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Speaker: Alexander King (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
"CODE RED!": How We Organized a Game Jam From Bomb Shelters
Speaker: Elena Lobova (GDBAY)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
"Soft" Skills Are Hard! Acing the Non-Technical Interview Questions
Speaker: Sonia Michaels (DigiPen Institute of Technology)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, Friday Only Pass
Topic: Game Career Development
Format: Lecture
'Cris Tales' Postmortem: Innovation, Global Expectations, and Global Disasters
Speaker: Carlos Rocha (Dreams Uncorporated)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
'DEATHLOOP': Designing Trinkets for Freedom, Choice, and Emergence
Speaker: David McClure (Crytek)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
'Dead Space': Harnessing the Power of Light and Darkness
Speaker: Guillaume Goudreault (Electronic Art)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
'Expeditions: Rome' vs. History
Speaker: Fasih Sayin (Campfire Cabal)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
'God of War Ragnarök': Designing AAA Low Vision Game Accessibility
Speaker: Mila Pavlin (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
'God of War: Ragnarok' - Building the UI for a AAA Sequel
Speaker: Zach Bohn (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
'Gotham Knights': Using Systemic Audio Tools to Build a Vibrant Gotham City
Speakers: Dustin Reid (WB Games Montreal), Stéphane Beauchemin (WB Games Montreal)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Design
Format: Lecture
'Moss: Book II': Toward Powerful and Authentic Voice Performance
Speakers: Stephen Hodde (Polyarc), Morla Gorrondona (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
'Need for Speed': Hyperreal Sound Design
Speaker: Nathaniel Daw (Criterion Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
'Outcast 2': Developing the Audio of the Future
Speakers: Lennie Moore (3l33t Music), Pablo Diaz (Demute)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Design
Format: Lecture
'Overcrowded: Tycoon' Postmortem: A Tycoon with Emotions
Speaker: Jorge Rosado (Zeptolab)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
'Stray Gods': The Challenges of Creating an Interactive Musical
Speakers: Austin Wintory (Independent), Troy Baker (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
'TUNIC': This Was Here the Whole Time
Speaker: Andrew Shouldice (ISOMETRICORP Games Ltd.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
'The Looker': The Art of Parody Against the Menace of Goofiness
Speaker: Bradley Lovell (Subcreation Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
'The Sims': Process and Learnings for Developing DEI Content
Speaker: Phillip Ring (Electronic Arts)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
'Us vs. Them' and the LaserDisc Debacle of 1984
Speaker: Warren Davis (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Programming
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Zoe Bell (New York Times)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
'Wordscapes': How Design and Analytics Keep a Blockbuster Game Growing
Speakers: Theodore McCormick (PeopleFun), Demmie Apte (PeopleFun)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Design
Format: Lecture
10 Key Quest Design Lessons from 'The Witcher 3' and 'Cyberpunk 2077'
Speaker: Paweł Sasko (CD Projekt RED)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
10 Live-Service Lessons: Launch Day Is Only the Beginning
Speaker: Jordan Power (Phoenix Labs)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
100-Million Holobux: Transitioning 'Knockout City' to Free-to-Play
Speaker: Zack Hiwiller (Velan Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
200-Million Players Can't Be Wrong: Lessons Learned From 10 Years of 'Beach Buggy Racing'
Speaker: Matt Small (Vector Unti Inc)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Design
Format: Lecture
4 Games in 4 Years. Horror Stories From 'Dark Pictures: Season One'
Speaker: Barney Pratt (Supermassive Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
A 'Farming Simulator' Postmortem
Speakers: Christian Ammann (GIANTS Software), Stefan Geiger (GIANTS Software)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
A Complex and Fantastic Battlefield: The 'Conqueror's Blade' Map System
Speakers: Xinyi Tao (Booming Tech & NetEase), Xi Wang (Booming Tech & NetEase)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
A Narrative Multiverse: The Branching Structure of 'As Dusk Falls'
Speaker: Brad Kane (Interior Night)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
A Practical Design Playbook for Digital Thriving in Games
Speakers: Kimberly Voll (Brace Yourself Games), Natasha Miller (Blizzard Entertainment), Weszt Hart (Riot Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Ed Walker (Sounding Sweet Ltd)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Neil Kirby (The Ohio State University)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
AI Roundtable Day 2: Beginner Q&A
Speaker: Neil Kirby (The Ohio State University)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Speaker: Neil Kirby (The Ohio State University)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
AI Summit: 'Shatterline': Practical AI in a Fast-Paced Shooter
Speakers: Matthew Jack (Kythera AI), Vladimir Kapustin (Fraglab Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
AI Summit: AI for Testing at EA: From Star Wars to Apex and Beyond
Speaker: Jonas Gillberg (Electronic Arts)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
AI Summit: Beyond WaveFunctionCollapse: Constraint-Based Tile Map Generation and Editing
Speaker: Seth Cooper (Northeastern University)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
AI Summit: Bots at Work: Lessons on Deploying ML Bots in Your Game
Speaker: Ricardo Sisnett (modl.ai)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
AI Summit: Crafting Epic Boss Fights in 'Psychonauts 2'
Speaker: Rebecca Vessal (Double Fine Productions)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
AI Summit: Developing Adventure Game with Free Text Input using NLP
Speaker: Yusuke Mori (Square Enix Co, Ltd.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
AI Summit: How to Develop Bots to Help Players in Battle Royale Games
Speaker: Einsphoton Ren (Timi Studios,Tencent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
AI Summit: Let Your Agents Plan Together: Multi-Agent Cooperation With GOAP
Speaker: Gautier Boeda (SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Edgar Handy (SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Accessibility Roundtable: Proven Techniques and Healthy Navigations (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Tara Voelker (Xbox Game Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Accessible, Not Utilitarian: Design for Everyone in 'Cosmonious High'
Speakers: Jazmin Cano (Owlchemy Labs), Peter Galbraith (Owlchemy Labs)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Achieving High-Quality 90fps Realism in a Mobile Game, Technically and Visually
Speakers: Zhi Liang (Netease), Baoyong Cao (Netease)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Acquiring Game Design Skills Beyond Entertainment
Speaker: Noah Falstein (The Inspiracy)
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Game Career Development
Format: Lecture
Advanced Graphics Summit: Open-World Water Rendering and Real-Time Simulation
Speakers: Zhenyu Mao (LightSpeed Studios), Kui Wu (LightSpeed Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Advanced Graphics Summit: Realistic Real-Time Sky Dome Rendering in 'Gran Turismo 7'
Speakers: Kentaro Suzuki (Polyphony Digital Inc.), Kenichiro Yasutomi (Polyphony Digital Inc.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Advanced Graphics Summit: Reinventing the Wheel for Snow Rendering
Summit Speaker: Paolo Surricchio (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Summit Speaker: Guillaume Boisse (AMD)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Advocacy Microtalks: Cultivate Your Karass
Speakers: Mark DeLoura (Level Up Games), Sophie Artemigi (Sophie Artemigi Ltd.), Paul Fischer (U.S. Department of State), Anangookwe Hermes-Roach (Grassroots Indigenous Multimedia), Danijela Steinfeld (WAY OUT), Greg Trefry (Gigantic Mechanic), Steven Dupon (Institute of Games), Mary Hermes (University of Minnesota), Nick Fortugno (Way Out Game)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Panel
Alternative Controller Game Design: From Game Design to Controller Design
Speaker: Tatiana Vilela dos Santos (MechBird)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
An 'IMMORTALITY' Project: Creating the Ultimate Interactive Movie
Speaker: Sam Barlow (Drowning a Mermaid Productions, Inc.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
An Innovative UA Model: Live-Streaming Traffic-Buying
Speaker: Weitao Zhang (Netease)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Analytics and Data Science Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Guenter Wallner (Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Speakers: Euna Park (That's No Moon), Juno Suever (Naughty Dog)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Speakers: Euna Park (That's No Moon), Juno Suever (Naughty Dog)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Speakers: Euna Park (That's No Moon), Juno Suever (Naughty Dog)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Speaker: Wilson Mui (Warner Bros Games Montreal)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Animation Summit: Making Faces: A Masterclass of Facial Animation
