SXSW 2025

PLAY IN COLOR: Increasing Black Representation for Gamers

Description:

45% of gamers say their in-game identity is a true expression of who they are, but Black gamers report a severe lack of representation. Dark & Lovely collaborated with EA Games and a Gaming Creator to launch Play in Color, a digital campaign to raise awareness and develop diverse tools for increased Black gamer expression. Join a L'Oréal Marketing Executive, an EA games Creative Director, and an award winning Creator to discuss how building a strategic partnership and championing changemakers drove engagement, fueled community, positive brand sentiment and won awards with a small budget!


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Takeaways

  1. Strategic Partnership: How beauty expert and gaming expert addressed a shared issue.
  2. Novel Partners, Big Impact: How a small budget and resilience led to community impact.
  3. Championing Change Makers: How trailblazing partnerships breakthrough and amplify communities.

Speakers

  • Taireek Simms, Senior Manager, L’Oréal
  • Danielle Udogaranya, Multi-Award Winning Creator, Public Speaker & Consultant | Creative Visionary | CEO & Founder EVOLOTU | Co-Founder of Black Twitch UK, EVOLOTU
  • Anna Huerta, Senior Creative Director, EA Games

Organizer

Stephanie Kozinski, Director, L'Oreal


Meta Information:

  • Event: SXSW
  • Format: Panel
  • Track: Advertising & Brand Experience
  • Track 2
  • Level: Advanced


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