View, browse and sort the ever-growing list of sessions by pass type, track, 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.
Speakers: Lana Bachynski (Blizzard Entertainment), Mike Jungbluth (Bioware)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Animation Bootcamp
Speakers: Andrew Maximov (Promethean AI, LLC), Keith Self-Ballard (Deep Silver Volition)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Art Direction Bootcamp
Speakers: Scott Selfon (Oculus), Damian Kastbauer (ArenaNet)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Audio Bootcamp XVIII
Balancing Nightmares: An AI Approach to Balance Games with Overwhelming Amounts of Data
Speaker: Kazuko Manabe (Square Enix)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Programming, Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Behind the Streams: A Technical Look into Warframe's Developer Broadcasts
Speaker: Dean Bergmann (Digital Extremes)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Speakers: Soren Johnson (Mohawk Games), Geoff Engelstein (Mars International)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Design
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Board Game Design Day
Building a Mixing Sandbox for 'Just Cause 4'
Speaker: Dominic Vega (Avalanche Studios)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Bungie's Force Multipliers: Production Engineers
Speaker: Jo King-Yost (Bungie)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Classic Game Postmortem: 'Command & Conquer'
Speaker: Louis Castle (Amazon Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Common Pitfalls of F2P Development and How to Avoid Them
Speaker: Mael Novat (Kongregate)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Cracking Collaboration: Insights and Best Practices For Effective Co-Devs
Speaker: Liko-Paul Pinsonnault (Wargaming)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Deconstructor of Fun: Breaking Down Top Mobile Games
Speakers: Adam Telfer (Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment), Michail Katkoff (Rovio)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Business & Marketing, Design
Format: Session
Decorticating Dead Cells: A Business and Marketing Deepdive
Speaker: Steve Filby (IndieCatapult & Motion Twin)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Defying Expectations: 7 Lessons from The Sims Free Play
Speaker: Mavis Chan (Electronic Arts)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Business & Marketing, Design
Format: Session
Speaker: Brian Schmidt (Brian Schmidt Studios)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Speaker: Brian Schmidt (Brian Schmidt Studios)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Design, Play, Disrupt: Curating The V&A's Videogame Exhibition
Speaker: Marie Foulston (V&A)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, GDC Summits, Expo Plus, Expo, Audio Conference + Tutorial, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Designing the Bustling Soundscape of Spider-Man's New York City
Speakers: Alex Previty (Insomniac Games), Blake Johnson (Insomniac Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Did You Have Fun? Analytics In Call Of Duty
Speaker: Dylan Rogerson (Activision)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design, Programming
Format: Session
Dinosaurs & Volcanos: Roblox Education's Jurassic World Challenge
Speaker: Genevieve Johnson (Roblox)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, GDC Summits, Expo Plus, Expo, Audio Conference + Tutorial, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Speaker: Patrick Miller (Riot Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Business & Marketing, Design
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Esports Day
Fostering an Online Community: A Beginner's Guide to Success
Speaker: Andrew Stalbow (Seriously)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Speaker: Marc LeBlanc (Riot Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Design
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Game Design Workshop
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Game Discoverability Day
Game Preservation Best Practices: A Real-Life EA Case Study
Speaker: Garrett Fredley (Electronic Arts)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, GDC Summits, Expo Plus, Expo, Audio Conference + Tutorial, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Advocacy, Programming
Format: Session
Giving Back to the Community as a Game Developer: A Case Study
Speaker: Milos Paunovic (Nordeus)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, GDC Summits, Expo Plus, Expo, Audio Conference + Tutorial, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
How to Build a VIP Department to Drive Engagement & Revenue in Social Gaming
Speaker: Gemma Doyle (Zynga)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
I Can't Hear You: Considering Deaf Gamers
Speaker: Karen Stevens (EA Sports)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, GDC Summits, Expo Plus, Expo, Audio Conference + Tutorial, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Legal Battle Royale: Not Boring Edition