Speaker: Chris Landreth (JALI Research)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Animation Summit: Motion Matching at EA—Five Years Later
Speaker: JC Delannoy (Electronic Arts)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Applying Blizzard's Core Design Principles To Create Genre-Defining Games
Speaker: Allen Adham (Blizzard Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Art Direction Summit: Artist vs. Manager
Speaker: Kacper Niepokólczycki (CD PROJEKT RED)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Art Direction Summit: Building a Visual Identity: An Art Direction Framework
Speaker: Geneviève Routhier (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Art of 'The Last Clockwinder': Visual Cohesion
Speaker: Anita Tung (Pontoco)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Thomas Smith (Roblox)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Design
Format: Lecture
Audio Programming Roundtable Day 1: Game Integration
Speakers: Guy Somberg (Echtra Games), Tomas Neumann (Blizzard Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Audio, Programming
Format: Roundtable
Audio Programming Roundtable Day 2: Low-Level Topics
Speakers: Guy Somberg (Echtra Games), Tomas Neumann (Blizzard Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Programming
Format: Roundtable
Audio Programming Roundtable Day 3: Free-for-all
Speakers: Guy Somberg (Echtra Games), Tomas Neumann (Blizzard Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Programming
Format: Roundtable
Audio Summit: An Important Conversation About Conversations
Speakers: Maize Wallin (Ghost Pattern), Tfer Newsome (Ghost Pattern)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Audio Summit: Building Audio Careers, Together
Summit Speaker: ZW Buckley (Plant Based Audio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Audio Summit: Embracing Audio Technology for Enhanced Creativity
Speaker: Paolo Armao (34BigThings)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Audio Summit: Sounds as Intended: Quality Assurance in Game Audio
Summit Speaker: Amanda Laven (Blizzard Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Audio Summit: The Art of the Theme
Summit Speakers: Brendon Williams (Riot Games), Jason Walsh (Riot Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Audio Summit: The Value of Play in Interactive Audio
Summit Speaker: Daniel Nielsen (Gminorscale Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Automated Testing Roundtable Day 1: Process
Speaker: Andrew Fray (Roll7)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Automated Testing Roundtable Day 2: Legacy
Speaker: Andrew Fray (Roll7)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Automated Testing Roundtable Day 3: Implementation
Speaker: Andrew Fray (Roll7)
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 (Electric Manta), Theresa Duringer (Temple Gates Games), Kimberly Unger (Oculus VR), Virginia Smith (Unknown Worlds), Kate Compton (Northwestern University)
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Black Developers Matter Roundtable: The Workplace and Workforce Development (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Dennis Mathews (Revelation Interactive)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
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 Illuore (Electronic Arts)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Panel
Breaking Barriers: Combat Accessibility in 'God of War: Ragnarök'
Speaker: Adam Oliver (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Breaking Down Barriers: How Great Mentors Become Even Greater Leaders
Speaker: Andy Schmoll (Ubisoft Toronto)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Lecture
Breathing Life Into 'The Last of Us': Part I and II
Speakers: Beau Jimenez (PlayStation Studios, Sound), Jesse Garcia (Naughtydog)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
BroadLeaf: Real-Time Cinematic Rendering of Large-Scale Forests
Speaker: Yixin Hu (Tencent America)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Building Champions: Character Art Pipeline for 'Rumbleverse'
Speaker: Steven Kosanovich (Iron Galaxy Studios)
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Roundtable
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Roundtable
Building a Next Gen World with a Small Environment Team
Speaker: Aasim Zubair (Striking Distance Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership, Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Building a Well-Rounded Party: Wizards' Everyday Commitment to Representation in Games
Speakers: Cynthia Williams (Wizards of the Coast), Min Kim (Bonfire Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Cards, Dice, and RNGs: Using Randomness Intentionally
Speaker: Randy Smith (Waves All Day)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Career Progression and Value: Set Your Teams Up for Success
Speaker: Hannah Mackintosh (Cerebralfix)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Caring for Togetherness: Nurturing Hybridity in the Cross-Platform Game Community
Speaker: Bingjie Yu (Thunderfire UX)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, 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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Winifred Phillips (Generations Productions LLC)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Classic Game Postmortem: 'Tamagotchi': The Original Virtual Pet
Speaker: Nobuhiko Momoi (BANDAI Co., Ltd.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Climate Crisis Workshop: Use Your Game Developer Superpowers to Fight
Summit Speakers: Grant Shonkwiler (Shonkventures), Trevin York (Mindblown Labs), Chance Glasco (Good Dog Studios), Arnaud Fayolle (Ubisoft, Positive Play), Paula Angela Escuadra (Xbox Game Studios Cloud Publishing)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Workshop
Climate Games: The Developer's Field Guide
Speaker: Arnaud Fayolle (Ubisoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Closing the Gap: Chasing Effective Level Design Processes in 'Rollerdrome'
Speaker: Jacob Mills (Roll7)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Closing the Gender Gap Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Dana Ware (The VOID)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Speakers: Paula Angela Escuadra (Microsoft/Abertay University), Charly Harbord (Global Game Jam)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Roundtable
Collaborative Curiosity: Crafting the Pre-Release Community for 'TUNIC'
Speaker: Harris Foster (Finji Co, LLC)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Community Management Summit: A Discourse on Discourse: Understanding Fandom and Online Communities
Summit Speaker: Bria Davis (The Game Band)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Community Management Summit: Community Sentiment Reports: Quantifying Feelings
Summit Speaker: Karen Lee (Respawn/EA)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Community Management Summit: Give Your Players a Voice, They'll Give You a Game
Speaker: Celia Zimmermann (SYBO)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Community Management Summit: How a 'Three-Eyed Horse' Changed Meme Marketing Forever
Speaker: Natalie Puchalski (Behaviour Interactive)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Community Management Summit: How to Use Niche Audiences to Create Brand Evangelists
Speaker: James Bartholomeou (ICO Partners)
Pass Type: All Access Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Community Management Summit: Play With Your Audience: Enhancing Your Social Strategy Through Theater
Speaker: Catherine Litvaitis (Armor Games Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Community Management Summit: Surviving 'Vampire Survivors': Agile Community Management
Summit Speaker: Beth Molloy (poncle)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Companion Traversal in 'God of War: Ragnarök'
Speaker: Salaar Kohari (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Programming
Format: Lecture
Constrain Your Content: Generating Better Content with Constraint Programming
Speaker: Marc Taylor (Big Duck Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Programming
Format: Lecture
Creating Context Art in the Open World of 'Saint's Row's' Santo Ileso
Speaker: James Taylor (DS Volition)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Creating Friends for 'We Are OFK'
Speaker: Nafisah Tung (Teddy Dief)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership, Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Creating Playable Horror in 'The Dark Pictures Anthology'
Speaker: Tom Heaton (Supermassive Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Creating the Art of 'Harry Potter: Magic Awakened'
Speaker: Qingfeng Zeng (NetEase)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Creative Direction 101: Improve Your Creative Direction and Feedback
Speaker: Evan Nikolich (Respawn Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Cross-Platform Mobile and PC Rendering in 'Earth: Revival'
Speaker: Chao Wang (Nuverse, JNG Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Cultivating a Positive Work Culture
Speaker: Renee Gittins (Phoenix Labs)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Game Career Development
Format: Lecture
Defiant in Life and Death: What Happens After You Fail?
