"We need to recognise game dev as creative industry"

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I really feel we're at this strange point at the moment where I meet so many incredibly talented people who are frustrated with what they're doing That's really confusing - how can so many great people be unhappy? But then you look at the top 20 games, and you see that a lot of them are the same - there's a real disconnect there.

He encouraged creative people who have strong ideas to be motivated enough to take risks, and passionate enough to convince others of their vision.

"Try to find anyone you can who shares the same vision as you. If there aren't any, consider doing it as a side project on your own. Great artists put themselves into their work, and we need to do the same - and the only way to do it is to be passionate about what you're doing. In the end, it's really down to the creative leaders in studios to allow risks to be taken."