Awards and Honors

29 Sep 2026

Enduring Play Podcast named Signal Awards 2026 Finalist in Two Categories

BELLEVUE, WA / September 29, 2026: Ideaplatz founder Cheryl Platz launched her first podcast, Enduring Play: A Game Development Podcast, as a companion to the launch of her book The Game Development Strategy Guide in August 2025. Two seasons and 21 episodes later, Enduring Play has been honored as a double finalist in the 2026 Signal Awards in the categories of Gaming and Actual Play and the very competitive Solopreneur category. Voting for the Listener's Choice Awards in all categories is open through October 15 and your vote goes a long way. If you've appreciated Enduring Play, please consider voting…

30 Apr 2026

Cheryl Platz joins the 2026 Cannes Entertainment Lions for Gaming jury

Awards and Honors, Talks

Cheryl Platz is thrilled to share that she has joined the Cannes Entertainment Lions for Gaming for the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity 2026. She takes the responsibility and privilege of setting the global benchmark for creativity very seriously - and looks forward to discovering the fun in the process! For those unfamiliar with Cheryl's work in video gaming, she began her career on the legendary Sims series, shipping The Sims Makin' Magic (PC), The Sims 2 (PC), The Sims Bustin' Out (GBA, PS2/XBOX/GC), and The Urbz (PS2/XBox/GC) - and as assistant producer at EA on Urbz: Sims in the City…