Renee Gittins
American game developer
About Renee Gittins
Born 1990. Renee Gittins is an American executive director, video game developer and IGDA.
Renee Gittins is an American game developer and former Executive Director of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), succeeding Jennifer MacLean and succeeded by Dr. Jakin Vela. She also serves as Creative Director at her indie game studio, Stumbling Cat, which is developing the game Potions: A Curious Tale.
Biography Renee Gittins is the daughter of Carol Gittins and Olympian Boyd Gittins. She received her degree in engineering from Harvey Mudd College in May 2012 and worked in biotechnology prior to joining the game industry. and started her company, Stumbling Cat, in 2014. and has taken a strong stance against the significant overtime hours worked within the game industry.
Gittins was named as part of the Forbes 30 Under 30 class of 2020 in Games.
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American game developer
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Renee Gittins was born in 1990.
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Renee Gittins is an executive director, video game developer and IGDA.
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