Game Dev Heroes 2018 : The Shortlists
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
Glenn Brace
Art Director, nDreams
JaeSeung Choi
Senior VFX Supervisor, Splash Damage
Emma Hollingsworth
Lead Animator, Coatsink
Anna Hollinrake
Senior Artist, Dream Reality Interactive
Emilie Stabell
Artist, Media Molecule
Aidan Ward
Senior Artist, Red Kite Games
Greg Wisniewski
Lead Artist, Sumo Digital
Design
Grant Allen
Game Designer, Dlala Studios
James Chew
Writer & Narrative Designer, Failbetter Games
Martin Deacon
Lead Designer, Sumo Digital
Dave Gabriel
Designer, Futurlab
Ben Huskins
Lead Designer, Two Point Studios
Meg Jayanth
Writer, Freelance
Graham Wright
Level Designer, Ubisoft Reflections
Programming
John Campbell
Techincal Director, Triangular Pixels
Dan Foster
Programmer, Team 17
Nicoll Hunt
Head Honcho, I Fight Bears
Adam Pearce
Software Engineer, Criterion Games
Antti Tuppurainen
Senior Game Developer, Rovio
Ben Ward
Programmer / Designer, Supergonk
Sound
Stephen Hollis
Technical Sound Designer, Frontier Developments
Sam Hughes
Founder, The Sound Architect / Intern, Remedy Entertainment
Simon James
Audio Director, Coatsink
Jade Leamcharaskul
Game music composer
Andy Poland
Audio Designer, Jackbox Games
Gonçalo Tavares
Sound Designer, Codemasters
Bogdan Vera
Audio Programmer, Media Molecule
Production
Sally Blake
Senior Producer, Hammerhead
Jessica Gaskell
Producer, Sumo Digital
Lucía Granda
Senior Producer, NaturalMotion Games
Constantin Jupp
Release Producer, Media Molecule
Sebastian Long
UX Research, Player Research
Joseph Rogers
Producer, Freelance
QA
James Cubitt
QA Manager, Universally Speaking
Dylan Harfoot
QA Lead, Boss Alien
Lewis Marriott
Senior Lead QA, Ubisoft Reflections
Jamie Oates
QA Team Lead, Outplay Entertainment
Lesleyann White
QA Analyst & Support, Failbetter Games
Lee Wood
QA Tester, TT Games
Marketing & Community
Rita Auta
Senior Marketing Manager, Amazon Appstore
Jamie Finch
Community Manager, Payload Studios
Jakub Klitenik (Koobs)
Marketing Executive, Curve Digital
Chris Mullins (shoe.)
Community Manager, Splash Damage
Hollie Pattison
PR & Marketing Manager, Ripstone Games
Haley Uyrus
Marketing Manager, Failbetter Games
Jo Worrall
European Associate Brand Manager, Bethesda Softworks
Management
Eddie Beardsmore & Paul Crabb
COO & CCO, Coatsink
Dan Da Rocha
Managing Director, Toxic Games
Thad Frogley
Technical Director, Boss Alien
Heini Kaihu
Head of Studio / VP of Games, Rovio Puzzle Studio
Tara Saunders
Head of Studio Operations, Sony London Studio
Graham Schmidt
Account Director, Heaven Media
Cj Stockton
Development & Resource Manager, Ubisoft Reflections / Ubisoft Leamington
Diversity Champion
Helen Andrzejowska
Director, Ocean Spark Studios
Adam Campbell
Game Acqusition & Product Manager, Azoomee
Des Gayle
Freelance Games Producer
Ann Hurley
Head of Business Development for Games, Testronic
Tamsin O’Luanaigh
Co-Founder & Talent Director, nDreams
Morgan Paul
Programmer, Boss Alien
Michelle Tilley
Senior Release Manager, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Unsung Hero
Marcia Deakin
Games Partnership Director, NextGen Skills Academy
Bill Donegan
Project Manager, SpecialEffect
David Hayward
Event Organiser, YMPT
Steven Huckle
CEO & Founder, Shark Infested Custard & The Games Hub
Gemma King
Office Manager, Boss Alien
Emma Mark
Associate Facilities Manager, Splash Damage
Albert Marshall
Consultant & Founder at Marshall Media
Sean Oxspring
Technical Designer, Deep Silver Dambuster Studios
Kirsty Rigden
Development Director, Futurlab
Nick Rooke
Director of Developer Relations & Strategic Content, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Callum Underwood
Head of Europe, Caffeine / Publishing Scout, Raw Fury