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@wearegameheads.bsky.social
We envision a world where low income youth and young people of color are equipped to thrive and succeed in any field they choose, including the tech, mixed media and video game industries.
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Gameheads End of the Year Giving Campaign
Gameheads is a tech training program that equips opportunity youth with the tech and life skills they need to succeed at school, in their careers, and beyond.
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Please consider donating to our end of year giving campaign! Your generosity helps young people gain the skills & opportunities they need to design their future in the tech & gaming industry. Please share & consider making a donation to help us keep this mission growing. tinyurl.com/33jysbbe
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It's been a long year for many, but Gameheads keeps showing up for their students. Please consider donating whatever you can to this campaign.
Please consider donating to our end of year giving campaign! Your generosity helps young people gain the skills & opportunities they need to design their future in the tech & gaming industry. Please share & consider making a donation to help us keep this mission growing. tinyurl.com/33jysbbe
Gameheads End of the Year Giving Campaign
Gameheads is a tech training program that equips opportunity youth with the tech and life skills they need to succeed at school, in their careers, and beyond.
tinyurl.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
It's been a long year for many, but Gameheads keeps showing up for their students. Please consider donating whatever you can to this campaign.
Our 1st Annual Gameheads: Hawaiʻi Showcase is this weekend! One December 20th, we will feature 12 video game projects from our Hawaii cohort at the Honolulu Museum of Art from 6-9pm HST!
RSVP at the QR code below and spread the word!
RSVP at the QR code below and spread the word!
December 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Our 1st Annual Gameheads: Hawaiʻi Showcase is this weekend! One December 20th, we will feature 12 video game projects from our Hawaii cohort at the Honolulu Museum of Art from 6-9pm HST!
RSVP at the QR code below and spread the word!
RSVP at the QR code below and spread the word!
Please consider donating to our end of year giving campaign! Your generosity helps young people gain the skills & opportunities they need to design their future in the tech & gaming industry. Please share & consider making a donation to help us keep this mission growing. tinyurl.com/33jysbbe
Gameheads End of the Year Giving Campaign
Gameheads is a tech training program that equips opportunity youth with the tech and life skills they need to succeed at school, in their careers, and beyond.
tinyurl.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Please consider donating to our end of year giving campaign! Your generosity helps young people gain the skills & opportunities they need to design their future in the tech & gaming industry. Please share & consider making a donation to help us keep this mission growing. tinyurl.com/33jysbbe
🎉 Some of our GH team members & students are featured in UMBER’s new Collage Issue. We're honored to be included among so many brilliant creative minds! Pre-sales run through 12/22—grab your copy before it’s gone! www.thisisumber.com/shop/p/colla...
The Collage Issue — Umber
A visual tapestry of global culture, representing the brilliance of creative minds. Available in Winter 2026.
www.thisisumber.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
🎉 Some of our GH team members & students are featured in UMBER’s new Collage Issue. We're honored to be included among so many brilliant creative minds! Pre-sales run through 12/22—grab your copy before it’s gone! www.thisisumber.com/shop/p/colla...
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Our 1st Annual Gameheads: Hawaiʻi Showcase is happening 12/20/25 at the Honolulu Museum of Art from 6-9pm HST! Students are flying out from all of the islands to showcase 12 video game projects. Come and play some amazing games, eat & enjoy the next generation of tech talent.
December 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Our 1st Annual Gameheads: Hawaiʻi Showcase is happening 12/20/25 at the Honolulu Museum of Art from 6-9pm HST! Students are flying out from all of the islands to showcase 12 video game projects. Come and play some amazing games, eat & enjoy the next generation of tech talent.
Code a national program in New Zealand administers funding to devs across the country and also educates them on best practices within the global gaming industry. And in the just 6 years since its launch in 2019, Code has helped New Zealand become a hotbed for #indiedevs. tinyurl.com/44czb5yp
‘Cool and quirky is part of our brand’: how New Zealand became a hothouse for indie games
Kiwi developers are punching well above their weight thanks to a unique government support program that offers more than just grants
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December 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Code a national program in New Zealand administers funding to devs across the country and also educates them on best practices within the global gaming industry. And in the just 6 years since its launch in 2019, Code has helped New Zealand become a hotbed for #indiedevs. tinyurl.com/44czb5yp
This season of giving, please consider helping Gameheads and the next-gen of tech! Your support fuels and expands our mission to provide young people the opportunity to design their future in the technology and gaming industry. Please share and consider donating today at: tinyurl.com/33jysbbe
Gameheads End of the Year Giving Campaign
Gameheads is a tech training program that equips opportunity youth with the tech and life skills they need to succeed at school, in their careers, and beyond.
tinyurl.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
This season of giving, please consider helping Gameheads and the next-gen of tech! Your support fuels and expands our mission to provide young people the opportunity to design their future in the technology and gaming industry. Please share and consider donating today at: tinyurl.com/33jysbbe
Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Digital Showcase returns this Wednesday, December 10! Tune in for a look at the future of #indiegames. www.dayofthedevs.org @dayofthedevs.org
Day of the Devs
Celebrating the creativity, diversity and magic of video games, giving a voice to emerging talent and connecting players with developers and their games.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Digital Showcase returns this Wednesday, December 10! Tune in for a look at the future of #indiegames. www.dayofthedevs.org @dayofthedevs.org
Get a sneak peek at @doublefine.com's new game What's Keeper -- a beautiful and surreal third-person, atmospheric, puzzle adventure and story told without words. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OOf...
