Sarah Spiers Archives | Filament Games

Blockchain, Self-Care, and Low Poly Animals: Highlights from GDC 2018

March 28, 2018 // Sarah Spiers

Filament Games | Educational Game Developer

If you were in San Francisco, California last week, you may have noticed an extra 30,000+ people wandering around the downtown area (myself included). These folks were most likely there to attend the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC), a revered professional game industry event for developers, publishers, and academics alike. A little more context for…

Managing Large Gamedev Projects: 3 Pro Tips

April 25, 2018 // Sarah Spiers

Tackling large-scale projects can be incredibly daunting…but as an Associate Producer at Filament Games, that’s literally my job. I’m currently working on one of Filament’s biggest projects yet, and with it has emerged an entirely new set of challenges for both myself and my colleagues. When balancing large teams, long timelines, and multiple stakeholders, it’s easy…

GDC 2019 Recap: 3 Big Takeaways from This Year’s Show!

March 27, 2019 // Quinn Crossley, Sarah Spiers

Each March, thousands of game developers from around the world convene in San Francisco, California in anticipation for the world’s largest professional game industry event: Game Developers Conference (GDC). A five-day event jam-packed with talks from world-class speakers, exciting new game and technology announcements, and ample networking opportunities, GDC is best described as a professional and…