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Huge congratulations to all of our wonderful people who have been nominated for Game Dev Heroes awards! 🎉 You are all so deserving to be celebrated for your contributions to games - congratulations to the following nominees: Sophie Mallinson, Lead Game Designer at Timbre Games - Design Hero Katy Kinsella-Whyte, HR Director Sumo Group - Leadership Hero Ellie Greenfield, PR and Communications Manager at Sumo Group - Marketing Hero Alif Trevathan, Inclusion and Belonging Engagement Manager at Sumo Group - Progression Advocate Ryan Brown, QA Lead at Sumo Nottingham - QA Hero Liberty Bartlett, Assistant Producer at The Chinese Room - Rising Star Eugene Cherny, Audio Programmer at Sumo Nottingham and Qin Yu, Dialogue Designer at The Chinese Room who were both nominated for Sound Hero! Callum Munro, Senior Technical Support Analyst at The Chinese Room - Unsung Hero

Aaaand we're into the final 3 categories! Next up are our sound finalists 👇 Eugene Cherny | Sumo Nottingham Jake Gaule | Submerged Tapes Katie Spence | Hyper Luminal Games Lewis Thompson | Soundcuts Ltd Mark Sparling | Uplift Games Matt Simmonds | nDreams Nick Arundel Qin Yu | THE CHINESE ROOM LTD #GameDevHeroes #GDH24

Take a look at our QA finalists! These are the all-important people making sure our games are smooth and bug-free! Chloe Mills | Media Molecule Haydn Hamilton | Huey Games Ltd Luke Parker | Double Eleven Patryk Kleczkowski | Expression Games Pawel Goleniewski | Devolver Digital Ryan Brown | Sumo Nottingham #GameDevHeroes #GDH24

Find out how The Texas Chain Saw Massacre made sure character dialog syncs for all players in this Sumo Group x Game Dev Local podcast episode, featuring Ross Tregenza and Dexter Prior at Sumo Nottingham 📻 Ft. Ross' creepy Hitchhiker impression 😱 🔗 https://bit.ly/44nYQnL

I scream, you scream, we all scream for... scary streams! 😨 Whether it's jump scares or slow-burn psychological terror, something keeps us returning to horror games. We spoke with THE CHINESE ROOM LTD and Sumo Nottingham to explore the psychology behind our fascination with horror. 👇 During a tension or fear response, adrenaline is produced to prepare us for fight or flight. This primal instinct gives us that exhilarating post-scare rush. "When we were making Texas Chainsaw, everything came to life as soon as we added audio, lighting, and animations." The rush of adrenaline turning into dopamine is our body's way of celebrating that we escaped unscathed. This reaction explains why some people find horror to be an exhilarating experience that gets their blood pumping, while others feel only dread and terror. but with all horror games, comes a balancing act. "For Still Wakes The Deep, the art team wanted the horror to feel very beautiful. The gore throughout the game is dark and twisted, but also obscure and interesting to almost draw the player in." Not everyone enjoys the nail-biting intensity of playing these games themselves, but the mix of suspenseful gameplay and dramatic reactions seems to make for captivating streams. But why are we so entertained by watching others scare themselves for fun? Dive into our latest investigation to uncover why we’re so captivated by the unknown... if you dare ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gGrb55Pm