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Kim Belair is a writer, a narrative designer, president and co-founder of Sweat Baby Inc. She has worked on many AAA titles in the gaming industry, as the CEO from as early as 2018. She began her career in community development at Ubisoft, where she is credited to have worked on Watch Dogs and Far Cry 4.
History
editKim began her career working in community development at Ubisoft studios. Her most noticeable work is with Far Cry 4 and Watch Dogs, where she kept the community informed on various developments regarding the state and features of the game.[1]
Prior to this, Kim worked as a writer. Some of her work includes Pure Steel, which is an epistolary novel. Pure Steel is set in 1910 and focuses on the efforts of an individual sent to find a missing person.[2] The gaming industry has experienced many controversies with regard toward sexism and toxic behaviors. Ubisoft itself was implicated in mass lay offs, which were afflicting the industry. It is in this environment where Kim believed she could make a difference.[3][4]
She sought to create a safe space where creativity through diversity would be encouraged, to create products for all demographics to enjoy. She believed that upward mobility in the industry was restricted for women in particular and that through creating such a space, there would be more opportunity for women to advance their careers. This lead to the creation of Sweat Baby Inc, with the intention of creating this space, where her and her colleagues could work together. [5]
Sweat Baby Inc
editSweat Baby Inc is a 16 person writing and developing consultancy studio, that was co-founded by Belair in 2018.[5] As CEO and President, she has been involved with the following titles:
- Neo Cab 2019 [6]
- Dota Underlords 2020 [7]
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2020 [6]
- Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance 2021 [8]
- Sable 2021 [3]
- Lost Your Marbles 2022 [9]
- Gotham Knights 2022 [10]
- God of War Ragnarök 2022 [11]
- Recommendation Dog 2023 [9]
- Reel Steal 2023 [9]
- Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew 2023 [12]
- Goodbye Volcano High 2023 [3]
- Quantum Phantom Basketball 2023 [13]
- The Crew Motorfest 2023 [14]
- Kingdom Eighties 2023 [13]
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2 2023 [14]
- Alan Wake 2 2023 [11]
- Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League 2024 [13]
- Tales of Kenzera: Zau 2024 [13]
- Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn 2024 [13]
- Hyper Light Breaker 2024 [15]
- Afterlove EP 2024 [16]
Although the company has been involved with AAA titles that were received very well by the community and even won prestigious gaming awards, many within the industry believe that the companies involvement in such titles did not actually contribute to the reason why such titles were so successful. The company remains at the epicenter of some of the many controversies afflicting the gaming industry. [1][17]
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- ^ a b Ore, Jonathan. "Why a Montreal video game consulting studio is at the centre of an online anti-diversity storm". cbc. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Brownstien, Bill (6 November 2013). "Right Down To The Letter; Kim Belair & Ariadne MacGillivray had fun with the details of their epistolary novel, Pure Steel". The Gazette. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Ryssdal, Kai; McHenry, Sean (27 September 2021). "This video game company wants to make the industry safer for marginalized people". marketplace. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Gallant, Jacques; Rosa, Saba (18 July 2020). "An Industry In Need Of Change". Toronto Star. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ a b Grayson, Nathan (7 March 2024). "How A Small Video Game Narrative Studio Wound Up At The Heart Of A Massive, Anti-Woke Conspiracy Theory". Aftermath. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ a b Moyse, Chris (19 August 2021). "Goodbye Volcano High has been placed in detention until 2022". destructoid. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Spira, David; Belair, Kim; MacGillivray, Ari; Bédard, David (13 November 2020). "VIDEO GAME ROOTS: The talk you want to attend even if you're not a gamer". youtube. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance". Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Kerr, Chris. "Inside the development of Playdate titles Recommendation Dog!! and Reel Steal". gamedeveloper. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Orzeszek, Szymon. "Co to jest Sweet Baby Inc i dlaczego gracze krytykują twórców współpracujących z tą firmą [What is Sweet Baby Inc and why do players criticize creators working with this company]". gry-online. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ a b Wen, Alan (4 December 2023). "Three considerations for improving diverse game narratives and characters". gamesindustry. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Randall, Harvey. "A company called Sweet Baby Inc. has become the target of 'anti-woke' gamers because it offers consultancy work, an industry-standard service that's been normal for years". pcgamer. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Bédard, David (10 January 2024). "January, brought to you by Baby Power". sweetbabynewsv. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ a b Redaktion, Gamestar (6 March 2024). "Einer der größten Steam-Kuratoren »Sweet Baby Inc detected« schürt aktuell riesige Hass-Kampagne im Netz [One of the largest Steam curators, 'Sweet Baby Inc detected', is currently formenting a huge hate campaign online]". gamestar. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Preston, Alx. "Heart to Heart w/Kim Belair: Narrative for Hyper Light Breaker". heartmachinez.tumbl. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Pikselnesia (17 September 2023). "Afterlove EP: Major Update on Progress, Platforms, and Launch Timing". fellowtraveller. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Harte, Charles (25 February 2022). "The Full List of the 2022 Game Awards Nominees". gameinformer. Retrieved 10 July 2024.