View, browse and sort the ever-growing list of sessions by pass type, topic, and format. With this Session Scheduler, you can build your schedule in advance and access it during the show via export or with the GDC Mobile App, once live. Sessions do fill up so please arrive early to sessions that you would like to attend. Adding a session to your schedule does not guarantee you a seat.
'A Plague Tale' Audio Design: Not Only Squeaks
Speaker: Aurelien Piters (Asobo Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
'Apex Legends': Fighting for Character Representation and Diversity
Speaker: Mohammad Alavi (Respawn Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
'Blood & Truth': A Postmortem - putting the AAA into VR
Speaker: Stuart Whyte (PlayStation London Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
'Borderlands 3': Animating 87 Bazillion Guns
Speaker: Michael Sewell (Gearbox Software)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
'Clash of Clans': Bigger, Better, Battle Pass
Speaker: Eino Joas (Supercell)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
'Dead by Daylight': When Creative and Business Minds Are Cooking with GAAS
Speakers: Isabelle Mocquard (Behaviour Interactive), Dave Richard (Behaviour Interactive)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
'Erica': How and How Not to Score a Film-Game Hybrid
Speaker: Austin Wintory (Wintory Global Engineering)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
'Forza' Monthly: Live-Streaming a Franchise
Speaker: Shay Goldenberg (Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
'Gears 5' Postmortem: Challenging Expectations
Speakers: Ryan Cleven (Microsoft), Matt Searcy (Microsoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
'Gears 5' Real-time Character Dynamics
Speaker: David Coleman (The Coalition - Microsoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
'Just Cause 4': Physics Postmortem
Speaker: Jacques Kerner (Avalanche Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
'League of Legends' Champion Jhin: From Champion Theme to Skin Music
Speaker: Edouard Brenneisen (EB Music LLC)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
'Sea of Solitude': Game Design Based on Human Emotions
Speaker: Cornelia Geppert (Jo-Mei GmbH)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
'Sunless Skies': A Narrative Postmortem
Speaker: Chris Gardiner (Failbetter Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
'Teamfight Tactics' Design Lessons
Speaker: David Abecassis (Riot Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
'Telling Lies': Creating a Metroidvania of Conversations
Speaker: Sam Barlow (Drowning a Mermaid)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
'Vainglory' Cross-Platform: Challenges of Bringing a Mobile-First Game to Desktop
Speaker: Craig Wells (Super Evil Megacorp)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
'Void Bastards' Art Style Origin Story
Speaker: Ben Lee (Blue Manchu)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
'Yoku's Island Express': A Critical Hit with Lukewarm Sales
Speaker: Jens Andersson (Villa Gorilla)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
15 Years of 'WoW': Designing for the Very, Very Long-Term
Speaker: Ion Hazzikostas (Blizzard Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
232 Heroes: The Character Art Production of 'Mortal Kombat 11'
Speaker: Brendan George (Netherrealm Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Format: Session
3 Winning Elements of an Idle Game (Presented by ironSource)
Sponsor Speaker: Oli Christie (Neon Play)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
3ds Max: What's New and What's to Come (Presented by Autodesk)
Sponsor Speaker: Nicolas Fonta (Autodesk)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
A Bloody Symphony of Characters: Music and Leitmotiv in 'Mortal Kombat 11'
Speaker: Wilbert Roget (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
A Deep Look Inside Games : GPUWatch & Galaxy GameSDK (Presented by Samsung)
Sponsor Speakers: Munseong Kang (Samsung Electronics), Minkyoung Kim (Samsung Electronics), David Berger (Unity Technologies)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
A Primer on Intel® Graphics Xe Architecture (Presented by Intel Corporation)
Sponsor Speaker: Antoine Cohade (Intel)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
A Review of GPUOpen Effects (Presented by AMD)
Sponsor Speakers: Takahiro Harada (AMD), Jason Lacroix (AMD)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Sponsor Speaker: Evan Hart (NVIDIA)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
AI Dungeon - Serving a 5GB ML Model for 400K players (Presented by Amazon Game Tech)
Speaker: . TBD
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Speaker: Neil Kirby (The Ohio State University)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
AI Roundtable Day 2: Beginner Q&A
Speaker: Neil Kirby (The Ohio State University)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Speaker: Neil Kirby (The Ohio State University)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
AI Summit: 'Angry Birds Dream Blast': Keeping It Fun with Deep Reinforcement Learning
Summit Speaker: Asko Relas (Rovio Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
AI Summit: 'Death Stranding': An AI Postmortem
Summit Speaker: Eric Johnson (Kojima Productions)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
AI Summit: Adapting PvP Matchmaking Systems for Player-Versus-Level Dynamic Difficulty
Summit Speaker: Seth Cooper (Northeastern University)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
AI Summit: Every Day I'm Shufflin': Neural Network Variations for Digital Deck-Builders
Summit Speaker: Theresa Duringer (Temple Gates Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
AI Summit: Imitation Learning: Building Practical Agents to Test and Explore a First-Person Shooter
Summit Speaker: Igor Borovikov (EA)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
AI Summit: Inferring Players' Motivation Based on Gameplay Data in 'Tom Clancy's The Division'
Summit Speaker: Alessandro Canossa (Modl.ai & The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
AI Summit: Intrigue and Betrayal: Diplomacy AI in 'Total War: Three Kingdoms'
Summit Speakers: Csaba Toth (Creative Assembly), Duygu Cakmak (Creative Assembly)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
AI Summit: Making the Believable Horses of 'Red Dead Redemption II'
Summit Speaker: Tobias Kleanthous (Rockstar North)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
AI Summit: Smart Guns: Building a Modular Weapon System Using Behavior Trees
Summit Speaker: Ramon Viladomat (Ubisoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Summit Speaker: Jean-Philippe Barrette-LaPierre (Ubisoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
AI and Music: Will Deep Bach Steal Your Job?
Speaker: Oda Tilset (NokNok Audio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
AMD Ryzen™ Processor Software Optimization (Presented by AMD)
Sponsor Speaker: Ken Mitchell (AMD)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Accessibility Best Practices: In-Game Communication
Speaker: Karen Stevens (EA SPORTS)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Adapting: Working in Games with Chronic Illness
Speaker: Victoria Dorn (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Speaker: Diego Garzon (Microsoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Session
Addressing Ethics & Content Responsibility as Game Developers
Speakers: Celia Hodent (Independent), Kate Edwards (Geogrify), Kat Lo (University of California, Irvine), Carlos Figueiredo (Two Hat)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Advanced Graphics Summit: 'GRID' 2019: Building the World of 'GRID'
Summit Speakers: David Amer (Blue Phoenix Software), Leigh Davis (Intel)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Advanced Graphics Summit: 'Gears 5': High-Gear Visuals on Multiple Platforms
Summit Speakers: Mike Perzel (The Coalition), Jordan Logan (AMD), Christopher Wallis (The Coalition)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Advanced Graphics Summit: A Dynamic Skydome System: Ephemeris 2
Summit Speakers: Wolfgang Engel (The Forge Interactive), Byumjin Kim (The Forge Interactive)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Advanced Graphics Summit: Beyond Render Graphs: Introducing Render Pipeline Shaders
Summit Speakers: Charlie Birtwistle (Activision Central Tech), Ste Tovey (AMD)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Advanced Graphics Summit: From 'Rome 2' to 'Warhammer 3': A trip down the VFX Rendering Pipeline
Summit Speaker: Wittacat Keawcharoen (The Creative Assembly Ltd)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Advanced Graphics Summit: Optimizing Unreal Engine for 'Fortnite'
Summit Speaker: Emil Persson (Epic Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Adventures in High Definition Rendering With Integrated Tools (Presented by NVIDIA)
Sponsor Speaker: Aurelio Reis (NVIDIA)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Aesthetic Driven Development: Choosing Your Art Before Making a Game
Speaker: Vladimir Slav (Coldwild Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Speakers: Esther Ko (Bioware), Ju Li Khaw (Arkane Studios Austin)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Speakers: Esther Ko (Bioware), Ju Li Khaw (Arkane Studios Austin)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Speakers: Esther Ko (Bioware), Ju Li Khaw (Arkane Studios Austin)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Animation Summit: 'Legends of Runeterra': Stacking the Deck Through Animation
Summit Speakers: Alex "Magnus" Lehmann (Riot Games), Sean Coleman (Riot Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Animation Summit: Animating a Complex Fighting Game 3 Frames at a Time
Summit Speaker: Shawn Alexander Allen (NuChallenger)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Animation Summit: Animation Microtalks
Summit Speakers: Lana Bachynski (Riot Games), Brandon Nason (Blizzard Entertainment), Gwen Frey (Chump Squad), Elyse Gymer (Digital Extremes), David Wilson (Magic Leap), Marianne Hayden (Naughty Dog LLC), Alex Bittner (NetherRealm Studios), Desiree Cassidy (Bonfire Studios), Jonathan Marshall (Ubisoft), Jake Clark (Studio MDHR)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Animation Summit: Animation Tricks of the Trade
Summit Speakers: Matthew Johnson (Riot Games), Hannah Kennedy (Obsidian Entertainment), Brian Venisky (Rockstar Games), Ben Sanders (Pocket Gems), Isabella Cheng (Riot Games), Xavier Coelho-Kostolny (Magnopus)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Animation Summit: Rebuilding the 'Borderlands' Animation Pipeline in Unreal 4
Summit Speakers: Michael Sewell (Gearbox Software), Ian Davis (Gearbox Software)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Animation Summit: Take 'CONTROL' of Animation: Part 1
Summit Speakers: Ilkka Kuusela (Remedy Entertainment Plc), Ville Ruusutie (Remedy Entertainment Plc)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Format: Session
Animation Summit: Take 'CONTROL' of Animation: Part II
Summit Speakers: Ilkka Kuusela (Remedy Entertainment Plc), Ville Ruusutie (Remedy Entertainment Plc)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Animation Summit: When Will the Attack Land?
Summit Speaker: Nathan Dunlap (Respawn Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Application of GPU Optical Flow Engine in Tencent START Cloud Gaming (Presented by NVIDIA)
Sponsor Speaker: Snow Wei (Tencent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Applying Reinforcement Learning to Develop Game AI in NetEase Games
Speaker: Tangjie Lyu (NetEase)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Arm Mobile Studio: Providing Insights Into Graphics Performance Issues (Presented by Arm)
Sponsor Speaker: Ramnath Swamy (Arm)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Art Direct for 100 MPH: Balancing Visuals with Performance for 'Forza Motorsport'
Speaker: Matt Collins (Microsoft-Turn 10)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Art Direction Summit: 'Borderlands 3': The Balance of Visual Individuality in AAA Games
Summit Speaker: Scott Kester (Gearbox Software)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Art Direction Summit: 'Mortal Kombat 11' User Interface: Creating a Cohesive Style
Summit Speaker: Daanish Syed (Netherrealm)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Art Direction Summit: Being Creative is a Skill, Not a Talent
Summit Speaker: Anthony Jones (Robotpencil)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Art Direction Summit: Better, Stronger, Faster: 3D Concept Art for Environment Production
Summit Speaker: Patrik Rosander (Fatshark Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Art Direction Summit: Fountain of Youth: The Benefits of Running an Intern Program
Summit Speaker: Tim Dean (Turn 10, Xbox, Microsoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Art Direction Summit: From Platformer to Brawler: Lessons Learned From A Major Pivot
Summit Speaker: Eric Angelillo (Double Stallion Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Art Direction Summit: Not Just Reinventing the Wheel: The Art of 'Total War: Three Kingdoms'
Summit Speaker: Pawel Wojs (Creative Assembly)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Art Leadership Roundtable Day 1: Early Career
Speaker: Keith SelfBallard (Deep Silver Volition)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Art Leadership Roundtable Day 1: Veteran Career
Speaker: Keith SelfBallard (Deep Silver Volition)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Art Leadership Roundtable Day 2: Early Career
Speaker: Keith SelfBallard (Deep Silver Volition)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Art Leadership Roundtable Day 2: Veteran Career
Speaker: Keith SelfBallard (Deep Silver Volition)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Art Leadership Roundtable Day 3: Early Career
Speaker: Keith SelfBallard (Deep Silver Volition)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Art Leadership Roundtable Day 3: Veteran Career
Speaker: Keith SelfBallard (Deep Silver Volition)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Art of 'Sky: Children of the Light'
Speaker: Yuichiro Tanabe (ThatGameCompany)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Visual Arts
Format: Session
Audio Directors' Roundtable: Audio Department Best Practices
Speaker: Jason Kanter (Avalanche Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Roundtable
Audio Summit: Automating Audio Workflow: Improving Quantity Without Sacrificing Quality
Summit Speaker: Daniel Perry (Owlchemy Labs)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Audio Summit: Borderlands 3 Modular Weapon Audio: Solving for a Bazillion
Summit Speakers: Brian Fieser (Gearbox Software), Julian Peterson (Gearbox Software)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Audio Summit: Designing Shadows: Creating Interactive Elements for Existing IP
Summit Speaker: Christopher Denman (Walt Disney Imagineering & Games and Interactive Experiences)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Audio Summit: Giving and Receiving Music Direction
Summit Speaker: Kenneth Young (AudBod.com)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Audio Summit: Hiring Learnings: Audio Career Paths and Competencies
Summit Speaker: Andrea Chang (Hi-Rez Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Audio Summit: Inclusive Audio Production Practices in 'Tell Me Why'
Summit Speaker: Elise Baldwin (Microsoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Audio Summit: Voice Games: An Overview of an Up-And-Coming Category
Summit Speaker: Jeferson Valadares (Doppio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Automated Testing Roundtables Day 1: Process
Speaker: Andrew Fray (Spry Fox)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Automated Testing Roundtables Day 2: Legacy
Speaker: Andrew Fray (Spry Fox)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Automated Testing Roundtables Day 3: Implementation
Speaker: Andrew Fray (Spry Fox)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Speaker: Michael Frederickson (Pixar Animation Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Vision
Format: Session
Baked in Accessibility: How Features Were Approached in 'Borderlands 3'
Speaker: Andrew Bair (Gearbox Software)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Battling Burnout: The Side Project Ritual
Speaker: Laralyn McWilliams (Microsoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Becoming a Jedi: Gameplay in 'Jedi: Fallen Order'
Speaker: Justin Perez (Respawn)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Becoming a Living Legend: An 'Apex Legends' Postmortem
Speaker: Carlos Pineda (Respawn Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Beginning from Kickstarter: The Development of 'Bloodstained'
Speaker: Koji Igarashi (ArtPlay, Inc.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Design
Format: Session
Best of the Best: Designing Ranked Leagues for 'Apex Legends'
Speaker: Chin Xiang Chong (Respawn Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Beyond Games as a Service with Live Ops
Speaker: Crystin Cox (Microsoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Beyond Mobile: Integrating Product Management into AAA Development Teams
Speaker: Devin Nambiar (Electronic Arts)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Bleeding-Edge Effects on Mobile
Speakers: Andy Saia (Level Ex), Sam Glassenberg (Level Ex)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Blockers: Analyzing Difficulty Drivers in Candy Crush Games
Speaker: Lucien (Yen-Chu) Chen (King)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Board Game Design Summit: 'Root': A Usability Post-Mortem
Summit Speaker: Joshua Yearsley (Leder Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Board Game Design
Format: Session
Summit Speaker: Gregory Grimsby (George Mason University)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Board Game Design
Format: Session
Board Game Design Summit: Blurring Lines: The Hybridization of Digital & Tabletop Games
Summit Speakers: Stefan Lopuszanski (UConn), Craig Oman (Flaming Fowl Studios), Brett Lowey (BrainGoodGames), Tim Burrell-Saward (Mother Ultimate), Justin Gary (Stone Blade Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Board Game Design
Format: Session
Board Game Design Summit: Creating Immersion in Tabletop Games
Summit Speaker: Mike Mearls (Wizards of the Coast)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Board Game Design
Format: Session
Board Game Design Summit: Developing 'Artifacts of Play' For Your Tabletop Games
Summit Speaker: Kathryn Hymes (Thorny Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Board Game Design
Format: Session
Summit Speaker: Emma Larkins (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Board Game Design
Format: Session
Board Game Design Summit: Exit Strategy: The Shape of Endings in Tabletop Game Design
Summit Speaker: Cole Wehrle (Leder Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Board Game Design
Format: Session
Board Game Design Summit: Random Is the Enemy: Collating Collectible Card/Board Games
Summit Speaker: Eric Engelhard (WizKids Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Board Game Design
Format: Session
Bootstrapping UA- How to Get the Most out of Your First $1,000 of UA (Presented by ironSource)
Sponsor Speaker: Dan Greenberg (ironSource)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Breaking Design Bottlenecks with Dialogue Stubbing
Speaker: Carrie Patel (Obsidian Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Breathing Life into the Wild West: Animating the Animals of 'Red Dead Redemption 2'
Speaker: Alex O'Dwyer (Rockstar Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Bringing Destiny to Stadia: A GDC Postmortem (Presented by Google)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Bringing Google's Machine Learning to Game Development (Presented by Google)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Bringing Maximum Boost to Mobile Games : Galaxy GameDev (Presented by Samsung)
Sponsor Speakers: Jungwoo Kim (Samsung Electronics), Dohyun Kim (Samsung Electronics), Joonyong Park (Samsung Electronics)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Bringing Replays to 'World of Tanks: Mercenaries'
Speaker: Andrew Glover (Wargaming Sydney)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Bringing Streamers Back to a 5 Year Old Game: 'DayZ Resurrection'
Speaker: Anna Buenafe (Bohemia Interactive)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Bringing Vulkan Graphics Into the Mainstream (Presented by Google)
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Build & Grow Your Games Business with Facebook Gaming (Presented by Facebook)
Sponsor Speaker: Alexey Rybak (Facebook)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Build and Deploy Games Faster With CI/CD Pipelines (Presented by Amazon Game Tech)
Speaker: . TBD
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Building a World Class UA Program in Today's Landscape
Speaker: Brian Jacobs (Kongregate)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Building the Next-Generation Mobile Renderer (Presented by Arm & Tencent)
Sponsor Speakers: Nathan (Chenlu) Li (Arm), Wei (Fredrik) Nan (Tencent Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Business of Game Music Roundtable Day 1: Contracts
Speakers: Richard Ludlow (Hexany Audio), Brian Schmidt (Brian Schmidt Studio & GameSoundCon)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Roundtable
Business of Game Music Roundtable Day 2: Agents
Speakers: Richard Ludlow (Hexany Audio), Brian Schmidt (Brian Schmidt Studio & GameSoundCon)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Roundtable
Business of Game Music Roundtable Day 3: Monetization
Speakers: Richard Ludlow (Hexany Audio), Brian Schmidt (Brian Schmidt Studio & GameSoundCon)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Roundtable
California's New Privacy Law: Five Steps to Compliance
Speaker: Will Bucher (Debevoise & Plimpton)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Call Me on My Cell Phone: The VR UI of 'Dance Central'
Speaker: Mary Yovina (Harmonix)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Canary in the Coal Mine: Warning Signs for Accessibility During Production
Speaker: Cherry Thompson (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Capturing the Magic: VO and PCAP Direction
Speaker: Michael Csurics (The Brightskull Entertainment Group)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Capturing the Reality of Space With RTX in Deliver Us the Moon (Presented by NVIDIA)
Sponsor Speakers: Koen Deetman (KeokeN Interactive), Daniel Torkar (KeokeN Interactive), Vladimir Bondarev (NVIDIA)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Changing Industry Culture for the Better through Education
Summit Speakers: Richard Lemarchand (USC Games), Leena van Deventer (Team Fanclub), Bonnie Ruberg (University of California, Irvine)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
Format: Session
Changing the Game: Cultivating Female Talent in AAA Studios
Speaker: Victoria Setian (Avalanche Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Chocolate and Broccoli: Designing Games for Surgeons
Speakers: Itay Keren (Level Ex), Steve Kane (Level Ex)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Classic Game Postmortem: 'Qbert'
Speaker: Warren Davis (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Classic Game Postmortem: 'Star Wars Galaxies'
Speakers: Raph Koster (Playable Worlds), Rich Vogel (Certain Affinity)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Classic Game Postmortem: 'The 7th Guest'
Speakers: Graeme Devine (Magic Leap), Rob Landeros (Trilobyte Games), George Sanger (The Fat Man), Matt Costello (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Colorful Characters: Working with Different Personalities in Game Development
Speaker: Erin Reynolds (Flying Mollusk)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Community Management Roundtable Day 1: CM as a Career and Best Practices
Speaker: Catherine Litvaitis (Digital Continue)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Roundtable
Community Management Roundtable Day 2: The Future of CM and Advocating for Your Work and Well-Being
Speaker: Catherine Litvaitis (Digital Continue)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Roundtable
Community Management Summit: $100 Million Question: How to Create an Engaged Community at Scale?
Speaker: Justin Sousa (Roblox)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Community Management Summit: Developing Community Management: How To Care For Your In-House Paladin
Summit Speaker: Leanne Bradbury (Brace Yourself Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Community Management Summit: How to Measure Business Impact of Social Media Efforts
Summit Speaker: Patricia Romanikova (Pixel Federation)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Summit Speakers: Alexander Casassovici (Azarus, Inc.), Jean Guerin (Ubisoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Community Management Summit: The 'Dwarf Fortress' Story: Lessons from 16 Years of "Cult" Management
Summit Speakers: Tarn Adams (Bay 12 Games), Victoria Tran (Kitfox Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Summit Speaker: Leilani Leones (Kongregate, Inc.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Concept Art Revolution: 'Last of Us 2' to Dreamworks Animation
Summit Speaker: Shaddy Safadi (One Pixel Brush)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Concrete Practices of Large Scale Team Management for 'Justice Online'
Speakers: Chao Song (Netease), Mei Ye (Netease)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Creating Paintable Fog and Dynamic 3D Flow Maps for 'Gears 5'
Speaker: James Sharpe (The Coalition)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Creating Physically Based Materials for Minecraft With RTX (Presented by NVIDIA)
Sponsor Speakers: Paula Jukarainen (NVIDIA), Kelsey Blanton (NVIDIA), Joel Garvin (Microsoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Creating a Horror Score on a Shoestring Budget
Speakers: Spencer Bambrick (Serial Lab Studios), Gina Zdanowicz (Serial Lab Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Cross-Promotion: The Benefits of Collaborating with Other Developers
Speaker: Philomena Schwab (Stray Fawn Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Cultural Intelligence: Skills to Thrive in a Global Industry
Speaker: Tina Merry (Tina Merry Consulting)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Session
Curing Amnesia and Other GPU Maladies With AMD Developer Tools (Presented by AMD)
Sponsor Speakers: Gordon Selley (AMD), Chris Hesik (AMD), Amit Ben-Moshe (AMD)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Curiosity-Driven Exploration: The Design of 'Outer Wilds'
Speakers: Alex Beachum (Mobius Digital), Loan Verneau (Mobius Digital)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Custom Tool Time: Make More in Less Time
Speaker: Brett Taylor (My Dog Zorro)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Cutting the Chord: Exploring Interactive Music
Speakers: Jeff van Dyck (Self-employed), Zander Hulme (Supertonic Pty Ltd)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
DEATH STRANDING's Design Philosophy
Speaker: Hideo Kojima (Kojima Productions)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
DING! Leveling Up QA as a Discipline Roundtable
Speaker: Chris Rando (Epic Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Roundtable
DLSS – Image Reconstruction for Real-Time Rendering With Deep Learning (Presented by NVIDIA)
Sponsor Speaker: Edward Liu (NVIDIA)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Data Analytics and Databases for Games (Presented by Google)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Deconstructing Fortnite’s Cross-Platform Experience (Presented by Epic Games)
Sponsor Speakers: Josh Markiewicz (Epic Games), Don Eubanks (Epic Games), Greg Latcovich (Epic Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Deconstructor of Fun: How Top Free to Play Games Succeed
Speakers: Adam Telfer (WB Games), Joseph Kim (GameMakers)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Decoupled Graphics (Presented by NVIDIA)
Sponsor Speaker: Morgan McGuire (NVIDIA)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Deliver Ultra-Low Latency Cloud Game Streaming Over 5G Networks (Presented by Amazon Game Tech)
Sponsor Speaker: . TBD
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Speakers: Brian Schmidt (GameSoundCon), Adam Gubman (Moonwalk Audio), Rachel Robison (Rachel Robison Music), Jason Graves (Independent), John Robert Matz (Independent), Laura Karpman (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Moderator: Brian DiDomenico
Speakers: Elise Baldwin, Jay Weinland (Build A Rocket Boy), Kristen Quebe (Polyarc)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Designing Game Communities for Kindness
Speaker: Victoria Tran (Kitfox Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Designing Shared Stories in 'Man of Medan'
Speaker: Tom Heaton (Supermassive Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Designing Social Play for 'Sky: Children of the Light'
Speaker: John Hughes (thatgamecompany)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Sponsor Speaker: Fabien Ninoles (Genvid Technologies)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Designing for Multiple Minds: Crafting the Craft of Player Dynamics
Speakers: Kimberly Voll (Stray Bombay), Weszt Hart (Riot Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Designing the Secret Game that Helped Win World War II
Speaker: Simon Parkin (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Destructible Environments in 'CONTROL': Lessons in Procedural Destruction
Speaker: Johannes Richter (Remedy)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Session
Developing AI for Motivating Game Players: The Case of Marvel Future Fight (Presented by Sentience)
Sponsor Speaker: Hyeyon Kwon (Sentience)
Location: Room 2024, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Developing a Deep Relationship With Your Players on Discord (Presented by Discord)
Sponsor Speakers: Emily Rose (Discord), Andy Swanson (Discord)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Development of 'Borderlands 3': Airing the Dirty Laundry
Speakers: Paul Sage (Gearbox Software), Chris Brock (Gearbox Software)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Speakers: Cherry Thompson (Independent), Raffael Boccamazzo (Take This)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Speakers: Cherry Thompson (Independent), Emily Grace Buck (Freelance)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Diversify Your Kingdom: A Toolkit for More Women in Leadership
Speaker: Sabrina Carmona (King)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Sponsor Speakers: Carlos Dominguez (Intel), Stanislav Volkov (Intel)
Format: Sponsored Session
Don't Con Yourself: Getting the Most out of Events
Speaker: Meredith Hall (Film Victoria)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Drive Community Engagement on Twitch (Presented by Amazon Game Tech)
Sponsor Speaker: . TBD
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
EQ Level Up: Improve Your Emotional Intelligence
Speaker: Kayla Belmore (Gearbox Software)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Educators Summit: Approaching a Pedagogy of Game Writing
Summit Speaker: Seth Hudson (George Mason University)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
Format: Session
Educators Summit: Cross-Campus Collaborations
Summit Speakers: Ira Fay (Fay Games), Jichen Zhu (Drexel University), Tom Corbett (ETC, Carnegie Mellon University), Mary Flanagan (Dartmouth College)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
Format: Session
Educators Summit: Five Steps Toward Production Ready Game Art Students
Summit Speaker: Matthew Board (Miami University, Ohio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
Format: Session
Educators Summit: Lessons Learned from 13 Years of Teaching Game-Focused CS
Summit Speaker: Jason Hinders (Full Sail University)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
Format: Session
Summit Speakers: Bob De Schutter (Miami University & Lifelong Games), Tracy Fullerton (USC Game Innovation Lab), Christopher Totten (Kent State University/Pie for Breakfast Studios), Dave Beck (University of Wisconsin-Stout School of Art & Design)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
Format: Session
Educators Summit: Tools Dev in Game Edu
Summit Speakers: Jeremy Gibson Bond (Michigan State Univ. & ExNinja), Brian Winn (Michigan State University)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
Format: Session
Educators Summit: Watch Me Teach: Game Streaming and Academia
Summit Speaker: Robert Yang (NYU Game Center)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
Format: Session
Effective Feedback and Critique Roundtable Day 1
Speaker: Jeff Hesser (Harmonix)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Effective Feedback and Critique Roundtable Day 2
Speaker: Jeff Hesser (Harmonix)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Effective Feedback and Critique Roundtable Day 3
Speaker: Jeff Hesser (Harmonix)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Emotional Harmony: Audio Design in 'Sky: Children of the Light'
Speaker: Ritsu Mizutani (thatgamecompany.Inc)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Sponsor Speakers: Karen Plemons (Facebook), Clara Siegel (Facebook)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Engage, Retain, and Delight Players With LiveOps on AWS (Presented by Amazon Game Tech)
Speaker: . TBD
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Enhance the Real-World Gaming Experience (Presented by Google)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Enhancing Mobile Performance Using Unity Burst Compiler (Presented by Arm & Unity)
Sponsor Speakers: James Greenhalgh (Arm), Yury Habets (Unity Technologies)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Entering and Sustaining Mobile Growth in China (Presented by NativeX)
Sponsor Speaker: Kevin Ford (Nativex)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Speakers: Diego Fernandez-Bravo (realcast), Nino Sapina (realcast)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, VRDC Add On
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Session
Entertainment VR/AR: Approaches to 4D Volumetric Characters in XR Games and Entertainment
Speaker: Richard Perrin (Hammerhead VR)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, VRDC Add On
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Session
Speaker: Zeno Saviour (Magic Leap, Inc.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, VRDC Add On
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Session
Entertainment VR/AR: Chained: Motion-Capture and Live Actors at the Center of VR
Speakers: Ethan Stearns (MWM Interactive), Justin Denton (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, VRDC Add On
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Session
Entertainment VR/AR: Making Vader Immortal: A 'Star Wars' VR Series
Speakers: Steve Henricks (ILMxLAB (Lucasfilm)), John Nguyen (ILMxLAB (Lucasfilm)), Jeff Grebe (ILMxLAB (Lucasfilm)), Te Hu (ILMxLAB (Lucasfilm)), Ronman Ng (ILMxLAB (Lucasfilm)), Sarah Barrick (ILMxLAB (Lucasfilm))
Pass Type: All Access Pass, VRDC Add On
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Session
Entertainment VR/AR: Post-Mortem: 'Maroon', an Educational VR Experience
Speaker: Johanna Pirker (Graz University of Technology)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, VRDC Add On
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Session
Environment Design as Visual Storytelling: Theory and Practice
Speaker: Miriam Bellard (Rockstar North)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Epic Games Store: An Update and Q&A (Presented by Epic Games)
Sponsor Speakers: Steven Allison (Epic Games), Sergey Galyonkin (Epic Games), Joe Kreiner (Epic Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Esports Summit: 'Magic' Esports: 25+ Years of Competitive Legacy Goes Digital
Summit Speaker: Elaine Chase (Wizards of the Coast, Hasbro)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Esports
Format: Session
Summit Speaker: Johanna Brewer (MIT & AnyKey)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Esports
Format: Session
Esports Summit: India Is the Next China: The Explosive Rise of Video Games and Esports
Summit Speaker: Kasturi Rangan (Orange Rock Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Esports
Format: Session
Esports Summit: Launching a Collegiate Esports Program in Under 9 Months
Summit Speaker: Michael Fay (Rutgers University)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Esports
Format: Session
Esports Summit: No License, No Go? A Deep Dive into Governance in Esports
Summit Speakers: Pablo Montero (Twitch), Zhi Chew (Twitch)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Esports
Format: Session
Esports Summit: Scholastic Esports: The Future of the Industry's Workforce
Summit Speakers: Samantha Anton (North America Scholastic Esports Federation), Mark Deppe (UCI Esports)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Esports
Format: Session
Esports Summit: Skill progression, visual attention, and efficiently getting good at esports
Summit Speaker: Dr. Anders Frank (Tobii)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Esports
Format: Session
Esports Summit: Unbalanced: Power Dynamics in Esports
Summit Speaker: Sabina Hemmi (Elo Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Esports
Format: Session
Evolution of Gacha Systems in Mobile Free to Play Games
Speaker: Jakub Remiar (SuperScale)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
External Development (Outsourcing) Roundtable
Speaker: Carl Schmidt (Zynga)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Face-to-Parameter Translation via Neural Network Renderer
Speaker: Tianyang Shi (NetEase, Fuxi AI Lab)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Fair Play Summit: Business of Fair Play
Summit Speaker: Weszt Hart (Riot Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Fair Play Summit: Complex, but Very Human: Rethinking Safety and Wellbeing for Players
Summit Speakers: Patrawat Samermit (Google), Elise Lantz (Google)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Fair Play Summit: Games as a Civil Rights Issue
Summit Speaker: Daniel Kelley (ADL's Center for Technology and Society)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Fair Play Summit: Inclusive Player Experiences
Summit Speaker: Tulay McNally (EA DICE)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Fair Play Summit: Leveraging Social Physics to Architect Stronger Communities
Summit Speaker: Daniel Cook (Spry Fox)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Fair Play Summit: Making a Healthy Social Impact in Commercial Games
Summit Speaker: Jennifer Estaris (Sybo Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Fair Play Summit: Virtual Identities: Opportunities, Ethics and Risks
Summit Speakers: Brian Moriarty (WPI), Philip Rosedale (High Fidelity), Anita Sarkeesian (Feminist Frequency), Roy Harvey (Electronic Arts SEED), Michael Pappas (Modulate), Eric Goldberg (Crossover Technologies)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Fair Play Summit: Voice Chat Content Moderation System Design
Summit Speaker: George Kennedy (Intel)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Faking Subtle Natural Occurrences with VFX to Boost Presence in VR
Speaker: David Skilton (PlayStation London Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Fascinating Rhythm: Bending the Power of Drums and Groove to Your Will
Speakers: Jason Graves (Independent), Kristin Naigus (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Sponsor Speaker: Anton Zelenin (Xsolla, Inc.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Fast Denoising With Self Stabilizing Recurrent Blurs (Presented by NVIDIA)
Sponsor Speaker: Dmitry Zhdan (NVIDIA)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Faster, Smarter Decisions With AWS Serverless Data Analytics (Presented by Amazon Game Tech)
Sponsor Speaker: . TBD
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Feeling Every Frame: Improving Game Feel in 'Borderlands 3'
Speakers: Chris (Gearbox Software), Michael Sewell (Gearbox Software)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Filling Marston's Boots: Player Locomotion in 'Red Dead Redemption 2'
Speaker: Mike Jones (Rockstar Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Finding Space For Sound: Environmental Acoustics in 'Tom Clancy's The Division 2'
Speakers: Robert Bantin (Massive Entertainment), Simon Koudriavtsev (Massive Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Flying and Fighting as Iron Man in VR
Speakers: Ryan Payton (Camouflaj), Troy Johnson (Camouflaj)
Topic: Design
Sponsor Speakers: Laura Reznikov (Intel), Max Rahm (Blizzard)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Forgiveness Mechanics: Reading Minds for Responsive Gameplay
Speaker: Seth Coster (Butterscotch Shenanigans, Inc.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Free to Play Summit: 'Minion Masters' Post Mortem
Summit Speaker: Steffen Kabbelgaard (BetaDwarf)
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Topic: Free to Play
Format: Session
Free to Play Summit: Forget CPI: Dynamic Mobile Marketing
Summit Speaker: Heather Gainer (Kongregate)
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Topic: Free to Play
Format: Session
Free to Play Summit: From Midcore to Idle: Learnings from Galaxies Not so Far Away
Summit Speakers: Jeremy Tromburg (Kongregate), Jorge Gonzalez Ezquerra (Kongregate)
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Topic: Free to Play
Format: Session
Free to Play Summit: Game Dev Stories
Summit Speakers: Gabriel Lefebvre (Hyper Hippo Games), Chun-Kai Wang (Kooapps LLC), Eike Klindworth (InnoGames GmbH)
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Topic: Free to Play
Format: Session
Free to Play Summit: Gaming for Good: Philanthropy as a Business Strategy
Summit Speakers: Derrick Morton (Flowplay), Daniel Widner (American Cancer Society)
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Topic: Free to Play
Format: Session
Free to Play Summit: Lessons Learned in Building the Right Cadence for Post-Launch Content
Summit Speaker: Richard Vogel (BattleCry Studios)
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Topic: Free to Play
Format: Session
Free to Play Summit: Ludo-Narrative 'Goldilocks'
Summit Speaker: David Fox (Double Coconut)
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Topic: Free to Play
Format: Session
Free to Play Summit: Mobile Ad Creatives: Your Best Weapon Against High Acquisition Costs
Summit Speaker: Peter Fodor (AppAgent)
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Topic: Free to Play
Format: Session
Free to Play Summit: Raising 'Magic the Gathering Arena'
Summit Speaker: Chris Cao (Wizards of the Coast)
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Topic: Free to Play
Format: Session
Free to Play Summit: Targeting Non-Gamer Audiences with Realistic Game Design
Summit Speaker: Alexander Winn (Edgeworks Entertainment)
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Topic: Business & Marketing, Free to Play
Format: Session
Free to Play Summit: The Game Designer's Notebook
Summit Speakers: Kenny Shea Dinkin (King), Juan Gril (Game Tapas), Valentina Tamer (King Berlin), Eva Grillova (Independent), Tim Nixon (thatgamecompany)
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Topic: Free to Play
Format: Session
Free to Play Summit: The Road Less Traveled in F2P Player Research
Summit Speakers: Dmitri Williams (Annenberg School for Communication), Jeremy Ballenger (Wargaming)
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Topic: Free to Play
Format: Session
Free to Play Summit: The Year in Mobile Free-To-Play Games
Summit Speaker: Steven Meretzky (Independent)
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Topic: Free to Play
Format: Session
Free to Play Summit: Utilizing In-House QA and Support to Keep a Loyal Community
Speakers: Bryce Holtshousen (Runaway), Zoe Hobson (Runaway)
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Topic: Free to Play
Format: Session
Freelancers and Independent Contractors Roundtables Day 1: Starting the Freelancing Journey
Speakers: Toiya Kristen Finley (Schnoodle Media, LLC), Fred Wan (Freelance)
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Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Freelancers and Independent Contractors Roundtables Day 2: Improving Your Freelancing Hustle
Speakers: Toiya Kristen Finley (Schnoodle Media, LLC), Fred Wan (Freelance)
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Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
From 'Assassin's Creed' to 'The Dark Eye': The Importance of Themes
Speaker: Winifred Phillips (Generations Productions LLC)
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Topic: Audio
Format: Session
From Malicious to Delicious: The Story of Designing 'Grindstone'
Speaker: Kris Piotrowski (CAPY)
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Topic: Design
Format: Session
From Padawan to Jedi: Building the Character Controller of 'Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order'
Speaker: Joe Lubertazzi (Respawn Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
From Source to ISA: A Trip Down the Shader Compiler Pipeline (Presented by AMD)
Sponsor Speakers: Matthaeus Chajdas (AMD), Nicolai Haehnle (AMD)
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Format: Sponsored Session
Frostbite Procedural Terrains: A Look at 'Battlefront 2' and Beyond.
Speaker: Mathieu Guindon (Electronic Arts)
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Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Frostbite's Serac Language: Streamlined Shader Authoring
Speaker: Simon Taylor (Electronic Arts)
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Topic: Programming
Format: Session
GDC Main Stage: The Developer's Impact
Speakers: Osama Dorias (Warner Brothers Games Montreal), Ziba Scott (Popcannibal), Lyndsay Pearson (Maxis)
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Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
Speakers: Jason Della Rocca (Execution Labs), Cassia Curran (Wings Interactive), Are Mack Growen (London Venture Partners), Ryann Lai (Makers Fund)
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Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
Speakers: Jason Della Rocca (Execution Labs), Fernando Rizo (Modern Wolf), Rebekah Saltsman (Finji), Giovanna Villani (505 Games)
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Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
Game Audio Programming Roundtable Day 1: Game Integration
Speakers: Guy Somberg (Echtra Games, Inc.), Tomas Neumann (Blizzard Entertainment)
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Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Game Audio Programming Roundtable Day 2: Low-Level Topics
Speakers: Guy Somberg (Echtra Games, Inc.), Tomas Neumann (Blizzard Entertainment)
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Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Game Audio Programming Roundtable Day 3: Free-for-all
Speakers: Guy Somberg (Echtra Games, Inc.), Tomas Neumann (Blizzard Entertainment)
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Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Game Design Roundtable Day 1: Progression Systems
Speaker: Casey Bradley (Army Game Studio)
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Topic: Design
Format: Roundtable
Game Design Roundtable Day 2: Maintaining Vision
Speaker: Casey Bradley (Army Game Studio)
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Topic: Design
Format: Roundtable
Game Design Roundtable Day 3: Building Teams
Speaker: Casey Bradley (Army Game Studio)
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Topic: Design
Format: Roundtable
Game Dev Archeology: Unearthing and Preserving Japanese Game History
Speaker: Brandon Sheffield (Necrosoft Games)
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Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Game Funding & Investment Summit: All's Fair in Love and Video Game Publishing
Summit Speaker: Nigel Lowrie (Devolver Digital)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Game Funding & Investment Summit: Funding Lessons from a Smaller Game Dev Studio
Summit Speaker: Saleem Dabbous (KO_OP)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Game Funding & Investment Summit: Game Companies: Exit Door This Way?
Summit Speaker: Jon Goldman (Greycroft & Skybound)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Game Funding & Investment Summit: Seed-Stage Game Company Investors: What Are They Looking For?
Summit Speakers: Teppei Tsutsui (GFR Fund), Shanti Bergel, Harri Manninen (Play Ventures), David Lau-Kee (London Venture Partners)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Game Funding & Investment Summit: The State Of Funding: A Game Publisher Perspective
Summit Speakers: John Polson (Humble Bundle), Rebekah Saltsman (Finji), Julien Wera (Paradox Interactive), Ted Regulski (505 Games), Andreea Chifu (Raw Fury)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Game Funding & Investment Summit: Why Micro-Studios Might Avoid Publishers
Summit Speaker: Megan Fox (Glass Bottom Games)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Game Narrative Round Table Day 1: Professional
Speaker: Richard Dansky (Red Storm/Ubisoft)
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Topic: Design
Format: Roundtable
Game Narrative Round Table Day 2: Techniques
Speaker: Richard Dansky (Red Storm/Ubisoft)
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Topic: Design
Format: Roundtable
Game Narrative Round Table Day 3: Conceptual
Speaker: Richard Dansky (Red Storm/Ubisoft)
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Topic: Design
Format: Roundtable
Summit Speaker: Bertine van Hövell (Lost Again)
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Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Session
Game Narrative Summit: Back to 'Borderlands': Writing DLC 7 Years After Release
Summit Speakers: Sam Winkler (Gearbox Software), Danny Homan (Gearbox Software), Connor Thomas Cleary (Gearbox Software)
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Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Session
Game Narrative Summit: Collaboratively Creating Fantasy Worlds for Digital Games
Summit Speakers: Matt Warren (Wizards of the Coast), Jennifer Mills (Wizards of the Coast), Alison Luhrs (Wizards of the Coast)
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Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Session
Game Narrative Summit: Conflict, Mystery, and Connection in Casual, Free to Play Puzzle Games
Summit Speaker: Lisa Brunette (Brunette Games, LLC)
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Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Session
Game Narrative Summit: Finding Character Voice With Your Voice
Summit Speaker: Cyrus Nemati (Wooga GmbH)
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Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Session
Game Narrative Summit: From Bots to 'Bandersnatch': The Future of Interactive Romance
Summit Speaker: Heidi McDonald (Fogbank Entertainment)
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Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Session
Game Narrative Summit: Improving Politics in Narrative Games
Summit Speaker: Greg Buchanan (No Man's Sky: Atlas Rises, Metro Exodus & more)
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Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Session
Game Narrative Summit: It's Not in the Writer's Manual: A Q&A Session for New Writers
Summit Speakers: Toiya Kristen Finley (Schnoodle Media, LLC), Heidi McDonald (Fogbank Entertainment), Andrew Walsh (Freelance), Whitney Strix Beltrán, Greg Buchanan (No Man's Sky: Atlas Rises, Metro Exodus & more)
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Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Session
Game Narrative Summit: Kill the Hero, Save the (Narrative) World.
Summit Speaker: Hannah Nicklin (Die Gute Fabrik)
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Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Session
Game Narrative Summit: Live Your Story: Immersive Storytelling with the 'Star Wars: Datapad'
Summit Speakers: Anisha Deshmane (Walt Disney Imagineering), Casey Ging (Walt Disney Imagineering)
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Format: Session
Game Narrative Summit: Press Y to Cry: Generating Emotions in Videogame Narrative
Summit Speaker: Andrew Walsh (Independent)
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Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Session
Game Narrative Summit: Storytelling with Verbs: Integrating Gameplay and Narrative
Summit Speaker: Kaitlin Tremblay (Capybara Games)
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Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Session
Game Narrative Summit: The Forest Paths Method for Accessible Narrative Design
Summit Speaker: Alexander Swords (Alexander Swords)
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Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Session
Game Narrative Summit: The Narrative Innovation Showcase 2020
Summit Speakers: Matthew Weise (Empathy Box), Clara Fernandez-Vara (NYU Game Center), Hannah Nicklin (Die Gute Fabrik), Carlos Rocha Silva (Dreams Uncorporated & SYCK), Mira Dorthé (Other Tales Interactive), Chella Ramanan (3-Fold Games), Katharine Neil (Independent)
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Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Session
Game Narrative Summit: The Problem of Failure
Summit Speaker: Jon Ingold (inkle)
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Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Session
Game Narrative Summit: Weirder Than Usual: Narrative Designing the Oceanview Motel in 'Control'
Summit Speaker: Brooke Maggs (Remedy)
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Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Session
Game Performance? Let's Take a Look Into Galaxy Game Bigdata (Presented by Samsung)
Sponsor Speaker: Hesham Dar (Samsung Electronics)
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Format: Sponsored Session
Game Server Performance on 'Tom Clancy's The Division 2'
Speaker: David Lind (Massive Entertainment - A Ubisoft Studio)
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Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Game VR/AR: 'Paper Beast': Technical Audio in a Simulated VR Ecosystem
Speakers: Clément Duquesne (Pixel Reef), Eric Chahi (Pixel Reef)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, VRDC Add On
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Session
Game VR/AR: AR Game Design 101
Speakers: Laura Warner (Niantic), Kirsten Koa (Niantic)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, VRDC Add On
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Session
Game VR/AR: Beyond the Wave Shooter: Innovation in Location Based VR Design
Speaker: Michael Hampden (Sandbox VR)
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Topic: VR/AR
Format: Session
Game VR/AR: Designing Serious Games for Rehabilitation in AR and VR Environments
Speaker: Tumay Tunur (CSUSM)
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Topic: VR/AR
Format: Session
Game VR/AR: Make Your Game Run on Quest (and Look Pretty Too)
Speaker: Allena Hail (Funomena)
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Topic: VR/AR
Format: Session
Game VR/AR: Until You Fall: Building Satisfying VR Combat on a Budget
Speakers: Dave Bennett (Schell Games), Patrick Jalbert (Schell Games)
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Topic: VR/AR
Format: Session
Get It Write: Portfolio Advice for Narrative Designers & Game Writers
Summit Speaker: Tracey John (Netflix)
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Topic: Game Career Seminar
Format: Session
Speaker: Jo Summers (Global Game Jam)
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Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Global Illumination in 'Apex Legends': Smart Sampling and Spherical Harmonics
Speaker: Earl Hammon (Respawn Entertainment)
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Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Go-To-Market With Google Play (Presented by Google)
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Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Graduated and Unemployable: Who We Are Leaving Behind
Speaker: Ty Underwood (Lake Washington Institute of Technology)
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Topic: Special Event
Format: Session
Hear Me Feel Me Let Me Play: Lessons from 'Unscramble the Oracle' a BOSE AR Audio-First AR Game
Speaker: Nicole Lazzaro (XEODesign, Inc.)
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Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Herd Immunity and Games Infrastructure Security (Presented by Akamai)
Sponsor Speaker: Jonathan Singer (Akamai Technologies)
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Format: Sponsored Session
How 'Kind Words' Encourages Kind Players
Speaker: Ziba Scott (Popcannibal)
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Format: Session
How Distance Has Shaped the Sound of Our Games
Speaker: Matthew Florianz (Frontier Developments)
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Topic: Audio
Format: Session
How I Built a Healthy and Engaged QA Team from Scratch
Speaker: Kari Toyama (Private Division)
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Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
How to Create a Cloud-Native Game in 10-Minutes (Presented by Hadean)
Sponsor Speakers: Aiden Hobson-Sayers (Hadean), Rashid Mansoor (Hadean)
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Format: Sponsored Session
How to Empower Your "Inner CEO" with Mindfulness and Meditation
Speaker: Scott Crabtree (Happy Brain Science)
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Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
How to Get the Most out of a Publishing Deal (Presented by ironSource)
Sponsor Speaker: Omer Kaplan (ironSource)
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Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
How to Run Your Own Career Fair on a Tiny Budget
Speakers: Chris DeLeon (Gamkedo LLC), David Mullich (ArtCenter College of Design), Dru Erridge (Gamebreaking Studios), Tiffany Otto (IndieCade)
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Topic: Special Event
Format: Session
Sponsor Speaker: . TBD
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Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Imagination's Next-Gen GPU: A Deep Dive (Presented by Imagination Technologies)
Sponsor Speaker: Marton Tamas (Imagination Technologies)
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Format: Sponsored Session
Incorporating Subscription to Increase Overall In-Game Revenue
Speaker: Maggy Larouche (Ludia)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: 'Ape Out' Post-Mortem: Vibe-First Design
Summit Speaker: Gabe Cuzzillo (Gorilla Loves Co.)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: 'Mini Metro' to 'Mini Motorways': Extracting the Spirit of a Game
Summit Speaker: Tana Tanoi (Dinosaur Polo Club)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: 'Streets of Rogue': How a Tight Player Feedback Loop Can Fuel Your Success
Summit Speaker: Matt Dabrowski (DogHelm Studios)
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Topic: Advocacy, Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: 'Untitled Goose Game' and the Benefits of Spectator-Friendly Design
Summit Speaker: Jake Strasser (House House)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: 'Void Bastards': A Game About Doors
Summit Speaker: Farbs Farbs (Farbs)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: 100 Trick Pony: Designing 'WHAT THE GOLF?'
Summit Speaker: Tim Garbos (Triband)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: Adrift at the Threshold: Liminality in 'Paratopic'
Summit Speakers: Jessica Harvey (Arbitrary Metric), Chris I. Brown (Arbitrary Metric)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: Can You Physics Everything?
Summit Speaker: Wilhelm Nylund (Landfall Games)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: Crafting A Tiny Open World: 'A Short Hike' Postmortem
Summit Speaker: Adam Robinson-Yu (Independent)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: Designing Satisfying Movement and Combat in 'Katana ZERO'
Summit Speaker: Justin Stander (Askiisoft)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: Don't Be a Copycat: Personalized Marketing for Your Game
Summit Speakers: Derek Lieu (Derek Lieu, LLC), Dana Trebella (Spoke and Wheel Strategy)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: Driving and Supporting Narrative in Celeste Through Audio
Summit Speaker: Kevin Regamey (Power Up Audio)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: Empathizing with Steam: How people shop for your game
Summit Speaker: Chris Zukowski (Return To Adventure Mountain LLC)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: Exploring The Unique Narrative Delivery of 'Observation'
Summit Speaker: Jon McKellan (No Code)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: Failure Workshop 2020
Summit Speakers: Nick Yonge (Curiobot), Tabby Rose (Axon Interactive), Ty Taylor (The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild), Owen Goss (Milkbag Games)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: Forager: How I Constructed a Hit as a Solo Dev
Summit Speaker: Mariano Cavallero (HopFrog)
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Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: Ghost in the Machine: Authorial System Design In 'Frostpunk' & Beyond
Summit Speaker: Marta Fijak (11 bit studios)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: How To Run A Studio Without An Overnight Hit
Summit Speakers: Christopher Langmuir (Anemone Hug Interactive Inc.), Erin Reynolds (Flying Mollusk), Nicholas McDonnell (Samurai Punk), Masahiko Murakami (Skeleton Crew Studio), Richard Atlas (Clever Endeavour Games)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Summit Speaker: Kellen Voyer (Voyer Law)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: Overcoming Creative Block on 'Super Crush KO'
Summit Speaker: Gabby DaRienzo (Drinkbox Studios)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Summit Speakers: Michael Molinari (Studio Bean), Albert Shih (Pillow Castle)
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Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: Sparking Curiosity-Driven Exploration Through Narrative in 'Outer Wilds'
Summit Speaker: Kelsey Beachum (Independent)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: Tech Toolbox
Summit Speakers: Joon Van Hove (Joon), Kate Compton (UCSC), Ramsey Nasser (Independent), Maya Man (Google Creative Lab (NYC)), Lizi Attwood (Furious Bee Limited), Farbs (Independent), Maria Mishurenko (Synesthetic Echo), Chris Wade (Luckshot Games)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: The 'Kine' Postmortem
Summit Speaker: Gwen Frey (Chump Squad)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: The Art and Audio of 'Dicey Dungeons'
Summit Speakers: Marlowe Dobbe (Rose City Games), Niamh Houston (Independent)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: The Art and Science of Mystery Game Design
Summit Speakers: Jongwoo Kim (Kitfox Games), Sam Barlow (Drowning a Mermaid Productions), Ben Wander (The Wandering Band), Nick Zhang (NExT Studios), Lucas Pope (3909 LLC), Katie Chironis (Riot Games)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: The Art of the Pitch Deck
Summit Speakers: Alan Dang (Independent), Christopher Wulf (Those Awesome Guys)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: The Creative Camaraderie Behind 'Wilmot's Warehouse'
Summit Speaker: Ricky Haggett (Hollow Ponds)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Independent Games Summit: The Evolution of 'Manifold Garden'
Summit Speaker: William Chyr (William Chyr Studio)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Indigenous Game Devs Roundtable: Un-Tokened by Us Day 1: Mentor and College Connection
Speakers: Meagan Byrne (Achimostawinan Games), Carl Petersen (Northern Plains Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Speakers: Nathan Nahina (Studio Moeā), Carl Petersen (Northern Plains Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Indirect Lighting Technology in Control
Speaker: Tatu Aalto (Remedy Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Inspiring 258 Million Strangers: Art Direction for a Global Audience
Speaker: Riana McKeith (King)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Integrating Sound Healing Methodologies Into Your Workflow
Speaker: Matt Levine (Uncle Vector's Audio Lab LLC)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Intel® ISPC in Unreal Engine 4: A Peek Behind the Curtain (Presented by Intel Corporation)
Sponsor Speakers: Jeff Rous (Intel), Michael Lentine (Epic Games), Martin Wilson (Epic Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Interactive Audio: Life Beyond the Console
Speakers: Christopher Denman (Walt Disney Imagineering, Games and Interactive Experiences), Max McCoy (Walt Disney Imagineering, Games and Interactive Experiences)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Sponsor Speaker: Jacob Navok (Genvid Technologies, Inc)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Intrinsically Motivated Teams: Applying Self-Determination Theory
Speaker: Alexandre Moufarek (DeepMind)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Introduction to AWS for Game Development (Presented by Amazon Game Tech)
Sponsor Speaker: . TBD
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
JX3: Bring Vulkan Ray Tracing to the Online Game With DXVK (Presented by NVIDIA)
Sponsor Speaker: Yang Lin (Kingsoft Seasun Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Jet Set Vulkan: Reflecting on the Move to Vulkan (Presented by Khronos Group)
Sponsor Speaker: Liz Maitral (The Khronos Group)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Launch and Run Your Global Game (Presented by Google)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Leaders: Working at the Heart of the Team 2020
Speakers: Grant Shonkwiler (Shonkventures), Amir Rahimi (FoxNext), Anne Blondel-Jouin (Ubisoft), Sigurlína Ingvarsdóttir (Bonfire Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Speakers: Christopher Reid (Tilting Point), Mona Ibrahim (IE Law Group), Greg Boyd (Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC), Stephen McArthur (The McArthur Law Firm)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Lessons from 'Duolingo': How to Turn Good Intentions Into Good Numbers
Speaker: Karin Tsai (Duolingo)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Lessons from 15 Years of 'World of Warcraft' World Building
Speaker: Ely Cannon (Blizzard Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Level Design Summit: 'Manifold Garden': Designing Impossible Geometry to Be More Approachable
Summit Speaker: William Chyr (William Chyr Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Level Design Summit: Designing the Ashtray Maze in 'Control'
Summit Speaker: Anne-Marie Grönroos (Remedy)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Level Design Summit: Designing the Interconnected Worlds of 'Jedi: Fallen Order'
Summit Speaker: Jeff Magers (Respawn Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Level Design Summit: Designing with Depth: How to Make Unforgettable Spaces through Layering
Summit Speaker: Morgan Wilson (Naughty Dog)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Level Design Summit: Google Maps, Not Greyboxes: Digital Location Scouting for 'Untitled Goose Game'
Summit Speaker: Jake Strasser (House House)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Level Design Summit: Modular Mission Scripting in 'Just Cause 4'
Summit Speaker: Tzu-Ying "Diana" Wang (Avalanche Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Level Design Summit: The 4D Level Design of 'Outer Wilds'
Summit Speaker: Alex Beachum (Mobius Digital)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Level Design Summit: VR Lessons Learned in the Level Design of 'Blood & Truth'
Speaker: Ary Shirazi (PlayStation London Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Level Up With Smarter User Acquisition (Presented by Facebook)
Sponsor Speaker: Mark Braatz (Facebook)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Light and Lines: Cel-Shaded Character Modeling for 'Spellbreak'
Speakers: Kristen Carter (Proletariat, Inc.), Michael Maurino (Proletariat, Inc.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Lima Oscar Delta!: Scaling Content in 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare'
Speaker: Rulon Raymond (ACTIVISION/INFINITY WARD)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Session
Local Game Community Organizers Roundtable Day 1: Q&A for Everyone
Speakers: Timothy Cullings (Seattle Indies), Marlena Abraham (Bit Bridge)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Local Game Community Organizers Roundtable Day 2: Breakout Sessions
Speakers: Timothy Cullings (Seattle Indies), Marlena Abraham (Bit Bridge)
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Machine Learning Summit: A.N.N.A. Reinforcement Learning In Racing Games
Summit Speaker: Giuseppe Campana (Milestone Srl)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Machine Learning Summit: Avoid Mistakes When Using Deep Learning for Testing and NPCs
Summit Speakers: Jeffrey Shih (Unity Technologies), Marwan Mattar (Unity Technologies), Robin Lindh Nillson (Carry Castle)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Machine Learning Summit: Building Intelligent Game Testing System in Netease MMORPG Game
Summit Speakers: Yingfeng Chen (Fuxi AI Lab in Netease Inc.), Li Xiao (Netease)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Machine Learning Summit: Creating Game AI by Using Mostly English, with Semantic ML
Summit Speaker: Anna Kipnis (Google)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Machine Learning Summit: Full-Body Animation Generation for Expressive NPCs
Summit Speaker: Yu Ding (NetEase, Inc., China)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Machine Learning Summit: Ragdoll Motion Matching
Summit Speaker: Simon Clavet (Ubisoft Montreal)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Machine Learning Summit: The Challenges of Building a Grand Master 'StarCraft II' AI
Summit Speaker: Timo Ewalds (DeepMind)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Machine Learning: Physics Simulation, Kolmogorov Complexity, and Squishy Bunnies
Speaker: Daniel Holden (Ubisoft Montreal)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Making Games for Kids Roundtable Day 1: Game Mechanics and Usability for Kids
Speaker: Carla Engelbrecht (Netflix)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Roundtable
Making Games for Kids Roundtable Day 2: Mobile Development for Kids
Speaker: Carla Engelbrecht (Netflix)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Roundtable
Making It Happen: Creating Their Own Games
Speakers: Candy Emberley (Freelance), Josie Brechner (Visager Audio), Megan Carnes (Freelance), David Su (Bad Dream Games), Tamara Duplantis (Tambalaya)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Making Ray Traced Content in Unreal Engine 4 (Presented by NVIDIA)
Sponsor Speaker: Richard Cowgill (NVIDIA)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Making Your Game Influencer Ready: A Marketing Wishlist for Developers
Speaker: David Ortiz Lapaz (ICO Partners)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Managing the Mayhem: Borderlands 3 Online Services With AWS (Presented by Amazon Game Tech)
Sponsor Speaker: . TBD
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Mastering Cloud Gaming: Tales From Stadia's Launch (Presented by Google)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Mastering Kombat: Designing an Empowering Tutorial Mode for 'Mortal Kombat 11'
Speaker: Brian Keschinger (NetherRealm Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Matchmaking for Engagement: Lessons from 'Halo 5'
Speaker: Josh Menke (343 Industries)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Summit Speaker: Gino van den Bergen (Dtecta)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Math In Game Development Summit: Deep Dive: A Quaternion Spring
Summit Speaker: John Austin (A Stranger Gravity)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Math In Game Development Summit: Dot Dot Dot
Summit Speaker: Squirrel Eiserloh (SMU Guildhall)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Math In Game Development Summit: Heat is Magic
Summit Speaker: Squirrel Eiserloh (SMU Guildhall)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Math In Game Development Summit: Improving an Iterative Physics Solver Using a Direct Method
Summit Speaker: Maciej Mizerski (Roblox)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Math In Game Development Summit: Mathematical Analysis of Classic Card and Board Games
Summit Speaker: Nick Berry (DataGenetics)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Math In Game Development Summit: The White Box Black Box: Demystifying BSP
Summit Speaker: Christopher Forseth (SMU Guildhall)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Math in Game Development Summit: Even Faster Math Functions
Summit Speaker: Robin Green (Pacific Light & Hologram)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Maya 2020: Next-Gen Animation and Artist Workflows ft. Respawn Studio (Presented by Autodesk)
Sponsor Speakers: TJ Galda (Autodesk), Ryan Lastimosa (Respawn Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Meaningful Play: Emergent Narrative Through Gameplay Systems in Frostpunk
Speaker: Jakub Stokalski (11 bit studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Vision
Format: Session
Meeting Devs and Breaking Into the Game Industry
Speaker: Jeremy Bond (Michigan State Univ. & ExNinja)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Session
Mental Health State of the Industry: Past, Present & Future
Speaker: Eve Crevoshay (Take This)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Metrics to Track for Every User Acquisition Campaign
Speaker: Jackie Yuan (Glu Mobile)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Migrate and Onboard Your Game Server Infrastructure to the Cloud (Presented by Amazon Game Tech)
Sponsor Speaker: . TBD
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Migrating 300M+ Pokémon Players to Aurora PostgreSQL (Presented by Amazon Game Tech)
Sponsor Speaker: . TBD
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Minecraft With RTX: Crafting a Real-Time Path-Tracer for Gaming Presented by NVIDIA)
Sponsor Speakers: Michael Seydl (Microsoft), Oli Wright (NVIDIA), Jakub Boksansky (NVIDIA)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Mining Your Own Design: Crafting the Crafting System in 'Astroneer'
Speakers: Aaron Biddlecom (System Era Softworks), Elijah O'Rear (System Era Softworks)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Multiplayer Game Services with Google Cloud and Stadia (Presented by Google)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Multiplayer Roundtable Day 1: Multiplayer Gameplay
Speaker: Edward Pereira (Naughty Dog Inc)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Multiplayer Roundtable Day 2: Backend Technology
Speaker: Edward Pereira (Naughty Dog Inc)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Speaker: Nils Deneken (Die Gute Fabrik)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
NPC Voice Design in 'The Division 2'
Speaker: Adam Ritchie (Ubisoft Massive Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Next Level Marketing for Indie Games
Speaker: Hannah Flynn (Failbetter Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
No Middleware, No Problem: Solving Audio Implementation Puzzles
Speaker: Laura Taylor (Sound by Laura LLC)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
OST? OMG! A Composer's Guide to Releasing a Game Soundtrack
Speakers: Brian Trifon (Finishing Move Inc.), Brian White (Finishing Move Inc.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Summit Speakers: Nicolas Raby (Ubisoft Montpellier), Anas El Ferachi (Ubisoft Montpellier)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Online Game Technology Summit: Cheating in Games: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Summit Speakers: Romain Chataigner (Ubisoft Divertissements Inc.), Laurent Dufresne (Ubisoft), Jason Haddix (Ubisoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Online Game Technology Summit: Is Your Game Cross-Platform Ready?
