Unpopular opinion: impostor syndrome isn’t a bad thing, and if you’re lucky, it never goes away. Tune in to hear Michelle Flamm, Senior Systems Designer at WB Games San Francisco, talk about why impostor syndrome makes you a great designer, what the Blizzard lawsuit represents to her as a woman in the industry, and how game studios can provide ongoing support for marginalized employees.

01:07 -- Meet Michelle!
13:10 -- Supporting diversity in games
19:55 -- Blizzard lawsuits
28:09 -- Impostor syndrome hot take
31:40 -- HR, get out the way
41:53 -- Mentorship 101

Games
Animal Crossing -- https://animal-crossing.com/
Destiny franchise -- https://www.bungie.net/
World of Warcraft -- https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/
Final Fantasy XIV -- https://www.finalfantasyxiv.com/
Sniper Elite -- https://sniperelitegames.com/en
Boyfriend Dungeon -- https://www.boyfrienddungeon.com/
Final Fantasy 11 -- http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/index.shtml

Other Resources
Timeline of the Blizzard controversy -- https://bit.ly/3HLocjC
Women directors leaving Blizzard -- https://bit.ly/3CFmyML

Don’t forget to check out our friends at the Quit The Build podcast! https://www.quitthebuild.com/

Credits
Guest -- Michelle Flamm, @mmogirlkai on IG or https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelleflamm/
Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/
Original Music by Byson -- https://spoti.fi/3eoC47l
Creator / Host -- Clara Mount
Executive Producers -- J.B. Adams and Gerard Mitchell
Sound Editing -- Aaron Trnka