Sharing My Career Journey at PGC Dubai Recently, I had the privilege of participating in a fireside chat at PGC Dubai, where I shared my career journey in the gaming industry. This event provided an intimate setting to reflect on the milestones and challenges that have shaped my path. I discussed my early inspirations, the … Continue reading PGC Connects – Dubai, UAE, April 2024
From April 28 to April 29, I had the honor of participating in a panel at the International Congress of Arabic Publishing and Creative Industries in Abu Dhabi. Our discussion focused on the transformative role of video games in bringing Arab voices to the world. We explored the importance of authentic cultural representation in games, … Continue reading International Congress of Arabic Publishing and Creative Industries – Abu Dhabi – UAE – April 2024
Tremendous time in Reboot as always, I did a talk about memorable moments in video games and did a live habibis episode as all three habibis were in town for the event.
Game Career Seminar: Learn from Our Mistakes: What Experience Has Taught Us About Leveling Up Our CareersDr. Jennifer Killham (People Strategy Consultant, TVETM) Fawzi Mesmar (VP of Creative, Ubisoft / Futuregames) Larra Snyder (Development Coordinator , Epic Games (Contract)) Angela Geiss (Associate Sound Designer, NetherRealm Studios) Adinda van Oosten (Game Journalist and Educator, Acreates) Trento … Continue reading Panel at GDC – San Francisco – March 2024
With the wonderful Yoko Shimomura who received her life time achievement award on the same night That’s a wrap on my most eventful GDC yet. Celebrated my birthday in best way possible receiving one of our industry’s most prestigious award at the game developers choice awards and spending a lot of time with people I … Continue reading Honored with Ambassador Award – Game developers Choice Awards – San Francisco – March 2024
I introduced the category of game design during the show and was part of the jury to nominate and select the winners. So many cool games to see! Full show at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnuCOqGh7ok
Great to be back in Gdansk and do an hour long presentation on my upcoming book under the title demystifying Creativity. As the book is advancing steadily I’m excited about how it’s coming along and happy to share the general notion of the topics I’m presenting there.
During the live event of Arab Game Awards, I was recognised along with awesome peeps for our contribution to the industry and representing Arab game developers world wide. Honoured for the recognition and promise to continue to do my best to make you proud. Full event here: https://youtu.be/3SMXTfUAPns?si=eK88N4xBvkqKMjK1
The yearly tradition continues! So many awesome games came out this year! More than usual, apparently we broke records of number of 90+ metacritic games this year! Same rules apply as always, only games that came out in 2023, no remakes and no games that I was involved with. I tried my best to keep … Continue reading Fawzi Mesmar’s Top 15 games of the year 2023
As I walked through the doors of the Oitavos Hotel in Cascais, I felt a rush of anticipation. DevGAMM Lisbon 2023 was set to be a convergence of creative minds from the gaming industry, and I was honored to be part of it. With over 40 experts sharing their insights, the event promised to be … Continue reading Devgamm Lisbon, Portugal – November 2023
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