Tara J. Brannigan is a passionate advocate for the role of player experience in game development. Tara has worked in Seattle, New Zealand, Germany, the Netherlands, and most recently Canada. She’s worked in everything from QA to Productions to Sales, and finally to her current role as Head of Player Experience at Behaviour Interactive.

When she’s not working, Tara can be found whittling away at her crushing Steam backlog, tinkering on jewelry projects, contributing to the excess of cat pics on the internet, and spending too much time on Twitter (@kindofstrange).

Recorded: 12/09/2022

Tara's Contact:

• LinkedIn
• KindOfStrange
• Twitter

Much gratitude to The Halp Network for sponsoring this episode of Goddess in Gaming.

Becky Allen has been working in audio for media and gaming for over 25 years.

She received her MFA in computer music at California Institute of the Arts that set her on a course of audio exploration through technology. She started in the industry at Microsoft working on various multimedia and gaming projects as an Audio Lead and then to Soundelux DMG, where she worked on the business side for over 13 years.

She then went back to Seattle and worked at PopCap Games, where she was Audio Director on PVZ Heroes, contributed music on Peggle 2 and many others.

She started the Diversity and Inclusion initiative through the Game Audio Network Guild, when she was Vice President in 2019.

After 6 years at PopCap, she became Senior Audio Producer on Halo Infinite and is now Audio Director at a new AAA start up company, Twin Suns Corp

Recorded: 10/30/2022

Becky Allen Contact: Beckyallenella@gmail.com

Much gratitude to The Halp Network for sponsoring this episode of Goddess in Gaming.

Melissa Smith has been making art for games since 2008 across multiple studios including Santa Monica Studio, Insomniac Games, Vigil Games as well as a handful of indie teams and more recently having joined Riot games.

She has crafted worlds across a variety of universes including God of War 2018, Ragnarok(PS4, PS5,) Ratchet and Clank(PS4,) Sunset Overdrive(XBOX One,) and Darksiders I & II(PS3.)

She builds worlds for games that aim to heighten a sense of immersion and depth to player experiences.

She brings her passion for collaboration and novelty to innovate on the teams she's on - big or small.

A veteran in her craft, she still continues to pursue new frontiers and challenges through continually putting herself in a learning mindset.

Recorded: 10/3/2022

Melissa's Contact Info:

• Email Address: mel.mel.smith@gmail.com

Much gratitude to The Halp Network for sponsoring this episode of Goddess in Gaming.

Julia Bianco Schoeffling is the author of The Art and Business of Acting for Video Games, the industry's first such guide.

As the COO and Casting Director at The Halp Network, she specializes in voice and performance capture casting for future technology including video games, AR/VR, new media, location-based entertainment, and beyond.

Casting credits include:

• Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
• The Outerworlds
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
• Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond VR
• Tell Me Why featuring the first playable transgender character in a video game.

She is a Co-Chair of the Dialogue and Performance Track of GameSoundCon, the world's largest conference on audio for video games and interactive media, a member of BAFTA and has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Backstage, and Wired Magazine.

Recorded: 10/5/2022

Julia's Contact Information:

• Julia B S LinkedIn
• The Halp Network
• Julia B S Casting
• Personal Website

Much gratitude to The Halp Network for sponsoring this episode of Goddess in Gaming.

Judy Alice Lee is an actor, musician, and recording engineer. She is a Korean American bicultural product of Los Angeles and a UCLA graduate whose work spans from voice acting to audio post production. Her voice can be heard as Specialist Seraph (sar-rif) in the Call of Duty Universe, Krass / Ram Ma'am in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Olivia in Sharkdog, Yun Jin in Genshin Impact, and in many other animation, video game, audiobook, and dubbing projects. Her Engineering and Editorial credits include Ghost of Tsushima, The Last of Us: Part II, Marvel's Spider-Man, the Call of Duty franchise, and many other interactive projects. When she's not recording dialogue on one side of the glass or the other, Judy enjoys playing video games, exploring VR, producing music, reading speculative fiction, and constantly improving her broadcast quality StudioBricks home studio.

Recorded: 9/12/2022

Judy's Contact Details:
Representation: Dean Panaro Talent
Website: JudyAliceLee.com
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10184358/
Twitter: @judyalicelee
IG: @judyalicelee

Much gratitude to The Halp Network for sponsoring this episode of Goddess in Gaming.

Alicia Dara is a nationally recognized speech and presentation coach based in Seattle. She has helped thousands of people including CEO’s, Global VPs, Executive Directors and Presidential candidates break through blocks, find their Power Voice, and put it to work. Her most popular training is Power Voice for Career Women, which helps women strengthen their voices, clarify their messaging, and push back against workplace sexism. Corporate clients include Microsoft, Amazon, Kimpton Hotels, Planned Parenthood, The Riveter, and Carhartt. Private clients include the National Women's Political Caucus, the Female Founders Alliance, and members of Amazon, Facebook, Merrill Lynch, Seattle Trade Commission, Windermere, and Twitter.

Recorded: 9/7/2022

Alicia's Contact Information

• Alicia Dara Website
• Alicia Dara Instagram
• Alicia Dara LinkedIn
• Alicia Dara Twitter

Much gratitude to The Halp Network for sponsoring this episode of Goddess in Gaming.

Tanya DePass is the founder & Director of I Need Diverse Games, Producer & Cast Member on Rivals of Waterdeep, a partnered Twitch variety broadcaster, and RPG developer/writer/consultant. She’s the Creator & Creative Director for Into the Mother Lands RPG, as well as a Senior Annenberg Civics Media Fellow at USC. Additionally she’s part of the Inaugural TGA Future Class of 2020. She was also named as one of Gamers of the Year 2020 by Kotaku along with three of her contemporaries. She was also invited to the Xbox MVP program in February 2021.

Her work to make the industry more inclusive has been highlighted in Game Changer, Directed by Tina Charles.

Contact info: tanya@bridgesixglobal.com // Agent: jessica@bridgesixglobal.com

Twitter/Instagram/TikTok/Twitch: cypheroftyr

Recorded: 6/22/2022

Much gratitude to The Halp Network www.halpnet.com for sponsoring this episode of Goddess in Gaming.

Shelby Moledina is the Co-founder, COO, and Game Director at Double Loop Games. Formerly of WBGames and DeNA, she has worked in games for over 20 years, and has worked in mobile for 8+ years. She's a lifelong gamer, loves to draw, bake pies, play RPGs, and cuddle cute things.

Recorded: 6/16/2022

Much gratitude to The Halp Network www.halpnet.com for sponsoring this episode of Goddess in Gaming.

Shelby's Contact Info:

Twitter: @shelbymoledina

linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelbymoledina/