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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 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
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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.
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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)
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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)
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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...
Every year, we have a big Halloween party and it's seriously one of my favorite times of the year. Our students show up in costumes and we play scary video games, eat junk food and act silly. Check out the highlights below from Hawaii, Oakland and our virtual students:
October 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Every year, we have a big Halloween party and it's seriously one of my favorite times of the year. Our students show up in costumes and we play scary video games, eat junk food and act silly. Check out the highlights below from Hawaii, Oakland and our virtual students:
Chosen Odds: Orbital Drift is a racing game where the character you pick determines the difficulty of your race. Will you win with skill? Cheats? Or will you fail to make the finish line? A 2025 Summer SAP project, Chosen Odds: Orbital Drift will be released 12/20/25. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMfe...
Introducing: Chosen Odds: Orbital Drift (2025)
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October 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Chosen Odds: Orbital Drift is a racing game where the character you pick determines the difficulty of your race. Will you win with skill? Cheats? Or will you fail to make the finish line? A 2025 Summer SAP project, Chosen Odds: Orbital Drift will be released 12/20/25. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMfe...
SPRY is a stylish 2D stealth game set in the streets of the Bay Area. You play as a young, rising graffiti artist on the run—tagging walls, dodging cops & using your environment to hide. SPRY is a 2025 SAP project. It will be released on 12/20/25. youtube.com/watch?v=JyMLkZK4Krs&feature=youtu.be
Introducing: SPRY (2025)
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October 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
SPRY is a stylish 2D stealth game set in the streets of the Bay Area. You play as a young, rising graffiti artist on the run—tagging walls, dodging cops & using your environment to hide. SPRY is a 2025 SAP project. It will be released on 12/20/25. youtube.com/watch?v=JyMLkZK4Krs&feature=youtu.be
Figuring Her Out is a Narrative driven side scroller platform game that takes place in the "head space" of the main character whose imagination creates levels based off of her interests. Figuring Her Out is a 2025 SAP project. It will be released on 12/20/25. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc3s...
Introducing: Figuring Her Out (2025)
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October 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Figuring Her Out is a Narrative driven side scroller platform game that takes place in the "head space" of the main character whose imagination creates levels based off of her interests. Figuring Her Out is a 2025 SAP project. It will be released on 12/20/25. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc3s...
Master of Musick is a fast-paced 2D Rhythm Platformer, where the player navigates a deadly, constantly changing landscape that shifts in sync with the music's beat. Master of Musick is a 2025 Summer Accelerator Program (SAP) project. It will be released on 12/20/2025. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl6x...
Introducing: Master of Musick (2025)
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October 16, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Master of Musick is a fast-paced 2D Rhythm Platformer, where the player navigates a deadly, constantly changing landscape that shifts in sync with the music's beat. Master of Musick is a 2025 Summer Accelerator Program (SAP) project. It will be released on 12/20/2025. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl6x...
Angel has always been sort of the mad scientist since he joined us four years ago. This he worked on Spree, a racing game using a real life shopping cart which was wild! And now they start their journey at @calpolyslo.bsky.social for Computer Science. Good luck Angel!
October 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Angel has always been sort of the mad scientist since he joined us four years ago. This he worked on Spree, a racing game using a real life shopping cart which was wild! And now they start their journey at @calpolyslo.bsky.social for Computer Science. Good luck Angel!
Congrats to Kalei! Kalei is a first year student already making waves with his work on the game Goat Scape in collaboration with Liliʻuokalani Trust. He is studying computer science at @universityofhawaii.bsky.social. We're excited to see your achievements!
October 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Congrats to Kalei! Kalei is a first year student already making waves with his work on the game Goat Scape in collaboration with Liliʻuokalani Trust. He is studying computer science at @universityofhawaii.bsky.social. We're excited to see your achievements!
Escapism is a VR game inspired by the experiences of a child growing up in the home of a single mother. Complete the tasks your mother asked you to do around the house. Escapism is a 2025 Summer Accelerator Program (SAP) project. It will be released on 12/20/25. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdV_...
Introducing: Escapism (2025)
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October 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Escapism is a VR game inspired by the experiences of a child growing up in the home of a single mother. Complete the tasks your mother asked you to do around the house. Escapism is a 2025 Summer Accelerator Program (SAP) project. It will be released on 12/20/25. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdV_...
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Thank you, @mit.edu, for taking the lead.
MIT refuses to accept White House terms for funding, other schools still mulling — Reuters
Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth on Friday said she
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October 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Thank you, @mit.edu, for taking the lead.