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Cheryl Platz
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Creative Director, TPCi. #PokemonEmployee. Author, Design Beyond Devices & Game Development Strategy Guide. Adjunct @ Carnegie Mellon. Ex-Riot Games, Scopely, MSFT, AMZN, EA, Disney. EDS 🥄. Owner of @ideaplatz.com‬. Ideas my own. 🏠 https://Cherylplatz.com
Pro tip, Amazon: no one is going to pay you extra for fancy LLM Alexa if you can’t prove you can still do the bare minimum that 2017 Alexa could do
November 12, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I’ve also released The Game Development Strategy Guide, a critically acclaimed in-depth end to end look at modern #gamedev that Will Wright (The Sims, SimCity) called “An amazingly broad and contemporary take on our industry.” I’d love to hear your thoughts if you check it out! amzn.to/47yc6YQ
The Game Development Strategy Guide: Crafting Modern Video Games That Thrive
Amazon.com: The Game Development Strategy Guide: Crafting Modern Video Games That Thrive: 9781959029717: Platz, Cheryl, Schell, Jesse: Books
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November 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I have good news for you! I’ve been making games for decades and I just completed season 1 of the Enduring Play #gamedev podcast, with 10 in-depth interviews with industry leaders from studios like Epic, Mojang, Blizzard, EA, Riot, Roblox, and a variety of indies. sites.libsyn.com/586820
Enduring Play: A Game Development Podcast
Creative director, game designer, and author of The Game Development Strategy Guide Cheryl Platz hosts this engaging look behind the scenes at what it takes to make video games that transcend the test...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I'm continuing the multicast experiment, so you can also join me at Youtube (funnygodmother) if that's more your thing!
November 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM