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Speaker: Edgar Handy (SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.)
Location: Room 2002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Advanced Graphics Summit: Open-World Water Rendering and Real-Time Simulation
Speakers: Zhenyu Mao (LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS), Kui Wu (LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS)
Location: Room 301, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Animation Summit: Animation in 'God of War: Ragnarök'
Summit Speakers: Bruno Velazquez (Santa Monica Studio), David Gibson (Santa Monica Studio), Mehdi Yssef (Santa Monica Studio), Erica Pinto (Santa Monica Studio)
Location: Room 303, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Panel
Community Management Summit: A Discourse on Discourse: Understanding Fandom and Online Communities
Summit Speaker: Bria Davis (The Game Band)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Free-to-Play Summit: The Year in Free-to-Play Games
Summit Speakers: Dave Rohrl (Visible Entertainment), Scott Hartsman (Multiple Companies), Steve Meretzky (PeopleFun)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Future Realities Summit: Building Better Digital Ethics and Laws: Meatspace meets Metaverse
Speakers: Ryan Black (DLA Piper (Canada) LLP), Gaetano Dimita (Queen Mary University, QMUL School of Law), Micaela Mantegna (Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University)
Location: Room 209, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Panel
Game Narrative Summit: Creating a Living World in 'Horizon Forbidden West'
Speaker: Espen Sogn (Guerrilla)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speakers: Peiyong Lin (Google), Charlie Stokes (ARM), David Berger (Unity)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Independent Games Summit: Gorillaz, Monkees, K/DA, and OFK: Creating Virtual Identity
Speaker: Teddy Dief (OFK)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: Hitting the Right Notes: Tying Gameplay to Music in 'Soundfall'
Speaker: Nick Cooper (Drastic Games)
Location: Room 2009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Online Game Technology Summit: Optimizing Live Gameservers with Continuous Profiling
Speaker: Jordan Schidlowsky (Winterpixel Games Inc)
Location: Room 3005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Speakers: Kayla Belmore (Gearbox Software), Matt Cox (Gearbox Software)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Tabletop Summit: Reimagining Historical Settings in Game Design
Speaker: Cole Wehrle (Leder Games, Wehrlegig Games)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
The Top 5 Tips for Managing Toxicity and Building a More Positive Community (Presented by Modulate)
Sponsor Speakers: Morgan Quinn (Modulate), Justin Liebregts (Gun Raiders Entertainment), Adam Kuta (Schell Games), Astrid Rosemarin (New World Interactive), Christa Paolucci (Glumberland)
Location: Room 2000, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Game Career Development
Format: Sponsored Session
Tools Summit: Tools to Build a World in One Day
Speaker: Thomas Tobin (Rainbow Studios)
Location: Room 3004, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
UX Summit: Accessibility by Design: Finding Our Way on the Path Less Traveled
Speaker: Aderyn Thompson (Ubisoft)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Visual Effects Summit: Creating Narrative VFX in 'Temtem'
Speakers: Kees Klop (Crema), Miguel Ortiz Martin (Crema)
Location: Room 3007, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Summit Speakers: Marc LeBlanc (Riot Games), Andy Ashcraft (Giantsdance Games & New York Film Academy), Chad Cable (Toyful Games), Eleanor Todd (Orange Monkey Games), Jeb Havens (Jeb Havens Games), Kellee Santiago (Niantic), Laura Warner (Bungie), Marcus Montgomery (Microsoft, Xbox Games Studios Publishing), Samuel Villanueva (Niantic Labs), Stone Librande (Riot Games), Timothy FitzRandolph (Walaber Entertainment LLC)
Speaker: Jason VandenBerghe (Level Ex)
Location: Room 207, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Workshop
Storytelling Fundamentals Workshop
Summit Speaker: Evan Skolnick (Independent)
Location: Room 201, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Workshop
Climate Crisis Workshop: Use Your Game Developer Superpowers to Fight The Climate Crisis
Summit Speakers: Grant Shonkwiler (Shonkventures), Trevin York (Dire Lark), Chance Glasco (Good Dog Studios), Arnaud Fayolle (Ubisoft, Positive Play), Paula Angela Escuadra (Xbox Game Studios Cloud Publishing)
Location: Room 2014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Workshop
Advanced Graphics Summit: Realistic Real-Time Sky Dome Rendering in 'Gran Turismo 7'
Speakers: Kentaro Suzuki (Polyphony Digital Inc.), Kenichiro Yasutomi (Polyphony Digital Inc.)
Location: Room 301, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Animation Summit: Making Faces: A Masterclass of Facial Animation
Speaker: Chris Landreth (JALI Research)
Location: Room 303, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
CANCELED: AI Summit: How To Develop AI To Help Players In FPS Games Of Large-scale Map
Speaker: Einsphoton Ren (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Xavier Guardiola (King)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Community Management Summit: Play With Your Audience: Enhancing Your Social Strategy Through Theater
Speaker: Catherine Litvaitis (Armor Games Studios)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speakers: Zhongfu Gao (YAHAHA Studios), He Li (YAHAHA Studios)
Location: Room 2000, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Design, Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Future Realities Summit: Clinical Virtual Reality: A Brief Review of the Future
Speaker: Albert Rizzo (USC-Institute for Creative TechnologiesT)
Location: Room 209, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: Effective Feedback for Game Writers, Narrative Designers, and Collaborators
Speakers: Alexa Ray Corriea (Electronic Arts), Lis Moberly (Obsidian)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Google Developer Summit: Power your monetization with AdMob (Presented By Google)
Sponsor Speaker: Alankar Agnihotri (Google)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Independent Games Summit: Developing a Live Game That Never Truly Left Early Access
Summit Speaker: Mikhail Akopyan (Ghost Ship Games ApS)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: Indie VO Toolbox Start-to-Finish: Professional, Affordable, Optimized
Summit Speaker: Khris Brown (Vox Point LLC)
Location: Room 2009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Online Game Technology Summit: Predicted Physics-Based Multiplayer in 'Space Engineers'
Speaker: Jan Hlousek (Keen Software House)
Location: Room 3005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Production Essentials Summit: The Art of Closing
Speaker: Fleur Marty (WB Games Montreal)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Tabletop Summit: Increasing Accessibility and Broadening Disability Representation in Tabletop Games
Summit Speakers: Rachel Voss (Forge Ahead: A Party To Access), Carol Mertz (Exploding Kittens), Morgan Baker (Electronic Arts), Jesse Martinez (University of Washington)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Tools Summit: How 'Fortnite' Designers Made Their Own Tools
Speaker: Eric Carter (Epic Games)
Location: Room 3004, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
UX Summit: Step Into Your Player's Shoes: Making the Most of Team Playtests on 'skate'
Speaker: Andreia Gonçalves (Full Circle, Electronic Arts)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Visual Effects Summit: The VFX Toolkit
Speakers: Jason Keyser (VFX Apprentice LLC), Sandra Femenía (VFX Apprentice LLC), Sonia Firsova (Eleventh Hour Games, VFX Apprentice)
Location: Room 3007, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speaker: Robbie Ferguson (Immutable)
Location: Room 3009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Game Narrative Summit: Game Narrative Review Competition Winners: Poster Analysis
Location: Room 3014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Game Narrative, Special Event
Format: Special Event
AI Summit: 'Shatterline': Practical AI in a Fast-Paced Shooter
Speakers: Matthew Jack (Kythera AI), Vladimir Kapustin (Fraglab Studio)
Location: Room 2002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Advanced Graphics Summit: Reinventing the Wheel for Snow Rendering
Summit Speaker: Paolo Surricchio (Santa Monica Studio)
Location: Room 301, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Wilson Mui (Warner Bros Games Montreal)
Location: Room 303, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Community Management Summit: Surviving 'Vampire Survivors': Agile Community Management
Summit Speaker: Beth Molloy (poncle)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Free-to-Play Summit: Unwinding Core Loops: Detecting These Patterns Early Can Avert a Failed Launch
Speaker: Dave Cross (Crosshatch Games)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Future Realities Summit: The Avatar Manifesto
Speaker: Dino Ignacio (Roblox)
Location: Room 209, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: Respecting Player Fantasies in Dating Sims
Speaker: Betty Robertson (Survios)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speakers: Aaron Hiscox (Google), Bisi Orisamolu (Google), Simon Sim (Kabam), Mia Yao (IM30)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Independent Games Summit: Building the World of 'Webbed': A Painter's Approach to Level Design
Summit Speaker: Noah Seymour (Sbug Games)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: How Publishing Agreements Go Wrong (and How to Fix Them)
Speaker: Kellen Voyer (Voyer Law)
Location: Room 2009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Online Game Technology Summit: How Online Games Get Hacked
Speaker: Adrian Bednarek (Overflow Labs)
Location: Room 3005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Production Essentials Summit: Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
Speaker: Mikey Soden (Microsoft, Turn 10 Studios)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Tabletop Summit: 'Deadbolt': A 10-Year Retrospective
Speaker: Elizabeth Sampat (Electric Square / Lively)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
The Future of AI in Gaming (Presented by King)
Sponsor Speakers: Steve Collins (King), Danny Lange (Unity), Paul Stephanouk (King), Pete Wurman (Sony AI America), Mark DeLoura (Level Up Games)
Location: Room 2000, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership, Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
UX Summit: Playtesting God of War Ragnarök Accessibility Options
Speaker: Sue Pacete (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Visual Effects Summit: 'World of Warcraft' VFX Pillars
Speaker: Sarah Carmody (Blizzard Entertainment)
Location: Room 3007, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Web3 Forum: Digital Ownership and the Gaming Revolution (Presented by Gala Games)
Sponsor Speakers: Jason Brink (Gala Games), Patrick Bergman (Gala Games), John Osvald (Gala Games)
Location: Room 3009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
AI Summit: Advancing Content Creation with Generative AI
Summit Speaker: Stefano Corazza (Roblox)
Location: Room 2002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Animation Summit: Motion Matching at EA: Five Years Later
Speaker: JC Delannoy (Electronic Arts)
Location: Room 303, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Community Management Summit: Negative Reviews Begin With a Forum Post
Summit Speaker: Chris Hanney (Creature)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Free-to-Play Summit: Creating Memorable Events with Emotion
Speaker: Tim Nixon (thatgamecompany)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Niel Widy (Andromeda Entertainment)
Location: Room 209, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: Building Rome in a Day: A Sociological Storytelling Primer
Speaker: Jennifer Allaway (Monolith Productions)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Google Developer Summit: Google Play Games on PC: Com2uS Success Story (Presented by Google)
Sponsor Speakers: Andrew Giugliano (Google), Giwon Choi (Com2uS)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Programming
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Independent Games Summit: 'First Person Talker': Six Rules for Voice-Controlled Game Design
Speaker: Thomas Keane (Godolphin Games)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: Porting on a Budget: There and Back Again
Speaker: Lucas Farina (DX Gameworks)
Location: Room 2009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Online Game Technology Summit: How to Design an Expressive and Efficient Matchmaking System
Speaker: Chris Molozian (Heroic Labs)
Location: Room 3005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Production Essentials Summit: Studio Tales: Roadmaps of the Risk Management Hero
Speaker: Marcieb Balisacan (Embersail Studios)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Tabletop Summit: Script Murders: The Form and Design of the Most Popular Tabletop Genre in China
Speakers: Ming Liu (Thunderfire UX), Xinhui Yang (NetEase)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Tools Summit: Cosmonious High Case Study of Seret: Building a Custom VO System
Speaker: Daniel Perry (Owlchemy Labs)
Location: Room 3004, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speaker: Sean Hwang (Netmarble- MARBLEX)
Location: Room 3009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Summit Speaker: Guillaume Boisse (AMD)
Location: Room 301, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
AI Summit: Logic Programming in Commercial Games: Experiences and Lessons Learned
Speakers: Robert Zubek (SomaSim LLC), Ian Horswill (Northwestern University)
Location: Room 2002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Animation Summit: Building Kiriko's Ultimate Ability in 'Overwatch 2'
Summit Speaker: Michael Goodman (Blizzard Entertainment)
Location: Room 303, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Community Management Summit: 'Subway Surfers': Give Your Players a Voice, They'll Give You a Game
Speaker: Celia Zimmermann (SYBO)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Free-to-Play Summit: From Copy to Subscriptions: A Statistic Perspective of 'NARAKA BLADEPOINT'
Speakers: ZECHEN XU (NetEase), Yongcheng Liu (NetEase)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Future Realities Summit: Designing a More Immersive AR Strategy Game in 'Operation Living Room'
Speakers: Dustin Kochensparger (DB Creations), Blake Gross (DB Creations)
Location: Room 209, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: Story: An Atomic Theory
Summit Speaker: Jeremy Bernstein (Volition)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speakers: Patrick Martin (Google), Andrew Giugliano (Google)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Programming
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Independent Games Summit: Fixing Bugs by Cloning Them in 'The Last Clockwinder'
Speaker: Matthew Blair (Pontoco)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: This is Why We Fight: Designing Meaningful Combat
Speaker: Shawn Alexander Allen (NuChallenger)
Location: Room 2009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Online Game Technology Summit: XPR Model: Building a Truly Scalable Virtual World
Speaker: Richard Li (LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS)
Location: Room 3005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
REVOLUTIONIZING GAME ASSET LOADING WITH IPFS (Presented by Protocol Labs)
Speakers: Adam Grodzki (3S Game Studio OU), Anshuman Prasad (Protocol Labs)
Location: Room 3009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Tabletop Summit: Tabletop Liveplay Development and Immersive Narratives in the Age of Digital Games
Speaker: Noxweiler Ignatius Berf (Hunters Entertainment)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Tools Summit: SpeechEditor: A Versatile Tool to Edit Speech with Low Resources
Speakers: Haitong Zhang (NetEase), XiangYi Wang (Netease)
Location: Room 3004, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
UX Summit: Creating Stakeholder Buy-In for Accessibility in Game Design
Speaker: Jameil Johnson (AbleGamers Charity)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Ashley Lyons (Gearbox Software)
Location: Room 3007, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
AI Summit: Let Your Agents Plan Together: Multi-Agent Cooperation With GOAP
Speaker: Gautier Boeda (SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.)
Location: Room 2002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Animation Summit: 'Potionomics' Show and Tell
Summit Speaker: Anguel Bogoev (Voracious Games, LLC)
Location: Room 303, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
CANCELED: Independent Games Summit: 30 Steam Marketing Mistakes in 30 Minutes
Speaker: Chris Zukowski (How To Market A Game)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Community Management Summit: How to Use Niche Audiences to Create Brand Evangelists
Speaker: James Bartholomeou (ICO Partners)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Free-to-Play Summit: Playtesting your Game Economy- On 'Marvel Strike Force'
Speaker: Haider CW (Scopely)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Future Realities Summit: A Case for Relaxing VR
Speakers: Shawn Patton (Schell Games), Melanie Harke (Fred Rogers Productions)
Location: Room 209, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: Devising Stories as an Ensemble
Summit Speaker: Alison Lührs (Bungie)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Google Developer Summit: GKE and Unity: A Matchmaker Made in Heaven (Presented by Google)
Sponsor Speakers: Ishan Sharma (Google), Guillaume Delignières (Unity)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Speaker: Ispanji Pratama (AccelByte)
Location: Room 3005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Tabletop Summit: Encouraging Emergent Narratives with Puzzle Design in 'Décorum'
Speaker: Charlie Mackin (Independent)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design, Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Tools Summit: Managing Source Content for 'Overwatch 2'
Summit Speaker: Rowan Hamilton (Blizzard Entertainment)
Location: Room 3004, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
UX Summit: Biometrics: Novel Tools, Methodologies, and Practices
Speakers: John E. Muñoz (J&F Alliance & University of Waterloo), Ifigeneia Mavridou (EmteqLab), Romain Trachel (Eidos Sherbrooke)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Web3 Forum: Real BUIDL: Ultimate Scaling Solution for Web3 Gaming (Presented by NodeReal)
Sponsor Speakers: Julian DiCarlo (NodeReal), Stefan Colins (Venly), Connor Oshea (BNB Chain), Kerf Chang (Particle Network)
Location: Room 3009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Programming
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Advanced Graphics Summit: 'Marvel's Spider-Man' Remastered: A PC Postmortem
Summit Speakers: Rebecca Fernandez OShea (Nixxes Software), Michiel Roza (Nixxes Software)
Location: Room 301, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: No-Budget DIY Marketing for Indie Games
Speaker: Michelle Lega (Armor Games)
Location: Room 2009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Production Essentials Summit: The Producer's Role in Fostering Cultural Inclusion
Speaker: Tina Merry (Tina Merry Consulting)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Visual Effects Summit: Navigating 'The Callisto Protocol''s VFX
Speakers: Shen-Ming Spurgeon (Striking Distance Studios), Matt Christopherson (Striking Distance Studios)
Location: Room 3007, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Panel
Animation Summit: The Tricks of the Trade
Summit Speakers: Maebe Sewell (Naughty Dog), Sabrina Phillips (Naughty Dog), Estelle Tigani (Independent), Eléna Tchijakoff (BioWare), Mike Jungbluth (Compulsion Games), Frank Gordon (Bioware), Alejandro (Ali) Potter (Respawn Entertainment)
Location: Room 303, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Community Management Summit: How a Three-Eyed Horse Changed Meme Marketing Forever
Speaker: Natalie Puchalski (Behaviour Interactive)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Free-to-Play Summit: The Road Less Traveled in F2P Player Research
Speakers: Dmitri Williams (Annenberg School for Communication), Jeremy Ballenger (Wargaming.Net)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: The Best and Most Stealable Mechanics from Tabletop RPGs
Speaker: Evan Hill (Obsidian)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speakers: Jonnie Rönnqvist (Google), Marcus Demnert (Google)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Speakers: David Durst (Stanford University), Carly Taylor (Activision Publishing, Inc.)
Location: Room 3005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Tabletop Summit: 'SolForge Fusion': Creating the World's First Hybrid Deck Game
Speaker: Justin Gary (Stone Blade Entertainment)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Tools Summit: TestMonkey: Automated Testing at Santa Monica Studio
Summit Speaker: Ben Hines (Santa Monica Studio)
Location: Room 3004, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Web3 Forum: DAOs for Game Developers (Presented by Dacoco GmbH (Alien Worlds))
Sponsor Speaker: Dallas Johnson (Dacoco (Alien Worlds))
Location: Room 3009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Animation Summit: GDC Animation Microtalks
Summit Speakers: Brandon Nason (Blizzard Entertainment), Ryan Duffin (Undead Labs/Microsoft), Emily Katske (Bungie), Daanish Syed (Respawn Entertainment), Euna Park (That's No Moon), Josiah Haworth (Riot Games), Haydn Cooper (Respawn Entertainment), John Paul Rhinemiller (Blizzard Entertainment), Brian Venisky (Rockstar), Simon Unger (Santa Monica Studio)
Location: Room 303, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Panel
Community Management Summit: Community Sentiment Reports: Quantifying Feelings
Summit Speaker: Karen Lee (Respawn/EA)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Free-to-Play Summit: Digital Trading Card Games: 25 Years of Design Lessons Learned
Speaker: Thandrie Davis (First Pick Games)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: IP Development: Methodologies and Strategies
Summit Speaker: Mike Laidlaw (Yellow Brick Games)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: Indie Soapbox
Summit Speakers: Chris Wilson (Cardboard Sword), Nick Kaman (Aggro Crab), Paige Wilson (Aggro Crab), Kirsty Gillmore (Independent), Charis Reid (Radical Forge), Phillipe Bosher (Freelance)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Speakers: Saumya Singh Rathore (WinZO Games), Paavan Nanda (WinZO Games Private Limited)
Location: Room 3005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Production Essentials Summit: Engaging Game Developers to Do Great Work, Happily
Speaker: Scott Crabtree (Happy Brain Science)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Tabletop Summit: The State and Future of Board Games
Summit Speakers: Elizabeth Sampat (Electric Square / Lively), Carol Mertz (Exploding Kittens), Noxweiler Ignatius Berf (Hunters Entertainment), Ming Liu (Thunderfire UX), Cole Wehrle (Leder Games, Wehrlegig Games), Charlie Hall (Polygon)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Panel
UX Summit: 'Battlefield 2042' Front End Redesign
Speakers: Aerin Artessa (Ripple Effect Studios), Courtney Libby (Ripple Effect Studios)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Speakers: Xing Liu (NetEase & Thunderfire Universe X Studio), Xing star Liu (NetEase & Thunderfire Universe X Studio)
Location: Room 3007, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Web3 Forum Mixer (Presented by Immutable)
Location: West Hall, Level 3
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Format: Special Event
Location: SF Ball 214
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
AI Summit: Crafting Epic Boss Fights in 'Psychonauts 2'
Speaker: Rebecca Vessal (Double Fine Productions)
Location: Room 2002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Adobe Developer Summit: Adobe Substance 3D Keynote (Presented by Adobe)
Sponsor Speakers: Sébastien Deguy (Adobe), Wes McDermott (Adobe), Jérémie Noguer (Adobe)
Location: Room 3001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Art Direction Summit: Artist vs. Manager
Speaker: Kacper Niepokólczycki (CD PROJEKT RED)
Location: Room 301, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Audio Summit: The Art of the Theme
Summit Speakers: Brendon Williams (Riot Games), Jason Walsh (Riot Games)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speaker: Marion Guignolle (Gearbox Studio Québec)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Axe the Tax: Generate Revenues Outside Your App (Presented by Coda Payments)
Sponsor Speaker: Neil Davidson (Coda Payments)
Location: Room 2000, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
Educators Summit: Incorporating Black Game Studies in the Classroom: Benefits to Everyone
Speakers: Lindsay Grace (University of Miami & Higher Education Video Game Alliance), Latoya Peterson (Glow Up Games), Akil Fletcher (University of California Irvine), Jay Justice (Freelance)
Location: Room 2014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
Format: Panel
Fair Play Summit: Why Care About Wholesome Games Anyway?
Speakers: Victoria Tran (Innersloth), Jenny Windom (Kepler Interactive), Matthew Taylor (Wholesome Games), James Tillman (Catch & Release, LLC)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Panel
Free-to-Play Summit: Game Designer's Notebook
Summit Speakers: Kenny Shea Dinkin (King), Kent-Erik Hagman (Second Dinner Studios), Jason Mai (Big Fish Games), Madhumitha Venkatesh (Candy Crush Saga, King)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Future Realities Summit: Emergency Meeting! It's the 'Among Us VR' Postmortem
Summit Speakers: Shawn Patton (Schell Games), Michal Ksiazkiewicz (Schell Games), Jennifer Rabbitt (Schell Games)
Location: Room 209, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: AAA-TYPICAL: Character and Story Arcs in Open Gameplay Structures
Speakers: Brendan Hennessy (Ubisoft Toronto), Heli Kennedy (Ubisoft Toronto)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Google Developer Summit: How to Win at Monetizing Games as a Service (Presented by Google)
Sponsor Speakers: R.E. Wolfe (Google), Mike Nadal (Google)
Location: Room 3020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Independent Games Summit: Here There Be Dragons: Demystifying Content Warning Systems
Speakers: Claris Cyarron (Silverstring Media), Lindsay Ishihiro (Independent)
Location: Room 2009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: Make Games Like a Horse: The Design of 'Bugsnax'
Summit Speaker: John Murphy (Young Horses)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Level Design Summit: Designing Cauldrons for 'Horizon Forbidden West'
Speaker: Dennis Micka (Guerrilla Games)
Location: Room 303, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Machine Learning Summit: GPT-3 Powered Text to Lifelike Speech and Animation for NPCs
Speaker: Dao Si (NUVERSE)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Math in Game Development Summit: Heat Is Magic
Summit Speaker: Squirrel Eiserloh (SMU Guildhall)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Open Source Game Development Summit: Simple DirectMedia Layer: Past, Present, and Future
Speakers: Sam Lantinga (Valve Corporation), Ryan Gordon (icculus.org)
Location: Room 3007, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Technical Artist Summit: 'LEGO® Star Wars™: Castaways': Building an All-Brick World
Speakers: Andrei Ichim (Gameloft), Frederick Taillon (Gameloft)
Location: Room 3005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speaker: Yingpeng ZHANG (Tencent Games)
Location: Room 3022, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Unity Developer Summit: The Unity Roadmap for 2023 (Presented by Unity Technologies)
Sponsor Speakers: Andrew Bowell (Unity Technologies), Tara A. Lexis (Unity Technologies), Mathieu Muller (Unity Technologies), Simon Elliston Ball (Unity Technologies)
Location: Room 2020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Programming
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Location: SF Ball 214
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
Web3 Forum: How to Build Web3 Games That Are Actually Fun (Presented by Horizon)
Sponsor Speakers: Peter Kieltyka (Horizon), Michael Sanders (Horizon Blockchain Games), Roby John (SuperGaming)
Location: Room 3009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Xsolla Developer Summit: Enjoy the Game: Industry Statistics and Trends 2023 (Presented by Xsolla)
Sponsor Speaker: Chris Hewish (Xsolla)
Location: Room 2024, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Summit Speakers: Marc LeBlanc (Riot Games), Andy Ashcraft (Giantsdance Games & New York Film Academy), Chad Cable (Toyful Games), Eleanor Todd (Orange Monkey Games), Jeb Havens (Jeb Havens Games), Kellee Santiago (Niantic), Laura Warner (Bungie), Marcus Montgomery (Microsoft, Xbox Games Studios Publishing), Samuel Villanueva (Niantic Labs), Stone Librande (Riot Games), Timothy FitzRandolph (Walaber Entertainment LLC), Jason VandenBerghe (Level Ex)
Location: Room 207, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Workshop
Sponsor Speaker: Rui "Ryan" Su (Tencent Games)
Location: Room 3022, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership, Programming
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
AI Summit: Bots at Work: Lessons on Deploying ML Bots in Your Game
Speaker: Ricardo Sisnett (modl.ai)
Location: Room 2002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Art Direction Summit: Building a Visual Identity: An Art Direction Framework
Speaker: Geneviève Routhier (EA DICE)
Location: Room 301, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Audio Summit: An Important Conversation About Conversations
Speakers: Maize Wallin (Ghost Pattern), Tfer Newsome (Ghost Pattern)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speakers: Carlos Carpintero (Autodesk), Thomas Convard (Epic Games), Aurel Cordonnier (Epic Games), Sebastien Miglio (Epic Games), Lance Thornton (Autodesk), Blazej Floch (Autodesk)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Speakers: Patrick Prax (Uppsala University), Clayton Whittle (The Sustainable Forestry Initiative), Trevin York (Dire Lark), Sonia Fizek (Cologne Game Lab at TH Köln)
Location: Room 2014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
Format: Panel
Fair Play Summit: Fostering Positive Self-Esteem and Mental Health in the Metaverse
Speakers: Tami Bhaumik (Roblox), Angelic Vendette (Alo Yoga), Firdaous El Honsali (Unilever), Anat Shperling (Toya)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Panel
Free-to-Play Summit: F2P Indie Acquisition, Retention, Monetization Tactics (ARM)
Speakers: Chun-Kai (CK) Wang (Kooapps LLC), Alex Kozachenko (HyperBeard), Anthony Lai (TapBlaze)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Future Realities Summit: Art Direction for VR: Designing for Spatial Perspectives
Speaker: Shahriar Shahrabi Farahani (Realities IO)
Location: Room 209, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: Pitching and Workshopping Side Quests for 'Horizon Forbidden West'
Speaker: Tim Stobo (Guerrilla)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speaker: Ishan Sharma (Google)
Location: Room 3020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Independent Games Summit: Business Development for Self-Publishing Studios and Developers
Speakers: Lucas Pessoa de Freitas (Robot Teddy), Richie de Wit (Bear Knuckle, Raw Fury)
Location: Room 2009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: The Secret Lives of NPCs: 'Wayward Strand'
Summit Speakers: Georgia Symons (Ghost Pattern), Jason Bakker (Ghost Pattern)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Level Design Summit: A Visual Approach to Level Design in 'Gotham Knights'
Speaker: Simon-Albert Boudreault (Warner Bros. Games Montréal)
Location: Room 303, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Machine Learning Summit: Natural Language Generation for Games Writing
Speaker: Ben Swanson (Ubisoft)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Math in Game Development Summit: Mobile Math: From ATan2 to Gyro Calibration
Speaker: Patrick Martin (Google)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Open Source Game Development Summit: Evolve a Legacy Game Engine With Open Source Tools
Speaker: Kai Zhang (Netease)
Location: Room 3007, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Technical Artist Summit: 'Mix Universe': The Tech Behind Bringing Music to the Universe
Speaker: Chris Zuko (Terrible Posture Games)
Location: Room 3005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speaker: Yiming SUN (Tencent Games)
Location: Room 3022, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Sponsor Speakers: Laurent Gibert (Unity Technologies), Sam Smith (Unity Technologies), Jamel Ziaty (Stickylock Studio), Andy Metcalfe (HugeCalf Studios), Marc-Antoine Fortier (Fika Productions)
Location: Room 2020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Sponsor Speaker: Sunyoung Hwang (NEXON)
Location: Room 3009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Wemade Developer Summit: The Future of Gaming: Inter-game Play and Beyond (Presented by Wemade)
Sponsor Speaker: Henry Chang (Wemade)
Location: Room 2000, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Xsolla Developer Summit: Why Not Go Direct to Your Consumers? (Presented by Xsolla)
Sponsor Speakers: Ron Scott (Xsolla), Benjamin Tsacoyianis (Tilting Point), Lucas Adami (ViVa Games), Tim Morten (Frost Giant Studios), Tayber Voyer (A Thinking Ape Entertainment)
Location: Room 2024, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Sponsor Speaker: Hongfei ZHAO (Tencent Games)
Location: Room 3022, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Game Narrative Summit: It's Not in the Writer's Manual: A Q&A Session for New Writers
Speakers: Toiya Kristen Finley (Schnoodle Media, LLC), Jennifer Allaway (Monolith Productions), Beth LaPensée (Twin Suns Corp), Jeremy Bernstein (Volition), Whitney "Strix" Beltrán (Hidden Path Entertainment)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Panel
Audio Summit: Lunchtime Surgeries
Summit Speakers: Tfer Newsome (Ghost Pattern), Maize Wallin (Ghost Pattern), Brendon Williams (Riot Games), Jason Walsh (Riot Games), Amanda Laven (Blizzard Entertainment), Daniel Nielsen (Gminorscale Studios), ZW Buckley (Plant Based Audio), Paolo Armao (34BigThings), Jean-Marc Jot (Virtuel Works)
Location: Room 3014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Special Event
AI Summit: Developing Adventure Game with Free Text Input using NLP
Speaker: Yusuke Mori (SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD)
Location: Room 2002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speaker: Loïc Paulus (Asobo Studio)
Location: Room 3001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Art Direction Summit: The Art of 'Arcane'
Summit Speakers: Arnaud-Loris Baudry (Riot Games), Maisie Yang (Riot Games)
Location: Room 301, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Autodesk Developer Summit: Creating a Digital Identity (Presented by Autodesk)
Sponsor Speaker: Stefan Ivanov (Stealth Meta Wear)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Educators Summit: Essential Game UX Every Student Should Know
Speakers: Katherine Isbister (UC Santa Cruz), Celia Hodent (Independent)
Location: Room 2014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
Format: Lecture
Fair Play Summit: Level Up: Nurturing Safe Spaces in Games
Speakers: Benn Wiebe (HF Productions), Sarah Sorrell (Safe in Our World), Rosie Taylor (Safe in Our World), Sky Tunley-Stainton (Safe in Our World)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Educators
Format: Lecture
Free-to-Play Summit: 'Roblox' Economics: A Fireside Chat with Gamefam CEO Joe Ferencz
Speakers: Ethan Levy (Deconstructor of Fun, Founder in Stealth), Joe Ferencz (Gamefam)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Future Realities Summit: A Match Made in Bullet Hell: Bringing 'Mothergunship' to VR
Speakers: Joe Mirabello (Terrible Posture Games, Inc.), Chris Zuko (Terrible Posture Games)
Location: Room 209, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Graham Parkes (GoodbyeWorld Games)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speakers: Kyu Lee (Com2us), Soyeon Kim (Google Cloud)
Location: Room 3020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Independent Games Summit: 'Unpacking' Fan Expectations and Driving Engagement Post-Launch
Speaker: Emily Hummel (Witch Beam Games)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: Finding Inspiration and Planning Luck: A Story of a Solo Dev-Dad of Color
Speaker: Adam Kareem (Independent)
Location: Room 2009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speaker: FAN ZHANG (LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS)
Location: Room 3022, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership, Programming
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Summit Speaker: Miles Tost (CD PROJEKT RED)
Location: Room 303, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Machine Learning Summit: Advanced Heightmap Compression Using Deep Learning in 'Dune: Awakening'
Speakers: Clemens Rögner (Tencent Games), Calle Lejdfors (Tencent Games)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Math in Game Development Summit: A Visual Guide to Quaternions and Dual Quaternions
Summit Speaker: Hamish Todd (Imagination Technologies)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Open Source Game Development Summit: Boosting XP by Contributing to the OSS Community
Summit Speakers: Andrew Poling ([email protected]), John McGaraghan (Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati)
Location: Room 3007, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Technical Artist Summit: 3 Cities, 2 TAs, 1 Day: Techniques to Empower Artists
Speakers: Thomas Tobin (Rainbow Studios), Thibault Prin (Independent)
Location: Room 3005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speaker: Joshua Ostrander (Unity Technologies)
Location: Room 2020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Web3 Forum: Building Great web3 Game Experiences with HyperPlay (Presented by HyperPlay)
Sponsor Speaker: Jacobc.eth - (HyperPlay)
Location: Room 3009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Programming
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Xsolla Developer Summit: What are We Expecting From 2023? (Presented by Xsolla)
Sponsor Speakers: Sam Gaglani (Xsolla), Kara Bilkiss (Skydance Interactive), Michael Lewis (Take-Two Interactive Software), Jenna Seiden (Niantic)
Location: Room 2024, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
AI Summit: Living in Procedural Worlds: Creature Movement and Spawning in 'Nightingale'
Speakers: Arta Seify (Inflexion Games Inc.), Nathan Sturtevant (University of Alberta, Inflexion Games Inc)
Location: Room 2002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Audio Summit: Building Audio Careers, Together
Summit Speaker: ZW Buckley (Plant Based Audio)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Educators Summit: From Rosy-Eyed to Dissatisfied: What Game Education Is Missing
Speakers: Cristina Amaya (Latinx in Gaming), Kenzie Gordon (University of Alberta)
Location: Room 2014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
Format: Lecture
Fair Play Summit: Douglass Knew it and Now You Do, Too
Speaker: Farley Chery (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Diana Maher (Independent Contractor; ex-Dots(T2); ex-Melsoft)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Future Realities Summit: Kids and XR: Leveling up While Playing It Safe
Speakers: Kimberly Hieftje (XRPeds, Yale), Asher Marks (XRPeds, Yale)
Location: Room 209, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: Storied Bodies: DEI Topics Through Immersive Narrative Design
Speaker: Miko Reyes (Praxis Labs)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speakers: Tatsuo Yoshida (Square Enix), Jon House (Square Enix), Deb Lee (Google Cloud), Sam Weeks (Google)
Location: Room 3020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Independent Games Summit: Developing Your Studio and Your Sense of Self
Speaker: Son M. (Perfect Garbage Studios Co.)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: Get Your Money! An Indie Dev's Guide to OST Profitability
Speaker: Neha Patel (Freelance)
Location: Room 2009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Audio, Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speakers: Huiwen Jiang (LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS), Jiaxuan Zhang (LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS)
Location: Room 3022, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership, Programming
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Machine Learning Summit: Real-Time Neural Texture Upsampling in 'God of War Ragnarök'
Summit Speaker: Xuanyi Zhou (Santa Monica Studio)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Mark Mandel (Google Cloud)
Location: Room 3007, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Unity Developer Summit: Harnessing the Power of ECS for Unity (Presented by Unity Technologies)
Sponsor Speakers: Laurent Gibert (Unity Technologies), Justin Larrabee (Sunblink)
Location: Room 2020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Sponsor Speakers: A.J. Warner (Arbitrum), Karel Vuong (Treasure)
Location: Room 3009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Adobe Developer Summit: The Material Art of 'The Last of Us Part I' (Presented by Adobe)
Sponsor Speakers: Jonathan Benainous (Naughty Dog), Jared Sobotta (Naughty Dog)
Location: Room 3001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Level Design Summit: Player as Performer: Setting the Stage for Your Audience
Speaker: Evan Hill (Obsidian Entertainment)
Location: Room 303, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Math in Game Development Summit: Quaternions to Homogeneous Points, Lines, and Planes
Summit Speaker: Hamish Todd (Imagination Technologies)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Technical Artist Summit: Building a DCC and Project Agnostic Animation Pipeline
Speaker: Frieder Erdmann (Ubisoft Entertainment Sweden AB)
Location: Room 3005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
AI Summit: Beyond WaveFunctionCollapse: Constraint-Based Tile Map Generation and Editing
Speaker: Seth Cooper (Northeastern University)
Location: Room 2002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Art Direction Summit: The Art of Making Vistas
Summit Speaker: Ethan Ayer (Santa Monica Studio)
Location: Room 301, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Audio Summit: Sounds as Intended: Quality Assurance in Game Audio
Summit Speaker: Amanda Laven (Blizzard Entertainment)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speakers: Chip Weatherman (Autodesk), Bruno Roy (Autodesk)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Educators Summit: One Quarter, One Game: Approaches to Teaching a Single Game Seminar
Speakers: Patrick LeMieux (University of California, Davis), Stephanie Boluk (University of California, Davis)
Location: Room 2014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
Format: Lecture
Fair Play Summit: Implementing a Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Study in Games
Speaker: James Butlin (FuturLab Ltd)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Lecture
Speakers: Carol Miu (PeopleFun), Jonathan Lindsay-Rivera (PeopleFun)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Future Realities Summit: Innovation and Transformation: Becoming a XR Game Developer
Summit Speaker: Dana Ware (The VOID)
Location: Room 209, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: The Future of Interactive Cinema
Summit Speakers: Simay Dinc (Recontact Games), Eray Dinc (Recontact Games)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speaker: Simon Cooke (Google)
Location: Room 3020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Independent Games Summit: Don't Phone It In: Self-Publishing Premium Games on Mobile
Speaker: Luke Spierewka (Afterburn)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: Never Skip Playtest Day! Five Tips for Running Better Playtests
Speakers: Mike Salyh (Coin Crew Games), Wyatt Bushnell (Coin Crew Games)
Location: Room 2009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speakers: Gerry SUN (LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS), Zhichao Shu (LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS)
Location: Room 3022, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Machine Learning Summit: Parameter Selection for ASTC Mapping Compression Using Machine Learning
Speaker: Xing star Liu (NetEase & Thunderfire Universe X Studio)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Open Source Game Development Summit: The Hidden Challenges of Growth Under Self-Governance
Speaker: Nathan Lovato (GDQuest)
Location: Room 3007, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speakers: James Stone (Unity Technologies), Michael Lee (Schell Games)
Location: Room 2020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Sponsor Speaker: Alun Evans (Freeverse)
Location: Room 3009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Xsolla Developer Summit: The Anatomy of a Slow Video Game Hit (Presented by Xsolla)
Sponsor Speakers: Justin Berenbaum (Xsolla), Yuval Markovich (Happy Juice Game)
Location: Room 2024, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Audio Summit: The Value of Play in Interactive Audio
Summit Speaker: Daniel Nielsen (Gminorscale Studios)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speakers: Junko Hiramatsu (Luminous Productions), Yusuke Tanaka (Luminous Productions), Takaaki Ou (Moe) (Luminous Productions), Kousuke Tomioka (Luminous Productions), Michael Eden (Luminous Productions), Takaaki Fuke (Luminous Productions), Atsunori Kurogi (Luminous Productions)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Educators Summit: Games That Cell: Teaching Spreadsheets in Art School
Speaker: Alexander King (NYU Game Center)
Location: Room 2014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
Format: Lecture
Fair Play Summit: Crowdhealing: Founding a Company and Community Around Kindness
Speaker: Amanda Vandenburg (Lumi Interactive)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Lecture
Free-to-Play Summit: Tales from the Crypto
Speaker: David Fox (Double Coconut)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Future Realities Summit: Building Big Games on Little Headsets
Speaker: Ben Hopkins (Owlchemy Labs)
Location: Room 209, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: Live, Laugh, Outline: Creating Functional Outlines That Are Good
Speaker: Tyler Hutchison (HeartMachine)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speaker: Nate Trost (Google)
Location: Room 3020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Independent Games Summit; Expanding the "Miniverse": Designing Deep, Minimalist Games
Speaker: Tana Tanoi (Dinosaur Polo Club)
Location: Room 2009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speakers: Xin Wang (LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS), Ryan Zhang (LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS)
Location: Room 3022, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Speaker: Ran Cao (Riot Games)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Open Source Game Development Summit: Render Graph, a Data-Oriented Approach
Speakers: Zhenglong ZHOU (Cocos Technologies), Huabin LING (Cocos Technologies)
Location: Room 3007, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speaker: Jonas Mortensen (Unity Technologies)
Location: Room 2020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Sponsor Speaker: Parth Pathak (Polygon)
Location: Room 3009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Xsolla Developer Summit: Giving Gamers More Rewarding Ways to P(l)ay (Presented by Xsolla)
Sponsor Speakers: Berkley Egenes (Xsolla), Jennifer Premisler (Mastercard)
Location: Room 2024, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
AI Summit: AI for Testing at EA: From 'Star Wars' to 'Apex' and Beyond
Speaker: Jonas Gillberg (Electronic Arts)
Location: Room 2002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speaker: Sam Juarez (Striking Distance Studio)
Location: Room 3001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Art Direction Summit: Finding Your Game's Art Style On The Cheap
Speaker: Josie Devora (Fighting Chance Games)
Location: Room 301, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: Tech Toolbox: Custom Tool Microtalks
Speakers: Clifton B (Kitewing Studio), Jarryd Huntley (Freelance), Star St.Germain (Aconite), Chase Bethea (Freelance), Xalavier Nelson Jr. (Strange Scaffold), Henning Steinbock (Triband)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Level Design Summit: Moving Mountains: Speedy Level Creation as a Desperate Indie Dev
Summit Speaker: Edward Kay (DinoBoss)
Location: Room 303, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Math in Game Development Summit: Practical Projective Geometric Algebra
Summit Speaker: Eric Lengyel (Terathon Software)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Diego Garzon (Microsoft)
Location: Room 3005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Audio Summit: Spatial Audio: From Screen-Based to World-Based with AR and VR
Summit Speaker: Jean-Marc Jot (Virtuel Works)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Educators Summit: Making Graphics Programmers
Speaker: Dave Shreiner (Unity Technologies)
Location: Room 2014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
Format: Lecture
Fair Play Summit: Why True Inclusion Matters: A Framework for Addressing Employee Harassment
Speaker: Eve Crevoshay (Take This)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Lecture
Free-to-Play Summit: Frictionless Open Market Gaming
Speaker: Don Norbury (Shrapnel)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: Minimal Space, Maximum Character: Creating Characters in Small Spaces
Speaker: Rowan Williams (Sprocket Games)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Google Developer Summit: How to Get the Best of Play Monetization (Presented by Google)
Sponsor Speaker: Rejane França (Google)
Location: Room 3020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Sponsor Speakers: Chao Weng (LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS), Shili Xu (LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS)
Location: Room 3022, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Audio, Programming
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Machine Learning Summit: 'Wobbledoll': ML-Powered Self-Balancing Synthesis Ragdoll
Speaker: Nan Ma (LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Open Source Game Development Summit: Evolution of Open Source 3D Physics Simulators
Summit Speaker: Erwin Coumans (NVIDIA)
Location: Room 3007, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speakers: Will Armstrong (Unity Technologies), Gustavo Castro (Unity Technologies), Razvan Luta (Unity Technologies)
Location: Room 2020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Sponsor Speaker: Nayana Singh (ConsenSys)
Location: Room 3009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Sponsor Speakers: Alesksey Savchenko (X.LA), Rob Auten (Hexagram)
Location: Room 2024, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Speaker: Brandon Sheffield (Necrosoft Games)
Location: Room 3004, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
Adobe Developer Summit: Advances in Uniform Creation for EA Sports' NHL (Presented by Adobe)
Sponsor Speakers: Gary Snyder (Electronic Arts), Dallas Finerty (Electronic Arts)
Location: Room 3001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Art Direction Summit: Big Visuals, Small Budget: Get the Most from a Lean Art Team
Speaker: Vincent Perea (Possibility Space)
Location: Room 301, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Audio Summit: Embracing Audio Technology for Enhanced Creativity
Speaker: Paolo Armao (34BigThings)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Educators Summit: Next Level Arcade: Course Case Study
Speaker: Jessie Contour (University of Texas at Austin)
Location: Room 2014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
Format: Lecture
Fair Play Summit: Promoting Growth Through Games Is Simply Good Game Design
Speakers: Elizabeth Kilmer (Take This), Jared Kilmer (Game to Grow)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Lecture
Free-to-Play Summit: Do Video Games Need the Blockchain?
Summit Speakers: Alexandra Takei (Naavik Gaming Podcast, Stanford MBA), Tim Morten (Frost Giant Studios, Inc.), Mark Otero (Azra Games), Ethan Levy (Deconstructor of Fun, Founder in Stealth)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Panel
Sponsor Speakers: Joshua Yu (LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS), Leon Wei (LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS)
Location: Room 3022, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Level Design Summit: The Pandemic Production of 'Tiny Tina's Wonderlands'
Speaker: Katelyn Pitstick (Gearbox Software)
Location: Room 303, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design, Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Machine Learning Summit: Differentiable Rendering for Scalable Asset Pipeline in 'Honor of Kings'
Speakers: Fei Ling (Tencent Technology Inc.), Frei Zhang (Tencent Technology Inc.)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Open Source Game Development Summit: The Future of Game Development Is Open Source
Speaker: Royal O'Brien (O3DF)
Location: Room 3007, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Daniel Elliott (Epic Games)
Location: Room 3005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Unity Developer Summit: The Big Unity AMA, 2023 Edition (Presented by Unity Technologies)
Sponsor Speaker: Andrew Parsons (Unity Technologies)
Location: Room 2020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Unity Summit Mixer (Presented by Unity Technologies)
Location: West Hall, Level 2
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Format: Special Event
Web3 Forum Mixer (Presented by Nexon)
Location: West Hall, Level 3
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Format: Special Event
Location: Esplanade 153, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
10 Key Quest Design Lessons from 'The Witcher 3' and 'Cyberpunk 2077'
Speaker: Paweł Sasko (CD Projekt RED)
Location: Room 301, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Automated Testing Roundtable Day 1: Process
Speaker: Henry Golding (Epic Games)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Being a Unicorn: Multiclassing in an Industry That Wants Specialization
Speakers: Alexis De Girolami (Lively - a Keywords Studio), Theresa Duringer (Temple Gates Games), Kimberly Unger (Meta), Virginia Smith (Unknown Worlds), Kate Compton (Northwestern University)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Game Career Development
Format: Panel
Being an Effective Ally Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Josh Samuels (Raindrop Games)
Location: Room 203, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Building Soundscapes: Creative Direction for Audio Roundtable Day 1
Speakers: Star Power (Slide20XX), Katelyn Isaacson (Freelance), D'Anthoni Wooten (Freelance), Danny Baranowsky (Brace Yourself Games)
Location: Room 314, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Roundtable
Creating Playable Horror in 'The Dark Pictures Anthology'
Speaker: Tom Heaton (Supermassive Games)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Empowerment Playbook: Making and Measuring Change in the Games Industry
Speakers: Stephanie Fisher (Pixelles), Alison Harvey (York University)
Location: Room 215, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Lecture
Game Art in the Age of AI Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Natasha Skult (MiTale)
Location: Room 211, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Game Audio Business Essentials
Speakers: Richard Ludlow (Hexany Audio), Debbie Gonzalez (The Sound Lab, Keywords Studio), Jonathan Clark (Kraft-Engel Management), Crispin Hands (Lionshead Entertainment, Inc.), Naveed Dezfoli (Disney)
Location: Room 3006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Business & Marketing
Format: Panel
Game Narrative Roundtable Day 1: Professional
Speaker: Richard Dansky (Crytek)
Location: Room 308, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Roundtable
Gaming at the Edge: Develop, Deliver, and Defend Your Games (Presented by StackPath)
Sponsor Speaker: Praful Lalchandani (StackPath)
Location: Room 3020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
Sponsor Speakers: Trista Patterson (Microsoft), Tad Swift (Microsoft), Paula Angela Escuadra (Microsoft), Alex Le Boulicaut (343 Industries), Ben Woodhouse (Epic Games), Iris Gardet (Ubisoft)
Location: Room 3001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Sponsored Session
How to lead the pack in live games (Presented by Unity Technologies)
Sponsor Speakers: Red Freeman (Radical Forge), Michael Heywood (Included Games), Michael Silverwood (Pixile Studios), Karah Sutton (PikPok), Herbert Yung (Furyion), Wesley Adams (Unity Technologies)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
Learn How VIP Management Can Change Your Company's Revenue Footprint
Speaker: Gemma Doyle (Zynga , T2)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Modernizing Rendering at Supercell
Speaker: Timo Heinäpurola (Supercell)
Location: Room 2002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speakers: Andrew Edelsten (NVIDIA), Alex Greenen
Location: Room 2009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
PlayStation Indies-Innovation and Creative Processes (Presented by Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Sponsor Speakers: Shuhei Yoshida (Sony Interactive Entertainment), Phil Crifo (Awaceb), Alyssa Askew (Ironwood Studios), Grace Bruxner (Worm Club), Oliver Lewin (GoodbyeWorld Games)
Location: Room 2020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Sponsored Session
Preparing AI Systems for 'God of War Ragnarök'
Speaker: Göksu Uğur (Santa Monica Studio)
Location: Room 303, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Sink or Swim: How to Build and Validate AA Games Fast
Speaker: Carina Kom (MixMob)
Location: Room 207, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
The Art Direction of 'Saints Row'
Speaker: Frank Marquart (Deep Silver Volition)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
The Developers' Guide To Leveling Up Your In-Game Ad Monetization (Presented by Anzu.io)
Sponsor Speaker: Chris Vincelli (Anzu.io)
Location: Room 3009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
The Level Design Evolution of 'A Plague Tale'
Speaker: Laura Mas Maury (Asobo Studio)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Understanding the Audio Needs of a Game and Its Audience
Speaker: Adele Cutting (Soundcuts Ltd)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speaker: Dan Danciu (Endava)
Location: Room 2000, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Visual Effects Roundtable Day 1: General
Speakers: Jason Keyser (VFX Apprentice LLC), Keith Guerrette (Beyond-FX, Inc & RealtimeVFX.com, LLC)
Location: Room 306, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Xiaomi Ecosystem for Game Developers (Presented by Xapads Media)
Sponsor Speakers: Nitin Gupta (Xapads Media), Bono Wu (Xiaomi), Qiang Song (Xiaomi)
Location: Room 3022, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
The State of Unreal (Presented by Epic Games)
Sponsor Speaker: Tim Sweeney (Epic Games)
Location: Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Location: SF Ball 214
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
'Cyberpunk 2077' RT: Overdrive – Bringing Path Tracing into the Night City (Presented by NVIDIA)
Sponsor Speakers: Pawel Kozlowski (NVIDIA), Jakub Knapik (CD Projekt RED)
Location: GDC Partner Stage, Expo Floor, North Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
'Moss: Book II': Toward Powerful and Authentic Voice Performance
Speakers: Stephen Hodde (Polyarc), Morla Gorrondona (Independent)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
A Moderation Guide for Successful Brand Livestreams and Digital Events
Speakers: Victoria Tran (Innersloth), Kat Lo (Center for Responsible, Ethical, and Accessible Technology, University of California, Irvine)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Neil Kirby (The Ohio State University)
Location: Room 306, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Achieving High-Quality 90fps Realism in a Mobile Game, Technically and Visually
Speakers: Zhi Liang (Netease), Baoyong Cao (Netease)
Location: Room 301, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Acquiring Game Design Skills Beyond Entertainment
Speaker: Noah Falstein (The Inspiracy)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Add Senior to That Title: Real Career Talk
Speaker: Ben Schneider (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
Location: Room 207, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Game Career Development
Format: Lecture
Arm Mobile Studio: A Quick Guide to Optimizing Graphics Performance on Mobile (Presented by Arm)
Sponsor Speaker: Charlie Stokes (Arm)
Location: Room 2024, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Art of 'The Last Clockwinder': Visual Cohesion
Speaker: Anita Tung (Pontoco)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Building a Next Gen World with a Small Environment Team
Speaker: Aasim Zubair (Striking Distance Studios)
Location: Room 2014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership, Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
CANCELLED: Collaborative Curiosity: Crafting the Pre-Release Community for 'TUNIC'
Speaker: Harris Foster (Finji Co, LLC)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Content Creators Are King Too (Presented by Mastercard)
Sponsor Speakers: Berkley Egenes (Xsolla), Kedreon Cole (XR Sports Group), Tania Baptista (Mastercard), Thyda Chhuan (Mastercard)
Location: Room 3001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
Developing Together: Game Audio and Game Development Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Steve Horowitz (Nickelodeon Digital)
Location: Room 211, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Elevate Your Game With Confidence in Your Code (Presented by SmartBear)
Sponsor Speaker: Rosty Sokolov (SmartBear)
Location: Room 2000, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Fixing the Unfixable: Techniques that Improved Stability for 'Elder Scrolls Online'
Speaker: Péter Barabás (Nemesys Games)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Freelancers and Independent Contractors Roundtable Day 1: New Freelancers
Speakers: Toiya Kristen Finley (Schnoodle Media, LLC), Alexander Bevier (Independent)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Futureproof Your Game with Game Creator Services (Part 1, Panel Discussion) (Presented by Microsoft)
Speakers: Ada Duan (Minecraft), Brady Woods (Microsoft), Crystin Cox (Xbox Game Studios Publishing), CJ Williams (Microsoft)
Location: GDC Industry Stage, Expo Floor, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
Lessons Learned After Launching 25+ Web 3 Games (Presented by Wemade)
Sponsor Speaker: Wonil Suh (Wemade)
Location: Room 2020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
Narrative Moments on a Budget: Stretching Storytelling "Dollars" Across the Moments That Matter
Speaker: Venessa Nyarko (The Coalition, Xbox Game Studios)
Location: Room 215, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Dana Ware (The VOID)
Location: Room 203, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Playing for the Planet Climate Check: 10 Steps to Climate Leadership
Speaker: Sam Barratt (UN Environment, Playing for the Planet)
Location: Room 3007, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Lecture
Prioritizing Roadmaps for Growth: Simplified Framework for Small and Growing Teams
Speaker: Constantin Calavrezos (Trailmix Games)
Location: Room 3014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Recorded: AI Enhanced Procedural City Generation (Presented by Tencent AI Lab)
Sponsor Speaker: Hong Shang (Tencent AI Lab)
Location: Event App
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, Friday Only Expo Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Sponsored Session
Right Size, Right Time - Cost Effective Scale for Game Backends (Presented by MongoDB)
Sponsor Speaker: Sig Narvaez (MongoDB)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Location: Room 205, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
Spicy Sauce -The Secret Ingredient to Gaming DevOps (Presented by Sauce Labs)
Sponsor Speaker: Mac Clark (Sauce Labs)
Location: Room 3009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
The Facial Animation Pipeline of 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II' (Presented by DI4D)
Sponsor Speakers: Sean Comer (Infinity Ward), Bernardo Antoniazzi (Infinity Ward)
Location: Room 3020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Sponsored Session
The Final Battle of 'God of War Ragnarök': Techniques for Delivering High-Stakes Sequences
Speaker: Victoria Smith (Santa Monica Studio)
Location: Room 2002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Speakers: Shinya Kumazaki (HAL Laboratory, Inc.), Tatsuya Kamiyama (HAL Laboratory, Inc.)
Location: Room 303, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
The Trap of Marketing "Authentic" Games: Lessons from South-East Asia
Speaker: Brian Kwek (Ysbryd Games)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Location: SF Ball 214
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
New Tools for Building Photoreal Worlds in Unreal Engine 5.2 (Presented by Epic Games)
Sponsor Speakers: Marien El Alaoui (Epic Games), Jean-Sebastien Guay (Epic Games), Julien L'Heureux (Epic Games), Brice Criswell (Epic Games)
Location: Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
'God of War Ragnarök': Designing AAA Low Vision Game Accessibility
Speaker: Mila Pavlin (Monolith Productions)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
'Player Auth' and 'High Cardinality' Walk Into a Bar (Presented by Honeycomb)
Sponsor Speakers: Michael Sickles (Honeycomb), Amy Davis (Honeycomb)
Location: Room 2000, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
A Narrative Multiverse: The Branching Structure of 'As Dusk Falls'
Speaker: Brad Kane (Interior Night)
Location: Room 301, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
A New Era of Stereo 3D Gaming: Why and How (presented by Acer)
Sponsor Speaker: Jim Chou (Acer)
Location: GDC Industry Stage, Expo Floor, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Sponsored Session
Speaker: Thomas Smith (Roblox)
Location: Room 207, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Design
Format: Lecture
Black Excellence in Game Development: The Designer's Dilemma
Speakers: Carl Varnado (Rancho Solano), Jarory DeJesus (Housemarque), Jabari Ali (Skydance Studios), Kimberly Belair (Sweet Baby Inc), Pamela Iluore (Independent)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Panel
Brazil: An Overview of Business Opportunities (Presented by Brazil Games)
Sponsor Speakers: Rodrigo Terra (Brazil Games Association), Gustavo Steinberg (BIG Festival)
Location: Room 3020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Sponsored Session
Developing Marvel's 'Iron Man VR' for Meta Quest (Presented by Meta)
Sponsor Speakers: Matt Walker (Meta (Camouflaj)), Michelle Pecoraro (Endeavor One), Spencer Humphries (Endeavor One)
Location: Room 3022, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Sponsored Session
Developing the Stylized VFX of 'Need For Speed Unbound'
Speaker: Adonis Stevenson (Criterion Games, EA)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Embrace the "Dark Side": Demystifying Game Venture Capital
Speaker: Moritz Baier-Lentz (Lightspeed Venture Partners)
Location: Room 215, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Moderator: Garry Schyman (Garry Schyman Productions)
Chairperson: Brian Schmidt (GameSoundCon)
Speakers: Wilbert Roget (Independent), Jason Graves (Independent), Paul Lipson (Formosa Group), Jason C Hayes (Imagendary Studios)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Panel
Sponsor Speakers: Wim Sohier (Flanders Investment & Trade - Palo Alto), Minister Benjamin Dalle (Government of Flanders), David Verbruggen (FLEGA - Flemish Game Association), Rik Leenknegt (Flanders Game Hub), Jason Della Rocca (Execution Labs), Dirk Van Welden (I-Illusions & Foampunch)
Location: Room 3001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Hit Features Across the PeopleFun Portfolio: Training New Feature Owners
Speakers: Carol Miu (PeopleFun), Jonathan Lindsay-Rivera (PeopleFun)
Location: Room 3007, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Improving Performance on Mobile with Adaptive Variable Rate Shading (Presented by Arm)
Sponsor Speaker: Sergio Alapont (Arm)
Location: Room 2024, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Intelligent Avatars Powered by MetaHuman and Unreal Engine (Presented by EPAM)
Sponsor Speakers: Vitalii Vashchuk (EPAM), Mikhail Glazyrin (EPAM), Robert Koch (EPAM)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
Kung-fu and Speed Painting: Sifu's Art Direction and World Building Approach
Speaker: Paul-Emile Boucher (Sloclap)
Location: Room 2014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Motion Tracking Meets AI, Creating a New Category of Games (Presented by Nex)
Sponsor Speakers: David Lee (Nex), Mattia Traverso (mattia.design)
Location: GDC Partner Stage, Expo Floor, North Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Populating the World With an Acoustic Graph in 'Cyberpunk 2077'
Speaker: Marek Bielawski (CD PROJEKT RED)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Programming
Format: Lecture
Rules of the Game 2023: Deep Techniques from Distinctive Designers
Speakers: Richard Rouse III (FarBridge), Tanya X. Short (Kitfox Games), Beth LaPensée (Twin Suns), Richard Lemarchand (USC Games), Jamie Cheng (Klei Entertainment Inc.), Aleissia Laidacker (Open Meta)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Scaling Tools for Millions of Assets for 'Horizon Forbidden West'
Speaker: David Marcelis (Guerrilla)
Location: Room 2002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
The Science of Managing Transitions During Crisis
Speaker: Scott Crabtree (Happy Brain Science)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Your CFO Will Thank You: Getting Crypto Right (Presented by Bitwave)
Sponsor Speaker: Pat White (Bitwave)
Location: Room 3009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
GDC Main Stage: Pre-Show Game: 'Chase Heroes'
Location: GDC Main Stage, West Hall, Street Level
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
Accelerate Your Game Development with Citadel by CGHero (Presented by CGHero)
Sponsor Speaker: Jonathan Lloyd (CGHero)
Location: GDC Partner Stage, Expo Floor, North Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
Achieving Real-Time Ray Tracing on Xbox with Unity and DirectX 12 (Presented by Microsoft)
Sponsor Speakers: Adam Miles (Microsoft), Raymond Graham (Unity)
Location: Room 2009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Sponsor Speakers: Jon Kirk (Amazon), Avani Jariwala (Microsoft), Daniel Kim (Smilegate Megaport U.S.), Chris Traganos (Amazon)
Location: Room 2024, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Amplifying Multiplayer Experiences on PlayStation (Presented by Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Sponsor Speakers: Zev Solomon (Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.), Benedikt Neuenfeldt (Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.)
Location: Room 2020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Battle-Testing UE5 Next-Gen Systems with 'Fortnite' (Presented by Epic Games)
Sponsor Speakers: Jamie Hayes (Epic Games), Paul Mader (Epic Games)
Location: Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Sponsored Session
Building Immersive Apps with ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Game Engines (Presented by Esri)
Sponsor Speaker: Rex Hansen (Esri)
Location: Room 3022, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Sponsor Speaker: Przemyslaw Krompiec (Yahaha Studios)
Location: Room 3009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Design, Visual Arts
Format: Sponsored Session
Creating Your First Game in Fortnite (With UEFN) (Presented by Epic Games)
Sponsor Speakers: Jay Villanueva (Epic Games), Francisco Cabrita (Epic Games), Sarah Rust (Epic Games)
Location: Room 3001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Sponsor Speakers: Steven Allison (Epic Games), Sergey Galonkin (Epic Games), Rajen Kishna (Epic Games), John Kopp (Epic Games), Mellissa Hill (Epic Games)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
GDC Main Stage: The Future of Play
Speakers: Chandana Ekanayake (Outerloop Games), Jen Oneal (Magic Soup Games), Robert Anderberg (ControlZee)
Location: GDC Main Stage, West Hall, Street Level
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
Speakers: Rebekah Saltsman (Finji), Jason Della Rocca (Execution Labs), Anlu Liu (Kowloon Nights), Stefan Metaxa (Maximum Games & Modus Games)
Location: GDC Industry Stage, Expo Floor, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Special Event
Format: Special Event
New Legacies and Joining Forces in Web3 (Presented by Polygon Labs)
Sponsor Speakers: Annu Shekhawat (Polygon Labs), Luke Paglia (AMGI Studios), Johnny Casamassina (Plai Labs (Champions Ascension)), David Johannsson (Blocklords)
Location: Room 3020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
'Gotham Knights': Using Systemic Audio Tools to Build a Vibrant Gotham City
Speakers: Dustin Reid (WB Games Montreal), Stéphane Beauchemin (WB Games Montreal)
Location: Room 3006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Design
Format: Lecture
'Outcast 2': Developing the Audio of the Future
Speakers: Lennie Moore (3l33t Music), Pablo Diaz (Demute)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Design
Format: Lecture
'Unpacking' Zen: Designing a Game Without Fail States or Scores
Speaker: Wren Brier (Witch Beam)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
'Us vs. Them' and the LaserDisc Debacle of 1984
Speaker: Warren Davis (Independent)
Location: Room 2002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Programming
Format: Lecture
10 Live-Service Lessons: Launch Day Is Only the Beginning
Speaker: Jordan Power (Phoenix Labs)
Location: Room 3014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Speakers: Euna Park (That's No Moon), Juno Suever (Naughty Dog)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Building a Well-Rounded Party Fireside Chat: Wizards' Everyday Commitment to Representation in Games
Speakers: Cynthia Williams (Wizards of the Coast), Min Kim (Bonfire Studios)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Creative Direction 101: Improve Your Creative Direction and Feedback
Speaker: Evan Nikolich (Respawn Entertainment)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Developing 'Terra Nil': A Strategy Game About Nature, Not Expansion
Speaker: Sam Alfred (Free Lives)
Location: Room 2014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Engine Optimization Powered by Big Data
Speakers: Vladimir Katchadourian (Ubisoft), Vincent Leclercq (Ubisoft)
Location: Room 215, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership, Programming
Format: Lecture
From Intentions to Actions, Empowering Women Game Changers (Presented by Mastercard)
Sponsor Speakers: Patty Dingle (Riot Games), Laura Waniuk (Bad Robot Games), Ekta Chopra (e.l.f. Beauty), Jennifer Premisler (Mastercard), Jenn Panattoni (Xbox, Microsoft)
Location: Room 2024, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Sponsored Session
Growing a Healthy Culture through Management Excellence at Xbox (Presented by Microsoft)
Sponsor Speakers: Nicholas Fang (Xbox Player Experiences and Platforms), Lindsey McQueeney (The Initiative), Luis Angel Mex (Turn 10 Studios), Soren Hannibal Nielsen (The Initiative), Mike Yurka (Xbox Game Studios Quality)
Location: GDC Industry Stage, Expo Floor, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
It Takes A Village: Building a Gaming and Disability Program
Speakers: Tara Voelker (Xbox Game Studios), Brannon Zahand (Microsoft)
Location: Room 301, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Launching MARVEL SNAP on Mobile with a 50-person Studio (Presented by Unity Technologies)
Sponsor Speakers: Yong Woo (Second Dinner), Nicki Broderick (Second Dinner)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
Leveraging Positive Users in Social Gaming for Retention (Presented by Spectrum Labs)
Sponsor Speakers: Jun Young Ro (Naver Z), Hill Stark (Spectrum Labs), Jeff Hanlon (Together Labs), Matt Soeth (Spectrum Labs)
Location: Room 3009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Design
Format: Sponsored Session
Making Waves for 'Skull and Bones': Advancements in Water Tech
Speaker: Kris Kirkpatrick (Ubisoft Singapore)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
MetaHuman Framework & Machine Learning for Next-Gen Character Deformation (Presented by Epic Games)
Sponsor Speakers: Matt Stoneham (Epic Games), Raffaele Fragapane (Epic Games)
Location: Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Sponsored Session
Sponsor Speaker: Eric Gottesman (Santa Monica Studio)
Location: GDC Partner Stage, Expo Floor, North Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
Speakers: Cami Smith (ggLocators.com), Alejandro Rodriquez (Independent), Iris Moon (ggLocators.com), Niccole Minka (Crystal Dynamics), Keith Guerrette (Beyond-FX), Josh Huang (Obsidian)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Game Career Development
Format: Panel
Rendering 'God of War Ragnarök'
Speaker: Stephen McAuley (Santa Monica Studio)
Location: Room 303, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership, Programming
Format: Lecture
Serious Games Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Matthew Lee (IGDA Serious Games SIG)
Location: Room 211, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Location: Room 205, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
Sponsor Speaker: Don Reilley (SCUTI)
Location: Room 3020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Sponsored Session
The Language of Gameplay and How to Speak It
Speaker: Jakub Stokalski (11 Bit Studios)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
The Next Generation of Blockchain Gaming. Where Fun Meets Functional. (Presented by SKALE Labs)
Sponsor Speakers: Jack O'Holleran (SKALE Labs), Topper Bowers (Crypto Colosseum), Ezgi Cengiz (Consensys), Kwame Bryan (ChainSafe), Domenik Maier (iBLOXX and 0xBattleGround)
Location: Room 2000, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
Tool Design Roundtable Day 1: Design
Speaker: Robin-Yann Storm (Independent)
Location: Room 306, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Roundtable
Tools Roundtable Day 1: Assets
Speaker: Geoff Evans (NVIDIA)
Location: Room 308, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Transformation of Games into Blockchain Games (Presented by Wemade)
Sponsor Speaker: Robin Seo (Wemade)
Location: Room 2020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
Unlocking Creation (Presented by Roblox)
Sponsor Speakers: Nick Tornow (Roblox), Lauren Freeman (Roblox), Guy De Beer (TOYA), Yonatan Raz Fridman (Supersocial), Anne Shoemaker (Fullflower Studio), Scott Humphries (Amber)
Location: Room 3022, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
What It's Like for Muslims Working in Games Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Osama Dorias (Blizzard Entertainment)
Location: Room 203, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
What's Up with VR? Meta Quest Today and Where It's Going Tomorrow (Presented by Meta)
Sponsor Speaker: Chris Pruett (Meta)
Location: Room 3001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Sponsored Session
'Expeditions: Rome' vs. History
Speaker: Fasih Sayin (Campfire Cabal)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
'GameScale': How NEXON Games are Able to Reach the Next Level of Success (Presented by NEXON)
Sponsor Speaker: Sang Chul Yun (NEXON)
Location: Room 3001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
'Stray Gods': The Challenges of Creating an Interactive Musical
Speakers: Austin Wintory (Independent), Troy Baker (Independent)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speakers: Jesper Tingvall (Microsoft), Krister Larsson (FatShark)
Location: Room 3022, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Building Sustainable Game Economies: The Three Design Pillars (Presented by Machinations.io)
Sponsor Speaker: Edward Castronova (Indiana University)
Location: Room 2000, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Sponsored Session
Caring for Togetherness: Nurturing Hybridity in the Cross-Platform Game Community
Speaker: Bingjie Yu (Thunderfire UX)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Closing the Gap: Chasing Effective Level Design Processes in 'Rollerdrome'
Speaker: Jacob Mills (Roll7)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Connect Players Across Platforms and Storefronts with Epic Online Services (Presented by Epic Games)
Sponsor Speakers: Josh Markiewicz (Epic Games), Rajen Kishna (Epic Games), Samuel Malone (Vaulted Sky Games)
Location: Room 2020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Cross-Platform Mobile and PC Rendering in 'Earth: Revival'
Speaker: Chao Wang (Nuverse, JNG Studio)
Location: Room 215, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Defiant in Life and Death: What Happens After You Fail?
Speaker: Morgan Jaffit (Defiant Development)
Location: Room 2014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Ben Brode (Second Dinner)
Location: Room 303, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Discord Developer Platform: Bring Your Ideas to Millions of Fans (Presented by Discord)
Sponsor Speakers: Cherry Park (Discord), Ian Webster (Discord)
Location: GDC Industry Stage, Expo Floor, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
Speakers: Tim Cullings (Global Game Jam), Charly Harbord (Global Game Jam)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Sponsor Speakers: Juho Jantunen (Amazon Web Services), Rieha Burrell (Amazon Web Services), Mitch Small (Small Impact Games), Cameron Small (Small Impact Games), James Rowbotham (Small Impact Games)
Location: GDC Partner Stage, Expo Floor, North Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
How To Make AAA-Looking Games Like 'A Plague Tale: Requiem' with 20 Artists
Speaker: Loïc Paulus (Asobo Studio)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
It's Better To Be Friends: Marketing "Asks" and the Reality of Game Production
Speaker: Rebekah Saltsman (Finji)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Latine in Games Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Joseph Magallanes (Latinx in Gaming)
Location: Room 203, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Lost XP: Why Junior Game Developers Quit and How to Help
Speakers: Johanna Weststar (Western University), Jakin Vela (International Game Developers Association (IGDA)), Sarah Spiers (Electronic Arts), Pierre-Luc Labbée (rhum.hr)
Location: Room 207, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Panel
Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning with 'Roller Champions'
Speaker: Eva Raggini (Ubisoft)
Location: Room 3014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Programming
Format: Lecture
Riding on a Dystopian Technology (Presented by PIXELITY GAMES Inc.)
Sponsor Speaker: DAEWON PAUL LEE (Pixelity Games Inc)
Location: Room 3020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
Shape and Shadow: Creating Horror in the 'The Callisto Protocol'
Speakers: Demetrius Leal (Striking Distance Studios), Atsushi Seo (Striking Distance Studios)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Space-Efficient Content Packaging for 'Horizon Forbidden West'
Speaker: Jan-Jaap Fahner (Guerrilla B.V.)
Location: Room 2002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Speed Networking: Supporting DEI
Location: Room 205, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
Technical Artist Roundtable Day 1
Speaker: Jeff Hanna (NVIDIA)
Location: Room 306, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
The Future of Narrative Design and Game Writing Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Alexander Bevier (Independent)
Location: Room 211, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
The State of Web3 Gaming and its Impact on the Gaming World (Presented by ChainSafe)
Sponsor Speakers: Gregory Markou (ChainSafe Systems), Kohji Nagata (Parallel Studios), Nicolas Vereecke (BITKRAFT), Lindsay Anne Aamodt (Upland), Elizabeth Kukka (ChainSafe Systems)
Location: Room 2024, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
The Verse Programming Language (Presented by Epic Games)
Sponsor Speakers: Filip Pizlo (Epic Games), Tim Tillotson (Epic Games)
Location: Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Unity's 2023 Gaming Trends: The Creators Roundtable (Presented by Unity Technologies)
Sponsor Speakers: Lauren Frazier (Ramen VR), Matt Wyble (Second Dinner), Phil Suh (Zynga), Jules Shumaker (Unity Technologies), Anahit Fernandez (Navegante)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Sponsored Session
'Cris Tales' Postmortem: Innovation, Global Expectations, and Global Disasters
Speaker: Carlos Rocha (Dreams Uncorporated)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
'Dead Space': Harnessing the Power of Light and Darkness
Speaker: Guillaume Goudreault (Electronic Art)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speakers: Quyen Quach (Razer), Eric Vezzoli (Razer), Titouan Rabu (Razer)
Location: Room 3020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Audio, Visual Arts
Format: Sponsored Session
'Overcrowded: Tycoon' Postmortem: A Tycoon with Emotions
Speaker: Jorge Rosado (Zeptolab)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
A Complex and Fantastic Battlefield: The 'Conqueror's Blade' Map System
Speakers: Xinyi Tao (Booming Tech & NetEase), Xi Wang (Booming Tech)
Location: Room 215, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Alternative Controller Game Design: From Game Design to Controller Design
Speaker: Tatiana Vilela dos Santos (MechBird)
Location: Room 2014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Audio Programming Roundtable Day 1: Game Integration
Speakers: Guy Somberg (Echtra Games), Tomas Neumann (Blizzard Entertainment)
Location: Room 306, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Programming
Format: Roundtable
Black Developers Matter Roundtable: The Workplace and Workforce Development (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Dennis Mathews (Revelation Interactive)
Location: Room 203, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Breathing Life Into 'The Last of Us': Part I and II
Speakers: Beau Jimenez (PlayStation Studios, Sound), Jesse Garcia (Naughtydog)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Change THE GAME with Oracle Cloud and NVIDIA GPUs (Presented by Oracle and NVIDIA)
Sponsor Speakers: Mans Bhuller (Oracle), Jeremy Krinitt (NVIDIA), Ian Andes (NVIDIA)
Location: Room 2000, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
Cloud Games Development on AWS (Presented by Amazon Web Services)
Sponsor Speakers: Dennis Calhoun (Amazon Web Services), Tulip Gupta (Amazon Web Services), Phil Knowles (Amazon Games)
Location: GDC Partner Stage, Expo Floor, North Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Sponsored Session
Creating Realistic Landscapes in Unreal Engine with Houdini (Presented by Epic Games)
Sponsor Speaker: Darko Pracic (Embark Studios)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Sponsored Session
Define Your Audience Now, Not Later
Speaker: Cassandra Hoglund (Blizzard Entertainment)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
External Development (Outsourcing) Roundtable Day 1
Speaker: Carl Schmidt (Zynga)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership, Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
From Web2 to Web3: Insights From the Frontier of Decentralized Gaming (Presented by Immutable)
Sponsor Speakers: Jennifer Poulson (Immutable), Bo Mei (RCT AI), Bo Daly (Bazooka Tango), Andrew Friday (Mineloader), Russ Harding (Emergent Entertainment), Dan Nikolaides (Studio 369)
Location: Room 2024, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
Location: Expo Floor, North & South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Format: Special Event
Sponsor Speakers: Alex Le Boulicaut (343 Industries), Erika Olsen (Xbox Game Studios Publishing), Matt Turnbull (Xbox Game Studios Publishing), Venessa Nyarko (The Coalition), Mikey Soden (Turn 10 Studios)
Location: GDC Industry Stage, Expo Floor, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
Indie Starter Kit: The Basics of Founding a Successful Games Company
Speaker: Dino Patti (coherence)
Location: Room 207, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
LGBTQA2S+ & Global Queer Community Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Jakin Vela (International Game Developers Association)
Location: Room 308, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Learning Education Games Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Elena Bertozzi (Quinnipiac University)
Location: Room 211, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Revolutionizing Game Development: Introducing Remängu (Presented by Remängu)
Sponsor Speakers: Jan Sechovec (Remängu), Stepan Kaiser (Remängu), Marek Tousek (3Bohemians), David Tousek (3Bohemians), Tim Webb (AWS for GameTech)
Location: Room 2020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Sponsored Session
Speed Networking: Career Development
Location: Room 205, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
Unlocking the Power of Neurodiversity in Game Development
Speakers: Pierre Escaich (Ubisoft), Aris Bricker (Redstorm, Ubisoft)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Lecture
Validate, Hype, Release: A Strategic Approach To Reduce Your Next Game's Risk to Flop
Speaker: Philomena Schwab (Stray Fawn Studio)
Location: Room 3014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
GDC Main Stage: Independent Games Festival and Game Developers Choice Awards
Location: GDC Main Stage, West Hall, Street Level
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
'God of War Ragnarök's' Visual Scripting Solution
Speaker: Sam Sternklar (Santa Monica Studio)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speakers: Tomoko Ushiro (ambr, Inc.), Makoto Kanabayashi (DENTSU INC.), Takeshi Oda (DENTSU INC.), Miya Sato (DENTSU INC.)
Location: Room 3022, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
Speaker: Zoe Bell (New York Times)
Location: Room 2002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
200-Million Players Can't Be Wrong: Lessons Learned From 10 Years of 'Beach Buggy Racing'
Speaker: Matt Small (Vector Unit)
Location: Room 207, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Design
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Ed Walker (Sounding Sweet Ltd)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
An 'IMMORTALITY' Project: Creating the Ultimate Interactive Movie
Speaker: Sam Barlow (Half Mermaid Productions)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Building Soundscapes: Creative Direction for Audio Roundtable Day 2
Speakers: Star Power (Slide20XX), Katelyn Isaacson (Freelance), D'Anthoni Wooten (Freelance), Danny Baranowsky (Brace Yourself Games)
Location: Room 314, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Roundtable
Business and Marketing Roundtable Day 1
Speaker: William Bucher (Zaiger LLC)
Location: Room 306, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Roundtable
CANCELLED: The 'Lamplighters League': Music Systems and Live Recording
Speaker: Jon Everist (Everist Sound LLC)
Location: Room 3006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Career Progression and Value: Set Your Teams Up for Success
Speaker: Hannah Mackintosh (CerebralFix)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Case Study: Creating Realistic Facial Motion for 'The Quarry'
Speakers: Aruna Inversin (Digital Domain), Peter Rabel (Digital Domain), Rickey Cloudsdale (Digital Domain)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
External Development (Outsourcing) Roundtable Day 2
Speaker: Carl Schmidt (Zynga)
Location: Room 308, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership, Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Fan Token, a Joint Blockchain Economy Built by Creators and Fans (Presented by WEMADE)
Sponsor Speaker: Myrtle Abigail Sarrosa (Wemade)
Location: Room 2020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
GIANTS Software Presents: Farming Simulator Production Pipeline (Presented by GIANTS Software)
Sponsor Speaker: Kenneth Burgess (GIANTS Software)
Location: Room 2000, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
Speaker: Hannah Murphy (Activision)
Location: Room 211, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Making Jewish Games Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Amanda Sharkey (USC Games)
Location: Room 203, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Mentorship Cheat Code: Raising Diverse Talent in the Games Industry
Speakers: Jim Huntley (USC Games), Jenn Panattoni (Xbox, Microsoft), Latoya Peterson (Glow Up Games), Kahlief Adams (Spawn On Me), Meggan Scavio (Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS))
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Design
Format: Panel
Picking a Good Spot: Naughty Dog's Post System
Speaker: Ming-Lun "Allen" Chou (Naughty Dog)
Location: Room 303, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speakers: Zac Litton (Telltale Games), Stephen Stanford (Backlight Gem)
Location: Room 3009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
Roblox Engine: Developing on a Platform that Powers 32M Immersive Experiences (Presented by Roblox)
Sponsor Speakers: Bjorn Book-Larsson (Roblox), Jessica Weiss Thomas (Sawhorse Productions), Chris Haga (Looty Games), Michael Daubert (Phaser Lock Interactive), Spencer Arons (Rodeo Interactive)
Location: Room 3020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Design, Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Rolling with the Punches: Reinventing Fighting Games for Mobile
Speaker: Charley Price (Hidden Variable Studios)
Location: Room 215, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Location: Room 205, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
The FidelityFX™ SDK (Presented by AMD)
Sponsor Speaker: Jason Lacroix (AMD)
Location: Room 3001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Three Musketeers of Narrative Design in 'Cyberpunk 2077'
Speaker: Kajetan Kasprowicz (CD PROJEKT RED)
Location: Room 3014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Tool Design Roundtable Day 2: Production
Speaker: Robin-Yann Storm (Independent)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Roundtable
Video Games and Science in a World with Gaming Addiction
Speaker: Andrew Przybylski (University of Oxford)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Lecture
What 10 Years of Package Writing at LEGO Taught Me (Presented by Unity Technologies)
Sponsor Speaker: Andrei Zavada (THE LEGO GROUP)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Evolving the Game Development Pipeline with Omniverse (Presented by NVIDIA)
Sponsor Speaker: Calvin Gu (Tencent)
Location: GDC Partner Stage, Expo Floor, North Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
Futureproof your game with Game Creator Services (Part 2, AMA/Q&A) (Presented by Microsoft)
Speakers: Ada Duan (Minecraft), Brady Woods (Microsoft), Crystin Cox (Xbox Game Studios Publishing), CJ Williams (Microsoft)
Location: GDC Industry Stage, Expo Floor, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
'Farming Simulator' Postmortem
Speakers: Christian Ammann (GIANTS Software), Stefan Geiger (GIANTS Software)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
AI Roundtable Day 2: Beginner Q&A
Speaker: Neil Kirby (The Ohio State University)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Accessibility Roundtable: Proven Techniques and Healthy Navigations (Presented by the IGDA)
Speakers: Tara Voelker (Xbox Game Studios), Morgan Baker (Electronic Arts)
Location: Room 203, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Applying Blizzard's Core Design Principles to Create Genre-Defining Games
Speaker: Allen Adham (Blizzard Entertainment)
Location: Room 303, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Best Practices to Build and Scale Content Moderation (Presented by Spectrum Labs)
Sponsor Speakers: Katie Zigelman (Spectrum Labs), Stephen Peacock (Amazon Web Services), Joel Silk (Roblox), Josh Newman (Spectrum Labs), Aoife McGuinness
Location: Room 3009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Design, Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Building Champions: Character Art Pipeline for 'Rumbleverse'
Speaker: Steven Kosanovich (Iron Galaxy Studios)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Building Night City: The Technology of 'Cyberpunk 2077'
Speaker: Charles Tremblay (CD Projekt RED)
Location: Room 301, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Cards, Dice, and RNGs: Using Randomness Intentionally
Speaker: Randy Smith (Waves All Day)
Location: Room 3007, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Discord Apps 101: Come Build! (Presented by Discord)
Sponsor Speakers: Shay DeWael (Discord), Natalie Grant (Discord), Ian Mitchell (Discord), Brooke Travis (Discord)
Location: Room 3022, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Design, Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Diverse Business Models Fueling Growth Across the Games Industry (Presented by Microsoft)
Sponsor Speakers: Jen MacLean (Microsoft), Andrea Rene (What’s Good Games), Nick Popovich (Monomi Park), Michael Schade (Rockfish Games)
Location: GDC Industry Stage, Expo Floor, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
Fantastic Audio Algorithms and Where to Find Them
Speaker: Guy Somberg (Echtra Games)
Location: Room 3014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Programming
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speaker: Stephan Bugaj (Genvid Entertainment)
Location: Room 2000, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Sponsored Session
G.A.N.G. Demo Derby: Sound Design
Moderator: Nick Hartman (Game Audio Network Guild)
Chairperson: Brian Schmidt (GameSoundCon)
Speakers: Shannon Potter (Formosa Interactive), Becky Allen (Twin Suns Corp), Scott Gershin (Sound Lab at Keywords Studios)
Location: Room 3006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Panel
Game Audio Business Essentials Roundtable Day 1: Agents
Speakers: Richard Ludlow (Hexany Audio), Debbie Gonzalez (The Sound Lab, Keywords Studio), Jonathan Clark (Kraft-Engel Management), Crispin Hands (Lionshead Entertainment, Inc.), Naveed Dezfoli (Disney)
Location: Room 314, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Business & Marketing
Format: Roundtable
Growing an Internet Cult: 'Cult of the Lamb's' Social Strategy
Speaker: Jared J. Tan (Devolver Digital)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Design
Format: Lecture
Hot Desks to Sweatpants: Hybrid Work Roundtable
Speaker: Jessica Damerst (Unknown Worlds Entertainment)
Location: Room 308, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Roundtable
Speaker: Richard Vogel (Independent)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Occupational Burnout in Games: Causes, Impact, and Solutions
Speakers: Raffael Boccamazzo (Take This), Alicia Fortier (Spry Fox, a Netflix Game Studio), Osama Dorias (Blizzard Entertainment), Anna Brandberg (The Outsiders (Funcom))
Location: Room 215, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Business & Marketing
Format: Panel
Rendering Lights and Shadows on Mobile in 'Diablo Immortal'
Speaker: Hao Wu (Netease)
Location: Room 2014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
So, You Want to Build a Blockchain Game... (Presented by Splinterlands)
Sponsor Speaker: Jesse Reich (Splinterlands)
Location: Room 2024, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
Solving the War for Talent in the Games Industry (Presented by CGHero)
Sponsor Speakers: Sam Carlisle, Jonathan Lloyd (CGHero), Ron Ashtiani (Atomhawk), Ray Almaden (Postcard Game Studio)
Location: Room 3020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
Speed Networking: Devs and Backers
Location: Room 205, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
Technical Artist Roundtable Day 2
Speaker: Jeff Hanna (NVIDIA)
Location: Room 306, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Technical Leadership Roundtable: Soft Skills for Hard Problems (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Zak Whaley (PlayEveryWare)
Location: Room 211, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Temporal Upscaling: Past, Present, and Future (Presented by AMD)
Sponsor Speaker: Stephan Hodes (AMD)
Location: Room 3001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
The Cinematics of 'Horizon Forbidden West'
Speaker: Ismaël Auray (Guerrilla)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
The Language of Leveling Up: Crafting Your Unapologetic Career Stories
Speaker: Jean Leggett (Jean Leggett Consulting Inc)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Game Career Development
Format: Lecture
Thirty Years Later: Scoring 'Return to Monkey Island'
Speakers: Clint Bajakian (Clint Bajakian Music), Michael Land (Little Big Note Music), Peter McConnell (Little Big Note Music)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Panel
Transformation 101: Launching Your Own Blockchain Game on WEMIX PLAY (Presented by Wemade)
Sponsor Speakers: Wonil Suh (Wemade), Robin Seo (Wemade), Wook Kim (Wemade USA)
Location: Room 2020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
Undisputed: Punching Above Class (Presented by Unity Technologies)
Sponsor Speakers: Ethan Bruins (Steel City Interactive), Ash Habib (Steel City Interactive)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
Unlocking Mobile: Engage Players Outside the Game with Smart Surfaces (presented by Inmobi)
Sponsor Speakers: Yashashvi Takallapalli (Glance), Gangatharaprabu Ganesan (Glance), Abhay Singhal (InMobi)
Location: GDC Partner Stage, Expo Floor, North Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
Around the Ecosystem with Polygon Labs (Presented by Polygon Labs)
Sponsor Speakers: Paul Bettner (Wildcard), Taehoon Kim (nWay Inc.), Charnjit Bansi (Polygon Labs), Sean Ryan (AQUA.xyz)
Location: Room 3009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
Extra Lives: The Live Experience
Location: Room 2002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
Sponsor Speakers: Jiao Liang (YAHAHA Studios), Stone Shi (YAHAHA Studios)
Location: Room 3020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Sponsored Session
Speakers: Brian Schmidt (Brian Schmidt Studios), Sabrina Hutchinson (Defiant Talent Management)
Location: Room 3006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Audio, Special Event
Format: Special Event
Speakers: Jason Della Rocca (Execution Labs), Justin Woodward (Media Indie Exchange), Becky Sayers (Humble), Snow Rui (Hooded Horse)
Location: GDC Industry Stage, Expo Floor, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Special Event
Format: Special Event
GameMaker: How Community And Modding Lead To More Players (Presented by GameMaker)
Sponsor Speakers: Russell Kay (YoYo Games Limited), Nick Baker (Opera)
Location: Room 2024, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
How to Build a Real-time Path Tracer (Presented by NVIDIA)
Sponsor Speaker: Oli Wright (NVIDIA)
Location: Room 2000, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Speakers: Jakin Vela (International Game Developers Association), Suzanne Freyjadis (International Game Developers Association)
Location: Room 207, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Special Event
Format: Special Event
Sponsor Speakers: Santhan Pamulapati (Amazon Web Services), Mick Afaneh (Meta), Chris Melissinos (Amazon Web Services)
Location: Room 2020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Sponsored Session
Real-time Sparse Distance Fields for Games (Presented by AMD)
Sponsor Speaker: Lou Kramer (AMD)
Location: Room 3001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Sponsor Speaker: Sasha Tityanko (SENSORIUM)
Location: GDC Partner Stage, Expo Floor, North Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
The Importance of Responsible AI in the Game Industry (Presented by Microsoft)
Speakers: Haiyan Zhang (Microsoft), Kate Rayner (The Coalition), Daniel Kluttz (Microsoft), Shannon Liao (Games Journalist)
Location: Room 2009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
Why 200+ Games Choose ProudNet for their Game Server (Presented by PlayDapp)
Sponsor Speaker: Donald Kim (Nettention)
Location: Room 3022, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
Advanced In-game Voice Chat SDK Boosts Player Engagement and Experience (Presented by Tencent Cloud)
Sponsor Speaker: Tom Petreca (Tencent Cloud International)
Location: Room 2020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Audio, Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
An Uncharted Sea: Developing the Art Direction for 'Skull and Bones'
Speaker: Andie Sulistio (Ubisoft Singapore)
Location: Room 301, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Breaking Barriers: Combat Accessibility in 'God of War Ragnarök'
Speaker: Adam Oliver (Santa Monica Studio)
Location: Room 2002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Ben Fray (LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS)
Location: GDC Industry Stage, Expo Floor, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
CANCELLED: What Is Normal? Real-World Numbers from Hundreds of Indies Marketing Their Games
Speaker: Chris Zukowski (HowToMarketAGame.com)
Location: Room 215, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Winifred Phillips (Generations Productions LLC)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Speakers: Paula Angela Escuadra (Microsoft), Charly Harbord (Global Game Jam)
Location: Room 203, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Roundtable
Constrain Your Content: Generating Better Content with Constraint Programming
Speaker: Marc Taylor (Big Duck Games)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Programming
Format: Lecture
Freelancers and Independent Contractors Roundtable Day 2: Veteran Freelancers
Speakers: Toiya Kristen Finley (Schnoodle Media, LLC), Alexander Bevier (Independent)
Location: Room 308, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
From Mobile Phones to Augmented Reality (Presented by Nreal)
Sponsor Speaker: Jon Li (Nreal)
Location: Room 3020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
Game Narrative Roundtable Day 2: Technical
Speaker: Richard Dansky (Crytek)
Location: Room 306, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Roundtable
Games of Tomorrow - How VR developers are Mixing their Reality. (Presented by Meta)
Sponsor Speakers: Kimberly Unger (Meta), Therése Pierrau (Moonmode), Samantha Gorman (Tender Claws), Jaime Pichardo (Odders Labs), Thomas Van Bouwel (Vanbo)
Location: Room 3022, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Sponsored Session
How to Implement Multi-Agent Machine Learning Scenarios in Mobile Gaming (Presented by Arm)
Sponsor Speaker: Koki Mitsunami (Arm)
Location: Room 2024, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Is Beauty Emotional or Rational?: Cosmetics and Consumer Choice in 'NARAKA: BLADEPOINT'
Speaker: Xinwei Chang (NetEase)
Location: Room 3014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speaker: Ezgi Cengiz (ConsenSys)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Sponsored Session
Making Games for Kids Roundtable Day 1: Game Mechanics and Usability for Kids
Speaker: Carla Engelbrecht (Literati)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Roundtable
Open-Source Advancements of AAA Mobile Graphics (Presented by Imagination Technologies)
Sponsor Speakers: Tyrran Ferguson (Imagination Technologies), Hongyu Sun (Oppo), Travis Boatman (Carbonated), Royal O'Brien (Linux Foundation), Maxime Dumas (Persistant Studios/PopcornFX)
Location: Room 3009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
Plays Like You Remember: Adapting Classics for 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Shredder's Revenge'
Speaker: Frederic Gemus (Tribute Games)
Location: Room 207, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Practical High-Performance Rendering On Mobile Platforms
Speaker: Xiaoxin Guo (Tencent Holdings Ltd)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Practical Tools for Transitioning Into Leadership Roles
Speaker: Göksu Uğur (Santa Monica Studio)
Location: Room 303, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speakers: Thomas Papa (Tobii), Johan Bouvin (Tobii)
Location: GDC Partner Stage, Expo Floor, North Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Sponsored Session
Ship Faster & Scale Automatically (Presented by Cockroach Labs)
Sponsor Speakers: Sean Chittenden (Cockroach Labs), Rick Moulton (AWS)
Location: Room 2000, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership, Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Speaker: Arthur Milano (Black In Gaming)
Location: Room 211, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Speed Networking: Career Development
Location: Room 205, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
The Golden Rule of Game Promotion: No One Cares About Your Game
Speaker: Thomas Reisenegger (Future Friends Games)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
The Most Important Question in Game Development
Speaker: Carrie Patel (Obsidian Entertainment)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
To the Beat Y'all: What Designers Can Learn From Hip Hop
Speaker: Jarory de Jesus (Housemarque)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Visual Effects Roundtable Day 2: Artistic Lens
Speaker: Jason Keyser (VFX Apprentice LLC)
Location: Room 314, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
VoRACE: Tools for Automating Dialogue Processing
Speaker: Jean-Philippe Letendre (Ubisoft)
Location: Room 3006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Programming
Format: Lecture
You're Probably Wrong About the VR Games Market
Speaker: Patrick O'Luanaigh (nDreams)
Location: Room 2014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Your DEI Initiatives Are Making Your Culture Worse
Speaker: Anita Sarkeesian (Feminist Frequency)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Lecture
AMD Ryzen™ Processor Software Optimization (Presented by AMD)
Sponsor Speakers: Ken Mitchell (AMD), John Hartwig (AMD)
Location: Room 3001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
'Stalker 2': Next Gen Game Development with NVIDIA Omniverse Audio2Face (Presented by NVIDIA)
Sponsor Speaker: Anton Riabchuk (GSC Game World)
Location: GDC Partner Stage, Expo Floor, North Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
'The Sims': Process and Learnings for Developing DEI Content
Speaker: Phillip Ring (Electronic Arts)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
AI in Player Support (Presented by TransPerfect Gaming Solutions)
Sponsor Speaker: Sofia Vakidou (TransPerfect Game Solutions)
Location: Room 2000, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
Advancing Engineering Culture in a Fast-paced Environment (Presented by EPAM)
Sponsor Speakers: Vitalii Vashchuk (EPAM), Dan Coleman (Iron Galaxy), Justin Sargent (Epic Games), Sean Reardon (Gearbox Entertainment)
Location: Room 3020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
All Hands On Deck: Building the Ships of 'Skull and Bones'
Speaker: Jewell Koh (Ubisoft Singapore)
Location: Room 301, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Chandana Ekanayake (Outerloop Games, LLC)
Location: Room 3007, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Build the Next Generation of VR and MR Experiences with Meta Presence Platform (Presented by Meta)
Sponsor Speakers: Aashay Desai (Meta), Meenal Nalwaya (Meta)
Location: Room 3022, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Sponsored Session
Speaker: Grace Curtis (Future Friends Games)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
From Pitch to Pancakes: How 'Bear and Breakfast' Blended Genres To Succeed
Speaker: Rares Cinteza (Gummy Cat Studio)
Location: Room 215, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Design
Format: Lecture
How to Release 15 Skins a Month Without Losing Your Mind
Speakers: Kellen Malone (Hi-Rez), Pablo Schwilden Diaz (Demute)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Mobile Ray Tracing in Practice (Presented by Arm and Tencent Games)
Sponsor Speakers: Jose-Emilio Munoz-Lopez (Arm), Shun Cao (Tencent Games), Peter Hodges (Arm Ltd)
Location: Room 2024, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Moving the Needle: Microtalks on Data-Backed Design Changes
Speakers: Shun Bao (Thunderfire UX), Yan Jiang (Netease Game), Xinhui Zhang (NetEase)
Location: Room 2014, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Open Salaries: Ensuring Equitable Pay Through Pay Transparency
Speaker: Matt Schembari (Lightforge Games)
Location: Room 3016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Open World Audio in 'Dying Light 2 Stay Human'
Speaker: Edyta Mosińska-Duralska (Techland)
Location: Room 3006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speakers: Daniel Kelley (Anti-Defamation League), Eve Crevoshay (Take This), Mike Pappas (Modulate), Elspeth Eastman (Spiffy Gumdrop Inc.)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Sponsored Session
Testing with Building Blocks: A Modular Approach for Quality Assurance
Speaker: Christopher Rios (Bungie)
Location: Room 207, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
The Future of Game Communities, and How We Avoid It
Speaker: Kelsey Gamble (League of Geeks)
Location: Room 2016, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
The Happy, Engaged Game Developer Game
Speaker: Scott Crabtree (Happy Brain Science)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Speakers: Jian Xiao (Tencent), Cangjian Hou (Tencent)
Location: Room 2002, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speaker: James Gea (Tencent Cloud International)
Location: Room 2020, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Design, Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Speaker: Samus Wolfe (AbleGamers Charity)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Game Career Development
Format: Lecture
'God of War Ragnarök': Building the UI for a AAA Sequel
Speaker: Zach Bohn (Santa Monica Studio)
Location: Room 303, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Sponsor Speakers: Haipeng Qi (Amazon Web Services), Tim Bruce (Amazon Web Services), Tom Van Dam (Nuverse), Chris Melissinos (Amazon Web Services)
Location: GDC Partner Stage, Expo Floor, North Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Sponsored Session
Sponsor Speakers: Glenn SJ Lee (YAHAHA Studios), Jingxue Liao (Yahaha Studios)
Location: Room 3009, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass