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

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

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/

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