IGDA (International Game Developers Association) Foundation Interview - Challenges and Focus in 2025
Simulation Daily Interviews IGDA (International Game Developers Association) Foundation Executive Director Alyssa Walles at Gamescom 2025.
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Content:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:06 - What are the main challenges the IGDA Foundation is facing in 2025?
00:00:38 - In terms of the gaming industry as a whole, what are the most relevant problems you're seeing?
00:01:32 - What is your game plan to help with the lack of jobs in the gaming industry?
00:02:33 - In other industries, veterans are struggling to find jobs as their experience warrants higher salaries, while companies prefer to hire juniors because they're less expensive. Is it the same in the gaming industry?
00:03:50 - So they want fresh ideas, but they don't hire the people who have them.
00:04:25 - Is this job crisis that forces developers to accept lower salaries also causing them to lose improvements in work conditions that were acquired during the pandemic?
00:04:48 - Does the IGDA Foundation focus primarily on the United States, or is it international?
00:05:22 - Are there any countries that are more challenging to reach? For instance, Japan or China?
00:07:17 - You recently launched an initiative called Port Quest to support developers who want to port their games to Android. Why that platform specifically?
00:08:21 - I imagine you've had a lot of meetings with developers and peers here at Gamescom. What are your takeaways?
00:09:34 - And going to GDC is really expensive.
00:10:29 - Is there anything else you'd like to share with our readers and viewers?
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