Speaker: Morgan Jaffit (Defiant Development)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Define Your Audience Now, Not Later
Speaker: Cassandra Hoglund (Blizzard Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Ben Brode (Second Dinner)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Designing Through Dissonance: Confronting Feedback With an Open Mind
Speaker: Mark Stuart (Insomniac Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Developing 'Terra Nil': A Strategy Game About Nature, Not Expansion
Speaker: Sam Alfred (Free Lives)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Developing Together: Game Audio and Game Development Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Steve Horowitz (Nickelodeon Digital)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Developing a User-Generated Content Platform Ecosystem (Presented by CliCli from NetEase Games)
Sponsor Speakers: Ryan Kinports (Clicli Interactive), Joseph Anderson (Clicli Interactive)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Design
Format: Sponsored Session
Developing the Stylized VFX of 'Need For Speed Unbound'
Speaker: Adonis Stevenson (Criterion Games, EA)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Differentiated Management Communities: Centralized vs. Decentralized Communities
Speaker: Keyu Wu (Thunderfire UX)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Educators Summit: Essential Game UX Every Student Should Know
Speakers: Katherine Isbister (UC Santa Cruz), Celia Hodent (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
Format: Lecture
Educators Summit: Games That Cell: Teaching Spreadsheets in Art School
Speaker: Alexander King (NYU Game Center)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
Format: Lecture
Educators Summit: Incorporating Black Game Studies in the Classroom: Benefits to Everyone
Speakers: Lindsay Grace (University of Miami & Higher Education Video Game Alliance), Kishonna Gray (University of Kentucky), Aaron Trammell (UC Irvine), Latoya Peterson (Glow Up Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
Format: Panel
Educators Summit: Making Graphics Programmers
Speaker: Dave Shreiner (Unity Technologies)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
Format: Lecture
Educators Summit: Next Level Arcade: Course Case Study
Speaker: Jessie Contour (University of Texas at Austin)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
Format: Lecture
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
Format: Lecture
Speakers: Patrick Prax (Uppsala University), Clayton Whittle (The Sustainable Forestry Initiative), Trevin York (Mindblown Labs), Sonia Fizek (Cologne Game Lab at TH Köln)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators
Format: Panel
Efficient Software Occlusion Culling on Mobile Platform in 'Life After'
Speaker: Wenhui Tao (Netease Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Embrace the "Dark Side": Demystifying Game Venture Capital
Speaker: Moritz Baier-Lentz (Lightspeed Venture Partners)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Empowerment Playbook: Making and Measuring Change in the Games Industry
Speakers: Stephanie Fisher (Pixelles), Alison Harvey (York University)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Lecture
Engine Optimization Powered by Big Data
Speakers: Vladimir Katchadourian (Ubisoft), Vincent Leclercq (Ubisoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership, Programming
Format: Lecture
Speakers: Kelly Wallick (1Up Fund), Ed Fries (1Up Fund)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Evolving the Game Development Pipeline with Omniverse (Presented by Nvidia)
Sponsor Speaker: Calvin Gu (Tencent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Format: Sponsored Session
Speakers: Jack Hart (Independent), Mariano Mariscal (PapaCorps), Paula Rogers (Independent), Nicole He (Independent), Joseph Mansfield (Astra Games), Joannes Truyens (Independent), Alastair Low (Lowtek Games), Jacob Knipfing (Pressy Games), Atley Loughridge (Pressy Games), Sebastián Blanco (PapaCorps), Yiyi Zhang (Gumbo Collective, Inc & Death By Audio Arcade), Emilia Lazer-Walker (Microsoft), Isabelle Adena Kestrel (No Goblin), Hang Wu (University of Chicago), Joel Jordon (Time Bandit), Teagan Cynthia Morrison (Oleander Garden), Jeremy Couillard (Independent), Kasrah Ghobadi (Independent), Jake Weidner (Independent), Liz Ryerson (Ella Guro)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Extending In-Game Textures Using CDNs for 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2'
Speaker: Chris Fowler (Sledgehammer Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
External Development (Outsourcing) Roundtable Day 1
Speaker: Carl Schmidt (Zynga)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership, Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
External Development (Outsourcing) Roundtable Day 2
Speaker: Carl Schmidt (Zynga)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership, Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Fair Play Summit: Crowdhealing: Founding a Company and Community Around Kindness
Speaker: Amanda Vandenburg (Lumi Interactive)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Lecture
Fair Play Summit: Douglass Knew it and Now You Do, Too
Speaker: Farley Chery (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Lecture
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Panel
Fair Play Summit: Implementing a Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Study in Games
Speaker: James Butlin (FuturLab Ltd)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Lecture
Fair Play Summit: Level Up: Nurturing Safe Spaces in Games
Speakers: Benn Wiebe (Safe in Our World), Sarah Sorrell (Safe in Our World), Rosie Taylor (Safe in Our World), Sky Tunley-Stainton (Safe in Our World)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Educators
Format: Panel
Fair Play Summit: Promoting Growth Through Games Is Simply Good Game Design
Speakers: Elizabeth Kilmer (Take This), Jared Kilmer (Game to Grow)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Lecture
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), Esmeé van’t Hoff (Tidbits Play)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Panel
Fair Play Summit: Why True Inclusion Matters: A Framework for Addressing Employee Harassment
Speaker: Eve Crevoshay (Take This)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Lecture
Fall Foliage in 'Redfall': Creating the Essence of Northeast America
Speaker: Ehsan Ebrahimzadeh (Arkane Austin Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Fantastic Audio Algorithms and Where to Find Them
Speaker: Guy Somberg (Echtra Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Programming
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Grace Curtis (Future Friends Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Fixing the Unfixable: Techniques that Improved Stability for 'Elder Scrolls Online'
Speaker: Péter Barabás (Nemesys Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Flopping Successfully: How to Run a Studio Without a Huge Hit
Speaker: Yngvill Hopen (Henchman & Goon AS)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Free-to-Play Summit: 'Roblox' Economics: A Fireside Chat with Gamefam CEO Joe Ferencz
Speakers: Ethan Levy (Any Wonder), Joe Ferencz (Gamefam)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Panel
Free-to-Play Summit: Digital Trading Card Games: 25 Years of Design Lessons Learned
Speaker: Thandrie Davis (Thandrie Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Free-to-Play Summit: F2P -> Web3: Evolving Free to Play Games From Web2 to Web3
Speaker: David Fox (Double Coconut)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Free-to-Play Summit: From Copy to Subscriptions: A Statistic Perspective of 'NARAKA BLADEPOINT'
Speakers: ZECHEN XU (NetEase), Yongcheng Liu (NetEase)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Diana Maher (Independent Contractor; ex-Dots(T2); ex-Melsoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Free-to-Play Summit: Playtesting your Game Economy on 'Marvel Strike Force'
Speaker: Haider CW (Scopely)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Free-to-Play Summit: Sugary Statistics: 'Candy Crush' Lessons After 10 Years and 10,000 Levels
Speakers: Xavier Guardiola (King), Jan Wedekind (King)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Free-to-Play Summit: The Power of Emotion-Led Events in 'Sky: Children of the Light'
Speaker: Tim Nixon (thatgamecompany)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Free-to-Play Summit: Unwinding Core Loops: Detecting These Patterns Early Can Avert a Failed Launch
Speaker: Dave Cross (Crosshatch Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Speakers: Carol Miu (PeopleFun), Jonathan Lindsay-Rivera (PeopleFun)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Free-to-Play
Format: Lecture
Freelancers and Independent Contractors Roundtable Day 1
Speakers: Toiya Kristen Finley (Schnoodle Media, LLC), Fred Wan (Freelance)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Freelancers and Independent Contractors Roundtable Day 2
Speakers: Toiya Kristen Finley (Schnoodle Media, LLC), Fred Wan (Freelance)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
From Battlegrounds to Fairways: Terrain Procedural Tools in Frostbite
Speaker: Julien Keable (Electronic Arts)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Programming
Format: Lecture
From Pitch to Pancakes: How 'Bear and Breakfast' Blended Genres To Succeed
Speaker: Rares Cinteza (Gummy Cat Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Design
Format: Lecture
Future Realities Summit: A Case for Relaxing VR
Speakers: Shawn Patton (Schell Games), Melanie Harke (Fred Rogers Productions)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: VR/AR
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, Inc.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Lecture
Future Realities Summit: Art Direction for VR: Designing for Spatial Perspectives
Speaker: Shahriar Shahrabi Farahani (Realities IO)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Lecture
Future Realities Summit: Building Better Digital Ethics and Laws: Meatspace meets Metaverse
Speakers: Ryan Black (DLA Piper (Canada) LLP), Micaela Mantegna (Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University), Gaetano Dimita (Queen Mary University, QMUL School of Law)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Panel
Future Realities Summit: Building Big Games on Little Headsets
Speaker: Ben Hopkins (Owlchemy Labs)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Lecture
Future Realities Summit: Clinical Virtual Reality: A Brief Review of the Future
Speaker: Albert Rizzo (USC-Institute for Creative TechnologiesT)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Educators, VR/AR
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: VR/AR
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Lecture
Future Realities Summit: Extending Extended Reality: Beyond the Head Mounted Display in Young People
Speakers: Kimberly Hieftje (XRPeds, Yale), Asher Marks (XRPeds, Yale)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Lecture
Future Realities Summit: Innovation and Transformation: Becoming an XR Game Developer
Summit Speaker: Dana Ware (The VOID)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Niel Widy (Andromeda Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Lecture
Future Realities Summit: The Avatar Manifesto
Speaker: Dino Ignacio (Roblox)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: VR/AR
Format: Lecture
Chairperson: Brian Schmidt (GameSoundCon)
Speakers: Nick Hartman (Game Audio Network Guild), Wilbert Roget (Independent), Jason Graves (Independent), Paul Lipson (Formosa Group)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Panel
G.A.N.G. Demo Derby: Sound Design
Moderator: Nick Hartman (Game Audio Network Guild)
Chairperson: Brian Schmidt (GameSoundCon)
Speakers: Shannon Potter (Formosa Interactive), Paul Lipson (Formosa Group)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Panel
Speaker: Brandon Sheffield (Necrosoft Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
GDC Main Stage: The Future of Play
Speakers: Chandana Ekanayake (Outerloop Games), Jen Oneal (Independent), Robert Anderberg (ControlZee)
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
Speakers: Jason Della Rocca (Execution Labs), Justin Woodward (Media Indie Exchange), Becky Sayers (Humble), Bobby Wertheim (Curve Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
Game Art in the Age of AI Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Chris Solarski (Solarski Studio)
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 Roundtable Day 1: Contracts
Speakers: Richard Ludlow (Hexany Audio), Debbie Gonzalez (The Sound Lab, Keywords Studio), Jonathan Clark (Kraft-Engel Management), Crispin Hands (Lionshead Entertainment, Inc.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Business & Marketing
Format: Roundtable
Game Audio Business Essentials Roundtable Day 2: Agents
Speakers: Richard Ludlow (Hexany Audio), Debbie Gonzalez (The Sound Lab, Keywords Studio), Jonathan Clark (Kraft-Engel Management), Crispin Hands (Lionshead Entertainment, Inc.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Business & Marketing
Format: Roundtable
Game Career Seminar: Boss Mode: Making the Most of Your Manager
Speaker: Jennie Lees (Zynga)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, Friday Only Pass
Topic: Game Career Development
Format: Lecture
Game Career Seminar: Killer Portfolio or Portfolio Killer Part 1: Advice from Industry Artists
Speaker: Greg Foertsch (Bit Reactor)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, Friday Only Pass
Topic: Game Career Development
Format: Panel
Game Career Seminar: Killer Portfolio or Portfolio Killer Part 2: Portfolio Reviews
Speaker: Greg Foertsch (Bit Reactor)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, Friday Only Pass
Topic: Game Career Development
Format: Panel
Game Curriculum Framework Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Julija Jeremic (Vantage Point)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Game Design for Inclusion Beyond Representation
Speakers: Tanya X. Short (Kitfox Games), Emily Short (Failbetter Games), Réjon Foster-Taylor (Soft Not Weak, Maximum Crash), Jon Remedios (Actual Humans), Jill Murray (Discoglobe Interactive Inc.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Panel
Game Developers Building a Climate Resilient Industry Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Paula Angela Escuadra (Xbox Game Studios Publishing)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Game Narrative Roundtable Day 1: Professional
Speaker: Richard Dansky (Crytek)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Roundtable
Game Narrative Roundtable Day 2: Technical
Speaker: Richard Dansky (Crytek)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Roundtable
Game Narrative Roundtable Day 3: Conceptual
Speaker: Richard Dansky (Crytek)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Roundtable
Game Narrative Summit: AAA-TYPICAL: Character and Story Arcs in Open Gameplay Structures
Speakers: Brendan Hennessy (Ubisoft Toronto), Heli Kennedy (Ubisoft Toronto)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: Building Rome in a Day: A Sociological Storytelling Primer
Speaker: Jennifer Allaway (Monolith Productions)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: Creating a Living World in 'Horizon: Forbidden West'
Speaker: Espen Sogn (Guerrilla)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: Devising Stories as an Ensemble
Summit Speaker: Alison Lührs (Bungie)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: Effective Feedback for Game Writers, Narrative Designers, and Collaborators
Speakers: Alexa Ray Corriea (Electronic Arts), Lis Moberly (Obsidian)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: IP Development: Methodologies and Strategies
Summit Speaker: Mike Laidlaw (Yellow Brick Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: It's Not in the Writer's Manual: A Q&A Session for New Writers
Speaker: Toiya Kristen Finley (Schnoodle Media, LLC)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Panel
Speaker: Graham Parkes (GoodbyeWorld Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: Minimal Space, Maximum Character: Creating Characters in Small Spaces
Speaker: Rowan Williams (Sprocket Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: Pitching and Workshopping Side Quests for 'Horizon Forbidden West'
Speaker: Tim Stobo (Guerrilla)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: Respecting Player Fantasies in 'Lovelink': A Dating Sim Guide
Speaker: Betty Robertson (Survios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: Storied Bodies: DEI Topics Through Immersive Narrative Design
Speaker: Miko Reyes (Praxis Labs)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: Story: An Atomic Theory
Summit Speaker: Jeremy Bernstein (Volition)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: The Best and Most Stealable Mechanics from Table Top RPGs
Speaker: Evan Hill (Obsidian)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Game Narrative Summit: The Future of Interactive Cinema
Summit Speakers: Simay Dinc (Recontact Games), Eray Dinc (Recontact Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Hannah Murphy (Activision)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Games as Cultural Representation Roundtable
Speaker: Charly Harbord (Global Game Jam)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Speakers: Nazih Fares (The 4 Winds Entertainment), Trento von Lindenberg (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Speakers: Tim Cullings (Global Game Jam), Charly Harbord (Global Game Jam)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
God of War Ragnarök's Visual Scripting Solution
Speaker: Sam Sternklar (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Grappling with Performance: Rendering Optimization Strategies in 'Rumbleverse'
Speaker: Jon Moore (Iron Galaxy Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Growing an internet Cult: 'Cult of the Lamb's' Social Strategy
Speaker: Jared J. Tan (Devolver Digital)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Design
Format: Lecture
Hit Features Across the PeopleFun Portfolio: Training New Feature Owners
Speakers: Carol Miu (PeopleFun), Jonathan Lindsay-Rivera (PeopleFun)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Hot Desks to Sweatpants: Hybrid Work Roundtable
Speaker: Jessica Damerst (Unknown Worlds Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Roundtable
How To Make AAA Looking Games with 20 Artists.
Speaker: Gregoire BINETRUY (ASOBO STUDIO)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
How We Almost Wrecked Our Second Game, 'The Wreck'
Speaker: Florent Maurin (The Pixel Hunt)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
How a Small Developer Landed Some Really Big IPs
Speaker: Dustin Adair (Scary Robot Productions)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
How a Three-Eyed Horse Changed Meme Marketing Forever
Speaker: Natalie Puchalski (Behaviour Interactive)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
How to Build a Home: Designing Narrative for Sindri's House in 'God of War Ragnarök'
Speaker: Harleigh Awner (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
How to Release 15 Skins a Month Without Losing Your Mind?
Speakers: Kellen Malone (Hi-Rez), Pablo Schwilden Diaz (Demute)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Hunting with Hits: Tempo-Slaying Monsters in 'Harmony'
Speaker: Chase Bethea (Chase Bethea)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Design
Format: Lecture
Identifying Indie: A Study of Who Plays What and Why
Speaker: Phil Hofman (Humble Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Implementing Accessibility Across a Studio: Year One
Speaker: Cari Watterton (Rebellion)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Design
Format: Lecture
Improving Game Credits at Your Studio
Speaker: Katie Golden (Riot Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: 'Unpacking' Fan Expectations and Driving Engagement Post-Launch
Speaker: Emily Hummel (Witch Beam Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: 30 Marketing Mistakes in 30 Minutes
Speaker: Chris Zukowski (How To Market A Game)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: Building the World of 'Webbed': A Painter's Approach to Level Design
Summit Speaker: Noah Seymour (Sbug Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: Developing Your Studio and Your Sense of Self
Speaker: Son M. (Perfect Garbage Studios Co.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: Developing a Live Game That Never Truly Left Early Access
Summit Speaker: Mikhail Akopyan (Ghost Ship Games ApS)
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: First Person Talker: Six Rules for Voice-controlled Game Design
Speaker: Thomas Keane (Godolphin Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: Fixing Bugs by Cloning Them in 'The Last Clockwinder'
Speaker: Matthew Blair (Pontoco)
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Audio, Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: Gorillaz, Monkees, K/DA, and OFK: Creating Virtual Identity
Speaker: Teddy Dief (OFK)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: Here There Be Dragons: Demystifying Content Warning Systems
Speakers: Claris Cyarron (Silverstring Media), Lindsay Ishihiro (Independent)
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)
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: Make Games Like a Horse: The Design of 'Bugsnax'
Summit Speaker: John Murphy (Young Horses)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: Never Skip Playtest Day! 5 Tips for Running Better Playtests
Speakers: Mike Salyh (Coin Crew Games), Wyatt Bushnell (Coin Crew Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: No Publisher Necessary: Releasing Premium Titles on PC and Mobile
Speaker: Luke Spierewka (Afterburn)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: No-budget DIY Marketing for Indie Games
Speaker: Michelle Lega (Armor Games)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: Porting on a Budget: There and Back Again
Speaker: Lucas Farina (DX Gameworks)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: Sorry Not Sorry: Game Devs Are Content Creators
Speakers: Nick Kaman (Aggro Crab), Paige Wilson (Aggro Crab)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Independent Games
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)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: Ten Publishing Agreement Clauses you Need to Know
Speaker: Kellen Voyer (Voyer Law)
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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)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit: This is Why We Fight: Designing Meaningful Combat
Speaker: Shawn Alexander Allen (NuChallenger)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Independent Games Summit; Expanding the 'Miniverse': Designing Deep, Minimalist Games
Speaker: Tana Tanoi (Dinosaur Polo Club)
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Topic: Independent Games
Format: Lecture
Indie Starter Kit: Founding Games Company Basics
Speaker: Dino Patti (coherence)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Is Beauty Emotional or Rational: Cosmetics and Consumer Choice in 'NARAKA: BLADEPOINT'
Speaker: Xinwei Chang (NetEase)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
It Takes A Village: Building a Gaming and Disability Program
Speakers: Tara Voelker (Xbox Game Studios), Brannon Zahand (Microsoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Joint-Based Skin Deformation in 'God of War: Ragnarök'
Speaker: Tenghao Wang (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Latine in Games Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Joseph Magallanes (Latinx in Gaming)
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Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Speaker: Frédéric Giraud (Ubisoft Paris)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Leaders Working at the Heart of the Team in 2023
Speakers: Grant Shonkwiler (Shonkventures), Erika Olsen (Xbox Game Studios Publishing), Richard Atlas (Clever Endeavour Games), Roger Collum (Creative Assembly), Carolina Mastretta (Original Fire Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Learn How VIP Management Can Change Your Company's Revenue Footprint
Speaker: Gemma Doyle (Zynga , T2)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Learning Education Games Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Elena Bertozzi (Quinnipiac University)
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Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Speaker: Richard Vogel (Certain Affinity)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Level Design Summit: A Visual Approach to Level Design in 'Gotham Knights'
Speaker: Simon-Albert Boudreault (Warner Bros. Games Montréal)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Summit Speaker: Miles Tost (CD PROJEKT RED)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Level Design Summit: Designing Cauldrons for 'Horizon Forbidden West'
Speaker: Dennis Micka (Guerrilla Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Level Design Summit: Moving Mountains: Speedy Level Creation as a Desperate Indie Dev
Summit Speaker: Edward Kay (DinoBoss)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Level Design Summit: Player as Performer: Setting the Stage for Your Audience
Speaker: Evan Hill (Obsidian Entertainment)
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Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Level Design Summit: The Pandemic Production of Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