Summit Speaker: Raymond Arifianto (AccelByte)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Online Game Technology Summit: Machine Learning for Optimal Matchmaking
Summit Speakers: Ryan Cleven (Microsoft), Josh Menke (343 Industries), Tom Minka (Microsoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Summit Speaker: Jesse Houston (Phoenix Labs)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management, Programming
Format: Session
Online Game Technology Summit: Real-Time Data Processing for Multiplayer Online Games
Summit Speaker: MingMing Le (Netease)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Online Game Technology Summit: Scaling to 10 Concurrent Users: Online Infrastructure as an Indie
Summit Speaker: Andrew Erridge (Gamebreaking Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Session
Online Game Technology Summit: Start-And-Discard: A Unified Workflow for Development and Live
Summit Speaker: Björn Törnqvist (Ubisoft Massive)
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
OpenXR: The State of the Union (Presented by Khronos Group)
Sponsor Speaker: Brent Insko (Intel Corporation)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Sponsor Speakers: Louis Bavoil (NVIDIA), Dana Elifaz (NVIDIA)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Optimizing Roblox: Vulkan Best Practices for Mobile Developers (Presented by Arm & Roblox)
Sponsor Speakers: Jose-Emilio Munoz-Lopez (Arm), Arseny Kapoulkine (Roblox)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Optimizing World of Tanks: from Laptops to High-End PCs (Presented by Intel Corporation)
Sponsor Speakers: Philipp Gerasimov (Intel), Denis Ishmukhametov (Wargaming.net), Bronislav Sviglo (Wargaming.net)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Optimizing for the Radeon RDNA Architecture (Presented by AMD)
Sponsor Speaker: Lou Kramer (AMD)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Optimizing the Fun While Scaling to a Global Audience With Firebase. (Presented by Google)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Paint It Black: The Art of 'Sea of Solitude'
Speaker: Cornelia Geppert (Jo-Mei GmbH)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Painterly Control of Detail Materials for Characters in 'Mortal Kombat 11'
Speaker: Keith Beu (Netherrealm Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Pale Blue Pixel: Systems Design and the Real World
Speaker: Jonathan Hamel (Ready at Dawn)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Player Segments Based on Gaming Motivations: An Analysis of 400,000 Gamers
Speaker: Nick Yee (Quantic Foundry)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Player-Driven Audio Creation in 'Dreams'
Speakers: Bogdan Vera (Media Molecule), Thomas Colvin (Media Molecule)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Playing for the Planet: How Video Games Can Tackle the Climate Crisis
Speaker: Trista Patterson (UN Environment/GRID-Arendal)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Pony.ai's Onboard System - The Game Engine for Autonomous Driving (Presented by Pony.ai)
Sponsor Speaker: Yiming Liu (Pony.ai)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Porting Snowdrop to Vulkan and Tips and Tricks for Stadia (Presented by Khronos Group)
Sponsor Speaker: Jean-Noe Morissette (Ubisoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Pre-Marketing Marketing: A Guide to Games Market and Competitor Research
Speakers: Dana Trebella (Spoke & Wheel Strategy), Victoria Tran (Kitfox Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Procedural Test Generation: Content for Developers
Speaker: Tom Thompson (WB Games Boston)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Production Essentials Summit: Cultural Intelligence for the Games Industry
Summit Speaker: Tina Merry (Tina Merry Consulting)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Production Essentials Summit: Designing A Production Process
Summit Speaker: Ryan Darcey (Camouflaj)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Summit Speaker: Janessa Olson (Kongregate)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Production Essentials Summit: From Roadmaps to Callstacks: A Producer's Guide to Demystifying Tech
Speaker: Alexia Christofi (PlayStation London Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Production Essentials Summit: Intrinsically Motivated Teams: The Manager's Toolbox
Summit Speaker: Alexandre Moufarek (DeepMind)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Production Essentials Summit: Making Remote Production Work For Your Studio
Summit Speaker: Mars (Beyond Red Wave Arts LLC)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Production Essentials Summit: The Agile vs Waterfall Myth
Summit Speaker: Benjamin Hoyt (47 Games, Inc.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Programming Natural Hand Interactions in Spatial Computing
Speaker: Kathryn Scelina (Magic Leap)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Protecting and Promoting the Game Industry: Stories From the Frontlines
Moderator: Kate Edwards (Geogrify)
Speakers: Per Stromback (Spelplan), Stanley Pierre-Louis (Entertainment Software Association), Dr. Jo Twist (UK Interactive Entertainment), Felix Falk (Game Association of the German Games Industry), Raelene Knowles (Interactive Games & Entertainment Association)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Publishing Partner or Self Publishing: That Is the Question
Speaker: Odile Limpach (SpielFabrique)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Pushing the Boundaries of Voice RPGs – a Retrospective on Starfinder (Presented by Amazon Game Tech)
Sponsor Speaker: . TBD
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Quad Mesh Simplification in Frostbite
Speaker: Ashton Mason (Electronic Arts)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Practical Tips to Prevent Abuse & Build Team Trust
Speaker: Emily Greer (Double Loop Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
RTX Ray Tracing Best Practices (Presented by NVIDIA)
Sponsor Speakers: Juha Sjöholm (NVIDIA), Paula Jukarainen (NVIDIA)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
RTXGI: Scalable Ray Traced Global Illumination in Real Time (Presented by NVIDIA)
Sponsor Speaker: Adam Marrs (NVIDIA)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Radeon ProRender Full Spectrum Rendering 2.0: The Universal Rendering API (Presented by AMD)
Sponsor Speakers: Dmitry Kozlov (AMD), Takahiro Harada (AMD)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Ray Traced Reflections in Wolfenstein: Youngblood (Presented by NVIDIA)
Sponsor Speakers: Jiho Choi (NVIDIA), Dmitry Zhdan (NVIDIA), Patrik Willbo (MachineGames), Jim Kjellin (MachineGames)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Ray Tracing in Vulkan (Presented by Khronos Group)
Sponsor Speakers: Daniel Koch (NVIDIA), Eric Werness (NVIDIA)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Raytraced Shadows in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Presented by NVIDIA)
Sponsor Speakers: Michal Olejnik (Infinity Ward), Pawel Kozlowski (NVIDIA)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Re-Imagining the Internet of 1999 for 'Hypnospace Outlaw'
Speaker: Jay Tholen (Tendershoot)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Visual Arts
Format: Session
Reach More Devices and Users (Presented by Google)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Real-Time Ray Traced Caustics in Practice (Presented by NVIDIA)
Sponsor Speaker: Xueqing Yang (NVIDIA)
Summit Speaker: Yaobin Ouyang (NVIDIA)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Redefining Spatial Audio in 'Marvel's Iron Man VR'
Speakers: RJ Mattingly (Camouflaj), Carlye Nyte (Camouflaj)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Regional Distribution Deals: A Rescue for Indie Game Developers
Speaker: Marcin Makaj (The Moonwalls)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Sponsor Speakers: Arseny Kapoulkine (Roblox), David Hamill (Imagination Technologies)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Representing LGBT+ Characters in Games: Two Case Studies
Speaker: Tori Schafer (Freelancer)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Design
Format: Session
Restraining Inflation: Monitoring and Course-Correcting Economic Systems
Speakers: Qinfang Ying (Netease), Yongcheng Liu (Netease)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Resurrecting Dan: The Art of 'MediEvil' PS4
Speaker: Norm Badillo (OtherOcean)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Rolling with the Punches: Reinventing Fighting Games for Mobile
Speaker: Charley Price (Hidden Variable Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Rules of the Game 2020: Five Unique Techniques from Distinguished Designers
Speakers: Richard Rouse III (Paranoid Productions), Justin Ma (Subset Games), Celia Hodent (Independent), Frank Lantz (NYU Game Center), Kate Compton (UC Santa Cruz)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Samsung Mobile Ads (Presented by Samsung)
Sponsor Speaker: Craig Chinn (Samsung Electronics)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Sexy Microtalks: Designing Sex and Emotions
Speakers: Emily Grace Buck (Freelance), Aubrey Isaacman (independent), Lindsay Grace (University of Miami), Heidi McDonald (Fogbank Entertainment), Kate Gray (KO_OP), Marina Diez (GamesAid), Kyle Machulis (Nonpolynomial), Francesca Carletto-Leon (Contigo Games), Monica Fan (Depaul University)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Shifting From Short Term Returns to Sustainable, Long Term Revenue Growth (Presented by Facebook)
Sponsor Speaker: Maria Perille (Facebook)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Shooting for Perfection: Tales of Cinematic Development from 'Red Dead Redemption 2'
Speaker: Dermot Bailie (Rockstar Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Shotgun for Production Management in Games (Presented by Autodesk)
Sponsor Speakers: Eli Rarey (Autodesk), Mathieu Muller (Unity)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Six Pillars of Impactful Onboarding
Speaker: Lindsay Thacker (Riot Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
So You Want to Make an Entity Component System?
Speaker: Mike Acton (Unity Technologies)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Sonic Worldbuilding in 'The Outer Worlds'
Speakers: Justin Bell (Obsidian Entertainment), Jerrick Flores (Obsidian Entertainment), Dylan Hairston (Obsidian Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Spacetime Audio in MR/AR: Sound Design from Cinema, Games, and Life
Speakers: Mitchell Lucas (Magic Leap), Danielle Price (Magic Leap)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Stop & Think: Teaching Players About Media Manipulation in 'Headliner'
Speaker: Jakub Kasztalski (Unbound Creations LLC)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Storytelling Fundamentals Workshop
Summit Speaker: Evan Skolnick (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Workshop
Streaming Graphics With RTXGI (Presented by NVIDIA)
Sponsor Speaker: Zander Majercik (NVIDIA)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Strength in Numbers: How Smaller Devs Can Band Together as In-Person Collectives
Speakers: Gerben Grave (Multiverse Narratives), Thomas Jager (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Stress-Free Early Access: Powering Up Your Studio with DevOps
Speaker: Seth Coster (Butterscotch Shenanigans, Inc)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Super Charge Your Game's Discoverability (Presented by Google)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Sponsor Speaker: Mark Braatz (Facebook)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Takeaways from the Continuous Delivery and Monthly Release of 'Ghost Mobile'
Speaker: Yuan Du (NetEase, Inc.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Speakers: Ilkka Kuusela (Remedy Entertainment Plc), Ville Ruusutie (Remedy Entertainment Plc)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Sponsor Speaker: Matthew Lewis (Activision)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Taming the Chaos: Lessons in Project Management
Speaker: Clinton Keith (Cllinton Keith Consulting)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Technical Artist Roundtable Day 1
Speaker: Jeff Hanna (Volition)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Technical Artist Roundtable Day 2
Speaker: Jeff Hanna (Volition)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Technical Artist Roundtable Day 3
Speaker: Jeff Hanna (Volition)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Technical Artist Summit: A Cost-Benefit Analysis: Is That New Tech Worth It?
