State of Play Games
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Develop:Brighton47 min
Stuck in the Middle With You: Translating Between Business and Creativity as a Producer
Game production functions as a critical bridge between the divergent priorities of business stakeholders and creative teams.
- Producers act as translators between the creative team, which prioritizes quality and exploration, and the business side, which prioritizes predictability, risk mitigation, and quantifiable outcomes.
- To resolve conflicts over project delays, producers should translate creative needs into business-relevant terms by framing requests as risk-management scenarios, such as comparing the impact of a six-month extension against potential revenue loss from poor reviews.
- Effective production requires maintaining an up-to-date, sized backlog that allows for immediate, data-driven answers when stakeholders ask about the impact of adding or changing features on the project's profitability and timeline.
Develop:BrightonNov 2025
Develop:Brighton46 min
BAFTA Games: How We Can All Level the Playing Field | Develop:Brighton 2024
The UK games industry currently faces a profound socioeconomic imbalance, characterized by a significant over-representation of individuals from affluent, private-school, and managerial backgrounds.
- The games industry exhibits a significant socioeconomic imbalance, with nearly double the national average of employees having attended fee-paying schools, a disparity that increases with seniority.
- Socioeconomic background acts as a barrier to both entry and career progression, as senior roles are disproportionately held by individuals from managerial or professional backgrounds.
- To improve inclusivity, firms should adopt transparent recruitment practices, such as publishing salary ranges for all roles and using 'gender decoders' to ensure job descriptions appeal to diverse candidates.
Develop:BrightonNov 2025