Hi, I’m Katie
Since 2008 I’ve worked in the games industry. In 2014 I co-founded Triangular Pixels, a game studio based in Bude, Cornwall, UK.
I love to experiment with new technology to see how it can create entirely new gameplay experiences for players. I believe in using games design and technology for good in the likes of education and health. My non-dev talents include talks, panels, workshops, mentoring and consultancy.
Some other random facts about me – I studied Physics and Space Research (Rocket Science!) at university along with Medical Imaging, Economics, Business and Entrepreneurship modules. I’m Dyslexic and a mother.
Get in touch if you would like me to work with you, consult on your project or business, do a talk for your event, or a press interview.
Triangular Pixels – Creative Director & Co-Founder
Leading a studio, my work involves design and development, marketing, promotion, business development, HR, production and planning. We work in Unity3D, create games and Unity tools, and currently focus on VR and AR. Triangular Pixels has done a good number of projects and have won a few awards!
UK Game Dev Group Alliance – Chair
www.ukgg.dev is a national coalition of independent regional game development communities across the United Kingdom. It is uniting grassroots developer networks to strengthen collaboration, visibility, and opportunity across the UK games ecosystem.
Representing developers, educators, studios, and creative entrepreneurs through coordinated regional hubs.
I have been selected as Chair by the Alliance.
Cornwall Games – Director
Cornwall Games CIC is a community of Cornwall based games developers and businesses which I help drive. They aim to support and highlight the talent of local developers, demonstrate the services and games produced by local businesses, and export Cornish culture to the rest of the UK and worldwide. They also wish to promote games and related industry within Cornwall.
Previous Studios
- Preloaded – Games Designer
- NaturalMotion – Games Designer
- Sony London Studio – Games and Technical Designer
- Lockwood Publishing – Designer and Programmer
- Frontier Developments – Level Designer
Previous Roles
BAFTA Games – Judging
I’ve judged for the BAFTA game awards a few times now. 2022 for Technical Achievement, 2016 for Game Innovation, 2014 for Game Design.
Develop Indie Showcase – Judging
I have been a regular judge with the Develop Indie Showcase at Develop:Conference Brighton from 2018 until 2025. While judging I also helped provide feedback on the awards themselves, with encouraging them to go down the route of rewarding innovation rather than just polish – and really pushing for very early prototypes to be seen at Develop. This is because I believe the showcase is there to demonstrate unsigned, promising indies to the movers and shakers at Develop – rather than those who have been able to muster a whole team and funding.
Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia Grant – Judging
Back in 2018 I travelled to Zürich to judge the range of projects that had been submitted for their games grants. I had to weight up innovation, polish, fun, commercial prospects and ability to deliver. This was substantial work with many projects to review in detail (including their budgets), a day of being pitched to in person, and a couple of days of judge debates.
VRDevs Slack – Moderator
I help run the VRDevs Slack – a large online group of over 1000 VR and AR developers all over the world that was established back in 2015. We have a range of experienced developers, publishers and manufactures representatives all sharing and working together. However, this Slack is no longer very active, as everyone has moved to a new Discord group.
Councillor for Bude-Stratton Town Council
Publicly elected during the May 2021 election for Bude-Stratton Town Council. I was Lead Councillor for Transport and Connectivity, and for Economic Development. Managed to get many important changes for the town done including helping to design the new play park.
BGI – Advisory Board Member
The BGI is a national charity for games culture, skills, diversity and sustainability. Their goal is to advance the education of the public about the art, science, history and technology of digital games.
On the board of the BGI I ensure that micro studios and disabled players and developers are represented. I help preserve and promote the culture around video games by seeking out opportunities for preservation for the National Videogame Museum.
However, the BGI has since retired the Advisory Board, and only have Charity Board members.
Skills
Unity3D, games design, level design, user experience design, creative technologist, studio direction, talks and presentations, VR, AR, serious games, freemium, gamification, consultancy, 2D graphics
Bio
“Katie Goode is the Creative Director and co-founder of the BAFTA-nominated studio Triangular Pixels, a 2018 BAFTA Breakthrough Brit who has pioneered XR design and immersive experiences since 2012. Combining nearly two decades of design expertise with a passion for regional advocacy, she serves as co-director of Cornwall Games CIC, where she has successfully secured funding, spearheaded regional research, and lobbied for local industry growth. Now serving as Chair of the UK Games Guild (UKGG), Katie applies her extensive background in community governance and her perspective as a neurodiverse leader to foster a facilitative, transparent model that empowers regional developers and ensures every voice in the UK games ecosystem is heard.
Misc Facts
I used to be a Brownie and a Girl Guide, and was a Patrol Leader for each. Girls were not allowed in the Scouts back then!
I used to play field hockey at a National level, in goal and was captain of my team. I won a lot of player of the year awards during that time. Had to stop due to the damage on my knees!
I was president of the Video Games Society at university – and the first woman to do so! I would actively take part in the Guild of Students student council.
I’ve been a member of Bude Canoe Club, have been on their committee – just had to give it a break to raise my family.
I help Connect Bude to lobby to better public transport in my area, and are on their committee. I mainly focus on Media and Web.
My hobbies are graphics design, gardening, DIY, 3D printing, skiing, body boarding and mountain biking.