Kirsty Fraser
Third Kind Games
Kirsty Fraser is a lead programmer at Third Kind Games, a co-development studio based in Leamington Spa. She was part of the leadership team to deliver the console port of Predecessor, a MOBA / FPS game in early access, lead a small team while working alongside Rare for Sea of Thieves and is now in charge of an unannounced co-development project. Kirsty is an advocate for improving discussions and knowledge around mental health and LGBTQ+ representation in the games industry. Kirsty is dedicated to showing up for her teams with compassion and understanding as supporting them to level up through their careers. Kirsty regularly mentors under-represented folks through Limit Break and in 2023, was honoured to win the award for Technical Innovation in MCV/ Develop Women in Games Awards.
Kirsty Fraser is speaking at the following session/s
Leading a Coding Team with Imposter Syndrome
Imposter syndrome can sometimes stay with us as we progress through our careers. You may find yourself in the situation of having your first project to lead and the self-doubt is still lurking in the background. This session will take you on a journey of how to handle leading a new project - from the first few days of setting up source control and workflows, becoming masters of a new codebase, submitting the first deliverables and handling the ups and downs in between - all while keeping imposter syndrome as far away as we can manage.
Session Takeaway
- Best practices on how to lead and manage a team through a new project.
- How to navigate imposter syndrome across the team, throughout the course of a new project.
- Understanding common pitfalls of new team leads and how to avoid them.
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