
Sadia Bashir
Founder Pixel Art AcademyAbout Sadia :
Press Articles about Sadia Bashir:
BBC World News : Pakistani Game Developer on a Mission of Change
BBC Urdu : Pakistani Game Developer Listed as a Forbes 30 Under 30 in Enterprise Technology
Talk by Founder PixelArt Games Academy – American University, Washington DC
Aljazeera America : Women breaking gender stereotype in Game Industry of Pakistan
An Entrepreneur & Tech Professional – Mizlink Pakistan.
One woman guiding Pakistan’s future game developer -ShareAmerica
Founder PixelArt Games Academy – StartupCup
The Geeky Gamer – Startup.pk
Pakistani Video Games Pioneers Journey to International Fame- ProPakistani
Pakistani Video Games Guru – IGN Pakistan
Potiential of Games in Pakistan – TEDx Pakistan
Traveler around the world at Train Jam – Gamasutra
Express Tribune: Pakistani Game Developers Turns the Industry heads Worldwide
International Game Developers Association – Women in Games
Pakistani women won seed funding in silicon valley to empower young girls in STEM – ProPakistani
Talks/Seminars and Training:
4GameChangers Festival, 2019, Vienna, Austria:
Interaction Design Week, Education Summit, 2019, Seattle, USA.
– Opening Keynote Talk: The world is changing, Why can’t we?
GameLab at American University, 2017, Washington DC, USA:
–The process of Making Video Games, Where to start. American University, Washington DC.
Game Developers Conference 2017, San Francisco, USA:
– Indie Soapbox: The process of making games, GDC 2017
TEDx Zabist, 2016, Karachi, Pakistan:
– TED talk: The Potential of Video Games in Pakistan
Creative Mornings, 2017 Islamabad, Pakistan
Theme “Play" talk: ‘ 0 : 1, Game of Life’ at Creative Morning, NIC, Islamabad.
How to start with Game Industry, Panel Speaker at Games Emerge Conference, Islamabad
Game Development Process for Indies, Speaker at Games Emerge Conference, Islamabad.
US Embassy, Supply Chain Diversity initiative, US Embassy Islamabad
Game Design Workshop, Games Emerge Conference, Islamabad.
How to start your business with Bootstrapping, Women Can Do – II Conference, Islamabad
Game Design Workshop with Ian Schriber at Games Emerge Conference 2018, Islamabad.
Animation and Games, University of Gujarat, Mandibahalwdin.
Art Appreciation Seminar at Foundation University Islamabad.
Games Industry: how to start a career in Game Development. NUST, EME, Islamabad.
Education
Masters of Science in Computer Science
Majors (Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Production processes for Video Games)
Dissertation titled “Contemporary practices of Video Game Development in Industry"
Bachelors of Science in Computer Science
Final Project: A New Life: an FPS game for Cancer Patients in Unreal Engine
Current Initiatives by Sadia Bashir