Summit Speaker: Ben Laidlaw (LaidlawFX.com)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management, Programming
Format: Session
Technical Artist Summit: Best Practices in Designing a Content Validation Suite
Summit Speaker: Eric Weitzel (Electronic Arts)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Technical Artist Summit: Data for Machine Learning
Summit Speaker: Greg Amato (Certain Affinity)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Technical Artist Summit: Deep Inks: Using Machine Learning to Ink Textures for 'Borderlands 3'
Summit Speaker: Ryan Smith (Gearbox Software)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Technical Artist Summit: Explosions: The Destruction Pipeline for 'Borderlands 3'
Summit Speaker: Caitlyn Trout (Gearbox Software)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Technical Artist Summit: Freeform Animation Rigging: Evolving the Animation Pipeline
Summit Speaker: Dave Hunt (Unity Technologies)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Technical Artist Summit: Improving Productivity Through Art Tools UX in Game Development
Summit Speaker: Sean Low (Riot Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Technical Artist Summit: Rigging with Triangles II: Rigging with More Triangles
Summit Speaker: Richard Katz (Blizzard Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Technical Issues in Tools Development Roundtable Day 1: Assets
Speaker: Geoff Evans (Infinity Ward)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Technical Issues in Tools Development Roundtable Day 2: Pipeline
Speaker: Geoff Evans (Infinity Ward)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Technical Issues in Tools Development Roundtable Day 3: Workflow
Speaker: Geoff Evans (Infinity Ward)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Speaker: Tim Lapetino (Tim Lapetino Design)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Vision
Format: Session
The AI Knows You Better Than Yourself: Mining Player Pursuits in Justice Online
Summit Speakers: Raphael (NetEase Fuxi AI Lab), Linxia Gong (NetEase Fuxi AI Lab)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Format: Session
Speaker: Liam de Valmency (Media Molecule)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
The Art of 'Indivisible': From Prototype to Release
Speaker: Mariel Cartwright (Lab Zero Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
The Art of Optimizing Content for 'Borderlands 3'
Speaker: Steven Strobel (Gearbox Software)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Speakers: Austin Wintory (Independent), Jason Graves (Independent), Garry Schyman (Independent), Sarah Schachner (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
The Audio Technology of 'Torchlight Frontiers'
Speaker: Guy Somberg (Echtra Games, Inc.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Programming
Format: Session
The Fine Line Between Difficult and Impossible: Adventures in VR Development
Speakers: Devin Reimer (Owlchemy Labs), Andrew Eiche (Owlchemy Labs)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
The Future of Gaming (Presented by Google)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Sponsor Speaker: Yevgeny Peres (ironSource)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
The Journey of Bringing Our Unity Game to Stadia (Presented by Google)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
The Last Thing We Look For, The First Thing We See: Elevating UX & UI at King
Summit Speaker: Sara McPherson (King)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free to Play
Format: Session
The Pandora's Box of Modding in 'Arma' Games
Speaker: Karel Moricky (Bohemia Interactive)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
The Resilient Job Hunt: Addressing the "Well of Doubts"
Speakers: Irina Hasanow (N/A), Carlos Danna (AQC Sweden AB), Tatyana Dyshlova (DICE LA (Electronic Arts)), Dana Wuerzburg (5th Planet Games), Jana Stadeler (Guerrilla Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, Student Expo Pass
Topic: Game Career Seminar
Format: Session
The Revolutionary Future of Games: Interactive Streaming (Presented by Genvid Technologies, Inc.)
Sponsor Speaker: Denis Dyack (Apocalypse Studios Inc)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
The Rise of Experiential Design: From 'Westworld' To 'Fallout'
Speaker: Jordan Plosky (Mycotoo)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Vision
Format: Session
The Sound for 'Predator: Hunting Grounds': Building On The Movie's Legacy
Speaker: Steve Whetman (Illfonic)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Speakers: Eric Vervaet (Electronic Arts BioWare), Cody Behiel (Electronic Arts BioWare)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
The Uncredited: A Lost History of Labor in Games
Speaker: Laine Nooney (New York University)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
The World is Watching: Streaming in the Age of Trust & Safety
Speakers: Linda "Brasse" Carlson (Mythos CEX), Jason Coon (Microsoft Corporation), Sean Kane (Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC), Richard Weil (ModSquad, Inc.), Omeed Dariani (Online Performers Group (OPG)), R.E. Dalrymple (Amazon/Twitch)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Session
Tools Design Roundtable Day 1: Design
Speaker: David Lightbown (Ubisoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Roundtable
Tools Design Roundtable Day 2: Production
Speaker: David Lightbown (Ubisoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Roundtable
Tools Summit: Free Up the Cognitive Load: UX in Animation Workflow
Summit Speaker: Irene Zhu (343 Industries)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Tools Summit: From 0-1000: A Test Driven Approach to Tools Development
Summit Speaker: David Paris (Playground Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Tools Summit: Geometry in Milliseconds: Real-Time Constructive Solid Geometry
Summit Speaker: Sander van Rossen (Unity Technologies)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Tools Summit: Our Tools Are Bad and It's All My Fault
Summit Speaker: Jim Levasseur (Bungie)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Tools Summit: TestMonkey: Automated Testing at Santa Monica Studio
Summit Speaker: Ben Hines (Santa Monica Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Tools Summit: Writing Tools Faster: Design Decisions to Accelerate Tool Development
Summit Speaker: Niklas Gray (Our Machinery)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Tools for Automated Testing for 'Mortal Kombat 11'
Speaker: Eldo Jose (Netherrealm Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Format: Session
Tools for Development and Optimization (Presented by Google Play)
Sponsor Speakers: Bill Bilodeau (Google), Francesco Carucci (Google), Jay Kong (Android), Jon Tsao (Android)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Sponsor Speakers: Jefferson Amstutz (Intel), Sven Woop (Intel)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Transforming 'Destiny 2' Into a Live Service
Speaker: Justin Truman (Bungie)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Turpentine Fumes and Shaders: Art Tech in 'Disco Elysium'
Speaker: Siim Raidma (ZA/UM Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
UX Maturity at DICE: A Bottom-Up Approach to UX Buy-In
Speaker: Erik Ortman (EA DICE)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
UX Summit: 'EVE: Echoes' UX Design A Space In-Hand
Summit Speaker: Arthur Zou (Netease Game)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: UX
Format: Session
UX Summit: Evolution of UX in a Fast Growing Company
Summit Speaker: Nataliia Petrovska (King)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: UX
Format: Session
UX Summit: Expanding the Dreamiverse: Making Dreams an Experience for Everyone
Summit Speakers: Joe Florey (Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe), Constantin Jupp (Media Molecule)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: UX
Format: Session
UX Summit: Faceroll to Victory: A Look into the World of Accessible Gaming
Summit Speaker: Keith Knight (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: UX
Format: Session
UX Summit: History Shaping Design: Learning UX through the Evolution of Playing Cards
Summit Speaker: Julia Keren Detar (Untame)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: UX
Format: Session
Summit Speakers: Christoffer Holmgård (Die Gute Fabrik), John Hopson (ArenaNet), Alexis Clay (Alexclay.io), Jingjing Qi (Mattel163), Sisi Yuan (Netease), Ahmed Salama (DICE EA), Óscar Losada (Die Gute Fabrik)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: UX
Format: Session
UX Summit: The New Normal: 2019's Accessibility Advances
Summit Speaker: Ian Hamilton (IHDC)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: UX
Format: Session
UX Summit: UX Maturity at DICE: A Bottom-Up Approach to UX Buy-In
Summit Speaker: Erik Ortman (EA DICE)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: UX
Format: Session
Unionizing the Game Industry Panel
Speakers: Cha Sang Joon (Smilegate Union), Kevin Agwaze (Game Workers Unite UK / IWGB), Magnus Gerentz (Unionen), Milla Pennanen (Game Makers of Finland), Bae Soo-Chan (Nexon Union)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Unionizing the Game Industry Roundtable Day 1
Speaker: Kevin Agwaze (Game Workers Unite UK & IWGB)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Unionizing the Game Industry Roundtable Day 2
Speaker: Kevin Agwaze (Game Workers Unite UK & IWGB)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Using Brain Science to Engage Across Generational and Age Differences
Speaker: Scott Crabtree (Happy Brain Science)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Variable Rate Shading Tier 1 With DirectX12 From Theory to Practice (Presented by Intel)
Sponsor Speakers: Marissa du Bois (Intel), Kai Wang (Intel)
Format: Sponsored Session
Video Game Preservation Roundtable
Speaker: Frank Cifaldi (The Video Game History Foundation)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Production & Team Management
Format: Roundtable
Visual Effects Roundtable Day 1
Speaker: Drew Skillman (Google)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Visual Effects Roundtable Day 2: Artistic Lens
Speaker: Jason Keyser (Riot Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Visual Effects Roundtable Day 3: Technical Lens
Speaker: Drew Skillman (Google)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Visual Effects Summit: Democratizing Real-Time Filmmaking Technologies for Indie Game Developers
Summit Speaker: Norman Wang (Glassbox Technologies)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Visual Effects Summit: From the Ground Up: Starting An Offsite VFX Studio
Summit Speaker: Nicholas McElmury (Beyond-FX)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Visual Effects Summit: How to Build Complex VFX Systems with Simple Controls
Summit Speaker: Anastasia Sopikova (Sumo Digital)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Visual Effects Summit: Shader Sauce: How to Use Shaders to Create Stylized VFX
Summit Speaker: Veer Sharma (Beyond-FX)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Visual Effects Summit: The 7 Year Journey to Create 'Borderlands 3' VFX
Summit Speaker: Ashley Lyons (Gearbox Software)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Visual Effects Summit: The Subtle Art of Not Making VFX
Summit Speaker: Mandy Morland (The Coalition)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Visual Effects Summit: Visual Effects Bootcamp: Micro Talks
Summit Speakers: Shannon McSheehan (Riot Games), Alim Chaarani (Blizzard Entertainment), Sarah Carmody (Blizzard Entertainment), Oli McDonald (Riot Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Vulkan: The State of the Union (Presented by Khronos Group)
Sponsor Speakers: Tom Olson (ARM), Karen Ghavam (LunarG), Jay Kong (Google)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Speakers: Joseph Cochran (Blizzard Entertainment), Kurtis McCathern (Blizzard Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Welcome and Looking Ahead: Facebook Gaming in 2020 and Beyond (Presented by Facebook)
Sponsor Speakers: Leo Olebe (Facebook), Vivek Sharma (Facebook)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
What Does It Take to Catch a Cheater in 2020? (Presented by Denuvo by Irdeto)
Sponsor Speakers: Michail Greshishchev (Denuvo by Irdeto), Lau Zuydervelt (Irdeto)
Format: Sponsored Session
What to Write so People Buy: Selling Your Game without Feeling Sleazy
Speaker: Chris Zukowski (Return To Adventure Mountain)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Which Game KPIs Can You Afford to Ignore and When (Presented by ironSource)
Sponsor Speaker: Or Shahar (ironSource)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Why Cross-Play Matters (Presented by Epic Games)
Sponsor Speaker: Adam Schrader (Epic Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Will You Marry Me?: Research from the Marriage System in NetEase Games
Speaker: Xinwei Chang (NetEase)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Witcher 3 on the Nintendo Switch: CPU & Memory Optimization (Presented by NVIDIA)
Sponsor Speaker: Roman Lebedev (Saber Interactive Inc.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Women in Game Audio Roundtable Day 1
Speakers: Adele Cutting (Soundcuts), Lydia Andrew (Ubisoft Quebec City), Gina Zdanowicz (Serial Lab Sound)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Roundtable
Women in Game Audio Roundtable Day 2
Speakers: Caron Weidner (Eight Ball Sound), Shauny Jang (Microsoft Game Studios), Kristen Quinn (Polyarc)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Roundtable
Working Freelance: 15 Lessons from 50 Games in 15 Years
Speaker: Jeremy Bernstein (Freelance)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Workplace Wellbeing: Making Time to Manage Mental Health in Game Development
Speaker: Tara Saunders (PlayStation London Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Workshop: 3DModeling in 3ds Max (Beginner) (Presented by Autodesk)
Sponsor Speaker: Nicolas Fonta (Autodesk)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
Workshop: Animating 3D Game Characters in Maya (Intermediate to Advanced) (Presented by Autodesk)
Sponsor Speaker: Mark Tanner (Autodesk)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsored Session
World-Class Strategies to Grow Your Games Business With Ads (Presented by Google)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
glTF, WebGL & 3DCommerce (Presented by Khronos Group)
Sponsor Speakers: Ken Russell (Google), Patrick Cozzi (Cesium)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core+Summits Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Plus Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, VRDC Add On
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit