Returning to GaMaYo on 21st May at Projects House, Leeds, Safe In Our World will be hosting a stand at the event, being available for chats regarding to all things mental health related, alongside a raffle that will run the course of the evening with fantastic prizes up for grabs. Grab your tickets at the event, or head to the raffle page on Tiltify to purchase them in advance. The raffle will be drawn at the end of the event, and you must be present to collect your prize.
The raffle features two incredible prizes for grabs. Nex Playground worth $299 (donated by Nex) who will also be attending the event, and a LEGO Mario Kart set up for grabs with a whopping 1,962 pieces, worth £149.99, (donated by Cast Iron Games).
Safe In Our World and Support Available
Manning the Safe In Our World stand Sky (Head of Programmes) and Izzie (Programmes Coordinator) will be on hand to talk about about the wealth of support the charity offers for games companies of all shapes and sizes, including:
Level Up Mental Health, a programme that offers free access to heaps of workplace wellbeing resources; on-demand access to training and podcasts; and bespoke support in implementing vital mental health policies and practices across your company.
Mental Health Star Accreditation, a flagship new accreditation designed by games professionals, for games professionals. This flexible audit identifies areas where you’re excelling in supporting your teams’ mental health, while giving structured guidance on areas you can be even better!
Free mental health training every single month, available to anyone across the global games industry. These training sessions cover varied mental health and leadership topics such as burnout, anxiety, impostor syndrome, and so much more.
Attendees of the event will also see roundtables covering legal support (Eaton Smith), financial support and guidance (Plus Accounting), publishing insights and opportunities (Xbox, Epic, Curve, Devolver Digital and Silver Lining), marketing in China (Kinephantom), as well as pitching insights (Pitchify) and effective QA in games (Kudos QA). GaMaYo will see 350+ developers attending the event, networking, playing over 40 new game demos and hearing insights across multiple topics from game developers at new style roundtables as well.
This event is brought to you by Game Republic along with their Official Partners Red Kite Games, Xsolla and Double Eleven, with event sponsors Plus Accounting, Kudos Games, Steel City Interactive, Intel, Lenovo and Escape Technology.
If you would like to attend GaMaYo and make games in The North or with Northern companies but are not a member of GaMaYo or Game Republic, you can apply to join the network or secure a free ticket through the Great Northern Games Discord and/or the GaMaYo facebook page. If you are interested in finding out more about Game Republic membership, visit this link.