We Could let Silicon Valley Help Us Fix Game Dev. But Will We?
summary
Advocates adopting concrete people practices from Silicon Valley: schedule 30 minutes every two weeks (ideally one hour weekly) one-on-ones focused on rapport not status updates; train measurable soft skills framed as emotional intelligence/catalytic skills and use short courses or books to improve self‑awareness, social awareness and relationship management; change hiring from vague “culture fit” rejections to documented reasons and aim for culture add to increase diversity; rely on data‑driven experiments and published HR research (Google/Facebook examples) rather than custom folklore.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Welcome
- 1:46Silicon Valley and game dev
- 12:11One-on-ones and rapport
- 21:09Soft skills and EQ
- 28:19Tech vs. game dev hiring
- 32:12Game dev lessons from Silicon Valley
- 33:38Overcoming work culture apathy
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