studio Head, Liquid Violet

Lu Nascimento — Lu Nascimento | Art Director & Co-Founder, Bunny Hug Games

Rob Madden — Rob Madden | Creative Director, Hyper Luminal Games

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Marketing

Ross Fairhurst — Ross Fairhurst | Senior Digital Marketing Manager, Team17

Aimee Sanjari — Aimee Sanjari | Brand Manager, Square Enix

Claire Sharkey — Claire Sharkey | Senior PR Specialist, Raw Fury

Greg Jones — Greg Jones | Head of Communications, Renaissance PR

Jasmine James — Jasmine James | PR & Community Executive, Neonhive

Jasmine Koolhoven — Jasmine Koolhoven | PR Manager, SEGA

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Production

Eleonore Ronneau — Eleonore Ronneau | Senior Producer, Tactical Adventures

Ines Lagarto — Ines Lagarto | Producer, Lab42 Games

Niamh Loughran — Niamh Loughran | Producer, Hyper Luminal Games

Rachel Robertson — Rachel Robertson | Junior Producer, Coatsink

Sara Simmons — Sara Simmons | Producer, Plucky Bytes

Alex Vincent — Alex Vincent | Senior Audio Producer, Frontier Developments

Dan Croucher — Dan Croucher | Lead Producer, Roll7

Douglas Pennant — Douglas Pennant | Producer, FundamentalVR

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Programming

Claudia Doppioslash — Claudia Doppioslash | Senior Graphics Programmer, Wushu Studios

Manesh Mistry — Manesh Mistry | Lead Programmer, ustwo Games

Séamus Ó Buadhacháin — Séamus Ó Buadhacháin | Programmer, Failbetter Games

Zoe Sams — Zoe Sams | Engineering Manager, Zynga

Nikky Armstrong — Nikky Armstrong | Lead Programmer, Silver Rain Games

Madina Berkaliyeva — Madina Berkaliyeva | Programmer, Roll7

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Progression Advocate

Lauren Kaye — Lauren Kaye | Founder/Host, She Plays Games

Matt Edwards — Matt Edwards | Head of Digital Marketing, Raw Fury

Nisha Valand — Nisha Valand | Programme Director, Payload Studios

Sally Sheppard — Sally Sheppard | Founder & Creative Director, Wrydren Games

Suneet Sharma — Suneet Sharma | Legal Executive, SEGA

Tarnya Smith — Tarnya Smith | Producer, Playground Games

Asia Larkin — Asia Larkin | Project Manager, PlayStation

Francesca Carletto-Leon — Francesca Carletto-Leon | Technical Game Designer, Code Coven

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QA

Darren Eggerton — Darren Eggerton | QA Manager, XR Games

Hannah Park — Hannah Park | QA Tester, Hyper Luminal Games

Harun Ali — Harun Ali | Embedded Environment Art Tester, Cloud Imperium Games

Jamie Stirling — Jamie Stirling | Lead QA, Flix Interactive

Maaike Van Der Leeden — Maaike Van Der Leeden | Associate Quality Designer, EA

Oliver Balaam — Oliver Balaam | Senior Quality Software Engineer, Improbable

Sarah Shannon — Sarah Shannon | QA Lead, Mediatonic

Charlotte Woolley — Charlotte Woolley | Senior QA Tester, Media Molecule

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Sound

Tessa Verplancke — Tessa Verplancke | Lead Sound Designer, TT Games

Alyx Jones — Alyx Jones | Post Production Lead, Liquid Violet

Dom Beken — Dom Beken | Composer/Producer

Greg Lester — Greg Lester | Sound Designer, Soundcuts

James Magee — James Magee | Lead Sound Designer, Creative Assembly

Matt Walker — Matt Walker | Tester & Audio Designer, Auroch Digital

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Unsung Hero

Grace Meyrick — Grace Meyrick | Exec Assistant to CEO, XR Games

Jane Campbell — Jane Campbell | Commercial Manager, ustwo Games

Juan Linietsky — Juan Linietsky | Head of Development, Godot Engine

Karen McLoughlin — Karen McLoughlin | Group Director of HR, Sumo Group

Nick Foster — Nick Foster | Software Engineer, Cryptic Studios

Stuart Muckley — Stuart Muckley | CEO, Code Wizards

Anne Dong — Anne Dong | People Innovation, Arkadium

Dan Bernardo — Dan Bernardo | Founder, Playtra Games

Emily Kay — Emily Kay | Senior Production Finance Analyst, PlayStation

Andrew Thompson | Director of Studios, Digital Bros

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Writing + Narrative

Lizz Lunney — Lizz Lunney | Narrative Designer, Roll7

Luke van den Barselaar — Luke van den Barselaar | Editor, Failbetter Games

Doc Burford — Doc Burford | Narrative Designer

Errol Seymour — Errol Seymour | Copywriter, Jagex

Jen Simpkins — Jen Simpkins | Editorial Manager, Media Molecule

Jon Davies — Jon Davies | Head of Narrative, Coatsink

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Congratulations again to all those who have been shortlisted, and thank you to everyone for your nominations.

Winners for Game Dev Heroes 2022 were announced on the 12th July and can be found here!

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