@gameaudiodiversity
Dedicated to building a more inclusive & diverse game audio industry by creating career advancement opportunities for underrepresented voices. 🎧 gameaudiodiversityalliance.org/ 🔉 linkedin.com/company/the-game-audio-diversity-alliance
Portrait of GADA GDC Scholar Deshui Yu
Welcome GADA GDC Scholar Deshui Yu! 🎧
He is a senior student at Berklee College of Music, studying Electronic Production and Design, with a focus on game sound design and technical audio implementation. “With a determined mindset, no obstacle is insurmountable."
#GDCScholarImpact #GameAudio
📢 Networking hours happening now! Make some new friends + mention GADA for 20% going back to support our mission to champion diversity in #GameAudio.
Help support our course and conference scholarships, travel stipends, and speaker stipends for marginalized voices! ❤️ #GDC #GameAudioGDC
Todays the day! If you’re at #GDC (or just in SF), drop by the California Pizza Kitchen, mention GADA, and 20% of your bill will go towards supporting education, con passes+stipends, and more for our scholars! See the quote for more details!
and connect with people in the field. [3/3]
Meet Shan Shan at GDC and online here:
🌐 Website: shanshanaudio.cargo.site
💼 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/shan-shan...
Thank you Informa and GDC for your support of scholars like her!
She has taken part in several game jams, working on sound design, music, and audio implementation for interactive experiences. She is especially interested in how audio supports gameplay and player experience. Through attending GDC, she hopes to learn more about the game audio industry [2/3]
Portrait of GADA GDC scholar Shan Shan Tu
Welcome GDC Scholar Shan Shan Tu! 🎼
Shan Shan Tu is a sound designer and music producer based in New York. Graduated from Berklee College of Music, she is now a grad student studying music technology at NYU Steinhardt. [1/3] #GDCScholarImpact #GameAudio
GADA members, mentors, and scholars at a restaurant table together
GADA is here at #GDC 2026!
🎓️ Meet our 6 scholars, who received passes, travel stipends, and mentorship thanks to the support of our community and GDC
🍕 Stop by our CPK Fundraiser tonight
👋 Let's chat about how we can make #GameAudio a more diverse and inclusive industry, together ❤️
#GDCScholarImpact
#GameAudioGDC crew: Stop by CPK anytime between 5:30 and 9:30 PM tomorrow night for pizza, #GameAudio friends, and a percentage of your purchases going back to a good cause! 🍕
Portrait of GADA scholar Anthony Rumiche
Welcome GADA #GDC Scholar Anthony Rumiche! 🔉
Anthony specializes in sound design, with a Master’s degree in Music Composition with New Technologies and 5 years of experience! With Game Audio Perú he supports education and collaboration in the Latin American community. #GDCScholarImpact #GameAudio
where he promises (mostly) not to get too over-competitive.
Meet Shawn at GDC and online here:
🌐 Website: github.com/l1ryx
💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/shawn-guo-371b66293
Thank you Informa and GDC Festival of Gaming for supporting our scholars! [4/4]
the Call of Duty franchise, developing and maintaining tools that supported audio, dialogue, and gameplay designers. Outside of professional work, Shawn enjoys experimenting with new audio middleware technologies and participating in game jams, [3/4]
where he is the current President for the Hopkins Game Development Society. Shawn specializes in building scalable tools and audio systems, with a particular focus on engine architecture and making life easier for audio and gameplay designers. He worked as a C++ Audio Programming Intern on [2/4]
Portrait of GADA GDC scholar Shawn Guo
Introducing GADA #GDC 2026 Scholar Shawn Guo! 🎧
Shawn Guo is an audio and systems programmer based in Baltimore, originally from Sydney and Beijing. He is currently completing degrees in Computer Science and Music for New Media at Johns Hopkins University, [1/4]
#GDCScholarImpact #GameAudio
Portrait of GADA GDC Scholar Charlene Soo
Welcome our GDC scholar Charlene Soo! 🎶
She is a Singaporean media composer and singer-songwriter based in LA. She's earned international recognition, finalist placements at the Music+Sound Awards, ScoreLive London, and the European Recording Orchestra Call for Scores! #GDCScholarImpact #GameAudio
🚀 #GDC is Next Week! Join GADA’s fundraiser with California Pizza Kitchen & Game Audio Denizens! 🍕🎮
📅 Tuesday, March 10
⏰ 5:30-9:30 PM
RSVP: www.groupraise.com/events/319404
We've helped 22 scholars across major industry events in 2025. Let’s make a difference, one slice at a time! 🍕🎶
#GameAudio
🚀 Heading to #GDC 2026? Join GADA’s fundraiser with California Pizza Kitchen & Game Audio Denizens! 🍕🎮
📅 Tuesday, March 10
⏰ 5:30-9:30 PM
RSVP: www.groupraise.com/events/319404
We've helped 22 scholars across major industry events in 2025. Let’s make a difference, one slice at a time! 🍕🎶
#GameAudio
Graphic with GADA logo and text GDC 2026 Scholarship in gold.
Congratulations to our 2026 GADA #GDC scholars, each receiving a conference pass, travel stipend, and mentor pairing! 🎉
Shang (Shawn) Guo
Anthony Rumiche
Charlene Soo
Shan Shan Tu
Deshui Yu
Eliana Zebro
Thank you GDC and the #GameAudio community for sponsoring this scholarship! ❤️#GDCScholarImpact
A promotional graphic for the Game Audio Diversity Alliance 2026 GDC Scholarship. The background is black with gold and white decorative lines in the corners. The text features the alliance's logo "GADA" in large gold letters, followed by "Game Audio Diversity Alliance" and a tagline about building a diverse industry. The details include the scholarship being for the 2026 GDC Festival, March 9-13, 2026, with a full access pass and a mentor. There is a call-to-action button labeled "Apply Now" and a note about the application deadline of Saturday, January 24, 2026.
🚀 Exciting News! GADA has officially opened their 2026 GDC Scholarship! 🎮🎧
Apply now for a chance to attend the 2026 GDC Festival of Gaming (March 9-13) with a full access pass + a mentor for the entire event!
Apply today! 🔊✨ buff.ly/muNmPUH #GDC #GADA #GameAudio #Diversity #Scholarship #Gaming
Our #GDC 2026 scholarship applications will be open soon 👀
In the meantime, make sure you're following us! And if you're able, we're still seeking donations as part of our continued #GivingTuesday campaign, and your support means we can sponsor more scholars like these. #GameAudio
👀 If you haven't already, see what GADA's recent initiatives & events have been: gameaudiodiversityalliance.org
Thank you to everyone who supported us this #GivingTuesday! ❤️
Donations during our year end Season of Giving are essential for us to continue offering scholarships next year. Whether it's $1, $100, or $1000, your support means the world to our scholars! #GameAudio
📣 Spread the Word
Share us with your network to help expand our impact! We’ll be releasing our GDC 2026 scholarship application soon, so be sure you’re following!
Visit our website to learn more: gameaudiodiversityalliance.org. Thank you! [4/4]
🤝 Volunteer
Get involved with our operations or be a mentor! Learn more about volunteer opportunities with varying commitment levels on our website. [3/4]
❤️ Donate
As a 501(c)(3) unpaid volunteer run nonprofit, we rely on donations to keep our scholarships running. Donate via Paypal on our website or if applicable, your donation can go even further via corporate matching (ex. Benevity). Donations are tax deductible. [2/4]
Giving Tuesday x GADA graphic "Together we give."
Group picture of GADA scholars, mentors, and community members at the GADA booth at GameSoundCon
GADA scholars on the GDC expo floor
Group picture of GADA scholars and mentors at GDC
GADA humbly asks for your support this #GivingTuesday to help champion a more diverse & inclusive #GameAudio industry! In 2025, we sponsored 22 scholars, including scholarships and speaker stipends for GDC, GameSoundCon, Game Sound Summit, and the School of Video Game Audio.
🧵 Ways to support: [1/4]
Graphic with textt Together we give and Giving Tuesday and GADA logos
#GivingTuesday is in 2 weeks! Every year, we participate in this global day of generosity and mark the start of the GADA Season of Giving. Join us in celebrating our accomplishments and help support diversity in #GameAudio - whether it's by donating, volunteering, or spreading the word. ❤️
Missed us? You can still donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-ga...
Special thanks to Debbie Gonzales & Keywords Studios for the venue and our friends at FCSL for making the event possible!
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Attendees around food trucks at the GADA x FCSL Game Night Fundraiser
Thank you to everyone who came out to the GADA x FCSL Game Night Fundraiser at #GameSoundCon. We raised almost $1000, which will go directly towards our nonprofit missions to uplift diversity and safety in #GameAudio! 🎧 ❤️ [1/2]
Big thank you to our volunteers, mentors, and @gamesound.bsky.social for making this possible; we couldn't have done it without you! ❤️ [3/3]