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Mathew Anderson: The Past, Present and Future of Game Community Management

Mathew Anderson: The Past, Present and Future of Game Community Management

Update: 2019-08-07

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To counter the narrative portrayed by the article "Why Community Manager Is a Dead-End Job — and What to Do About It" we invited Mathew Anderson onto the show. He discusses his 15-year history of Community Management in the industry and shares his insights into where the community should sit in an organization and why it continues to be a place and position that excites him as he looks to the future.

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Mathew Anderson: The Past, Present and Future of Game Community Management

Mathew Anderson: The Past, Present and Future of Game Community Management

GCM: Game Community Management