Speaker: Katelyn Pitstick (Gearbox Software)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design, Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Local Game Community Organizers Roundtable
Speakers: Marlena Abraham (Steel Wool Studios), Daniel Lin (Schell Games), Michael Lee (Schell Games), Tim Cullings (Global Game Jam)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Localization Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Katrina Leonoudakis (Deluxe Media Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Localization of 'Cyberpunk 2077': Technology, Tools, and Approach
Speakers: Tommi Nykopp (CD Projekt Red), Mikolaj Szwed (CD Projekt Red)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership, Programming
Format: Lecture
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 (International Game Developers Association Foundation), Pierre-Luc Labbée (rhum.hr)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Panel
Love and Sex in Games: A Rousing Roundtable (presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Monica Fan (Pipworks Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Machine Learning Summit: Advanced Heightmap Compression Using Deep Learning in 'Dune: Awakening'
Speakers: Clemens Rögner (Tencent Games), Calle Lejdfors (Tencent Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
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.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Machine Learning Summit: GPT-3 Powered Text to Lifelike Speech and Animation for NPCs
Speaker: Dao Si (NUVERSE)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Machine Learning Summit: Natural Language Generation for Games Writing
Speaker: Ben Swanson (Ubisoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Machine Learning Summit: Parameter Selection for ASTC Mapping Compression Using Machine Learning
Speaker: Wunong Li (Thunderfire Universe X Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Machine Learning Summit: Real-Time Neural Texture Upsampling in 'God of War: Ragnarök'
Summit Speaker: Xuanyi Zhou (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Ran Cao (Riot Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Machine Learning Summit: Wobbledoll: ML powered self-balancing synthesis ragdoll
Speaker: Nan Ma (LightSpeed Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Making Chaotic Great, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands: Finding Precedent in Unprecedented Times
Speakers: Kayla Belmore (Gearbox Software), Matt Cox (Gearbox Software)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Making Games for Kids Roundtable Day 1: Game Mechanics and Usability for Kids
Speaker: Carla Engelbrecht (Literati)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Roundtable
Making Games for Kids Roundtable Day 2: Mobile Development for Kids
Speaker: Carla Engelbrecht (Literati)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Roundtable
Making Jewish Games Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Amanda Sharkey (USC Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Making Waves for 'Skull and Bones': Advancements in Water Tech
Speaker: Kris Kirkpatrick (Ubisoft Singapore)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Making the Invisible Visible: Devs with Kids Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Bret Staudt Willet (Florida State University)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Math in Game Development Summit: Heat Is Magic
Summit Speaker: Squirrel Eiserloh (SMU Guildhall)
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Patrik Rosander (Remedy Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Mentorship Cheat Code: Raising Diverse Talent in the Games Industry
Speakers: Jim Huntley (USC Games), Alan Lewis (Take-Two Interactive), Jenn Panattoni (Xbox, Microsoft), Latoya Peterson (Glow Up Games), Kahlief Adams (Spawn On Me), Meggan Scavio (Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS))
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Design
Format: Panel
Mitigating Harm in Design: Extremism and the Gamification of Violence
Speakers: Alex Newhouse (Center on Terrorism, Extremism & Counterterrorism), Rachel Kowert (Take This)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Lecture
Modernizing Rendering at Supercell
Speaker: Timo Heinäpurola (Supercell)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Moving the Needle: Microtalks on Data-backed Design Changes
Speakers: Kaixi Chen (LeoCool Game), Shun Bao (Thunderfire UX), Yan Jiang (Netease Game)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning with 'Roller Champions'
Speaker: Eva Raggini (Ubisoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Programming
Format: Lecture
Music Design Is Composition: Interactive Music in 'Back 4 Blood'
Speaker: Martin Stig Andersen (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Music Systems and Live Recording
Speaker: Jon Everist (Everist Sound LLC)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Narrative Moments on a Budget: Stretching Storytelling "Dollars" Across the Moments That Matter
Speaker: Venessa Nyarko (The Coalition, Xbox Game Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Javiera Cordero (Meta)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Occupational Burnout in Games: Causes, Impact, and Solutions
Speakers: Raffael Boccamazzo (Take This), Alicia Fortier (Spry Fox), Osama Dorias (Blizzard Entertainment), Anna Brandberg (The Outsiders (Funcom))
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Business & Marketing
Format: Panel
Speaker: Ispanji Pratama (AccelByte)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Speakers: David Durst (Stanford University), Carly Taylor (Activision Publishing, Inc.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Online Game Technology Summit: How Online Games Get Hacked
Speaker: Adrian Bednarek (Overflow Labs)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Online Game Technology Summit: How to Design an Expressive and Efficient Matchmaking System
Speaker: Chris Molozian (Heroic Labs)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Online Game Technology Summit: Optimizing Live Gameservers with Continuous Profiling
Speaker: Jordan Schidlowsky (Winterpixel Games Inc)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Online Game Technology Summit: Predicted Physics-Based Multiplayer in 'Space Engineers'
Speaker: Jan Hlousek (Keen Software House)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Speakers: Saumya Singh Rathore (WinZO Games), Paavan Nanda (WinZO Games Private Limited)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Online Game Technology Summit: XPR Model: Building a Truly Scalable Virtual World
Speaker: Richard Li (LightSpeed Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Open Salaries: Ensuring Equitable Pay Through Pay Transparency
Speaker: Matt Schembari (Lightforge Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Mark Mandel (Google Cloud)
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)
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Open Source and Disruption in the Game Industry Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Stephen Jacobs (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Open World Audio in 'Dying Light 2 Stay Human'
Speaker: Edyta Mosińska-Duralska (Techland)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Pacing, Puzzles, and Perseverance: Designing 'The Last Clockwinder'
Speaker: John Austin (Pontoco)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Pain and Gain: Obtained from Applying a Reinforcement Learning Game Bot to 'BarbarQ 2'
Speaker: Xiaohang Xu (Electronic Soul)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Programming
Format: Lecture
Picking A Good Spot: Naughty Dog's Post System
Speaker: Ming-Lun "Allen" Chou (Naughty Dog)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Planning Marketing Beats That Increase Wishlists and Won't Disrupt Development
Speaker: Alex Van Lepp (Graffiti Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Plays Like You Remember: Adapting Classics for TMNT Shredder's Revenge
Speaker: Frederic Gemus (Tribute Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Populating the World With an Acoustic Graph in 'Cyberpunk 2077'
Speaker: Marek Bielawski (CD PROJEKT RED)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Programming
Format: Lecture
Practical High-Performance Rendering On Mobile Platforms
Speaker: Xiaoxin Guo (Tencent Holdings Ltd)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Practical Tools Transitioning Into Leadership Roles
Speaker: Goksu Ugur (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Preparing for 'God of War: Ragnarök'
Speaker: Göksu Uğur (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Prioritizing Roadmaps for Growth: Simplified Framework for Small and Growing Teams
Speaker: Constantin Calavrezos (Trailmix Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Production Essentials Summit: Engaging Game Developers to Do Great Work, Happily
Speaker: Scott Crabtree (Happy Brain Science)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Production Essentials Summit: Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
Speaker: Mikey Soden (Microsoft, Turn 10 Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Production Essentials Summit: Studio Tales: Roadmaps of the Risk Management Hero
Speaker: Marcieb Balisacan (Embersail Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Production Essentials Summit: The Art of Closing
Speaker: Fleur Marty (WB Games Montreal)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Production Essentials Summit: The Producer's Role in Fostering Cultural Inclusion
Speaker: Tina Merry (Tina Merry Consulting)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Realizing Tunic's Design Goals Through Audio World-Building
Speaker: Kevin Regamey (Power Up Audio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Rendering 'God of War: Ragnarök'
Speaker: Stephen McAuley (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership, Programming
Format: Lecture
Rendering Lights and Shadows on Mobile in 'Diablo Immortal'
Speaker: Hao Wu (Netease)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Rolling with the Punches: Reinventing Fighting Games for Mobile
Speaker: Charley Price (Hidden Variable Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Scaling Tools for Millions of Assets
Speaker: David Marcelis (Guerrilla)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Sensory Overload: Accessibility Best Practices
Speaker: Karen Stevens (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Design
Format: Lecture
Serious Games Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Matthew Lee (IGDA Serious Games SIG)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Shape and Shadow: Creating Horror in the 'Callisto Protocol'
Speakers: Demetrius Leal (Striking Distance Studios), Atsushi Seo (Striking Distance Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Renee Gittins (Phoenix Labs)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Ship This Ship! Art Direction on the Ships of 'Skull and Bones'
Speaker: Andie Sulistio (Ubisoft Singapore)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Ship This Ship! Building the Ships of 'Skull and Bones'
Speaker: Jewell Koh (Ubisoft Singapore)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Sink or Swim: How to Build and Validate AA Games Fast
Speaker: Carina Kom (MixMob)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Arthur Milano (Black In Gaming)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Sounds of Night City: Audio Technology in 'Cyberpunk 2077'
Speaker: Colin Walder (CD Projekt RED)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Programming
Format: Lecture
Space-efficient Content Packaging for 'Horizon Forbidden West'
Speaker: Jan-Jaap Fahner (Guerrilla B.V.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Speed Networking: Career Development
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
Speed Networking: Devs and Backers
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
Speed Networking: Supporting DEI
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Special Event
Format: Special Event
Squeezing Meta Quest 2 with Unreal Engine: A Tech Art Talk
Speaker: Adam Andrzejczak (Black Drakkar Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Squelching Harassment in the Ecosystem
Speakers: Neil Schwartzman (Unit 221B), Steven Guris (Unit 221B), Maria Thomas (Unit 221B)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Lecture
Storytelling Fundamentals Workshop
Summit Speaker: Evan Skolnick (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Game Narrative
Format: Workshop
Supporting Mental Health in the Workplace Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Joel Gonzales (Firaxis)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Tabletop Summit: 'Deadbolt': A 10-Year Retrospective
Speaker: Elizabeth Sampat (Electric Square / Lively)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Tabletop Summit: 'SolForge Fusion': Creating the World's First Hybrid Deck Game
Speakers: Justin Gary (Stone Blade Entertainment), Richard Garfield (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Tabletop Summit: Building an Accessible Board Game
Speakers: Carol Mertz (Exploding Kittens), Morgan Baker (Electronic Arts), Jesse Martinez (University of Washington)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Tabletop Summit: Encouraging Emergent Narratives with Puzzle Design in 'Décorum'
Speaker: Charlie Mackin (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design, Game Narrative
Format: Lecture
Tabletop Summit: Reimagining Historical Settings in Game Design
Speaker: Cole Wehrle (Leder Games, Wehrlegig Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Tabletop Summit: Shifting Perspective of Disability: Fighting Ableism One Table at a Time
Speaker: Rachel Voss (Forge Ahead: A Party To Access)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Tabletop Summit: Tabletop Liveplay Development and Immersive Narratives in the Age of Digital Games
Speaker: Noxweiler Ignatius Berf (Hunters Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Panel
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Taking a Procedural Approach to Texturing the Machines of 'Horizon: Forbidden West'
Speaker: Tom Delboo (Guerrilla)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Talent Shortage and New Ways To Rethink Hiring: How Do You Fit In
Speakers: Cami Smith (ggLocators.com), Alejandro Rodriquez (Probably Monsters), Miquel Calderon (Netflix / Game Studios), Iris Moon (ggLocators.com), Niccole Minka (Crystal Dynamics), Keith Guerrette (Beyond-FX)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Game Career Development
Format: Panel
Tech Art Game Adjacency: A Panel of TAs Share Their Stores About Moving From Games to High Tech
Speakers: Jeff Hanna (NVIDIA Corporation), Steve Theodore (Undead Labs), Bob White (Volition), Kelly Snapka (Volition), Andrew Maximov (Promethean AI), Mary Denman (Electronic Arts)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Panel
Technical Artist Roundtable Day 1
Speaker: Jeff Hanna (NVIDIA)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Technical Artist Roundtable Day 2
Speaker: Jeff Hanna (NVIDIA)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Technical Artist Roundtable Day 3
Speaker: Jeff Hanna (NVIDIA)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Speaker: Diego Garzon (Microsoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Technical Artist Summit: 'Lego® Star Wars™: Castaways': Building an All-Brick World
Speakers: Andrei Ichim (Gameloft), Frederick Taillon (Gameloft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Technical Artist Summit: 'Mix Universe': The Tech Behind Bringing Music to the Universe
Speaker: Chris Zuko (Terrible Posture Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Technical Artist Summit: 3 Cities, 2 TAs, 1 Day: Techniques to Empower Artists
Speakers: Thomas Tobin (Unity), Thibault Prin (Unity)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Daniel Elliott (Epic Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Technical Artist Summit: Building a DCC and Project Agnostic Animation Pipeline
Speaker: Frieder Erdmann (Ubisoft Entertainment Sweden AB)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Technical Leadership Roundtable: Soft Skills for Hard Problems (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Zak Whaley (PlayEveryWare)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Tell Me What to Say: Active Feedback Techniques for Teams
Speakers: JP Kellams (Epic Games Inc.), Drew Kugler (The Kugler Company, LLC)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Testing with Building Blocks: A Modular Approach for Quality Assurance
Speaker: Christopher Rios (Bungie)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
The Art Direction of 'Saints Row'
Speaker: Frank Marquart (Deep Silver Volition)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
The Character Rendering Art of 'The Callisto Protocol'
