Cheryl Platz

That makes my day! 💜 I am SO PROUD of us for doing that many microtalks and finishing a minute early, @legulm.bsky.social did a masterful job orchestrating us

I am SO glad to hear it! This is one of those things that seems so simple once you’ve seen it but I have seen the … lack of seeing it trip up teams and if I can help one indie studio get ahead of the curve AMAZING 💜❤️💜

THANK YOU for coming to the #GDC2026 Spreadsheets Microtalks with @tylermakesgames.bsky.social , @legulm.bsky.social , @rhythmicsheep.bsky.social , @everest.bsky.social , @tomomoriwaki.bsky.social , and @turtlerockstudios.bsky.social - what were your takeaways and what will you be doing differently?

Cheryl Platz is speaking at GDC 2026 at 430 in the West Hall 2005 and doing a book signing at 5:45 both on Tuesday March 10

IT IS TIME, GDC. Get to west 2005 for SPREADSHEETS MICROTALKS and then come with me across the street to the GDC Bookstore for my signing - I have bookplate stickers to sign in case we sell through the books in stock. Let’s GOOO #uxdesign #gamedesign #localization #enduringplay #gamedev #gdc2026

Seriously though the Indie Soapbox turnout was off the hook (they were in room 204, and at this point the room had already reached capacity) - I’m so happy for them, always a great outcome at GDC!

If you were like me and couldn’t get into @afnarratives.blacksky.app ‘s #GDC2026 talk yesterday, the next best thing is joining us for this week’s episode of #EnduringPlay, an expansive conversation that will help indies and traditional studios alike better understand the changing #gamedev market.

Tuesday March 10 at GDC: Cheryl Platz is speaking. Spreadsheets Microtalk “Localization Magic” 4:30 PM West Hall 2005. Book signing and meetup 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM GDC Bookstore with The Game Development Strategy Guide

HEY GDC. TODAY IS THE DAY. Yes TUESDAY.

4:30 PM: SPREADSHEETS MICROTALKS. You will come out weeping tears of efficient joy

5:45 PM: MY FIRST GDC BOOK SIGNING. And I brought bookplate stickers so you can get a signing even if we sell out or if you have to order online for Packing Reasons!

Unlock a new skill tree in your game development career - The Game Development Strategy Guide Get supporting materials and additional information about the book The Game Development Strategy Guide: Crafting Modern Video Games That Thrive.

If you’re interested in prosocial design from #tigg and #gdc2026, good news: digitalthrivingplaybook.org is free! If you want more context we cover the TIGG definition of disruptive behavior in my book The Game Development Strategy Guide - signing tomorrow 5:45! www.gamedevelopmentstrategyguide.com

Carmen Sandiego from the 90s cartoon

Happy International Women's Day to the original International Woman

I’m not streaming this morning because I’m on my way to #GDC2026. But this is a great way to get in the mood with me - this conversation with Joanie is exactly the kind of conversation I expect will unfold this week as we all explore the future of #gamedev communities together.

THIS IS A GREAT LINEUP AND YOU SHOULD JOIN US.

Seriously, microtalks are the best. Don’t like this one? NO PROBLEM ANOTHER ONE IN 8 MINUTES. You’re going to get all kinds of new perspectives and ideas.

Also, be real. We all use spreadsheets way more than anyone outside games would guess.

LET’S GO

Are you telling me they gave us a disabled, poorly pigmented, overachieving Pikachu?!

I FEEL VERY SEEN RIGHT NOW

Brittney: have you played pokopia yet Me: no I’m too busy making pokemon games It’s a catch 151 Ba dum bum

My day, in texts #gamedev #pokemon #humor

Of course this drained my phone battery so the Q&A was from the floor of my bedroom so I could plug my phone in (the alarms had finally stopped)

I love being a podcaster with a podcast studio I can’t use because the universe is so scared of what I have to say it will knock a whole building offline

Which is how I ended up recording my whole Playthink podcast outdoors in the pouring rain on my balcony on my lunch break with fire alarms in the background while wearing smart sunglasses

The fact that I am at ALL calm and present is an absolute miracle - and it actually turned out well

I had to ask this whole classroom of students to hold while I scrambled through my apartment to find an alternative. Selfie stick, check. Lav mic? Won’t work because it steals the audio output channel too. Ok, then my only charged option is my Meta glasses - controversial but good for disabled folks

40 straight minutes. This thing monologues like a Shakespearean play. “May I have your attention please” x4. “Management has identified an emergency in the building. While this report is being verified, please exit the building…” etc

Impossible to record inside.

It was also pouring.

Limited to specific zones. I could use high pass filters to drown it out.

Mind you, the window was 9-4. They could have done this at any time.

About 10 minutes before the broadcast, they started doing all-building alarms.

5 minutes before, they launched 40 straight minutes of the full alarm.

The window was all day and I didn’t have any other options to reschedule - GDC is next week, this recording was a live salon with an entire class of grad students, the show must go on.

As soon as I got back to my building I heard klaxons in the distance and hall lights were flashing, but mild.

The fire alarm system has been replaced over the last few weeks at great disruption, and I’ve had to sit through hours of the alarms being tested. But there wasn’t much mention of additional audio testing; they just said they’d need to enter specific apartments. Sounded like physical inspections.

I had the most unhinged Mercury Retrograde yesterday. I’d had a lunchtime podcast recording spot set up for weeks with USC (when people ask “how do you do it?”, it’s a lot of “sacrificing breaks and free time surgically”)

But my building communicated that the fire marshal would be here.

If you are mystified by the concept of “rotation” in the Pokémon TCG, don’t miss the next 3 weeks in @pokemontcglive.bsky.social because Professor Fir has your back with the return of Study Season for rotation! You can even practice your rotation decks in advance in the new Trainer Trial.

it was fine in v1 and then they just kept ... tinkering

I am so excited to share that Season 2 of Enduring Play is LIVE! Not gonna lie, it's a TON of work to self-produce a podcast, and I don't do this lightly. But I get so much from these #gamedev conversations, and they're the insights we need to enact change. Join us for another groundbreaking season!

Enduring Play: A Game Development Podcast: S2 E1: Powering Up Game Dev by Making Space for All with Joanie Kraut Welcome to Season 2 of Enduring Play: A Game Development Podcast. Where Season 1 expanded on the interviews from host Cheryl Platz's critically acclaimed book The Game Development Strategy Guide, Seas...

ENDURING PLAY S2 is LIVE! Join @funnygodmother.bsky.social and Joanie Kraut, CEO of @getwigi.com for a broad conversation with concrete tips on networking, allyship, and career growth that apply to anyone, any gender, any career stage in #videogame #gamedev. sites.libsyn.com/586820/seaso...

Enduring Play: A Game Development Podcast, Hosted by Cheryl Platz. Season 2 Launch March 3, 2026 with Joanie Kraut. Available at sites.libsyn.com/586820, enduringplay.com, or your favorite podcast app.

Want to know how dedicated I am to continuing our Enduring Play journey? I could have spent all weekend at Seattle Regionals but was mostly in the edit bay for tomorrow’s March 3 release of Season 2 of the podcast. Fire up your favorites: S2 E1 drops tomorrow with Joanie Kraut, CEO of WIGI! #gamedev

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Join me LIVE now through 1PM PT for puppets and STEAM NEXT FEST - we've got a pile of demos to work through. Welcome March with me and bring your #gamedev and #uxdesign questions ahead of Season 2 of Enduring Play and GDC! twitch.tv/funnygodmother

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