Speakers: Christopher Reid (Tilting Point), Gregory Boyd (Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC), Mona Ibrahim (IE Law Group), Stephen McArthur (The McArthur Law Firm)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, GDC Summits, Expo Plus, Expo, Audio Conference + Tutorial, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Advocacy, Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Speakers: Clint Hocking (Ubisoft Toronto), Jim Brown (Epic Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Design
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Level Design Workshop
Making Games That Stand Out and Survive
Speaker: Nick Popovich (Monomi Park)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design, Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Speaker: Squirrel Eiserloh (SMU Guildhall)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Programming, Design
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Math for Game Developers
Nature vs Nurture: Unpacking Player Spending in F2P Games
Speaker: Drew Levin (Kongregate)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Physically-Based Calibration for Automotive Paints in Forza Horizon 4
Speaker: Yibo Liu (Playground Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Session
Speakers: Angie Smets (Guerrilla Games), Caryl Shaw (Double Fine Productions), Jessica Brunelle (Ember Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Producer Bootcamp
Raising Atreus for Battle in 'God of War'
Speaker: Hayato Yoshidome (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design, Programming
Format: Session
Speaker: Cory Barlog (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Solving an Invisible Problem: Designing for Color-Blindness in Games
Speaker: Douglas Pennant (Creative Assembly)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, GDC Summits, Expo Plus, Expo, Audio Conference + Tutorial, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Spatial Audio in Budget Cuts: A VR Stealth Game
Speakers: Jonas Kjellberg (Gestrument), Lakulish Antani (Valve Software)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio, Programming
Format: Session
Storytelling Fundamentals in a Day
Speaker: Evan Skolnick (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Design
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Storytelling Fundamentals in a Day
Technical Artist Bootcamp: Cementing Your Duct Tape: Turning Hacks into Tools
Speaker: Mattias Van Camp (The Creative Assembly)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Technical Artist Bootcamp
Technical Artist Bootcamp: Gotta Go Fast: Shader Optimization for Tech Artists
Speaker: Garrett Stevens (Funomena)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Technical Artist Bootcamp
Technical Artist Bootcamp: Real-Time Cloth Solutions on 'Marvel's Spider-Man'
Speaker: Sophie Brennan (Insomniac Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Technical Artist Bootcamp
The Gangs Bite Back: Music and Sound of Crackdown 3
Speakers: Brian Trifon (Finishing Move Inc.), Brian White (Finishing Move Inc.), Kristofor Mellroth (Microsoft Studios Global Publishing)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
The Making of the Xbox Adaptive Controller
Speakers: Bryce Johnson (Microsoft Devices), Erin Muston-Firsch (Craig Hospital)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, GDC Summits, Expo Plus, Expo, Audio Conference + Tutorial, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Speaker: Beth Altringer (Harvard University Desirability Lab)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Vision
Format: Session
The ZERO Marketing Experiment on Steam: Launching a Game Without Telling Anyone
Speaker: Patrick Seibert (Too Indie To Fail)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Speaker: Stephan Schutze (Sound Librarian)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio, Design
Format: Session
Speakers: Geoff Evans (Infinity Ward), David Lightbown (Ubisoft Montreal)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Programming, Production & Team Management
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Tools Tutorial Day
Using Lean Analytics to Make Better Games
Speaker: Aviv Stern (SocialPoint)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Vehicle Recordings for Modern Games
Speakers: Max Lachmann (Pole Position Production), Bernard Lohr (Pole Position Production)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Visual Effects Bootcamp: Grounding the Impossible: Pushing Creativity in VFX
Speaker: Jeremy Griffith (Riot Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Visual Effects Bootcamp
Visual Effects Bootcamp: Growing as a VFX Artist
Speaker: Wirginia Romanowska (id Software)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Visual Effects Bootcamp
Visual Effects Bootcamp: Player Interactions Visualized
Speaker: Joakim Mellergard (Rare, Ltd.)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Visual Effects Bootcamp
Visual Effects Bootcamp: Sorting Through the Rubble: A Review of Destruction Techniques
Speaker: Fred Hooper (Nvidia)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Visual Effects Bootcamp
Why Fashion in (Most) Games Sucks, and Why You Should Care
Speaker: Victoria Tran (Kitfox Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, GDC Summits, Expo Plus, Expo, Audio Conference + Tutorial, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session