Thank you so much to those who applied to our 2016 GDC Scholarship program!

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We’ve received  133 applications! O__O so y’all are gonna keep up busy over the next few weeks.

As expected we got far more applications than passes, so keep that in mind as we review and you await an answer. Preference will be given to marginalized members of the community who may not otherwise have a chance to attend an industry event.

Please do not email, twitter DM, Facebook message us to ask about the status of your application constantly during the review process.

We will aim to notify All Access Pass recipients by January 8 2016 at the very latest. Applications will be reviewed by a small committee consisting of:

  • Tanya DePass, Founder and community manager of #INeedDiverseGames
  • Bianca J. Anderson, Industry Veteran
  • Jane Ng, Lead Artist, Campo Santo
  • Ajit George, Co-Founder, Gaming as Other; Outreach Coordinator #INeedDiverseGames
  • Glenn White, Director, Marketing Infrastructure EA

Thank you again and we looking forward to next year and spending time with all of our Pass Recipients!

Published by cypheroftyr

Tanya DePass is the founder and Director of I Need Diverse Games, a non-profit organization based in Chicago, which is dedicated to better diversification of all aspects of gaming. I Need Diverse Games serves the community by supporting marginalized developers attend the Game Developer Conference by participating in the GDC Scholarship program, helps assist attendance at other industry events, and is seeking partnership with organizations and initiatives. Tanya is a lifelong Chicagoan who loves everything about gaming, #INeedDiverseGames spawn point, and wants to make it better and more inclusive for everyone. She founded and was the EIC of Fresh Out of Tokens podcast where games culture was discussed and viewed through a lense of feminism, intersectionality and diversity. Now she’s a co-host on Spawn on Me Podcast. Along with all of that, she’s the Programming Coordinator for OrcaCon, she often speaks on issues of diversity, feminism, race, intersectionality & other topics at multiple conventions throughout the year. Her writing about games and games critique appears in Uncanny Magazine, Polygon, Wiscon Chronicles, Vice Gaming, Paste Games, Mic, and other publications.