POC in Play Speaks to MCV on Nurturing Black Talent
“It’s illegal to discriminate based on race. So why does it still happen in the games industry?
“Hiring the best person for the job” and being “colour-blind” are terms that are easy to hide behind. Their intention is to show that you’re hiring based on ability and objective traits.
But what we perceive as the best fit is flawed. It’s based on our own knowledge and experiences. How we perceive the job to be done best. It ensures failure to give Black people the same opportunities because they don’t match our existing definition of what it means to be a good developer. ”
Recently we caught up with MCV / Develop to speak about nurturing Black talent in studios and how the social context around Black Lives Matter has a part to play in our discourse.