The Making Of Double Fine's Keeper
YouTube video by Double Fine
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December 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Get a sneak peek at @doublefine.com's new game What's Keeper -- a beautiful and surreal third-person, atmospheric, puzzle adventure and story told without words. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OOf...
As 2025 winds down it's time for the best of lists. For @npr.org's best games of the year indies dominated the list. www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n... #bestgames2025
The best games of 2025, picked by NPR's staff
From indies like Blue Prince to big console exclusives like Donkey Kong Bananza, NPR staff members and contributors round up their favorite games of 2025.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
As 2025 winds down it's time for the best of lists. For @npr.org's best games of the year indies dominated the list. www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n... #bestgames2025
We're honored to have our ED Damon Packwood, GH team members & students featured in "The Collage Issue” of UMBER alongside so many amazing creative voices who are shaping culture today! Pre-sales are available now through 12/22. Don't miss out! www.thisisumber.com/shop/p/colla...
The Collage Issue — Umber
A visual tapestry of global culture, representing the brilliance of creative minds. Available in Winter 2026.
www.thisisumber.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
We're honored to have our ED Damon Packwood, GH team members & students featured in "The Collage Issue” of UMBER alongside so many amazing creative voices who are shaping culture today! Pre-sales are available now through 12/22. Don't miss out! www.thisisumber.com/shop/p/colla...
It's almost Thanksgiving break and our students are going wild in IT class. Each student learns how to install hard drives, wifi adapters, upgrade the OS, clean the PC then they get to take it home along with a keyboard, mice and monitor.
November 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
It's almost Thanksgiving break and our students are going wild in IT class. Each student learns how to install hard drives, wifi adapters, upgrade the OS, clean the PC then they get to take it home along with a keyboard, mice and monitor.
Gameheads is gearing up for another exciting year! We are now accepting applications for the 2026 cohort. Our award winning program combines game dev, film/VFX and tech training with educational counseling and industry experience. Play less, build more.
Apply here: tinyurl.com/yjpn3y62
Apply here: tinyurl.com/yjpn3y62
November 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Gameheads is gearing up for another exciting year! We are now accepting applications for the 2026 cohort. Our award winning program combines game dev, film/VFX and tech training with educational counseling and industry experience. Play less, build more.
Apply here: tinyurl.com/yjpn3y62
Apply here: tinyurl.com/yjpn3y62
Abayomi Rucker, a chill dude, who knows how to get things done. Our only complaint is that we have nothing to complain about. Abayomi has found a home away from home at Grand Canyon University, as a computer science major. Make sense since he was the programmer for the SAP project, Light the Power.
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Abayomi Rucker, a chill dude, who knows how to get things done. Our only complaint is that we have nothing to complain about. Abayomi has found a home away from home at Grand Canyon University, as a computer science major. Make sense since he was the programmer for the SAP project, Light the Power.
In this video from @gdocexpo.com, Ed Lago, Senior Producer at Creature Label shares lessons he's learned after reviewing more than 200 game pitches. Ed deep dives into valuable and actionable suggestions on how to improve your game pitch, avoid common mistakes and stand out. tinyurl.com/2jp9rc9u
250 Reviewed Game Pitches Later: The Lessons Learned
Join Ed Lago, Senior Producer/Biz Dev/Scout at Creature Label as he shares his insights and the lessons learned after reviewing more than 200 game pitches. With his experience working for the Indie VR Fund initiative in a partnership between Creature and SideQuest, Ed deep dives into valuable and actionable suggestions on how to improve your game pitch, avoid common mistakes and stand out. Helping you be in a better, more confident position when pitching to publishers and platforms.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
In this video from @gdocexpo.com, Ed Lago, Senior Producer at Creature Label shares lessons he's learned after reviewing more than 200 game pitches. Ed deep dives into valuable and actionable suggestions on how to improve your game pitch, avoid common mistakes and stand out. tinyurl.com/2jp9rc9u
"Good game direction lives at the intersection of creativity, technology, and psychology," - Christopher Rubyor, principal design director at World’s Edge, Age of Empires IV. Polygon asked 16 directors across the industry to unpack what's involved in game direction: tinyurl.com/3a32zksd
What even is game direction? We asked 16 game directors
It's a lot more complicated than you think
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November 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"Good game direction lives at the intersection of creativity, technology, and psychology," - Christopher Rubyor, principal design director at World’s Edge, Age of Empires IV. Polygon asked 16 directors across the industry to unpack what's involved in game direction: tinyurl.com/3a32zksd
In this episode of @official-aias.bsky.social 's Game Makers Notebook Podcast, Lis Moberly, Creative Lead at 20th Century Games discusses how the path to a career in #gamedev has changed, & shares tips for helping junior writers join and stay in the industry: tinyurl.com/a3vuj787
The AIAS Game Maker's Notebook: Games Writing with Lis Moberly, Creative Lead @ 20th Century Games
chats with , Creative lead at . Together they discuss how the path towards game development has changed over the years and the difficulties young people face with job placement; workin...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
In this episode of @official-aias.bsky.social 's Game Makers Notebook Podcast, Lis Moberly, Creative Lead at 20th Century Games discusses how the path to a career in #gamedev has changed, & shares tips for helping junior writers join and stay in the industry: tinyurl.com/a3vuj787
A Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA study finds more than 40% of adolescent gamers surveyed said "racial diversity in characters & storylines" remains important. However, 47.8% of respondents also said they struggled to find games with characters that represent them. tinyurl.com/bdw7hz3x
Report: Nearly half of US adolescents avoid games that portray women in "stereotypical and harmful ways"
New study also finds that 47.8% of respondents struggled to find characters that represent them
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November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA study finds more than 40% of adolescent gamers surveyed said "racial diversity in characters & storylines" remains important. However, 47.8% of respondents also said they struggled to find games with characters that represent them. tinyurl.com/bdw7hz3x
Gameheads has been telling our corporate partners this for years. Profit driven institutions cannot do this. And that's no shade. You should focus on profit. And, these things are important for the industry. Partner with us. We have the system in place and we will organize this for you. Call us!
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
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“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Gameheads has been telling our corporate partners this for years. Profit driven institutions cannot do this. And that's no shade. You should focus on profit. And, these things are important for the industry. Partner with us. We have the system in place and we will organize this for you. Call us!
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My career started in a little room
@wearegameheads.bsky.social started in a little room
@cstoneintstudio.bsky.social started in a little room
We had almost nothing but hope and the bravery to risk it all.
You don’t need money to start your dreams.
You just need to make a little space for them.
@wearegameheads.bsky.social started in a little room
@cstoneintstudio.bsky.social started in a little room
We had almost nothing but hope and the bravery to risk it all.
You don’t need money to start your dreams.
You just need to make a little space for them.
November 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
My career started in a little room
@wearegameheads.bsky.social started in a little room
@cstoneintstudio.bsky.social started in a little room
We had almost nothing but hope and the bravery to risk it all.
You don’t need money to start your dreams.
You just need to make a little space for them.
@wearegameheads.bsky.social started in a little room
@cstoneintstudio.bsky.social started in a little room
We had almost nothing but hope and the bravery to risk it all.
You don’t need money to start your dreams.
You just need to make a little space for them.
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Okay Starbucks has started the huge ass strike so if you weren't already boycotting, now is the time! No Starbucks for the holiday season!
Yeeehaaawww I love collective action
Yeeehaaawww I love collective action
November 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Okay Starbucks has started the huge ass strike so if you weren't already boycotting, now is the time! No Starbucks for the holiday season!
Yeeehaaawww I love collective action
Yeeehaaawww I love collective action
Although Bell is a new student, she quickly connected with others and made a big impact on our community. A natural leader, with a bubbly personality. She is currently at Berkeley College, and has her eyes set on transferring to the @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social computer science program.
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Although Bell is a new student, she quickly connected with others and made a big impact on our community. A natural leader, with a bubbly personality. She is currently at Berkeley College, and has her eyes set on transferring to the @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social computer science program.
Project JAM is a rhythm-action game where your music becomes your tool for non-conformity & self-expression by bringing color back to a world overrun by monochrome robots. Project JAM is a 2025 Summer Accelerator Program project & will be released on 12/20/25. youtu.be/pP2Ss4tHEKo
Introducing: Project JAM (2025)
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October 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Project JAM is a rhythm-action game where your music becomes your tool for non-conformity & self-expression by bringing color back to a world overrun by monochrome robots. Project JAM is a 2025 Summer Accelerator Program project & will be released on 12/20/25. youtu.be/pP2Ss4tHEKo
Follow the main character, Amica, as they try to make new friends in high school while struggling with post-quarantine phone addiction in the top-down dexterity game, Put it Away! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpff...
Introducing: Put It Away! (2025)
YouTube video by Gameheads
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October 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Follow the main character, Amica, as they try to make new friends in high school while struggling with post-quarantine phone addiction in the top-down dexterity game, Put it Away! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpff...
Transport back in time to ancient Hawaiʻi during the Makahiki season. You play as a native Hawaiian who is too young for war but old enough to participate in the Makahiki game ʻOʻo Ihe where you can demonstrate your proficiency in spear throwing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIZa...
Introducing: Makihiki (2025)
YouTube video by Gameheads
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October 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Transport back in time to ancient Hawaiʻi during the Makahiki season. You play as a native Hawaiian who is too young for war but old enough to participate in the Makahiki game ʻOʻo Ihe where you can demonstrate your proficiency in spear throwing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIZa...