View, browse and sort the ever-growing list of sessions by pass type, track, and format. With this Session Scheduler, you can build your schedule in advance and access it during the show via export or with the GDC Mobile App, once live. Sessions do fill up so please arrive early to sessions that you would like to attend. Adding a session to your schedule does not guarantee you a seat.
'09 to '19: A Decade of Approachability in Fighting Games
Speaker: Noah Sasso (Iron Galaxy Studios)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Speakers: Simon Lindskog (EA DICE), Justin Langley (EA DICE)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
'Cultist Simulator': Designing an Experimental Game for Commercial Success
Speaker: Alexis Kennedy (Weather Factory)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Speaker: Sebastien Benard (Motion Twin)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Tutorials: N/A
'Devil May Cry 5': Creating a Standout Action Game
Speakers: Michiteru Okabe (Capcom), Hideaki Itsuno (Capcom), Matt Walker (Capcom)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
'Escape The Lost Pyramid': Larger than Home, Larger than Life
Speakers: Cyril Voiron (Ubisoft Blue Byte Gmbh), Thorsten Leimann (Ubisoft Blue Byte Gmbh)
Pass Type: All Access, VRDC Add On
Topic: Game VR/AR
Format: Session
'Into the Breach' Design Postmortem
Speaker: Matthew Davis (Subset Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
'Kingdoms and Castles' Postmortem
Summit Speakers: Peter Angstadt (Lion Shield, LLC), Michael Peddicord (Lion Shield, LLC)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
'Life is Strange': Music in a Narrative Driven Game
Speakers: Raoul Barbet (Dontnod Entertainment, Capsule Animation Studio), Sebastien Gaillard (Dontnod Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
'Marvel's Spider-Man': A Technical Postmortem
Speaker: Elan Ruskin (Insomniac Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
'Marvel's Spider-Man': Procedural Lighting Tools
Speaker: Xray Halperin (Insomniac Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Visual Arts, Programming
Format: Session
'Pode', a Rose Painted Adventure
Speaker: Yngvill Hopen (Henchman & Goon)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Visual Arts, Design
Format: Session
'Reigns: Game of Thrones': A Song of Fire and License
Speakers: Nigel Lowrie (Devolver Digital), Francois Alliot (Nerial), Jeff Peters (HBO)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Tutorials: N/A
'Slay the Spire': Metrics Driven Design and Balance
Speaker: Anthony Giovannetti (Mega Crit Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Tutorials: N/A
'Slay the Spire': Success through Marketability
Summit Speaker: Casey Yano (Mega Crit Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
Summit Speaker: Jonas Botel (Unknown Worlds Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
'The Choice VR': Volumetric Documentary Filmmaking
Summit Speakers: Joanne-Aska Popinska (Tribe of Pan), Tom C. Hall (Tribe of Pan)
Pass Type: All Access, VRDC Add On
Topic: Entertainment VR/AR
Format: Session
'The Great C': Lessons from Creating a 37-Minute Cinematic Narrative
Speakers: Luke Van Osch (Secret Location), Steve Miller (Secret Location), Stephen Bosco (Secret Location)
Pass Type: All Access, VRDC Add On
Topic: Entertainment VR/AR
Format: Session
'Torn': Music Inside a Virtual Movie
Speaker: Garry Schyman (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
(P)Layer Character: Designing Immersive Narratives for Location-Based AR Layers
Summit Speaker: Robert Morgan (Playlines)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Game Narrative Summit
Format: Session
(Super)Humans of New York: Managing the Many Faces in 'Marvel's Spider-Man'
Speaker: Noah Alzayer (Insomniac Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Visual Arts, Production & Team Management
Format: Session
2014 vs. 2018: The Shape of Financial Success Before and After the Indiepocalypse
Summit Speaker: Jason Rohrer (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
5 Cross-Class Skills to Better Community Management
Summit Speaker: Greg Lane (Big Huge Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Community Management Summit
Format: Session
A Crazy Concept: How to Represent Mental Illness in Games
Summit Speaker: Jennifer Hazel (CheckPoint Organisation)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Game Narrative Summit
Format: Session
A Cruel Fate: Emergent Tragedies in 'The Shrouded Isle'
Summit Speaker: Jongwoo Kim (Kitfox Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
A Deep Dive into the 12 Motivations: Findings from 350,000+ Gamers
Speaker: Nick Yee (Quantic Foundry)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design, Business & Marketing
Format: Session
A Great Saga Needs Different Heroes: Unlocking Diversity's Potential
Speaker: Sabrina Carmona (King)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
A Historian's Guide to Researching Your Historical Game
Summit Speaker: James Coltrain (Historiated Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Game Narrative Summit
Format: Session
A House Built on Sand: Engineering Stable and Reliable AI
Summit Speaker: Ben Sunshine Hill (Havok)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: AI Summit
Format: Session
A Living Painting: The Rendering and Art of '11-11 Memories Retold'
Speaker: Alexander Birke (Aardman Animations)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Session
A New Era of Performance Capture with Machine Learning
Speaker: Daniel Holden (Ubisoft Montreal)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
A QA Perspective on Live Game Production
Speaker: Michael Vork Larsen (RETO MOTO)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Adapting Linear Audio Techniques to Improve Emotional Nuance and Voyeurism in Horror Games
Speaker: Barney Pratt (Supermassive Games, Ltd.)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio, Design
Format: Session
Add, Fix, and Mix: Audio for Live Games 'Killing Floor 2' and Rising Storm 2'
Speaker: Mark Muraski (Tripwire Interactive)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Speakers: Dominik Baumeister (AMD), Aurelio Reis (NVIDIA)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Programming
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Advanced Graphics Techniques Tutorial
Speaker: Matt Pettineo (Ready at Dawn)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Programming
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Advanced Graphics Techniques Tutorial
Advanced Graphics Techniques Tutorial: Efficient Rendering in 'The Division 2'
Speakers: Calle Lejdfors (Ubisoft Massive), Raul Aguaviva (AMD)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Programming
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Advanced Graphics Techniques Tutorial
Speaker: Alen Ladavac (Croteam)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Programming
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Advanced Graphics Techniques Tutorial
Advanced Graphics Techniques Tutorial: High Zombie Throughput in Modern Graphics
Speakers: Anton Krupkin (Saber Interactive), Denis Sladkov (Saber Interactive)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Programming
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Advanced Graphics Techniques Tutorial
Speakers: Mark Mihelich (Studio Wildcard), Tim Tcheblokov (NVIDIA)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Programming
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Advanced Graphics Techniques Tutorial
Speakers: Lennie Moore (3l33t Music), John Byrd (Gigantic Software)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Roundtable
Adventures in III Audio: 'Yoku's Island Express'
Speakers: Jesse Harlin (Submersion Audio), Thomas Bible (Submersion Audio)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Animation Bootcamp: 'God of War': Breathing New Life into a Hardened Spartan
Speaker: Bruno Velasquez (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Animation Bootcamp
Animation Bootcamp: Animating Memorable Characters that Communicate Without Words
Speakers: Atsuko Fukuyama (Amata K.K.), Alexis Broadhead (Amata K.K.)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Animation Bootcamp
Speaker: Sophie Brennan (Insomniac Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Animation Bootcamp
Animation Bootcamp: Animation Microtalks
Speakers: Lana Bachynski (Blizzard Entertainment), John Paul Rhinemiller (Vicarious Visions), Gwen Frey (Chump Squad), Kristin Palach (Harmonix Music Systems), Yussef Cole (Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj), Heather Alexandra MacIntyre (Kotaku), Nikita Taranduke (NexonOC), Mike Jungbluth (Bioware), Brandon Nason (Pocket Games), Neth Nom (Sonder by SOBA Productions), Ryan Duffin (BioWare)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Animation Bootcamp
Animation Bootcamp: Animation Tricks of The Trade
Speakers: Melissa Shim (Sony Santa Monica Studio), Zack Wolfe (OddBird), Raul Ibarra (Moon Studios), Jake Clark (Studio MDHR, 'Cuphead'), Sophie Evans (The Molasses Flood), Sylvia Chong (League of Geeks)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Animation Bootcamp
Animation Bootcamp: Freelancing for Animators
Speaker: John Malaska (Wild & Wooly, LLC)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Animation Bootcamp
Animation Bootcamp: Rocket Man: Creating Flight and Underwater Movement for 'Anthem'
Speakers: David Hoang (Bioware Austin), Daniel Nordlander (Bioware Edmonton)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Animation Bootcamp
Animation Bootcamp: Script to Screen: The Development Diary of 'Marvel's Spider-Man'
Speaker: Brian Wyser (Insomniac Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Animation Bootcamp
Are Games Art School? How to Teach Game Development When There Are No Jobs
Summit Speaker: Brendan Keogh (Queensland University of Technology)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Educators Summit
Format: Session
Speakers: Andrew Maximov (Promethean AI, LLC), Keith Self-Ballard (Deep Silver Volition)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Art Direction Bootcamp
Audio Bootcamp XVIII: 'Angry Birds 2': How Audio Changes Everything
Speaker: Filip Conic (Rovio)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Audio Bootcamp XVIII
Audio Bootcamp XVIII: Developing Voices
Speaker: DB Cooper (DB Cooper VO, LLC)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Audio Bootcamp XVIII
Audio Bootcamp XVIII: Everything You Need to Know About VR Audio Can Be Learned from Your Car
Speaker: Stephan Schutze (Sound Librarian)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Audio Bootcamp XVIII
Speaker: Lydia Andrew (Ubisoft Quebec)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Audio Bootcamp XVIII
Audio Bootcamp XVIII: Indie Freelancing: Creating Community and Collaboration
Speaker: Josie Brechner (Visager)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Audio Bootcamp XVIII
Audio Bootcamp XVIII: Interactive Music/VR Audio Implementation
Speakers: John Robert Matz (Independent), Emily Ridgway (Valve Software)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Audio Bootcamp XVIII
Speaker: Gerard Marino (G-Musique)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Audio Bootcamp XVIII
Automated Testing of Gameplay Features in 'Sea of Thieves'
Speaker: Robert Masella (Rare, Ltd.)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Back to the Future! Working with Deterministic Simulation in 'For Honor'
Speaker: Jennifer Henry (Ubisoft Montreal)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Balance of Power: F2P Game Design vs. Product Management
Speaker: Lucas Gonzalez (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Production & Team Management, Design
Format: Session
Balancing Community and Business: Walking the Tightrope of Needs
Summit Speaker: Nick van Vugt (Uken Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Community Management Summit
Format: Session
Balancing Nightmares: An AI Approach to Balance Games with Overwhelming Amounts of Data
Speaker: Kazuko Manabe (Square Enix Co., Ltd.)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Programming, Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Beating the Burnout: Finding Success Under Stress
Speakers: Raffael Boccamazzo (Take This), Kate Edwards (Geogrify), Mike Wilson (Devolver Digital and Good Shepherd Entertainment), David Edery (Spry Fox), Tommy Refenes (Team Meat)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, GDC Summits, Expo Plus, Expo, Audio Conference + Tutorial, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Behind the Streams: A Technical Look into the Developer Broadcasts of 'Warframe'
Speaker: Dean Bergmann (Digital Extremes)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Speaker: Richard Carrillo (Ubisoft Toronto)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Beyond Gamification: Embodied Cognition for VR Games
Speaker: Claudio Pedica (Solfar)
Pass Type: All Access, VRDC Add On
Topic: Game VR/AR
Format: Session
Beyond NPCs: AI for Game Operations
Summit Speaker: Luke Dicken (Zynga)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: AI Summit
Format: Session
Beyond Spreadsheets: Building a Metagame Simulator for Balance and Prototyping
Speaker: David Morris (Spryfox)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Beyond the Remake of 'Shadow of the Colossus': A Technical Perspective
Speaker: Peter Dalton (Bluepoint Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Board Game Design Day: "King Me": A Defense of King-Making in Board Game Design
Speaker: Cole Wehrle (Leder Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Design
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Board Game Design Day
Board Game Design Day: 'KeyForge': Creating the World's First Unique Deck Game
Speaker: Brad Andres (Fantasy Flight Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Design
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Board Game Design Day
Board Game Design Day: Better Board Games Through Cultural Engagement
Speakers: Mikael Jakobsson (MIT), Richard Eberhardt (MIT)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Design
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Board Game Design Day
Board Game Design Day: Designing Great UX into Your Game Board and Pieces
Speaker: Jason Schklar (UX is Fine!)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Design
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Board Game Design Day
Board Game Design Day: Edible Tabletop Games: Using Constraints to Innovate
Speaker: Jenn Sandercock (Inquisiment)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Design
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Board Game Design Day
Speaker: Andrew Fray (Spry Fox)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Design
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Board Game Design Day
Board Game Design Day: Why Indirect or Zero Player Interaction Can Be Great
Speaker: Gil Hova (Formal Ferret Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Design
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Board Game Design Day
Bringing Orphea to 'Heroes of the Storm'
Speaker: Lana Bachynski (Blizzard Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Bringing VR Experiences to Life with the Magic of Music
Summit Speaker: Daniel Perry (Owlchemy Labs)
Pass Type: All Access, VRDC Add On
Topic: Game VR/AR
Format: Session
Bringing Virtual Audio into the Real World with 'Create'
Speaker: Dave Shumway (Magic Leap)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio, Design
Format: Session
Build Your Own Fan Club: How to Use Your Email List
Summit Speaker: Chris Zukowski (Return To Adventure Mountain, LLC)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
Building Abusive Chat Detection Systems with Deep Learning
Speaker: Ryan Brackney (Blizzard Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Building Buy-In: Creating Design Tools for Better Player Experiences at EA
Speakers: Ian Livingston (Electronic Arts), Peter Vesti Frendrup (EA DICE)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: UX Summit
Format: Session
Building Games Around Humor: Lessons from 'The Haunted Island, a Frog Detective Game'
Summit Speaker: Grace Bruxner (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
Building Headquarters: The Social Hub in 'Call of Duty WWII'
Speaker: Riley Pietsch (Sledgehammer Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design, Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Building a Community with Development and Playtesting Streams
Summit Speaker: Rainer Angermann (Rarebyte)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Community Management Summit
Format: Session
Building a Living World from Ancient Ruins in 'Assassin's Creed Odyssey'
Speakers: Benjamin Hall (Ubisoft Quebec), Thierry Dansereau (Ubisoft Quebec)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Building a Mixing Sandbox for 'Just Cause 4'
Speaker: Dominic Vega (Avalanche Studios)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Building a Unified Cross-Project UI Framework
Speaker: Natalia Rebrova (SYBO games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Tutorials: N/A
Building the Interface of 'The Elder Scrolls: Blades' in Landscape and Portrait
Summit Speaker: Marie Jasmin (Bethesda)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: UX Summit
Format: Session
Bungie's Force Multipliers: Production Engineers
Speaker: Jo King-Yost (Bungie)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Can You Make a Good Game Without Good Play Mechanics?
Speaker: Prasert "Sun" Prasertvithyakarn (Square Enix Co., Ltd.)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Celebrating Introverts in the Workplace
Speaker: Cecile Hemery (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, GDC Summits, Expo Plus, Expo, Audio Conference + Tutorial, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Changing Navigation Mid-Flight: 'War Dragons', a UX Redesign on Mobile
Summit Speaker: James Lipscomb (Pocket Gems)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: UX Summit
Format: Session
Characters to Get Immersed In: Creating the Cast of 'Blood & Truth'
Speaker: Toby Hynes (Sony London Studio)
Pass Type: All Access, VRDC Add On
Topic: Game VR/AR
Format: Session
Classic Game Design Postmortem: Swinging with Spider-Man
Speaker: Jamie Fristrom (Happion Laboratories, LLC)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Tutorials: N/A
Classic Game Postmortem: 'Command & Conquer'
Speaker: Louis Castle (Amazon Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Classic Game Postmortem: 'Lemmings'
Speaker: Mike Dailly (Ogre Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Classic Game Postmortem: 'Paperboy'
Speaker: John Salwitz (Electronic Arts)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Collaborative Approaches to Getting Great VO Performances
Speakers: Eve Eschenbacher (ArenaNet), Julie Nathanson (ArenaNet)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Common Pitfalls of F2P Development and How to Avoid Them
Speaker: Mael Novat (Kongregate)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Community Driven Discoverability for Indies
Summit Speaker: Patrick Corrieri (Dry Cactus)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
Compiling Your Story: Using Techniques from Compiler Design to Check Your Narrative
Speaker: Jon Manning (Secret Lab)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Programming, Design
Format: Session
Concrete Jungle Gym: Building Traversal in 'Marvel's Spider-Man'
Speaker: Doug Sheahan (Insomniac Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Programming, Design
Format: Session
Conquering the Creative Challenges in 'Marvel's Spider-Man'
Speaker: Bryan Intihar (Insomniac Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Controller to Display Latency in 'Call of Duty'
Speaker: Akimitsu Hogge (Activision)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Cooking with G.a.a.S: The 'Armello' Approach to Post-Launch Game Content
Summit Speaker: Lisy Kane (League of Geeks)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
Costume in Games: Integrating a Costume Designer into the Character Pipeline
Speaker: Heli Salomaa (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Cracking Collaboration: Insights and Best Practices for Effective Co-Devs
Speaker: Liko-Paul Pinsonnault (Wargaming)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Creating 'Dr. Grordbort's Invaders' for Magic Leap One
Speaker: James Everett (Magic Leap/Weta Workshop)
Pass Type: All Access, VRDC Add On
Topic: Game VR/AR
Format: Session
Creating Captivating and Simple Visuals: The Power of Intentional Design
Speaker: Dan Cox (Blizzard Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Creating High Performing Teams: Cast an Ensemble
Speaker: Heini Kaihu (Rovio)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Critiquing Game Visuals: Common Problems and How to Solve Them
Summit Speaker: Ally Overton (Spry Fox)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
Cursed Problems in Game Design
Speaker: Alex Jaffe (Riot Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Data Informed Decisions with the Champions of 'League of Legends'
Speaker: Nathan Blau (Riot Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Deconstructor of Fun: Breaking Down Top Mobile Games
Speakers: Adam Telfer (Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment), Michail Katkoff (Rovio)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Business & Marketing, Design
Format: Session
Decorticating 'Dead Cells': A Business and Marketing Deep Dive
Speaker: Steve Filby (IndieCatapult & Motion Twin)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Defying Expectations: 7 Lessons from 'The Sims FreePlay'
Speaker: Mavis Chan (Electronic Arts)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Business & Marketing, Design
Format: Session
Speaker: Brian Schmidt (Brian Schmidt Studios)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Speaker: Brian Schmidt (Brian Schmidt Studios)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Speaker: Stephen Hodde (Polyarc)
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Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Design Philosophies and Lessons from Developing 'Merge Dragons!'
Speaker: Ray Mazza (Gram Games)
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Topic: Design
Format: Session
Design by the Numbers: Using Data for Good
Summit Speaker: Evan Losi (Scopely)
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Topic: Mobile Summit
Format: Session
Design vs. Story: How 'Uncharted: The Lost Legacy' Addressed the Elephant in the Room
Summit Speaker: Marianne Hayden (Naughty Dog, Inc.)
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Topic: Game Narrative Summit
Format: Session
Design, Play, Disrupt: Curating the V&A's Videogame Exhibition
Speaker: Marie Foulston (V&A)
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Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Designing 'Path of Exile' to Be Played Forever
Speaker: Chris Wilson (Grinding Gear Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Tutorials: N/A
Designing 'Six Ages', a Storytelling Strategy Game
Speaker: David Dunham (A Sharp, LLC)
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Topic: Design
Format: Session
Tutorials: N/A
Designing Gambit Mode in 'Destiny 2: Forsaken'
Speaker: Peter Sarrett (Bungie)
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Topic: Design
Format: Session
Designing Two Tasty Cores Three Times Over: The Case of 'Brawl Stars'
Speaker: Antti Summala (Supercell)
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Topic: Design
Format: Session
Designing the Bustling Soundscape of New York City in 'Marvel's Spider-Man'
Speakers: Alex Previty (Insomniac Games), Blake Johnson (Insomniac Games)
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Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Developing with Purpose: How Community is Integral to the Success of 'Covet Fashion'
Speaker: Sarah Fuchs (Glu Mobile)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Did You Have Fun? Analytics In Call Of Duty
Speaker: Dylan Rogerson (Activision)
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Topic: Design, Programming
Format: Session
Dinosaurs and Volcanoes: Roblox Education's 'Jurassic World' Challenge
Speaker: Genevieve Johnson (Roblox)
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Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Disintegrating Meshes with Particles in 'God of War'
Speaker: Rupert Renard (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
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Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Session
Diversity and Inclusion Starter Kit
Speaker: Joahanna Thomas (Avalanche Studios)
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Topic: Advocacy, Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Embracing Chaos: Designing for Emergent Gameplay in VR
Speaker: Chris Wade (Owlchemy Labs)
Pass Type: All Access, VRDC Add On
Topic: Game VR/AR
Format: Session
Embracing the Co-op Studio Model in Indie Games
Summit Speakers: Scott Benson (Night In The Woods), Ted Anderson (Pixel Pushers Union 512), Steve Fillby (Motion Twin), Ian Thomas (Talespinners), Bethany Hockenberry (Night in the Woods)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
Emotional Storytelling Through Music in 'Moss'
Speaker: Jason Graves (Independent)
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Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Enabled Players: Data on Accessibility Options and Why Players Love Accessible Games
Speakers: Christopher Power (The AbleGamers Charity/The University of York), Mark Barlet (The AbleGamers Charity)
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Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Engaging VR Storytelling: A Moss Postmortem
Speaker: Corinne Scrivens (Polyarc)
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Topic: Design, Visual Arts
Format: Session
Enhanced Immersivity: Using Speech Recognition for More Natural Player AI Interactions
Speaker: Gautier Boeda (Square Enix Co., Ltd.)
Pass Type: All Access, VRDC Add On
Topic: Entertainment VR/AR
Format: Session
Entertain the Players You Must: Live Ops in 'Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes'
Summit Speaker: Nicolas Reinhart (Electronic Arts)
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Topic: Mobile Summit
Format: Session
Environment Art Is NOT What You Think It Is
Speaker: Jason Hickey (Insomniac Games)
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Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Environment Design as Spatial Cinematography: Theory and Practice
Speaker: Miriam Bellard (Rockstar North)
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Topic: Visual Arts, Design
Format: Session
Environmental Narrative: Telling Stories in Spaces Without Saying Anything Aloud
Summit Speaker: Laura E. Hall (Timberview Productions & Meridian Adventure Co.)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Game Narrative Summit
Format: Session
Speaker: Morgan Romine (AnyKey)
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Topic: Business & Marketing, Design
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Esports Day
Esports Day: Course Correcting the Runaway Valuation of Esports
Speaker: Frank Fields (CORSAIR)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Esports Day
Speakers: Phill Alexander (Miami University), Amanda Cullen (University of California, Irvine), Matt Knutson (University of California, Irvine)
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Topic: Design, Business & Marketing
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Esports Day
Esports Day: Internationalizing Esports: How to Engage Players Across the World
Speakers: Walter Padilla (Intersport), Pablo Montero (Twitch)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Esports Day
Esports Day: Stop Living on 1HP: Health and Wellness in Esports
Speaker: Caitlin McGee (1HP)
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Topic: Design, Business & Marketing
Tutorials: Esports Day
Esports Day: Storytelling in Esports: It's Pro Wrestling, with Data
Speakers: James Murff (Rosemary Branch), Adam Savidan (LoadingReadyRun)
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Topic: Design
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Esports Day
Esports Day: WiFi Warriors: How Developers and Organizers Can Improve Online Tournaments
Speaker: Ryan Stevenson (Super Bit Machine)
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Topic: Design
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Esports Day
Every Sound in the Universe: New Frontiers for Audio UX
Speaker: Brett Shipes (Magic Leap)
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Topic: Entertainment VR/AR
Format: Session
Evolving Combat in 'God of War' for a New Perspective
Speaker: Mihir Sheth (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
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Topic: Programming, Design
Format: Session
Evolving Emotional Storytelling in thatgamecompany's 'Sky'
Summit Speaker: Jennie Kong (thatgamecompany)
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Topic: Game Narrative Summit
Format: Session
Evolving Mixed Reality: Designing on the Real World
Summit Speakers: Jono Forbes (Unity Technologies), Brian Schwab (Magic Leap), Ran Gal (Microsoft Research)
Pass Type: All Access, VRDC Add On
Topic: Game VR/AR
Format: Session
Expanding the World of 'Candy Crush': A Postmortem on 'Candy Crush Friends Saga'
Summit Speakers: Robert Mackenzie (King), Jeremy Kang (King), Tracey John (King)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Mobile Summit
Format: Session
Facebook and Snapchat AR: Beyond Lenses and Effects
Summit Speaker: Ralph Barbagallo (FLARB, LLC)
Pass Type: All Access, VRDC Add On
Topic: Entertainment VR/AR
Format: Session
Faceroll to Victory: A Look into the World of Accessible Gaming
Summit Speaker: Keith Knight (Independent)
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Topic: UX Summit
Format: Session
Faking Mixed Reality: Building Reality Simulators
Summit Speaker: John Austin (Funomena)
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Topic: Game VR/AR
Format: Session
Feeding the Maw: Managing a Live Narrative Game in 'Fallen London'
Speaker: Olivia Wood (Failbetter Games)
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Topic: Production & Team Management, Design
Format: Session
Fighting Sequelitis: Creating Combat NPCs for 'Tom Clancy's The Division 2'
Summit Speakers: Drew Rechner (Ubisoft Massive), Philip Dunstan (Ubisoft Massive)
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Topic: AI Summit
Format: Session
Fostering an Online Community: A Beginner's Guide to Success
Speaker: Andrew Stalbow (Seriously)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Frag You, Pay Me: Getting Started with Salary Negotiation
Speakers: Tara Brannigan (5CA), Robin Yang (CodeCombat), Elizabeth Sampat (Future Games of London)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, GDC Summits, Expo Plus, Expo, Audio Conference + Tutorial, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Career Development
Format: Session
Freelance Music Design and Beyond
Speaker: Guy Whitmore (Foxface Rabbitfish, LLC)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Freelancing: How to Live the Dream and Avoid the Nightmare
Speaker: Greg Buchanan (Independent, 'No Man's Sky: Atlas Rises' & others)
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Topic: Career Development
Format: Session
From Trumpets to Transients: A Composer's Guide to Sound Design
Speakers: Emmanuel Lagumbay (Lagumbay Music), John Robert Matz (Independent), Bonnie Bogovich (BlackCatBonifide, LLC), Matthew Marteinsson (Klei Entertainment), Penka Kouneva (Independent), Erika Escamez (Echtra Games, Inc.)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio, Business & Marketing
Format: Session
From Zero to Hero: Visualizing Player Progression within UI/UX
Summit Speaker: Steph Chow (XAMA Creative)
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Topic: UX Summit
Format: Session
GDC Main Stage: The Developer's Journey
Speakers: Siobhan Reddy (Media Molecule), Sean Murray (Hello Games), Laralyn McWilliams (Microsoft)
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Topic: Special Event
GPU Driven Rendering and Virtual Texturing in 'Trials Rising'
Speaker: Oleksandr Drazhevskyi (Ubisoft)
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Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Speakers: Marc LeBlanc (Riot Games), Jeb Havens (Jeb Havens Games), Eric Todd (Orange Monkey Games), Stone Librande (Riot Games), Andrew Leker (Sholari, LLC), Marcus Montgomery (Oculus), Tim Stellmach (OtherSide Entertainment), Jonathan Hamel (Ready at Dawn Studios), Jason Vandenberghe (ArenaNet), Kim Swift (EA Motive), Lauren Scott (Double Fine), Frank Lantz (NYU Game Center), Kellee Santiago (Google), Sam Villanueva (Niantic, Inc.), Andy Ashcraft (Giantsdance Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Design
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Game Design Workshop
Game Discoverability Day: Building a Community for Your Game from Scratch
Speaker: Mike Rose (No More Robots)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Game Discoverability Day
Game Discoverability Day: Crowdfunding Your Video Game in 2019
Speaker: Thomas Bidaux (ICO Partners)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Game Discoverability Day
Game Discoverability Day: Discoverability from Day Zero
Speaker: Felix Kramer (Fellow Traveller)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Game Discoverability Day
Game Discoverability Day: Free vs. Paid: Discoverability for Smaller Mobile Games
Speaker: Luke Schneider (Radiangames)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Game Discoverability Day
Game Discoverability Day: Getting Your PC/Console Game Noticed: A Comprehensive How-To Guide
Speaker: Joel Dreskin (Independent)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Game Discoverability Day
Speaker: Victoria Tran (Kitfox Games)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Game Discoverability Day
Game Discoverability Day: Paid Acquisition for Smartphone Games: A Scrappy, Practical Guide
Speaker: Michael Gordon (Iron Horse Games, LLC)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Game Discoverability Day
Game Discoverability Day: Why Forums Can Be Great for Indie Community and Discoverability
Speaker: Philomena Schwab (Stray Fawn Studio)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Game Discoverability Day
Game Preservation Best Practices: A Real Life EA Case Study
Speaker: Garrett Fredley (Electronic Arts)
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Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Games that Change Lives: Social Impact Done Right
Summit Speaker: Elizabeth Maler (Abiding Bridge)
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Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
Giving Back to the Community as a Game Developer: A Case Study
Speaker: Milos Paunovic (Nordeus)
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Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Have Laptop, Will Telecommute: Working Globally in Games
Speakers: Alexandra M. Lucas (Microsoft Cortana), Heidi McDonald (iThrive Games), Michelle Clough (Freelance), Toiya Kristen Finley (Schnoodle Media, LLC), Patrick Coursey (Freelance)
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Topic: Career Development
Format: Session
How Do You Make VR for Everyone?
Summit Speakers: Doug North Cook (Chatham University), Robin Hunicke (Funomena), Cy Wise ([unnamed next venture]), Kat Harris (Microsoft)
Pass Type: All Access, VRDC Add On
Topic: Game VR/AR
Format: Session
How Music Enhances Virtual Presence
Speaker: Winifred Phillips (Generations Productions, LLC)
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Topic: Audio
Format: Session
How to Build a VIP Department to Drive Engagement and Revenue in Social Gaming
Speaker: Gemma Doyle (Zynga)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
How to Get a Job Writing for Games
Speakers: Zak Garriss (Deck Nine Games), Tracey John (King)
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Topic: Career Development
Format: Session
How to Make Games and Influence People: Leading Your Team Effectively and Healthily
Summit Speaker: Jennifer Hazel (CheckPoint)
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Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
How to Run a Studio Without a Surprise Hit
Summit Speakers: Christopher Langmuir (Anemone Hug Interactive, Inc.), Jongwoo Kim (Kitfox Games), Theresa Duringer (Temple Gates Games)
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Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
Humanity: Beyond Data in Communities
Summit Speaker: Linda Carlson (Trion Worlds)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Community Management Summit
Format: Session
I Can't Hear You: Considering Deaf Gamers
Speaker: Karen Stevens (EA Sports)
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Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Illustrating Tamriel: Creating Key Art for 'The Elder Scrolls Online'
Speaker: Lucas Slominski (ZeniMax Online Studios)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Indirect Lighting Pipeline of 'God of War'
Speaker: Josh Hobson (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Programming, Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Integrating Live Actors into Non-Location Based Immersive Theater VR Experiences
Summit Speakers: Tanya Leal Soto (Tender Claws), Samantha Gorman (Tender Claws), Tara Ahmadinejad (Piehole), Danny Cannizzaro (Tender Claws)
Pass Type: All Access, VRDC Add On
Topic: Entertainment VR/AR
Format: Session
Interactive Story Without Challenge Mechanics: The Design of 'Firewatch'
Speaker: Chris Remo (Valve)
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Topic: Design
Format: Session
Interactive Wind and Vegetation in 'God of War'
Speaker: Sean Feeley (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
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Topic: Visual Arts, Programming
Format: Session
Introduction to Machine Learning for Game Audio
Speaker: John Byrd (Gigantic Software)
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Topic: Audio, Programming
Format: Session
Investing in the Future: Narrative Mentorship
Summit Speakers: Bobby Stein (ArenaNet), Novera King (ArenaNet)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Game Narrative Summit
Format: Session
It Just Works: Ray-Traced Reflections in 'Battlefield V'
Speakers: Yasin Uludag (EA DICE), Johannes Deligiannis (EA DICE)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Tutorials: N/A
It's Not in the Writer's Manual: A Q&A Session for New Writers
Speakers: Toiya Kristen Finley (Schnoodle Media, LLC), Whitney "Strix" Beltran (E-Line Media), Bobby Stein (ArenaNet), Evan Skolnick (Independent), Dave Grossman (Earplay), Carrie Patel (Obsidian Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Game Narrative Summit
Format: Session
It's Still Emulation: Saving Video Game History Before It's Too Late
Speaker: Frank Cifaldi (Digital Eclipse)
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Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Tutorials: N/A
Jams, Clubs, Shows and More: An Overview of Institutional Support for Game Students
Summit Speaker: Jose Zagal (University of Utah)
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Topic: Educators Summit
Format: Session
Keeping It Real: Authenticity, Anthropology and Artistry in Interactive Narrative
Summit Speakers: Kathleen Yin (Serious Games Australia & New Zealand), Matthew Lee (IGDA Serious Games SIG), Attila Szantner (MMOS), Michael Angst (Eline Media)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Game Narrative Summit
Format: Session
Keyframes and Cardboard Props: The Cinematic Process Behind 'God of War'
Speaker: Erica Pinto (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
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Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
LUTious Color: Grading for Games
Speaker: Izzy Gramp (Geeiz)
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Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Leadership: Working at the Heart of the Team 2019
Speakers: Grant Shonkwiler (Shonkventures), Steve Superville (Big Huge Games), Kim Swift (EA Motive), Brian Sharp (Oculus)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Legal Battle Royale: Not Boring Edition
Speakers: Christopher Reid (Tilting Point), Gregory Boyd (Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC), Mona Ibrahim (IE Law Group), Stephen McArthur (The McArthur Law Firm)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, GDC Summits, Expo Plus, Expo, Audio Conference + Tutorial, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Advocacy, Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Speakers: Devin Reimer (Owlchemy Labs), Andrew Eiche (Owlchemy Labs)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Lessons Learned in the Trenches Developing Games as a Service
Speaker: Richard Vogel (Certain Affinity)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Production & Team Management, Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Lessons for Narrative Design from Modern Tabletop RPG
Summit Speaker: Kathryn Hymes (Thorny Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Game Narrative Summit
Format: Session
Lessons from 'Duolingo': How to Make Learning Hard Things Easy
Speaker: Karin Tsai (Duolingo, Inc.)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Lessons from Labor Union Organizers
Speakers: Emma Kinema (Game Workers Unite International), Steve Kaplan (IATSE West Coast Office), Linda Dao (SAG-AFTRA), Justin Molito (Writers Guild of America, East)
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Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Letting Go: A 'Florence' Postmortem
Summit Speaker: Ken Wong (Mountains)
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Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
Speakers: Clint Hocking (Ubisoft Toronto), Jim Brown (Epic Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Design
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Level Design Workshop
Low Cost Facial Scanning Using Photogrammetry in 'State of Decay 2'
Speaker: Matt Heiniger (Undead Labs)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Tutorials: N/A
ML Tutorial Day: Beating Wallhacks using Deep Learning with Limited Resources
Speaker: Junsik Hwang (Nexon Korea)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Programming
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: ML Tutorial Day
ML Tutorial Day: From Motion Matching to Motion Synthesis, and All the Hurdles In Between
Speaker: Fabio Zinno (Electronic Arts)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Tutorials: ML Tutorial Day
ML Tutorial Day: Machine Learning for Everyday Programming
Speaker: Angelo Pesce (Activision)
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Topic: Programming
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: ML Tutorial Day
ML Tutorial Day: Simple Head Pose Estimation for Dialogue Wheels
Speaker: Antti Herva (Remedy Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Programming
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: ML Tutorial Day
ML Tutorial Day: Smart Bots for Better Games: Reinforcement Learning in Production
Speaker: Olivier Delalleau (Ubisoft)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Tutorials: ML Tutorial Day
ML Tutorial Day: Toward Deep Generative Models in Game Development
Speaker: Jorge del Val (EA SEED)
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Topic: Programming
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: ML Tutorial Day
Macroeconomics of a Game Economy
Speaker: Daryna Yemeliantseva (Room 8 Studio)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Magic Leap: Enhancing Gameplay Experiences with Character AI
Summit Speakers: Andrew Moran (Magic Leap), Jordan Carlton (Magic Leap / Weta Workshop)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: AI Summit
Format: Session
Speaker: Max McCoy (Disney Games and Interactive Experiences)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio, Design
Format: Session
Main Stage Pre-show Entertainment: DREAMS Live Concert
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, GDC Summits, Expo Plus, Audio Conference + Tutorial, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Special Event
Making Games That Stand Out and Survive
Speaker: Nick Popovich (Monomi Park)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design, Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Speaker: Squirrel Eiserloh (SMU Guildhall)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Programming, Design
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Math for Game Developers
Maximizing Animation and Cinematic Content Workflows for 'Just Cause 4'
Speaker: Brian Venisky (Avalanche Studios)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
McLaren Fast-Tracks Supercar Design Using VR
Speakers: Mark Roberts (McLaren Automotive), Neil Johnston (Vector Suite)
Pass Type: All Access, VRDC Add On
Topic: Entertainment VR/AR
Format: Session
Mental Models and Systems for Spatial Computing
Speaker: Timoni West (Unity Technologies)
Pass Type: All Access, VRDC Add On
Topic: Entertainment VR/AR
Format: Session
Mind Your Tone: Creating a CX Content Strategy for Talking to Real People
Speaker: Rus McLaughlin (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Monetization Design: The Dark Side of Gacha
Speaker: Vladimir Krasilnikov (Pixonic)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
More Feelings, Fewer Features: Showcasing Your Indie Game Through Messaging and Video
Summit Speakers: Derek Lieu (Independent), Dana Trebella (Spoke and Wheel Strategy)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
Music in a Sandbox: The Dynamic Music of 'Just Cause 4'
Speaker: Ronny Mraz (Avalanche Studios)
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Topic: Audio
Format: Session
NPCs Have Feelings Too: Verbal Interactions with Emotional Character AI
Summit Speaker: Gautier Boeda (Square Enix Co., Ltd.)
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Topic: AI Summit
Format: Session
Naked Robots: Confessions of the Gacha Fanatic
Summit Speaker: Vladimir Krasilnikov (Pixonic)
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Topic: Mobile Summit
Format: Session
Narrative Nuances on Free-to-Play Mobile Games
Speaker: Ryan Kaufman (Jam City)
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Topic: Design
Format: Session
Nature vs. Nurture: Unpacking Player Spending in F2P Games
Speaker: Tammy Levy (Kongregate)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
New Opportunities for Visual Storytelling Through Advanced VR/AR Displays
Speaker: Douglas Lanman (Oculus Research)
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Topic: Entertainment VR/AR
Format: Session
No Cuts?! The Cinematography of 'God of War'
Speaker: Dori Arazi (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
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Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Not Always by the Book: Successful Against the Odds
Summit Speaker: Alexander Pavelek (Pixel Federation)
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Topic: Mobile Summit
Format: Session
Not-So-Little Light: Bringing 'Destiny 2' to HDR Displays
Speaker: Kevin Todisco (Vicarious Visions)
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Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Now You See Me: Representation as Innovation
Speaker: Kim Belair (Sweet Baby, Inc.)
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Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
One Hundred Versions of 'Losswords'
Summit Speaker: Eric Zimmerman (NYU Game Center)
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Topic: UX Summit
Format: Session
One Year of Sokpop Games Subscription on Patreon
Summit Speakers: Tijmen Tio (Sokpop Collective), Aran Koning (Sokpop Collective)
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Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
Open-Ended Puzzle Design at Zachtronics
Speakers: Zach Barth (Zachtronics), Drew Messinger-Michaels (Everybody’s Talking At Once)
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Topic: Design
Format: Session
Tutorials: N/A
Speaker: Bailin An (Tencent)
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Topic: Programming, Production & Team Management
Format: Session
PR Success.gif: How to Get Your Game Across in 5 Seconds
Speaker: Thomas Reisenegger (Future Friends Games)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Pain Medication Reimagined: VR for Chronic Pain
Speaker: David Putrino (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
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Topic: Game VR/AR
Format: Session
Summit Speakers: Nathalie Lawhead (alienmelon), Jingyu Sui (NYU), Priscilla Snow (Bravemule & Ghoulnoise), Kevin Snow (Bravemule & Ghoulnoise), Jenny Jiao Hsia (Hexecutable), Nina Freeman (Fullbright)
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Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
Physically-Based Calibration for Automotive Paints in 'Forza Horizon 4'
Speaker: Yibo Liu (Playground Games)
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Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Session
Pipeline Support for Feature Branches in 'Destiny'
Speaker: Pete Kugler (Bungie)
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Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Play Nice, Play Fair: The Business Case for Fighting Disruptive Behaviors
Speaker: Jarrod Doherty (Blizzard Entertainment)
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Topic: Production & Team Management, Design
Format: Session
Speakers: Ed Dearien (Sony Santa Monica Studio), Kevin Keeker (PlayStation), Jeet Shroff (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
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Topic: Production & Team Management, Design
Format: Session
Plunge into Storytelling: Transitioning into Narrative Design from Other Disciplines
Summit Speaker: Ayesha Khan (Splash Damage, Ltd.)
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Topic: Game Narrative Summit
Format: Session
Procedural Generation of Cinematic Dialogues in 'Assassin's Creed Odyssey'
Speaker: Francois Paradis (Ubisoft Quebec)
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Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Procedurally Crafting Manhattan for 'Marvel's Spider-Man'
Speaker: David Santiago (Insomniac Games)
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Topic: Visual Arts, Programming
Format: Session
Producer Bootcamp: A Producer's Guide to Enabling Intrinsically Motivated Teams
Speakers: Anne Cunningham (Netflix), Alyssa Finley (Telltale)
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Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Producer Bootcamp
Producer Bootcamp: Fix Your Broken Meetings
Speaker: Keith Self-Ballard (Volition)
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Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Producer Bootcamp
Producer Bootcamp: Tough Questions to Improve Your Leadership
Speaker: Richard Atlas (Clever Endeavour Games)
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Topic: Production & Team Management, Business & Marketing
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Producer Bootcamp
Producer Bootcamp: What the Heck is Process?
Speaker: Ruth Tomandl (Facebook Reality Labs)
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Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Producer Bootcamp
Push the Limits of Real World Gaming
Summit Speaker: Serena Chang (Google Maps Platform)
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Topic: Mobile Summit
Format: Session
Put Your Name on Your Game, a Talk by Bennett Foddy and Zach Gage
Summit Speakers: Bennett Foddy (NYU Game Center), Zach Gage (Independent)
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Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
Speaker: Brett Taylor (My Dog Zorro)
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Topic: Design
Format: Session
Raising Atreus for Battle in 'God of War'
Speaker: Hayato Yoshidome (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
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Topic: Design, Programming
Format: Session
Red Pill Blue Pill: Narrative AI for Deep Emotions
Summit Speaker: Nicole Lazzaro (XEODesign, Inc.)
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Topic: AI Summit
Format: Session
Reinforcement Learning in Action: Creating Arena Battle AI for 'Blade & Soul'
Summit Speakers: Jinyun Chung (NCSOFT), Seungeun Rho (NCSOFT)
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Topic: AI Summit
Format: Session
Speaker: Cory Barlog (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
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Topic: Design
Format: Session
Reinventing the Narrative of 'Assassin's Creed': An Odyssey of Choice and Consequences
Speaker: Jonathan Dumont (Ubisoft Quebec)
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Topic: Design
Format: Session
Relative Perfection: Finding the Balance Between Flawed and Flawless
Speakers: John Robert Matz (Independent), Guy Whitmore (Foxface Rabbitfish, LLC), Austin Wintory (Independent), Neal Acree (Independent), Penka Kouneva (Penka Kouneva Studios, Inc.)
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Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Research Methods to Improve Live Game Retention, D1 to D100
Speakers: Sebastian Long (Player Research), Sarah Romoslawski (Glu Mobile, Inc.), Alexander Kohorst (Glu Mobile, Inc.), Molly Sirota (Sony Playstation), Jennifer Torson (Scopely)
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Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Rules of the Game 2019: Five New Techniques from Especially Astute Designers
Speakers: Richard Rouse III (Paranoid Productions), Daniel Cook (Spry Fox), Lisa Brown (Bungie), Jesse Schell (Schell Games), Deborah Hendersen (Microsoft), Brian Upton (Game On The Rails)
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Topic: Design
Format: Session
Scalable Real-time Global Illumination for Large Scenes
Speaker: Anton Yudintsev (Gaijin Entertainment)
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Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Sculpting and Simulations with 6DoF Controllers
Speaker: David Farrell (Oculus)
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Topic: Entertainment VR/AR
Format: Session
Sexy Microtalks: Making Intimacy, Romance, and Sex in Games
Speakers: Aubrey Isaacman (USC), Katie Stegs (Blushbox CLTV/ Lumi Interactive), Michelle Clough (Freelance), Christine Love (Love Conquers All Games), Robert Yang (NYU Games Center), Jennifer Hepler (Pixelberry Studios), Saf Davidson (Independent), Joe Cox (Seemingly Pointless), Naomi Clark (Deadpixel.co)
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Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Speaker: Ben Cloward (Bioware)
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Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Shaping Culture in Social VR: Lessons from the Wild
Speaker: Joshua McVeigh-Schultz (Social & Emotional Technology Lab, UCSC)
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Topic: Entertainment VR/AR
Format: Session
Shipping Greatness: Practical Lessons from Audio Production on 'God of War'
Speaker: Shayna Moon (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
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Topic: Audio, Production & Team Management
Format: Session
So You're Ready to Pitch to a Publisher? You're Not
Summit Speaker: Rebekah Saltsman (Finji)
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Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
Social Depth of Location-Based Play in 'The Walking Dead: Our World'
Summit Speakers: Markus Montola (Next Games), Sulka Haro (Next Games/Nightscout)
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Topic: Mobile Summit
Format: Session
Social Systems Design, Implementation, and Impacts in 'Overwatch'
Speaker: Natasha Miller (Blizzard Entertainment)
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Topic: Design
Format: Session
Soft Launch Planning and Management
Speaker: Dylan Tredrea (Zeptolab)
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Topic: Production & Team Management, Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Solving an Invisible Problem: Designing for Color-Blindness in Games
Speaker: Douglas Pennant (Creative Assembly)
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Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Spatial Audio in 'Budget Cuts': A VR Stealth Game
Speakers: Jonas Kjellberg (Gestrument), Lakulish Antani (Valve Software)
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Topic: Audio, Programming
Format: Session
Spider-Man's New York: A Case Study in Empowering Your Artists
Speaker: Jason Hickey (Insomniac Games)
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Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Squeezing into the Industry: How a Couple African Kids Made a Video Game
Summit Speakers: Ben Myres (Nyamakop), Cukia Kimani (Nyamakop)
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Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
Stone Soup: Procedurally Mixing Student Projects to Teach Flexible System Design
Summit Speaker: AP Thomson (NYU Game Center)
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Topic: Educators Summit
Format: Session
Stop Fighting! Systems for Non-Combat AI
Summit Speaker: Rez Graham (Independent)
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Topic: AI Summit
Format: Session
Stories that Haunt and Heal: Mental Health and Game Narrative
Summit Speakers: Jean Leggett (One More Story Games), Jessica Fong (Lonely Egg Studio), Ella Lowgren (Infinity+2)
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Topic: Game Narrative Summit
Format: Session
Storytelling Fundamentals in a Day
Speaker: Evan Skolnick (Independent)
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Topic: Design
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Storytelling Fundamentals in a Day
Storytelling in Small Spaces: Practical Narrative Design for Mobile Games
Summit Speaker: Tracey John (King)
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Topic: Game Narrative Summit
Format: Session
Subtitles Are Changing, Don't Be Left Behind
Speaker: Ian Hamilton (Independent)
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Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Super Powering Technical Artists Using Deep Learning
Speaker: Cesar Romero (Unity Technologies)
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Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Taking an Axe to 'God of War' Gameplay
Speaker: Jason McDonald (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
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Topic: Design
Format: Session
Taming Technologies Behind 'ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission'
Speaker: Yuki Miyamae (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
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Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Teaching Modern Graphics: A Shader-First Approach
Summit Speaker: Sajid Farooq (Champlain college)
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Topic: Educators Summit
Format: Session
Speakers: Alexander Zotikov (Remedy Entertainment), Luiz Kruel (SideFX Software)
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Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Technical Artist Bootcamp
Technical Artist Bootcamp: Cementing Your Duct Tape: Turning Hacks into Tools
Speaker: Mattias Van Camp (The Creative Assembly)
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Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Technical Artist Bootcamp
Technical Artist Bootcamp: Distance Fields and Shader Simulation Tricks
Speaker: Ryan Brucks (Epic Games)
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Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Technical Artist Bootcamp
Technical Artist Bootcamp: Gotta Go Fast: Shader Optimization for Tech Artists
Speaker: Garrett Stevens (Funomena)
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Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Technical Artist Bootcamp
Technical Artist Bootcamp: Real-Time Cloth Solutions on 'Marvel's Spider-Man'
Speaker: Sophie Brennan (Insomniac Games)
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Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Technical Artist Bootcamp
Technical Artist Bootcamp: The Dual Power of Metanodes in Maya
Speaker: Andrew Christophersen (ArenaNet)
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Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Technical Artist Bootcamp
Technical Designers: The Master Link Between Engineering and Design
Speaker: Cedric Hauteville (DeepMind)
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Topic: Career Development
Format: Session
Technical Tools for Authoring Branching Dialogue
Summit Speakers: Carrie Patel (Obsidian Entertainment), David Szymczyk (Obsidian Entertainment)
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Topic: Game Narrative Summit
Format: Session
Ten Years with Thoreau: What a Hermit Can Teach About Game Design
Summit Speaker: Tracy Fullerton (USC Game Innovation Lab)
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Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
Test Plans for Video Games: Visual and Versatile
Speaker: Chelsea Curran Adams (Riot Games)
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Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Texture Supercompression in 'Call of Duty' and Beyond
Speaker: Angelo Pesce (Activision/Blizzard/King)
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Topic: Programming
Format: Session
The "Pile of Sand" Development Methodology for 'Anthem'
Speaker: Alain Baxter (BioWare)
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Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
The 'Banner Saga' Franchise: Making Indie Sound AAA
Speaker: Austin Wintory (Independent)
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Topic: Audio
Format: Session
The 'Flappy Bird' that Laid the Golden Egg: Success in Hyper-Casual
Summit Speaker: David Fox (Double Coconut)
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Topic: Mobile Summit
Format: Session
The Alchemy and Science of Machine Learning for Games
Speaker: Yves Jacquier (Ubisoft Montreal)
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Topic: Production & Team Management
Format: Session
The Animation of 'Spider-Man PS4'
Speaker: Robert Coddington (Insomniac Games)
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Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
The Art of 'FAITH': Horror at 192x160 Pixels
Speaker: Mason Smith (Airdorf Games)
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Topic: Visual Arts, Design
Format: Session
Speaker: Matej Lancaric (BoomBit)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Management
Format: Session
The Business of Game Music: Expert Panel
Speakers: Richard Ludlow (Hexany Audio), Jeffrey Rose (Law Offices of Jeffrey W. Rose), Sarah Kovacs (Kraft-Engel Management), Brian Schmidt (Brian Schmidt Studios), Sebastian Wolff (Materia Collective, LLC)
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Topic: Audio, Production & Team Management
Format: Session
The Care and Feeding of Your Player Experience Team(s)
Summit Speakers: Tara Brannigan (5CA), Richard Kiernan (Wooga), Stephanie Bayer (Blizzard Entertainment), Stephen Reid (Viveport at HTC)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Community Management Summit
Format: Session
The Changing Face of the Mobile Marketplace
Summit Speaker: Peter Eykemans (Kongregate)
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Topic: Mobile Summit
Format: Session
Speaker: Jeremy Griffith (Riot Games)
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Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Session
Speaker: Charlie Cleveland (Unknown Worlds)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Tutorials: N/A
The Future of Scene Description on 'God of War'
Speakers: Koray Hagen (Sony Santa Monica Studio), Federico Bianco-Prevot (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
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Topic: Programming
Format: Session
The Game of Grading: A Discussion of Grading and Assessment in Higher Ed Games Programs
Summit Speakers: Andrew Phelps (Rochester Institute of Technology), Lindsay Grace (Miami University), Mia Consalvo (Concordia University), Roger Altizer (University of Utah)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Educators Summit
Format: Session
The Gangs Bite Back: Music and Sound of 'Crackdown 3'
Speakers: Brian Trifon (Finishing Move, Inc.), Brian White (Finishing Move, Inc.), Kristofor Mellroth (Microsoft Studios Global Publishing)
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Topic: Audio
Format: Session
The Guy Who Ruined 'Angry Birds'
Speaker: Mans Wide (Rovio)
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Topic: Design, Production & Team Management
Format: Session
The Influence of Pre-Hispanic Culture on 'Shadow of the Tomb Raider'
Speakers: Rob Bridgett (Eidos Montreal), Brian D'Oliveira (La Hacienda Creative)
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Topic: Audio, Design
Format: Session
The Invisible Escape Room: Adapting Jack Ryan for Alexa
Summit Speaker: Dave Grossman (Earplay)
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Topic: Game Narrative Summit
Format: Session
The Making of 'Divinity: Original Sin 2'
Speaker: Swen Vincke (Larian Studios)
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Topic: Design, Production & Team Management
Format: Session
Tutorials: N/A
The Making of the Xbox Adaptive Controller
Speakers: Bryce Johnson (Microsoft Devices), Erin Muston-Firsch (Craig Hospital)
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Topic: Advocacy, Vision
Format: Session
The Music of 'BATTLETECH': Big Sound on a Budget
Speaker: Jon Everist (Everist Sound, LLC)
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Topic: Audio, Production & Team Management
Format: Session
The Musical Brush: The Interactive Music of 'Concrete Genie'
Speaker: Samuel Marshall (Sony Interactive Entertainment, Pixel Opus)
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Topic: Audio, Design
Format: Session
The Narrative Innovation Showcase 2019
Summit Speakers: Clara Fernandez Vara (NYU Game Center), Matthew Weise (Empathy Box), Tanya X. Short (Kitfox Games), Mark Backler (Sketchbook Games), Whitney "Strix" Beltran (E-Line Media), Dave Gilbert (Wadjet Eye), Allen Turner (Council Of Fools, LLC)
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Topic: Game Narrative Summit
Format: Session
Speaker: Elitsa Alexandrova (Ubisoft Sofia)
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Topic: Audio
Format: Session
The Schema is (Still) Mightier than the Sword: How Cognition Predicts Player Spatial Coding Systems
Summit Speaker: Vanessa Hemovich (Digipen Institute of Technology)
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Topic: UX Summit
Format: Session
Speaker: Beth Altringer (Harvard University Desirability Lab)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Vision
Format: Session
The Sound Design for 'God of War'
Speaker: Mike Niederquell (Sony PlayStation)
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Topic: Audio
Format: Session
The State & Future of AR Games: Rose-Colored Glasses
Speaker: John Hanke (Niantic, Inc.)
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Topic: Vision
Format: Session
The Year in Mobile Games: 2019 Edition
Summit Speakers: Steve Meretzky (Independent), Dave Rohrl (Mobile Game Doctor), Juan Gril (FlowPlay)
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Topic: Mobile Summit
Format: Session
The ZERO Marketing Experiment on Steam: Launching a Game Without Telling Anyone
Speaker: Patrick Seibert (Too Indie To Fail)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Theme Oriented Design: The Case of 'Phantom Doctrine'
Summit Speaker: Kacper Szymczak (Creative Forge Games)
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Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
This is Amazing! Writing the Supportive Space Coach in 'Destiny'
Speaker: Jonathan To (Bungie)
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Topic: Design
Format: Session
Speaker: Stephan Schutze (Sound Librarian)
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Topic: Audio, Design
Format: Session
Thriving in Steam Early Access: Turning 20XX's Slow Launch into Success
Summit Speaker: Chris King (Batterystaple Games)
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Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
Time IS on Your Side: Personal Time Management Strategies for Crunch
Speaker: Amanda Gardner (The Deep End Games)
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Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Tips from the Trenches: An Indie Guide to Contracting
Summit Speaker: Amy Dallas (ClutchPlay Games, LLC)
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Topic: Independent Games Summit
Format: Session
To Affinity and Beyond: Lessons Learned Mapping the Mobile Games Market
Summit Speaker: Ishai Smadja (King)
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Topic: Mobile Summit
Format: Session
Tools Tutorial Day: Analyzing for Workflow Reduction: From Many to One to Zero
Speaker: Philip Bloom (Machine Zone)
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Topic: Programming
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Tools Tutorial Day
Tools Tutorial Day: The System of Tools: Reducing Frustration in a Daily Workflow
Speaker: Laura Teeples (343 Industries)
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Topic: Programming
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Tools Tutorial Day
Tools for 'Marvel's Spider-Man': Editing with Immutable Data
Speaker: Ronald Pieket (Insomniac Games)
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Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Trailer Made: What Makes a Successful and Memorable Game Trailer
Speaker: Derek Lieu (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Business & Marketing, Visual Arts
Format: Session
Tutorials: N/A
Ubisoft Club: Building "SAM", the First AI Chatbot for Gamers
Speaker: Charles Huteau (Ubisoft Barcelona)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Using Bespoke Segmentation to Drive Innovation Through Insight
Speaker: Al King (Wargaming Group, Ltd.)
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Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Using Lean Analytics to Make Better Games
Speaker: Aviv Stern (SocialPoint)
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Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Management
Format: Session
VR Events: Do's and Don'ts for Making Great First Impressions
Summit Speakers: Melissa Swanepoel (FarBridge), Patrick Curry (FarBridge)
Pass Type: All Access, VRDC Add On
Topic: Entertainment VR/AR
Format: Session
VR in Serious Games: Designing (Serious) Impact in (Virtual) Reality
Summit Speakers: Matthew Lee (IGDA Serious Games SIG), Noah Falstein (The Inspiracy), Emre Deniz (Opaque Space), Nonny de la Pena (Emblematic Group)
Pass Type: All Access, VRDC Add On
Topic: Game VR/AR
Format: Session
Vehicle Physics and Tire Dynamics in 'Just Cause 4'
Speaker: Hamish Young (Avalanche Studios)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Programming, Design
Format: Session
Vehicle Recordings for Modern Games
Speakers: Max Lachmann (Pole Position Production), Bernard Lohr (Pole Position Production)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Session
Virtual Reality Learning: The Interdisciplinary Future of Literature
Summit Speakers: Joseph Nugent (Boston College), Ryan Reede (Dreamworks Animation), Maxime Gautier (Berklee School of Music)
Pass Type: All Access, VRDC Add On
Topic: Entertainment VR/AR
Format: Session
Virtual Reality and the Creation of the Micro-Amusement Park
Speakers: Brent Bushnell (Two Bit Circus), Nancy Bennett (Two Bit Circus)
Pass Type: All Access, VRDC Add On
Topic: Entertainment VR/AR
Format: Session
Visual Effects Bootcamp: Bringing Feature Film Effects to Real-time VR
Speakers: Martin La Land Ramero (ILMxLAB), Te "Ford" Hu (ILMxLAB)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Visual Effects Bootcamp
Visual Effects Bootcamp: Grounding the Impossible: Pushing Creativity in VFX
Speaker: Jeremy Griffith (Riot Games)
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Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Visual Effects Bootcamp
Visual Effects Bootcamp: Growing as a VFX Artist
Speaker: Wirginia Romanowska (id Software)
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Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Visual Effects Bootcamp
Visual Effects Bootcamp: Player Interactions Visualized
Speaker: Joakim Mellergard (Rare, Ltd.)
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Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Visual Effects Bootcamp
Visual Effects Bootcamp: Sorting Through the Rubble: A Review of Destruction Techniques
Speaker: Fred Hooper (Nvidia)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Tutorial
Tutorials: Visual Effects Bootcamp
What Cats Can Teach You About Empathic Game Design
Speaker: Willem Delventhal (Mew and Me)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
What to Do When "Toxic Gamer Culture" Enters the Classroom
Summit Speaker: Bonnie Ruberg (University of California, Department of Informatics)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Summits
Topic: Educators Summit
Format: Session
Why Fashion in (Most) Games Sucks, and Why You Should Care
Speaker: Victoria Tran (Kitfox Games)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, GDC Summits, Expo Plus, Expo, Audio Conference + Tutorial, Indie Games Summit
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Session
Why Make Games? Lessons from 'Frostpunk' and 'This War Of Mine'
Speakers: Przemyslaw Marszal (11 bit studios), Michal Drozdowski (11 bit studios)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Design
Format: Session
Wind Simulation in 'God of War'
Speaker: Rupert Renard (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Women/Marginalized Genders in Game Audio Roundtable Day 1: Navigating the Workplace
Speakers: Becky Allen (343 Industries), Amanda Rose Smith (ARS Audio), Carlye Nyte (Camouflaj)
Pass Type: All Access, GDC Conference + Summits, GDC Conference, Audio Conference + Tutorial
Topic: Audio
Format: Roundtable
You Can Take an Arrow to the Knee and Still Be an Adventurer
Summit Speaker: Cherry Thompson (Independent)
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Topic: Game Narrative Summit
Format: Session