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Join us for a 3-day Virtual Pride Festival celebrating the many facets and intersections of queer history + game development.

About this Event

Join us for a 3-day Virtual Pride Festival celebrating the many facets and intersections of queer history + game development, led by experts in the gaming industry and queer culture.

There are a lot of happenings this weekend and we hope you join us on this journey as we focus on our PRIDE FIVE!

----->>>> 1. Learn Something <<<<-----

We will explore topics in Queer History, kicking off with our Grand Marshall, Cleve Jones (AIDS Quilt, "When We Rise"). We will also honor the diverse voices of queer people, females, and POCs through leaders in the gaming industry through Webinars, panels, and guest speakers.

------>>>> 2. Win Something <<<<------

We will be hosting interactive sessions through the weekend where we will be giving away FREE GAME CODES from so of today's top games (Resident Evil, Last of Us 2, and more!) brought to you by our gaming partners.

------->>>> 3. Be Entertained <<<<------

We'll have plenty of excitement packed into the weekend including a virtual immersive dance party, watch Indie games played on our "Gong Show",

------>>>> 4. Make a friend <<<<-------

All of our platforms (Zoom Webinar, Twitch Stream, and Facebook Live) will allows our community to connect, chat, and make a new friend!

----------->>>> 5. Give <<<<------------

We have been fortunate to provide this event FREE of cost. We would love to invite you to donate to our Scholarship Fund (link), where we provide scholarship funds to queer students looking to pursue a career in the gaming/interactive media industry.

We're also partnering with Pinny Arcade to sell our first collectible PRIDE pin ♥, giving you the opportunity to cherish your first virtual pride with us! Buy one for you and one for a friend to share the love! (link)

RUN OF SHOW

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*********** Friday, June 19 **********

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𝟭𝗽𝗺 - 𝟮:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 (𝗣𝗦𝗧)

𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿/𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁

🌈 ℙ𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣 𝕆𝕟: ℙℝ𝕀𝔻𝔼 𝕋𝕠𝕘𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 - 𝔸 𝔾𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝔻𝕖𝕧 𝕄𝕖𝕖𝕥𝕦𝕡 🌈

Join us for a pride-themed fireside chat with Cy Wise (Co-founder of absurd:joy and known for award winning games: Rick and Morty: VR and Job Simulator) as we discuss remote studio culture, game development, diversity, and inclusion.. Brought to you in partnership with Oculus from Facebook.

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𝟱𝗽𝗺 - 𝟲𝗽𝗺 (𝗣𝗦𝗧)

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 (𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺)

🌈 𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕤𝕙𝕒𝕝𝕝: ℂ𝕝𝕖𝕧𝕖 𝕁𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕤 (𝔸𝕀𝔻𝕊 ℚ𝕦𝕚𝕝𝕥, "𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕎𝕖 ℝ𝕚𝕤𝕖") 🌈

Kickoff with Cleve Jones (Our Grand Marshall) one of the most important LGBT activists in our history (conceived of the AIDS quilt and author of 'When We Rise"). In a time when our community was first occurring, Jone’s made it his mission to shed light on the LGBT community and the tragedies our community faced at the global political level. At the center of the LGBT movement since the 70s. We are going to honor him.

🌈 𝔾𝕒𝕞𝕖 ℂ𝕠𝕕𝕖 𝔾𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕊𝕡𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕠𝕣𝕤 Selling Pins 🌈

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𝟲𝗽𝗺 - 𝟳𝗽𝗺 (𝗣𝗦𝗧)

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 (𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺)

🌈 ℍ𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪 𝕠𝕗 ℚ𝕦𝕖𝕖𝕣 𝔾𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕤 𝕨/𝔸𝕝𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕚𝕣

(𝕗𝕖𝕒𝕥. ℂ𝕒𝕡𝕖𝕣 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℂ𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕠 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕢𝕦𝕖𝕖𝕣 𝕘𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕤) 🌈

We're taking it back to beginning of queer game history, with live gameplay of the first queer game "Caper in the Castro" created by C.M. Ralph. “When the AIDs epidemic came through we lost 90% of our LGBT friends. They were just wiped out. That’s one of the things that moved me to make the game.”

🌈 𝔾𝕒𝕞𝕖 ℂ𝕠𝕕𝕖 𝔾𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕊𝕡𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕠𝕣𝕤 Selling Pins 🌈

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𝟴𝗽𝗺 - 𝟭𝟭𝗽𝗺 (𝗣𝗦𝗧)

🌈 𝗚𝗚𝗣 + 𝗪𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 (𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵) 🌈

We’re hosting a virtual dance party in Wave with Resident DJs spinning all night bringing the pride party to your living room. We'll also be joined by a slate of special guests to keep the party going as we close out our first night of GGP Pride Weekend!

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Also! Join our partners Games Industry Gathering (GIG) on JUNE 19th to virtually replicate the experience of connecting with industry friends and strangers! Register for GIG here: http://games.industrygathering.com

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*********** Saturday, June 20 ***********

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𝟭𝟭:𝟰𝟱𝗮𝗺 - 𝟭𝟮:𝟰𝟱𝗽𝗺 (𝗣𝗦𝗧)

𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺

🌈 𝔾𝔾ℙ 𝔾𝕠𝕟𝕘 𝕊𝕙𝕠𝕨 🌈

A segment where gamers will play live indie games and viewers will have the chance to “gong vote” to move on to the next game or boost the playing time for the games you love.

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𝟭𝗽𝗺 - 𝟭:𝟰𝟱𝗽𝗺 (𝗣𝗦𝗧)

🌈 𝔾𝔾ℙ 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕋𝕒𝕟𝕪𝕒 𝕊𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕥 (ℂ𝕠-𝕗𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣, 𝕂𝕚𝕥𝕗𝕠𝕩 𝔾𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕤) 𝕔𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕓𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕖 ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕕𝕖 🌈

From the creator of the hit game "Boyfriend Dungeon", Tanya Short will be joining us to discuss the concept behind her game (coined as "Grindr for Swords") and how that concept has helped break barriers of expression in the gaming industry.

🌈 ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕕𝕖 𝕚𝕤 ℝ𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥: 𝔾𝕒𝕞𝕖 ℂ𝕠𝕕𝕖 𝔾𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕊𝕡𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕠𝕣𝕤 🌈

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𝟮𝗽𝗺 - 𝟮:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 (𝗣𝗦𝗧)

𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺

🌈 𝔾𝔾ℙ 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕄𝕖𝕘𝕒𝕟 𝔽𝕠𝕩 🌈

Megan Fox (Founder, Glass Bottom Games), queer creator of the game hit game, SkateBIRD joins us to celebrate pride!

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𝟮:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 - 𝟯𝗽𝗺 (𝗣𝗦𝗧)

𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺

🌈 𝕊𝕝𝕖𝕕𝕘𝕖𝕙𝕒𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕣 𝔾𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕤 ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤: ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕟 𝕓𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕟 𝔸𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕤𝕥 𝕚𝕟 𝔾𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕤 🌈

Chase Emilio – Associate Environment Artist

Eli Tuttle – Environment Artist

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𝟯𝗽𝗺 - 𝟰𝗽𝗺 (𝗣𝗦𝗧)

𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺

🌈 𝕊𝕝𝕖𝕕𝕘𝕖𝕙𝕒𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕣 𝔾𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕤 ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤: ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕟 𝕓𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕟 𝔼𝕟𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕖𝕣 𝕚𝕟 𝔾𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕤 🌈

Darcy Sandall – Senior Core Engineer

Charlie Cassidy – Junior Core Engineer

Kris Zimmer – Senior Gameplay Engineer

Mike Prestia – Lead Multiplayer Gameplay Engineer

Josh Caratelli – Core Engineer

Steven Li – Associate Gameplay Engineer

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𝟰:𝟭𝟱𝗽𝗺 - 𝟰:𝟰𝟱𝗣𝗠 (𝗣𝗦𝗧)

𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺

🌈 𝔾𝔾ℙ 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕄𝕒𝕤𝕠𝕟 𝔽𝕦𝕟𝕜 (𝔸𝕦𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕣 𝕠𝕗 “𝕆𝕦𝕥𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕤”) 🌈

We will discuss the lives, tragedies and triumphs of gay seniors.

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𝟱𝗽𝗺- 𝟲𝗽𝗺 (𝗣𝗦𝗧)

𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺

🌈 ℍ𝕠𝕟𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕕 𝕃𝕖𝕘𝕒𝕔𝕪 𝕠𝕗 𝔻𝕒𝕟𝕚 𝔹𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝔹𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕪 🌈

(Creator of M.U.L.E. and Seven Cities of Gold)

We are joined by Jim Simmons, Rebecca Heineman, Jennell Jaquays to celebrate Trans History in Games.

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𝟳𝗽𝗺 - 𝟭𝟭𝗽𝗺 (𝗣𝗦𝗧)

🌈 𝗚𝗚𝗣 + 𝗪𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 (𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺) 🌈

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*********** Sunday June 21 ***********

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𝟭𝟮𝗽𝗺 - 𝟭𝟮:𝟰𝟱𝗽𝗺 (𝗣𝗦𝗧)

𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺

🌈 𝔹𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕜 𝔻𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕤 🌈

CJ Payne (Bungie) joins us as we discuss today’s current climate and the intersections marginalization in the workplace and games.

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𝟭𝗽𝗺 - 𝟭:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 (𝗣𝗦𝗧)

𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺

🌈 𝔻𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕞 𝔻𝕒𝕕𝕕𝕪 🌈

Erika Ishii (Voice Actor, Destiny 2 and Dream Daddy), joins us to celebrate Pride.

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𝟭:𝟰𝟱𝗽𝗺 - 𝟮:𝟭𝟱𝗽𝗺 (𝗣𝗦𝗧)

𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺

🌈 𝕍𝕠𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝔸𝕔𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕤 🌈

3 VO Actors: Sarah Elmaleh (Gears 5, Days Gone), Courtenay Taylor (Mass Effect 2) , and JP Karliak (Boss Baby, Willy Wonka) join us to read live voice overs for the game, Butterfly Soup. 🌈

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𝟮:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 - 𝟯𝗽𝗺 (𝗣𝗦𝗧)

𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺

🌈 𝕊𝕝𝕖𝕕𝕘𝕖𝕙𝕒𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕣 𝔾𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕤 ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤: 𝔸𝕕𝕧𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝔹𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔾𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕀𝕟𝕕𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕪 🌈

Chris Bigelow - Director of Talent Acquisition

Nate Brown – Recruiter

Ali Harmatuk - Sr. Talent Sourcer

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𝟯𝗽𝗺 - 𝟯:𝟰𝟱𝗽𝗺 (𝗣𝗦𝗧)

𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺

🌈 𝕊𝕝𝕖𝕕𝕘𝕖𝕙𝕒𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕣 𝔾𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕤 ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤: ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕟 𝕓𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒 ℙ𝕣𝕠𝕕𝕦𝕔𝕖𝕣 𝕚𝕟 𝔾𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕤 🌈

Joseph Knox - Producer