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Dev psychology: your own brain is your worst enemy

With Manea Castet. Tools don’t finish games. People do. And people are messy, emotional, and irrational including me and you. Game development is often portrayed as the perfect fusion of creativity, passion, and technology. But behind the scenes, even the most talented developers, designers, and producers quietly battle something far more dangerous than deadlines or bugs: their own minds. In this brutally honest talk, Manea Castet—Head of Studio at Gameloft Brisbane and former Executive Producer of Disney Dreamlight Valley—dives deep into the psychological challenges that derail production, sabotage creativity, and burn out even the most passionate teams. From perfectionism, feature creep to imposter syndrome, ego, and burnout, this talk isn’t about workflows or engines. It’s about the internal war every developer fight but rarely talks about. Drawing from nearly two decades of experience leading teams across the globe, Manea unpacks the mental traps that cost projects months—or even years—and explains why surviving in this industry takes more than skill. It takes self-awareness. Takeaways: • A new lens to understand your own behaviour during development • A way to recognize the invisible forces that derail your projects • Habits that protect your team or you own creativity • Tools to recognize our own blind spots, ego and flaws • A toolkit to give and receive feedback with less emotional friction • Language and frameworks to talk about mental health in professional settings • Renewed motivation grounded in self-awareness, not pressure • Tips to lead and create with more clarity, less chaos This isn’t another talk about tools. It’s about the one thing you can control—yourself. Video courtesy of GCAP and IGEA www.gcap.com.au