Abby Sherlock
Game Producer
I earned my Game Design MFA from the University of Southern California after attending the University of California at San Diego. A Forbes Magazine 30 Under 30 alumni, I’m an internationally recognized game creator, producer, and on-camera host. I’ve spoken at the Game Developers Conference and hosted for the Overwatch League's Vancouver Titans. I started my professional career at Wizards of the Coast and Critical Role before my master’s thesis game ended up on the front page of Twitch in 2022. As an actor, I’ve starred in the BAFTA-nominated Blocks. I currently work in production at Riot Games while performing, directing, and hosting when I can.
Kappa Lambda | UC - San Diego
What motto or phrase motivates you?
“It's like the great stories, Mr. Frodo, the ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were, and sometimes you didn't want to know the end because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad has happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing this shadow, even darkness must pass. A new day will come, and when the sun shines, it'll shine out the clearer. I know now folks in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn't. They kept going because they were holding on to something. That there's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for.” - The Lord of the Rings
What three words would you use to describe yourself?
Futuristic, Empathic, Old Soul
What advice would you give to someone entering your field?
Research! Look at books, at the history of games, or animation, or entertainment, or computers! Knowledge is power, and knowing as much as you can about what your goals are and how others have achieved them. Look at other women who have done what you've wanted to do and what their steps were to get to where they are. Besides inspiring you, it can give you logistical next steps of what you need to be focusing on in your career and what choices you might also want to make. The games industry is the crossover of entertainment and technology, so I always tell students who reach out to me for advice to get really specific about what they love and don't love within their own gaming experiences.