Siobhan Reddy

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Siobhan Reddy
Siobhan Reddy
Bornc. 1979 (age 44–45)
South Africa
OccupationStudio director
EmployerMedia Molecule

Siobhan Reddy is a South African-Australian video game executive. She is the studio director of Media Molecule, a video game development studio based in Guildford in the United Kingdom, most famous for their debut title LittleBigPlanet.

Biography

Reddy was born in

Kareem Ettouney.[2][3] At Media Molecule, Reddy took up the role of executive producer, but in 2009 she was named studio director.[4]

She is persistent in her desires to see more women working in games, and for games to address the needs of their female audiences more.[5][6]

Awards

  • In 2009, she won the Production Award at the first ever Microsoft Women in Gaming Awards,[7] and at the same awards in 2014 she won the Innovator Award.[8][9]
  • In 2013, she was named one of the 100 most powerful women in the UK by BBC's Woman's Hour, and Australian Woman of the Year by Qantas.[10][11]
  • In 2014, she was named in Fortune's 10 Powerful Women in Gaming[12] and shortlisted in The Hospital Club's hclub100 awards, celebrating the 100 most influential and innovative people working across Britain's creative industries.[13]
  • In 2019, she is listed as one of the 100 most influential women in video games in the UK games industry by Gamesindustry.biz.[14]
  • Reddy was given the BAFTA Fellowship award in 2021 for "her pioneering work on advocacy for diversity, inclusion and creative and collaborative working culture".[15]

References

  1. ^ "BBC Radio 4 – Woman's Hour, Woman's Hour Power List – Siobhan Reddy". BBC. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b Dougherty, Scott (19 February 2013). "From Donkey Kong to power list: Siobhan makes big impact in UK". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ^ "The Power List 2013". BBC – Woman's Hour. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  4. MCV
    . 16 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. ^ "The Invisible Woman". Kotaku. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Game changers: the women who make video games". The Guardian. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Microsoft Recognizes Game Industry Women". Edge. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Anita Sarkeesian, more up for nominations at Women in Gaming Awards". Gamasutra. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  9. MCV
    . 24 March 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Video game developer Siobhan Reddy to be named Australian Woman of the Year". The Daily Telegraph (Australia). 14 March 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Qantas Australian Woman of the Year in the UK Award 2014". Qantas. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  12. ^ "10 powerful women in video games". Fortune. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  13. ^ "Voting". The Hospital Club. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  14. ^ "Page 7 | Meet 100 of the most influential women working in the UK games industry". GamesIndustry.biz. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  15. ^ Phillips, Tom (22 March 2021). "This year's BAFTA Fellowship goes to..." Eurogamer. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

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