Spot the Black people

[Responsible Allen Iverson]

 

[Responsible Allen Iverson]

 

[ORDER_66]

The vision for black youth about the game industry is similar to the music or entertainment industry. We love to play and consume it, but typically aren't presented with the thought that you can be a part of developing or managing it.

We have influence and play the games, yet here we are with such low representation in the industry. I feel like the behind the scenes aspect of producing a game or anything for that matter isn't visible enough to some people so they don't even think about it being a possibility.

...and it starts with our education and school system, and how it's limiting kids potential outlook on life simply based off of their zipcode

Video game college ain't cheap breh plus you gotTa work in these mostly white environments that fukk with you...

 

[King Khufu]

I seen 3 there is one bro peaking in the back cut hella lowkey.

It's happening but just not in huge major scale because tbh blacks got way much more to worry about though I would love too see more family in the business pick up traction our kind of creativity can really reinvent everything toa classic level

 

[Roland Coltrane]

These indians scam the system, lie on resumes, get they cousins, aunts and uncles all hired. Then come in and cant do the job.

can confirm

my girl works in IT for an apparel company and they caught a dude who scammed and lied his way in with a made up resume and everything and her boss wanted to keep the guy on

 

[Responsible Allen Iverson]

"Explore where games are headed in the future."

 

[ORDER_66]

"Explore where games are headed in the future."

I just want to reiterate there needs to be MORE black owned gaming companies...

 

[Afrodroid]

"Explore where games are headed in the future."

I would hate to work for/with any of them

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

How do we as black folk get more careers in the gaming industry?

When people realize that black youth are purposely funneled into career paths that keep them out of STEM, things might change a bit.

 

[Luke Cage]

The vision for black youth about the game industry is similar to the music or entertainment industry. We love to play and consume it, but typically aren't presented with the thought that you can be a part of developing or managing it.

We have influence and play the games, yet here we are with such low representation in the industry. I feel like the behind the scenes aspect of producing a game or anything for that matter isn't visible enough to some people so they don't even think about it being a possibility.

...and it starts with our education and school system, and how it's limiting kids potential outlook on life simply based off of their zipcode

When i was in highschool my dream was to become one of the people who makes video games, but i for the life of me couldn't figure out how to go about it. I finally went to college for computer science, but that still had nothing to do with gaming so i eventually gave up on it and became an accountant.

 

[The Mad Titan]

1 and a possible

 

[Rekkapryde]

It has to do with everything bruh.

i work with these dudes everyday.

A non citizen coming over here making more money than a home grown american aint right.

there probably 3 black dudes in my whole floor in I.T. These indians scam the system, lie on resumes, get they cousins, aunts and uncles all hired. Then come in and cant do the job.


the system is jacked up.

Dog, the amount of connection requests I get on linkedin from Indians I don't even fukkin know to connect with me is

 

[Afro]

"Explore where games are headed in the future."

When the white girl has to ask you why no "POC"

"Announced in waves "

You folks knew

 

[PS5 Pro]

They did make two of the coolest black characters in gaming today, lifeline and bangalore. Like, a nikka took pride in having the option to pick a character i could somewhat identify with. I got jamaican in my family

 

[humminbird]

this reminds me of when I applied for video game school. I talked with the guy in charge and how he needed more people. the conversations went ok. I basically told him flat out I wanted to make my own development company someday.
He was like that's great but that's not what this school is about.
at the end of the day, you need a lot of capital to make these games and cac privllege is what's getting that capital.
I remember listening to the Tim Ferris Show and this guy was talking about how he knew the creator of steam. the guy gave him one million dollars no questions asked to start his dumb cooking company.