Take a break. I don't think enough people speak on the mental effect of game design and development. It is important for designers and developers to declutter their minds every once in a while. However, it is understandable that you can't really take a break while actively working on a project, as projects have deadlines. Breaking the tasks down into bite sized chunks is a great way to get around this. This will allow developers focus on one little task at a time. Celebrating these little achievements can be a real morale booster. Once the project is done, Everyone needs to get that break. It's really important.

Team burnout 🔥 needs a team Distraction! (* it's not something you can simply wriggle out of, with work techs without causing damage) Don't overthink it, just distance your team from the work in a sizeable way, and do something fun together... - A multi game tournament 🎯 - camping 🏕️ trekking 🥾 vacation together - shooting gallery 🔫 - board game day or D&D session ♟️ Do what fits as long as the Distraction is sizeable

Promova o equilíbrio entre vida profissional e pessoal, incentive um ambiente de apoio e ofereça oportunidades de crescimento.

I pursue tactics that help me foster "team gel." One of the best ways to motivate & engage is instill trust via empowerment. Give each a bit of spotlight to show off what he/she is working on, promote discussions & questions from team members to "sweeten" what's demonstrable, & celebrate both individual & team accomplishments. I like to do the above via recurring meetings that complement the ends of sprints/milestones. Through these tactics, all feel invested in project success & PMs can drive cross-collaboration & cooperation with team members & stakeholders. I've avoid inter-team competitive mechanisms unless they establish a "challenge" or "problem-solving" contest that yields a tangible, fun "goal-based" incentive that excites the team.

Address Milestones: What is achievable and what is adding too much to the plate. Making sure your team feels heard during this process and not making unilateral decisions is important. Refocus Feedback: Has there been too much creativity given on a task that is stuck in a feedback loop? Try to focus on other areas. Validate: Burn out is real. It sucks. Give an ear and listen. Acknowledge the symptoms the burnout has caused and find the main source, everyone is different and each person requires their own solution. Most importantly... Take space: Burn out takes twice as long to recover from as it takes to inflict. Move tasks around, reevaluate priorities and adjust the team accordingly. And most importantly, take a break.

1. Recognize Efforts and Accomplishments: Regularly acknowledge hard work and contributions, even for smaller achievements. Recognition boosts morale and motivates the team. 2. Foster Open Communication: Encourage team members to share challenges and feedback. When they feel heard, they're more likely to stay engaged. 3. Allow for Creative Breaks: Creative teams often need time to recharge. Give them space to experiment with side projects or explore new ideas. 4. Offer Flexibility: Flexibility in work hours or locations can reduce stress. Letting team members manage their time within project deadlines can be refreshing.

Agile is a great way for teams to stay balanced. Company's love to preach & train agile, then go back to waterfall to please shareholders. Communicate to your shareholders and upper management that if they want to see an amalgamation of profit over time rather than in short-term. Your teams mentality to stay balanced is important. Encourage vacation and team building events. Listen to your testers, build your team instead of loading tasks onto less people. Avoid mass layoffs. No matter if you keep a person on and pay them, mass layoffs will demotivate your entire company and lead to depression across the industry if other companies follow.

To combat burnout, I focus on clear, achievable milestones and flexible workflows, ensuring priorities are aligned with the project’s core goals. Celebrating small wins and acknowledging contributions weekly boosts morale. I promote work-life balance by encouraging breaks, flexible hours, and personal project time to recharge creativity. Weekly check-ins foster open communication, allowing concerns to be addressed early. Showcasing player feedback reminds the team of their work’s impact, reigniting passion. Together, these strategies create a sustainable environment that keeps the team engaged and motivated.

Basically the energy and source of creativity in human brain, comes from: -the imaginary resources it is consuming like games and movies and books -also nature like mountain and forests can be really helping refilling this source of creativity. so on the off time some event of playing games and having a fun time together also a hiking on the weekend can really help, since we tried it out. But also sometimes working for a long time on only one project can make this burnout and lack of ideation in mind, so maybe starting design preproduction of another project can also help this out.

If my team is feeling burned out during an intense project, my first step would be to make sure no one’s overloaded. I’d break the project into smaller sections and spread the work across the team so it feels more manageable. I’ve found that recognizing even the small wins really helps too. Celebrating progress along the way is important, not just at the finish line.