
GET VICTORIA'S NEW BOOK: MASTERING COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT: https://www.victoriatran.com/book
In this episode, we chat with Victoria Tran, the Community Director for the hit game Among Us. Victoria shares insights from her new book, "Mastering Community Management," and discusses what it was like when Among Us exploded in popularity, including playing with AOC and appearing on Jimmy Fallon's show. We cover her strategies for managing millions of players , balancing player feedback with the studio's vision , and avoiding burnout.We also touch on her work with the indie game fund Outersloth , Wholesome Games , and her role on the Game Developers Conference (GDC) Advisory Board.
Timestamps
[0:00] Intro
[6:21] How Victoria "fell into" the games industry
[8:48] What does a Communications Director do?
[18:00] How to decide which player feedback is worth tracking
[27:18] What is Outersloth?
[39:37] Victoria's new book: "Mastering Community Management" and Tips for becoming a better community manager
[47:28] Final advice
[50:17] Outro
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