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Get Involved

If you’re a studio interested in what we’re doing, we’d love to talk! Contact us to discuss ways you can help us level up the game industry, including:

  • Partnering to expand entry-level opportunities

  • Partnering to expand mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities

  • Enacting policies to expand the retention, leadership opportunities, and entry-level opportunities of underrepresented employees

  • Sponsoring our program and events

Studios

If you’re an individual game developer, there are tons of ways to help out!

  • Apply to be a mentor!

  • If you’re hiring, consider which of your roles could be made entry-level

  • Go to bat for an underrepresented coworker

  • Tell your studio about us!

Developers

Not a developer or a studio? It’s okay, you’re still cool, and there’re still things you can do to help out!

  • Spread the word! The more people we reach, the more people we can help!

  • Join our community or programs if you qualify!:)

Anyone

About Shared XP

Shared XP began as a late-night tweet offering free mentorship to VFX Artists, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds. Rather than the expected 2 applicants + 1 troll, over 100 aspiring and current artists applied from all over the world. The mentorships grew organically from there - a Discord so the mentees could share feedback and resources and build relationships, more and more articles to cover oft-requested topics, integrating new tools and resources to support different skill levels and learning styles.

After 18 months and 24 mentees, the informal program coalesced here, partnering with more devs to offer mentorship in more disciplines, as well as more varied resources to make pursuing game development feasible to a wider variety of mentees.

Shared XP is inspired by the grit and good-heartedness of those mentees, who would often end their mentorships already asking how they could give back, and by the support and comradery so many marginalized devs have found in communities where they aren’t the only one, where they’re allowed to be comfortable, vulnerable, and know that others have their back. We’re working towards an industry without the marginalization, and with much more of that support and comradery for everyone.

“When I choose to see the good side of things, I’m not being naive. It is strategic, and necessary.

I see myself as a fighter too. This is how I fight.”