Gina Z

My very first Blue Sky post and I'm using it for shameless self promotion… yay!

Jess Pardue
interviewed me for her Stupid Little Games podcast!

Wanna hear me fail miserably at the name-that-game-sound game?

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3R58...

We hope it’s a useful resource for you!

XDev at GameSoundCon

Thank you to everyone who joined me and my friends/colleagues from You Too Can Woo and Emperia Sound and Music for our game audio small business panel (in person and via streaming) at #GameSoundCon

Kicking off #gamesoundcon

Giveaway time! To celebrate #GameSoundCon2024 we are giving away a free copy of The Game Audio Strategy Guide!

Comment with your favorite game OST and we will choose one US-based winner at random, then ship directly to you.

Convenient AND informative, that’s how we roll ;)

Hi Jeff!

You are very kind!

#gamesoundcon hope to see you all there!

Hi Mason!

👋🏼

The last two giveaways.. they will be getting a copy of the Game Audio Strategy Guide in the mail!

Giveaway winner #2

Giveaway winner

Wednesday giveaways complete. Today we have a few more.

Doing a Game Audio Strategy Guide Give away outside of RM314 south hall. Come find me!

Going to GDC? We will be doing some Game Audio Strategy Guide give aways. Details to come! #gdc2024

Image showcases five different women who will be hosting a panel called Closing the Gender Gap in Game Audio Design at GDC. The four speakers, Debbie Gonzalez (Sound Lab), Kat Wenske (Team Audio), Gina Zdanowicz (Serial Lab), and Monet Gardiner (Sony) all work in game audio and at different studios. Alexandra Takei (Ruckus and Naavik) will be moderating the panel. Panel is scheduled for March 21st, Thursday at 5:30pm PST at GDC in San Francisco.

Going to GDC?

Swing by our panel as Debbie, @teamaudio.bsky.social, @seriallabsound.bsky.social, Monet, and Alex discuss underrepresentation of women in audio.

💪Positive change happens over time -- let's be part of that change.

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so I can't set it to free cause it's too big, but I've made my Zero Input Mixer Feedback library $1 for the holiday season. go grab some loops that will rip your face off. great for weird sound design work.

mattesque.gumroad.com/l/zeroinputsfx

#sounddesign #gameaudio #experimentalmusic

Thank you! Took me a bit to come over. 😄

Senior AI Game Designer at Electronic Arts GR8 Job! at Electronic Arts

We're hiring a Senior AI Game Designer on my team! Come join and let's build killer AI together! It'll be fun! 🤖
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The blue and pink cover of Gaming and Gamers in Times of Pandemic.

What comes to mind when you think of how COVID has affected gaming and the industry❓

Game Players, Game Developers, Game Journalists and Game Scholars...this book studies how all were affected.

Some effects are temporary, others are here to stay.

👉 thevideogamelibrary.org/book/gaming-...