This year's 'Future Class' very much stars of the present too, 50 names put up in lights.
December 6, 2021
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Author: The Game Awards
Head to https://thegameawards.com/future-class to Meet and Learn More about the Creatives Shaping the Future of Gaming
LOS ANGELES — Dec. 6, 2021 — The Game Awards, the video game industry’s biggest annual year-end celebration, has revealed its second-annual Future Class list, composed of 50 talented individuals around the world who represent the bright, bold and inclusive future of video games.
The Game Awards Future Class features a diverse group of builders, thinkers and dreamers whose voices elevate and diversify the artform of gaming and whose passion makes the industry stronger. With backgrounds ranging from game development to content creation to academia to healthcare and more, this prestigious group of individuals includes:
Aimee Hart
Alhvi Balcarcel
Améliane Chiasson
Amiad Fredman, MD
Amy Kavanagh, Dr.
Aria Bonczek
Carlos Egas
Chella Ramanan
Chris Robinson
Cinzia Musio
Deejay Knight
Derek Lieu
Dom Shaw
Dominion Ero
Euna Park
Farah Coculuzzi
Felice Kuan
Glen Henry
Hailey Geller
Jarryd Huntley
Jeryce Dianingana
Jiaying Sim
Jo Haslam
Joanna Fang
Katherine Welsford
Kathryn Yu
Khee Hoon Chan
Kyra Wills-Umdenstock
Laia Bee
Lauren Mee
Lauren Moses
Maria Jose Felix Vega
Mel Ramsden
Melissa Moorehead
Michael Luckett
Miranda Due
Nikki Crenshaw
Rachel Kowert, PHD
Rodrigo Hernanez Ferzuli
Sarah Makdad
Shandiin Yazzie Woodward
Sim Jia Ying
Simon Ducharme
Smart Hopewell
SrBilyon Harris
Stephanie Brenham
Steve Durán
Thomas Knowlton
Victoria Caña
Victoria Tran
The Game Awards 2021 Future Class members will be honored during the live, in-person event on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT. The Game Awards will air as a free global 4K UHD livestream across more than 40 global video, social and gaming platforms including Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.
“When we founded The Game Awards Future Class in 2020, we wanted to spotlight the diverse group of forward thinkers who are elevating and evolving the artform of gaming through their passion for the space,” said Geoff Keighley, Executive Producer of The Game Awards. “The 2021 Future Class includes individuals from a variety of backgrounds within and outside of the games industry; showcasing the expansive reach of games as a medium for entertainment and beyond. We’re incredibly proud to count these 50 talented individuals among The Game Awards 2021 Future Class.”
You can meet and learn more about The Game Awards Future Class now at https://thegameawards.com/future-class.
To bring the Future Class initiative to life, The Game Awards has partnered with the talented, New York-based artist, Khari Turner, to create a unique piece inspired by water, people and interconnection. This painting represents the many walks of life that The Game Awards’ diverse and unique Future Class members come from, and the strong connection and the human experiences that have brought them together, which will be shown during The Game Awards on Thursday, December 9, 2021.
Produced by Geoff Keighley, The Game Awards is one of the widest distributed digital events on the planet, with a record setting 83 million livestreams in 2020. The Game Awards brings together game industry creators, esports champions, digital influencers and Hollywood names for a night of awards, exclusive game world premieres, announcements and musical performances, including the return of The Game Awards Orchestra, conducted by acclaimed composer Lorne Balfe.
For more information and to stay up to date on the latest The Game Awards announcements, please visit: www.thegameawards.com or contact: [email protected].
About The Game Awards
Delivering over 83 million livestreams in 2020 and hailed as “the Oscars for gaming world” by the New York Times, The Game Awards is one of the largest live streamed events of the year on the Internet. The show brings together game creators, esports athletes, digital influencers, fans and Hollywood for a night of awards, exclusive game world premieres and musical performances that celebrate gaming as the most powerful, inspiring and immersive form of entertainment. The Awards airs live and free across more than 40 digital video networks including Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and globally digital networks in countries including China and India.
The Game Awards is guided by an advisory board that includes the executive leadership teams from Activision (Rob Kostich, President), AMD (Dr. Lisa Su, CEO), Electronic Arts (Laura Miele, Chief Studios Officer), Google (Phil Harrison, VP and GM, Stadia), Microsoft (Phil Spencer, EVP of Gaming), Nintendo of America (Doug Bowser, President), Riot Games (Marc Merrill, Co-Chairman and Co-Founder), Rockstar Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Ubisoft (Yves Guillemot, CEO), Valve, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (David Haddad, President) and Tencent (Steven Ma, Senior Vice President).
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