Carla Rylance’s Post

🎮Monthly External Game Dev Pulse🎮 May’s game dev pulse survey is now open! https://lnkd.in/g5u25bmM If you are an external development professional within video games, please take 5-10 minutes to complete this short survey.  This pulse closes on Friday, June 14, 2024 @ 5pm PST. I release these pulse’s on a monthly basis, and as a thank you I share the key data and insights with this community on Linkedin. This monthly pulse is used to gain regular snapshots in time of the industry-wide vision on External Development, with an aim to provide video games professionals the data needed to lean on external development to create increased development stability. There are a few differences in this pulse compared to last months: • A choice has been added to determine whether you are a buyer or seller of services. • The questions are now multiple choice - taking the top answers from last month's survey - with room to add other answers if required. • A bonus question has been added based on a response that gained the most intrigue from April’s survey: what can this community do to more successfully highlight diverse regions for services? I hope for a large pool of diverse participants - both on the buyer and seller sides - so if you see the value in this initiative please complete this survey, and share this post with your network. If you are interested in reading the report from April’s pulse survey, you can find a link to it in the Featured section of my LinkedIn profile. If you have any feedback for how we can make the most of this initiative, or improve the pulse for future releases, please let me know your perspectives through a LinkedIn message. Thank you.

Today we received the difficult news that Timbre Studios is closing its doors. This is an extremely challenging moment for me, my family, and for all my incredible team, best known as Timbreroos. I learned that life sometimes has its ups and downs and I want to focus my energy and strength where I believe I can be impactful – making positive changes for people, helping them out, and crafting incredible games. I can’t stress enough how passionate, talented, and exceptional our team at Timbre is. What we were creating together was truly special and it is hard to see that coming to a stop. Here's what's coming up for me, my key strengths, and ways you can support us: TL;DR: 1. Now until July: I’ll support my Timbre colleagues, connect with recruiters, and visit my family who I haven’t seen in two years.   2. August onwards: move onto my next full-time job in Production. The top 3 reasons you want to work with me: 1. I’ve spent over 13 years working on project management / game production, including 5 years at Xbox/Microsoft Studios with multiple disciplines from pre-production to live operations. 2. Amplifying my team’s strengths is my passion. I love balancing project goals with a healthy, player-centric development. 3. I love games. My passion for video games and helping people was the main reason why I specialized in game production. The best 3 ways you can help 1. Hire Us! The team at Timbre is exceptional. If you have any open roles or questions, feel free to reach out. 2. Network and write a Recommendation. Feel free to connect and share a recommendation if we ever worked together. 3. Share this post. The more people who see this, the faster we can find opportunities for everyone. #timbregameslayoffs #sumodigital

The last 7 days has been one of the worst weeks of my career. 3 projects of absolutely stunning quality were halted. Nearly 150 of my colleagues at Phoenix Labs - many of them my friends - were laid off. Dozens of service providers have had their contracts terminated, and I've been the messenger delivering that news. It's been stressful, exhausting, and utterly heartbreaking. And that's all before I grapple with the fact that I'm one of the people who's been laid off. I'll be staying on for a couple of months to help manage the transition, but it feels utterly surreal that by the end of the summer I won't work at Phoenix Labs anymore - my second home for the last 5 years. But here's the thing: if I take even a moment to reflect, it's hard to feel anything but grateful. This last week is just one short chapter of a much larger story. Working at Phoenix Labs changed my life, and overwhelmingly for the better. The last 7 days has been one of the worst weeks of my career. The last 5 years have been unquestionably the best of my career. I have a lot more to say about this experience, particularly about our absolutely world-class external partners. But to start things off, I want to thank the Phoenix Labs external development team. Thank you, Billy Buskell; thank you, Michael Read; thank you, Lauren Lee; and with all the force and sincerity that comes from shared struggles, thank you, Phil Yee.  I truly could not have made it without you. It's been a wild ride. This is me, #opentowork.