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GDC Festival of Gaming
March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA
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Mar 09 Monday | 9:00 am
GDC 101
Community
Speakers: Sam Warnke  (GDC), Natalie Sam  (GDC)
Location: Room 211, South Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Track: Special Event
Mar 09 Monday | 10:00 am
Tabletop Free Play & Playtesting Lounge
Community PartnerTabletop Summit
Location: Tabletop Free Play & Playtesting Lounge, West Hall Level 3
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Track: Special Event
Format: Special Event
Mar 09 Monday | 10:10 am
Adobe Substance 3D State of the Ecosystem (Presented by Adobe)
Sponsor Speakers: Wes McDermott  (Adobe), Jérémie Noguer  (Adobe), Lucrezia Romeo  (Independent)
Location: Room 3001, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Game & Production Technology
Format: Partner Developer Summit
Bringing Back a Legend: The Global Multi-Platform Publishing Strategy of Delta Force (Presented by Tencent Games)
Sponsor Speakers: Jingshen Wei  (Team Jade / Tencent Games), Lingjin Meng  (Team Jade / Tencent Games), Qinfu Zhao  (Team Jade / Tencent Games)
Location: Room 2024, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Discovery & Marketing, Business Strategy
Hitting 60 FPS in UE5 and Keeping It There (Presented by Epic Games)
Sponsor Speaker: Matt Oztalay  (Epic Games)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Game & Production Technology
Format: Lecture
How AI is Reshaping Game Creation (Presented by Google Cloud)
Sponsor Speakers: Catherine Hawayek  (Google Cloud), Jeff Skelton  (Electronic Arts), Adam Smith  (Unity), Muneki Shimada  (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Location: Room 2020, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Track: Game & Production Technology
Format: Lecture
Toxic Players After Punishment: Rehabilitation and Prosocial Play (Presented by GameSafe)
Sponsor Speaker: Yubo Kou  (The Pennsylvania State University)
Location: Room 2009, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: Entry-Level
Track: Product Management
Format: Partner Developer Summit
Mar 09 Monday | 10:30 am
'Battlefield 6': Game Feel is the Message
Speaker: Jac Carlsson  (EA DICE)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Design, Game & Production Technology
Format: Lecture
'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33': An Audio Postmortem
Community
Speakers: Raphael Joffres  (Sandfall Interactive), Maxance Playez  (Sandfall Interactive), Olivier Penchenier  (Sandfall Interactive)
Location: Room 2003, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: Entry-Level
Track: Audio, Game & Production Technology
Format: Lecture
Balancing TCGs with Power Sorting
Tabletop SummitCommunity
Speaker: Nate Heiss  (Heiss Games LLC)
Location: Room 3018, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: Intermediate
Track: Design
Format: Lecture
Brilliant Jerks: The Cost of Toxic Performance
Speaker: Fleur Marty  (Gearbox)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Bringing Narrative to 'Disney Dreamlight Valley'
CommunityGame Narrative Summit
Speaker: Josh Labelle  (Gameloft Montreal)
Location: Room 3005, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Narrative & Performance
Format: Lecture
From Reliable to Respected: Breaking Free of the Good Job Trap
Speaker: Cecile Hemery  (Walayance)
Location: Room 207, South Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: Entry-Level
Track: Culture & Sustainability, Career
Format: Workshop
GDC Encounters: Speed Networking Day 1
Networking
Location: Level 1, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Career
Format: Special Event
GDC Masters: 50 Years in Games and a Legacy for Creators
Speaker: Don Daglow  (Sausalito Games Inc.)
Location: Room 2018, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Culture & Sustainability, Independent Development
Format: Lecture
Game Funding: Lessons from Outersloth
Funding
Speakers: Victoria Tran  (Innersloth), Forest Willard  (Innersloth)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Independent Development, Business Strategy
Format: Lecture
Machine Learning Forum: Ask the Experts
CommunityMachine Learning SummitSignature Session
Speakers: Martin Singh-Blom  (Embark Studios), Alessandro Sestini  (Electronic Arts, SEED), Alexis Rolland  (Ubisoft, La Forge), Alexandre Moufarek  (Google DeepMind), Zhen Zhai  (Blizzard Entertainment), Julien Merceron  (Orion Productions)
Location: Room 3004, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Game & Production Technology
Format: Forum
Matchmaker as Code: A Constraint-Based Approach to Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Speaker: Albert Puertolas  (Gameloft)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: Entry-Level
Track: Game & Production Technology, Design
Format: Lecture
Modernizing the Rendering of 'Minecraft'
SeriesAdvanced Graphics Summit
Speaker: A.J. Fairfield  (Mojang; Microsoft)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Visual Development, Game & Production Technology
Format: Lecture
Thriving Players Workshop
Thriving Players Summit
Speakers: Natasha Miller  (Blizzard Entertainment), Matthew Soeth  (Thriving in Games Group), Weszt Hart  (Riot Games), Josh Chapdelaine  (Thriving in Games Group), Ariana Barcenas Kanemoto  (Blizzard Entertainment)
Location: Room 3011, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Culture & Sustainability
Format: Workshop
Tools Roundtable Day 1: Engineering
CommunityTools Summit
Speaker: Geoff Evans  (Nvidia)
Location: Room 314, South Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Game & Production Technology
Format: Roundtable
UX Mobile Porting Challenges in 'Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown' Case Study
AccessibilityCommunityUX Summit
Speaker: Alexis Denance  (Ubisoft Da Nang)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Design
Format: Lecture
Uplifting Latine Game Devs Here, There, and Everywhere Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Community Partner
Speaker: Elaine Gomez  (Midnight Hour Games)
Location: Room 304, South Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Culture & Sustainability, Discovery & Marketing
Format: Roundtable
VFX Roundtable Day 1
Visual Effects SummitCommunity
Speakers: Jason Keyser  (VFX Apprentice), Ellie Koorlander  (Creative Assembly)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Visual Development
Format: Roundtable
XR in 2026: The State of the Industry + Community Networking
Future Realities SummitCommunity
Speaker: Dana Ware  (Hidden Realities/The VOID)
Location: Room 215, South Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: Intermediate
Track: Game & Production Technology
Format: Forum