IGDA Foundation
Valencia Coleman is a skilled Gameplay Engineer I at Owlchemy Labs since May 2023, with prior experience as an Associate Gameplay Engineer. Valencia serves as the Alumni Coordinator for the IGDA Foundation, contributing to community engagement since August 2022. Previously, Valencia worked as an Application Development Analyst and IT Apprentice at Aflac from July 2020 to April 2023 and completed a contracting role editing lines for Ubisoft's The Crew: Motorfest in late 2022. Earlier experience includes working as a Sales Associate at Carters | OshKosh Bgosh and serving in various educational roles, including Academic Coach at Columbus State University and REU Research Assistant at Auburn University. Valencia holds a Master of Fine Arts in Game and Interactive Media Design from Savannah College of Art and Design and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science with a focus on Game Programming from Columbus State University, along with a Certificate in Web Development and a Business minor.
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IGDA Foundation
The IGDA Foundation focuses on improving the lives of game developers by making game development a more diverse and inclusive community. We want every person on the planet to love playing games, and we think the best way to make that happen is to have a game development community that is inclusive of, and welcoming to, every person who wants to make games. We believe that diversity of all kinds in game development leads to better and more successful products and companies, and happier and more successful game developers. Participants in our programs are selected both for their excellence as individuals and for the promotion of a more diverse and inclusive community. We value diversity of all kinds, including gender, race, socio-economic background, sexual orientation, country of residence, age, and life experiences. We’ve designed our programs to be as welcoming to participants as possible, with attention to features like a travel stipend to make the program experiences accessible regardless of economic status. We encourage you to join us, our volunteers, our participants, our partners, and our sponsors in building a more inclusive game development community.