🪷 Chitvan Gupta moved from India to the U.S. to pursue a career in games. With a Computer Science Masters degree from USC, she's worked as a Software Engineer. She's contributed programming skills towards various mobile titles, such as He-Man MOTU Battle for Eternia.
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We've reached the end of our spotlight. Last, but certainly not least, Chitvan Gupta!
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🪷 Kyle Sewnarain is a Concept Artist turned Studio Head, focused on crafting worlds, characters, and meaningful player experiences. He is the Founder of Unit 7, currently building an upcoming project: Nimbus.
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We're almost to the conclusion of our GDC cohort spotlight. Let us celebrate...Kyle Sewnarain!
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Immmaaaaannnn 🙂↕️🙂↕️
🪷 Iman Fayek is an Indie Dev, Professor, Artist, and the Founder of Sunbloom. She cares deeply about building welcoming communities and does so through her work at Sunbloom, as the Chair of the IGDA LA Chapter, and as a team member of Game Devs of Color Expo and the IGDA-Foundation.
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It is our distinguished pleasure and honor to present the one and only, Iman Fayek!
Our extraordinary founder will be joining us alongside the amazing cohort at this year's GDC!
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Everyone is welcome - the more the merrier! No GDC pass required :) RSVP here to secure your attendance: luma.com/klaeana1 ‼️
Bring your lunch and come hang out with Sunbloom and all of our wonderful friends at GDC. 🏞️ Our organization is all about building community and lifting each other up, so if you're someone who dreams of a diverse, supportive industry, then this event is for you!
Did you hear? We're having a Sunbloom & Friends Park Meetup! 🪷 We're excited to share we'll be hosting a casual meetup for the greater community next Thursday, March 12th from 12:30PM - 2:00PM at the Yerba Buena Gardens. 🌿
🪷 Brianna Salazar is a Writer, Event Coordinator for Viva La Animación, and Social Media Manager for the Sunbloom Media Arts Center. She concentrates in writing for a variety of mediums, including indie games, short animated films, and live-action.
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Lights, camera, action! We're excited to introduce the next member of our cohort and Sunbloom team: Brianna Salazar!
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🪷 Joe Domenici is a veteran systems designer and Sunbloom's Director of Operations. Based in San Francisco, he's currently a design lead at nWat where he works on fighting games.
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The spotlight remains on, and we're immensely grateful to shine it upon our incredible Sunbloom team member: Joe Domenici!
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🪷 Yani Fauzi is a Game Designer turned Graphic Designer. As Brand Director/Secretary of Sunbloom, they're passionate about building spaces where creativity and equity can thrive. They've presented their projects at Indiecade @ E3, with art exhibited across California's central coast and Bay Area.
We are beyond thrilled to continue sharing our hard-working Sunbloom team members, including the maestro behind our graphics: Yani Fauzi!
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📆 Thursday March 12, 2pm PT Sunbloom Media Arts Center & Friends Meetup | Sunbloom Yerba Buena Gardens | luma.com/klaeana1
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🪷 Arman Mohazzabfar is a Writer and Narrative Designer from Seattle, currently living in NYC. He fell in love with games while messing up other people's maps in the UMS mode of StarCraft. He's very proud to be a part of Sunbloom's Full Bloom Mentorship Program.
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What an exciting moment we've arrived at! It's time to introduce members of the Sunbloom team who'll be attending GDC alongside our cohort!
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🪷 Mimi Nguyen is an artist with a BFA in Animation/Illustration and experience in the mobile games industry. She always strives to level up her skills and loves exploring storytelling and world-building through her art.
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Now, who could be in the spotlight for our next cohort member? The extraordinary Mimi Nguyen!
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🪷 Chris Miranda is a 2nd-generation immigrant based in the San Francisco Bay Area and the co-founder of Unit 7. With over 14 years of experience, he had created games for the social and casual mobile gaming space, and is currently working on an upcoming project.
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The fun is just getting started! Let's continue celebrating our cohort members as we count down the days until GDC.
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🪷 Courtney Manbeck is a developer with experience in design, accessibility, narrative, and programming. In her own games and creations, she prioritizes accessible design and meaningful narratives.
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With GDC around the corner, we are glad to present our incredible cohort member: Courtney Manbeck! 🎊
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🪷 Charles Greenberg is a Worchester-based retro games enthusiast and audio storyteller. A Berklee graduate, they blend prog rock influences with NES, SNES, and Genesis sounds, bringing with a distinctive style to every game they touch.
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Drum roll, please...we are proud to share the next member of our 2026 GDC Cohort: Charles Greenberg!
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🪷 Teresa Jusino is a writer, narrative designer, producer, director, and founder of Pomonok Entertainment. Her range of creations include interactive fiction games and visual novels.
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The momentum is just beginning. We're honored to highlight another member of our 2026 GDC Cohort: Teresa Jusino! 🎉
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🪷 Josh Delson is the CEO & Founder of Unexpected Accessories, a former Chicago IGDA board member, and Bit Bash organizer. He moved to LA and helped green light Battlefield Mobile, builds educational programs, and has spoken at GDC multiple times.
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