Luna Javier

Filipina game designer and Women in Games ambassador

About

Excerpt from Girl, Make Your Move podcast

Luna Javier is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Altitude Games and a 20-year veteran of the Philippine games industry. She is the first female game developer in the Philippines, credited in over 40 titles including Anito: Defend A Land Enraged (the first Philippine-made computer game) and the Awakening series (over 17 million downloads worldwide). She is an internationally sought-after conference speaker, game awards judge, consultant, and mentor. She is a Women in Games Ambassador and one of the women featured in “Women in Gaming: 100 Professionals of Play”, a book that celebrates women that have influenced gaming around the world.

Articles

• 12/2022 THE ONE CLUB ANNOUNCES DIVERSE GLOBAL JURY FOR ADC 102ND ANNUAL AWARDS
• 8/2022 Women in Games Ambassador Launches Philippines Mentoring Programme
• 3/2021 100 Women in Gaming: Crystal Dynamics releases industry book for free
• 2/2021 Pocket Gamer: The challenges and advantages of creating a game remotely

Videos

• 9/2022 Hyper Games Conference: Women in Gaming
• 3/2022 Philippine Skills Framework for Game Development Launch (start at 1h40m)
• 4/2021 Philippine Indie Games Initiative: Conceptualizing A Game
• 4/2020 Curious Mind: Career Webinar playlist

Podcasts

• 5/2023 Girl, Make Your Move: The problem with being first in your field
• 12/2021 Squad Leader: Creative decisions in video game production
• 5/2021 Rice People Podcast: Pioneering the Gaming Industry in the Phililppines

Interests

Besides games, I am passionate about fitness. I'm a freestyle jump roper and also go to the gym regularly.When I'm not working out, I'm usually home spending time with my husband and cat, or out having good coffee or brunch somewhere.In the 2022 Philippine elections I was a Team Leni Robredo volunteer and am proud to have been part of the #kakampink movement fighting for good governance.^{CoreX photo by Ruel Tafalla}

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