SPEAKER:
Kirsty Kirby

Multi-discipline

Kirsty Kirby

Studio Operations and Engagement Manager

Kirsty Kirby has had a varied career from PhD. Research Assistant to Head of Category Marketing.  Kirsty joined Lab42 Games in 2016 and is now Studio Operations & Engagement Manager. She has a key role in creating a fair and equitable culture and ensuring Lab42 is a great place to work. As someone with depression, Kirsty is passionate about making the studio a safe and supportive space and has been instrumental in encouraging the Lab42 team to take part in mental health first aid training.

Dude and the Brain – personal projects and how we can benefit from them professionally

How do you find motivation to bring personal projects to a finish line? How do you build a healthy routine while working on them? How can you benefit from personal projects professionally? In this talk Dario will offer advice on how to start with personal project, build a healthy routine around them and bring them to a finish line.

Accessibility Through Audio

If we want to make video games that are truly accessible to everyone, audio design has a key role. From simple features like spatialized audio and volume sliders, through to advanced audio cues and ping systems, this talk will cover a number of ways that audio teams can improve accessibility in their games, as well as demonstrating how other teams can achieve this through collaboration with audio .

Fostering Better Wellbeing at your Studio

This panel brings together a diverse range of people who are already doing great things to foster better well-being within their studios. We’ll hear from studio leadership and Engagement Managers, as well as colleagues who are Mental Health First Aiders and those who are not, but still support their team in other ways.