3 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER FOR WOMEN IN GAMES AT UPCOMING AWARDS

No fewer than three of our team have been shortlisted for next month’s MCV Women in Games Awards – and, what’s more, they are all finalists in the Educational Impact category.

Ruth Falconer (Women in Games Education Director & Abertay University), Sharon Tolaini-Sage (Women in Games Research & Education Consultant) and Robin Milton (Women in Games Awards Executive Producer & Access Creative College) represent half of the shortlist for the Educational Impact category. Go Team Women in Games!

And good luck too to some of our Corporate Ambassadors who also feature on the shortlist!

“What a fantastic endorsement of the talent we’re honoured to have onboard at Women in Games,” said Marie-Claire Isaaman, CEO of Women in Games. “We’ll be collectively rooting for each of Ruth, Sharon and Robin at the Awards! And the very best of luck to every finalist in all of the categories. Events like this are so important to showcase the incredible level of talent amongst women in the games industry.”

The MCV Women in Games Awards take place in London on Friday March 4^th. The full list of brilliant women shortlisted for the awards are:

CREATIVE IMPACT
Charlie Bowater, Atomhawk
Anouk Debruyne, Jagex
Niamh Houston, Chipzel
Elly Marshall, Slightly Mad Studios
Ranj Vekaria, Curve Games
Hannah Waring, Lab42

DEVELOPMENT IMPACT
Ruth Anna Caulcott-Cooper, The Chinese Room
Jemma Harris, Sumo Digital
Xu He, Netspeak Games
Anna Marsh, Firesprite
Simone McDermott, Ripstone
Catarina Martins, Supermassive Games

TECHNICAL INNOVATION
Kirsty Fraser, Third Kind Games
Jo Haslam, Snap Finger Click
France Quiquere, Sumo Leamington
Maria Laura Scuri, FACEIT
Andria Warren, Rare

JOURNALISM IMPACT
Alice Bell, Rock Paper Shotgun
Sophie Brugmann, Womenize! Inspiring Stories
Marie Dealessandri, Gamesindustry.Biz
Kate Gray, Nintendo Life
Aimee Hart, Gayming Magazine
Vic Hood, TechRadar
Keza Macdonald, The Guardian

EDUCATIONAL IMPACT
Ruth Falconer, Abertay University
Bobbie Fletcher, University of Northampton
Rosalie Hoskins, Into Games
Robin Milton, Access Creative College
Shahneila Saeed, Ukie / Digital Schoolhouse
Sharon Tolaini Sage, Women in Games

ESPORTS IMPACT
Morgan Ashurst, British Esports Association
Catherine Bygrave, Gfinity
Caz Lacey, CAA
Rachel Rakowski, Logitech
Becky Wright, National Student Esports

COMMS IMPACT
Gemma Cooper, Media Molecule
Amy Ellison, Koch Media
Livvy Garner, Ubisoft
Sola Kasali, Electronic Arts
Becky Mullen, Bastion
Sarah Wellock, Sega/Atlus

IN-HOUSE HR AND RECRUITMENT IMPACT
Alison Clark, Outplay Entertainment
Danielle Davis, NaturalMotion / Zynga
Bex Holland, Rocksteady Studios
Kate Lindsay, Splash Damage
Sara Machado, Hitmarker
Bernice (Bee) Oshomuvwe, Sony London Studio

BUSINESS IMPACT
Sally Blake, Silent Games,
Kirsty Endfield Swipe Right PR
Gemma Foster, Dlala Studios
Amelia Lingman, Italic Pig
Tori Miller, Koch Media
MJ Widomska, YRS TRULY

CAREER MENTOR
Gaelle Caballero, Testronic
Suzy Hampson, Lucid Games Ltd
Harinder Sangha, Sumo Digital
Sophie van den Boomen, Rebellion
Arielle Vieira, EA
Lizzie Wilding, Dovetail Games

GAMES CAMPAIGNER
Marion Mỹ Anh Baxerres, Ubisoft
Jennifer Estaris, Ustwo Games
Nickie Harper-Williams, Many Cats Studios
Karla Reyes, Niantic
Elli Shapiro, Rocksteady Studios
Emma Smith, Creative Assembly

RISING STAR
Frida Arntsen, Silent Games
Leah Dougherty, Lucid Games Ltd
Rach Macpherson, Neonhive
Aisling McElroy, Italic Pig
Tara Naz, Macademia
Catrin Price, Codemasters
Scarlett Sinclair, Hangar 13
Millicent Thomas, Ubisoft