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Ayanna Campbell
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My name is Ayanna Campbell, and I'm a Multimedia journalist & grad student at Full Sail. Founder of GameFrame Media, focused on indie game dev & gaming culture. Reporting in AP Style with research‑based insights to amplify diverse voices.
My capstone project is live! Florida’s indie game developers are challenging crunch culture and reshaping representation in gaming.

👉 Read the full story: gameframemedia1.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/f...

I’d love to hear your thoughts. How do you see representation evolving in games today?
Florida’s Indie Game Developers Are Rewriting the Rules of Representation
How a growing creative movement is reshaping storytelling, community, and the state’s $1.27B gaming economy When indie developer Ryan Huggins first began experimenting with RPG Maker as a teenager,…
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December 18, 2025 at 3:41 AM
🎧 Rebekah Valentine — Teaser

"Journalists aren’t part of development, but they shape the conversation. Rebekah highlights how reporting influences well‑being and representation."
December 15, 2025 at 1:19 AM
🎥 Ben Noel — Teaser

"From EA to FIEA: Ben Noel explains how Florida built a graduate pipeline fueling indie game growth."
December 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Ryan Huggins interview excerpt (“I was a hobbyist… became a moderator… modest beginnings”)
December 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Chameleon character art created by Full Sail Computer Animation student Elijah Gloston.

Software Used: ZBrush, Maya, Substance 3D Painter
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November 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🎮 From hobbyist to moderator, Ryan Huggins shares how modest beginnings shaped his voice in indie game storytelling. Watch the excerpt from our interview — full feature is live today on YouTube!

#IndieDev #GamingCulture

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Ryan Huggins Interview Clip
YouTube video by Xtreme Wolf4630
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December 8, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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🎓 Graduate student at Full Sail researching indie game culture, crunch, and representation. Looking for industry voices willing to do a Zoom interview (30–50 min), or less. Your perspective matters — DM if interested!

Thank you!
December 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
In games, too, language shapes perception; ‘crunch’ often gets softened as ‘passion’ or ‘dedication.’ But as Eve Crevoshay of Take This says, passion shouldn’t mean exhaustion. I explored this here gameframemedia1.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/t...
Take This Executive Director Calls for Change: Mental Health and Crunch Culture in Gaming
Crunch culture, the working practice of extended overtime in game development, has been widely condemned for its corrosive effects on both creativity and mental well-being. With the industry strugg…
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December 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
🎓 Graduate student at Full Sail researching indie game culture, crunch, and representation. Looking for industry voices willing to do a Zoom interview (30–50 min), or less. Your perspective matters — DM if interested!

Thank you!
December 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Check out my game frame media website: gameframemedia1.wordpress.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Just dropped my new About page + intro video for GameFrame Media 🎮📰

It’s all about the human side of indie game development. Check it out and let me know what stories you’d love to see covered!

gameframemedia1.wordpress.com/about/

#IndieGames #GamingCulture #Journalism
About
I am Ayanna Campbell, a graduate student in New Media Journalism at Full Sail University. I specialize in media ethics, legal accountability, and representation in gaming culture. I built GameFrame…
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November 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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A company with decades of single-player experience pivoting to multiplayer? Well, it worked for Anthem, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, FBC: Firebreak, Redfall, Marvel's Avengers, and all those PlayStation games
Quantic Dream announces they are developing a competitive multiplayer game

Star Wars: Eclipse development still continues

blog.quanticdream.com/writing-a-ne...
October 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM