How do you communicate a radical change to your game? — Hello hello! At some point in your game development career, you may have to break the news to your players that change is coming… and not in a good way. It could be a release date delay, a project cancellation, sunsetting a game, monetization, a design pivot… anything! It’s hard…

So you want to get started in community management? Let’s talk about the skills you’ll need! Hello! This is a post to let you know three things: I’m moving these blog posts and future ones to my new website. I wrote a new post. I started a community developer newsletter! …

Let’s talk about what community management REALLY entails for an indie studio (and how to budget for it). — Well, well, well. If it isn’t someone looking for blanket answers to complicated questions. (I’m joking please don’t leave me.) One of the most misunderstood and *shrug, idk, do whatever* roles in the games industry may be the job of a community manager. As a subset of marketing and especially…

Breaking down over 15 million likes, 2 million followers, and what worked (…or didn’t!) — Hi! I’m Victoria Tran, the Community Director at Innersloth, creators of Among Us and The Henry Stickmin Collection. I like to share my experiences with game communities, marketing, social, and so on — this one will be about TikTok!

Make joyful moments with your game communities — what, why, and how. — Hey! I’m Victoria Tran, the Community Director at Innersloth (we made a game called Among Us.) Previously I worked at Kitfox Games as their Communications Director (Boyfriend Dungeon, Dwarf Fortress, etc.) I love exploring ways we can create intentional, better, and more compassionate online communities. …

A deep dive into the thoughts behind a community director’s social media work. — Helloooo! I’m Victoria, the Community Director at Innersloth, creators of Among Us and The Henry Stickmin Collection. I try to write a lot about my experiences with game communities, marketing, social, and so on, in an attempt to share as much of my own knowledge as possible. For some context…