{"id":1619,"date":"2023-07-23T19:06:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T23:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samanthablackmon.net\/bgarchive\/?page_id=1619"},"modified":"2023-07-23T21:58:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T01:58:22","slug":"featured-developer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/samanthablackmon.net\/bgarchive\/featured-developer\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured Developer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Shana Teri Bryant<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Title:<\/strong> Executive Producer, Oculus Publishing
Achievements: <\/strong>Black in Gaming Image Award, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notable Credits:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • The Outer Worlds<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Marvel\u2019s Avengers<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Devil May Cry HD<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Kerbal Space Program Enhanced<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Destination Mars<\/em> (HoloLens)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Resident Evil 5<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    On the Black Games Archive:<\/strong>
    “The type of representation we see most often see in games is dreadfully narrow; constrained by budgets and priorities, developers might include an afro hair option, a darker skin tone, maybe a handful of interchangeable quest-giving NPCs. Crumbs, really.

    But Blackness and Black cultural influence are soooo much more than that. And whether it\u2019s cultural traditions, playable characters, ideology, or VO, the Black Games Archive provides academic categorization of the many ways in which authentic representation shows up in our entertainment software.

    An archive of Blackness in games is longed for and long overdue. It\u2019s a resource, a reminder, and a bullhorn \u2013 There\u2019s no one way to be Black.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    The Sustainable Game Development Speaker Series:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • “Part 1: No More Heroes: How Game Development Heroics is Killing Us.” Game Devs of Color, Speaker (2020).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • “Part 2: Do a Barrel Roll! A New Norm for Game Devs and Game Development.” Game Devs of Color, Speaker (2021).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • “Part 3: New Game+: Managing People, not Products.” Game Devs of Color, Speaker (2023).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      Select Publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • “Women in Gaming: 100 Professionals of Play.” Contributor (2018).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • “Game Devs & Others: Tales from the Margins.” Contributor (2018).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • “Diversifying Barbie & Mortal Kombat.” Contributor (2015)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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