Speakers: Jorge Jimenez (Striking Distance Studios), Glauco Longhi (Striking Distance Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
The Cinematics of Horizon Forbidden West
Speaker: Ismaël Auray (Guerrilla)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
The Current and Future Ethical Challenges in Games: XR and the Metaverse
Speakers: Micaela Mantegna (Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University), Celia Hodent (independent), Gaetano Dimita (Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London), Dylan Urquidi (Unity Labs, Research Division of Unity Technologies), Albert Fox Cahn (Surveillance Technology Oversight Project)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Panel
The Final Battle: Techniques for delivering high stakes sequences
Speaker: Victoria Smith (Sony Santa Monica)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
The Future of Game Communities, and How We Avoid It
Speaker: Kelsey Gamble (League of Geeks)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
The Future of Narrative Design and Game Writing Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Alexander Bevier (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
The Golden Rule of Game Promotion: No One Cares About Your Game
Speaker: Thomas Reisenegger (Future Friends Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
The Happy, Engaged Game Developer Game
Speaker: Scott Crabtree (Happy Brain Science)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
The History of Latinx Characters in Games
Speaker: Joe Tirado (System Era Softworks)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Lecture
The Language of Gameplay and How to Speak It
Speaker: Jakub Stokalski (11 Bit Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
The Language of Leveling Up: Crafting Your Unapologetic Career Stories
Speaker: Jean Leggett (Jean Leggett Consulting Inc)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Game Career Development
Format: Lecture
The Level Design Evolution of A Plague Tale
Speaker: Laura Mas Maury (Asobo Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Henry Howie (Modulate)
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.)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
The Most Important Question in Game Design
Speaker: Carrie Patel (Obsidian Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
The Multi-Platform Gamer: Understanding the Complexity of Today's Game Habits
Speaker: Piers Harding-Rolls (Ampere Analysis)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
The Production Secrets of Return to Monkey Island
Speaker: Jenn Sandercock (Inquisiment & Terrible Toybox)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
The Professional Closet: On Being "Out" in the Game Industry
Speaker: Matt Turnbull (Xbox Game Studios Publishing)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
The Science of Managing Transitions During Crisis
Speaker: Scott Crabtree (Happy Brain Science)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
The State of the Games Industry
Speaker: Jayant Uppal (Newzoo)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
The Trap of Marketing "Authentic" Games: Lessons from South-East Asia
Speaker: Brian Kwek (Ysbryd Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Business & Marketing
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Panel
Speakers: Jian Xiao (Tencent), Cangjian Hou (Tencent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Three Musketeers of Narrative Design in 'Cyberpunk 2077'
Speaker: Kajetan Kasprowicz (CD PROJEKT RED)
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Tool Design Roundtable Day 1: Design
Speaker: Robin-Yann Storm (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Roundtable
Tool Design Roundtable Day 2: Production
Speaker: Robin-Yann Storm (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Roundtable
Tools Roundtable Day 1: Assets
Speaker: Geoff Evans (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Tools Roundtable Day 2: Pipeline
Speaker: Geoff Evans (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Tools Roundtable Day 3: Workflow
Speaker: Geoff Evans (Independent)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Tools Summit: Designers Making Tools: How 'Fortnite' Used Blueprints To Make Quest Tools
Speaker: Eric Carter (Epic Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Tools Summit: Managing Source Content for 'Overwatch 2'
Summit Speaker: Rowan Hamilton (Blizzard Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Tools Summit: Seret: The 'Cosmonious High' Custom VO System
Speaker: Daniel Perry (Owlchemy Labs)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Tools Summit: TestMonkey: Automated Testing At Santa Monica Studio
Summit Speaker: Ben Hines (Sony Santa Monica Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Tools Summit: Tools to Build a World in One Day
Speaker: Thomas Tobin (Unity)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
Speakers: Haitong Zhang (NetEase), XiangYi Wang (Netease)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
UI Engineering Patterns from 'Marvel's Midnight Suns'
Speaker: Joel Gonzales (Firaxis)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Lecture
UX Summit: Accessibility by Design: Finding Our Way on the Path Less Traveled
Speaker: Aderyn Thompson (Ubisoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
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)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
UX Summit: Creating Stakeholder Buy-in for Accessibility in Game Design
Speaker: Jameil Johnson (AbleGamers Charity)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
UX Summit: From Chaos to Clarity: The 'Battlefield 2042' Front End Redesign
Speakers: Aerin Artessa (Ripple Effect Studios), Courtney Libby (Ripple Effect Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
UX Summit: Step Into Your Player's Shoes: Making the Most of Team Playtests on 'Skate'
Speaker: Andreia Gonçalves (Electronic Arts)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
UX Summit: The Journey of Playtesting 'God of War: Ragnarök' Accessibility at Scale
Speaker: Sue Pacete (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Understanding the Audio Needs of the Game and Its Audience
Speaker: Adele Cutting (Soundcuts Ltd)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Lecture
Unity Application and Techniques Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Josh Samuels (Raindrop Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Unlocking the Power of Neurodiversity in Game Development
Speakers: Pierre Escaich (Ubisoft), Aris Bricker (Redstorm, Ubisoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Lecture
Unpacking Zen: Designing a Game Without Fail States or Scores
Speaker: Wren Brier (Witch Beam)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
Using Vertices Over Pixels: Achieving Cartoon Graphics on Standalone VR
Speaker: Stefan Hell (Salmi Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Validate, Hype, Release: A Strategic Approach To Reduce Your Next Game's Risk to Flop
Speaker: Philomena Schwab (Stray Fawn Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Video Games and Science in a World with Gaming Addiction
Speaker: Andrew Przybylski (University of Oxford)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Lecture
Visual Effects Roundtable Day 1: General
Speakers: Jason Keyser (VFX Apprentice LLC), Keith Guerrette (Beyond-FX, Inc & RealtimeVFX.com, LLC)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Visual Effects Roundtable Day 2: Artistic Lens
Speaker: Jason Keyser (VFX Apprentice LLC)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Visual Effects Roundtable Day 3: Technical Lens
Speaker: Keith Guerrette (Beyond-FX)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Speakers: Xing Liu (NetEase & Thunderfire Universe X Studio), Xing star Liu (NetEase & Thunderfire Universe X Studio)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Visual Effects Summit: The Horrific VFX of The Callisto Protocol
Speakers: Shen-Ming Spurgeon (Striking Distance Studios), Matt Christopherson (Striking Distance Studios), Fabio Silva (Striking Distance Studios)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Panel
Visual Effects Summit: The VFX Toolkit
Speakers: Jason Keyser (VFX Apprentice LLC), Sandra Femenía (VFX Apprentice LLC), Sonia Firsova (Eleventh Hour Games, VFX Apprentice)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Visual Effects Summit: The VFX of Temtem
Speakers: Kees Klop (Crema), Miguel Ortiz Martin (Crema)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
VoRACE: Tools for Automating Dialogue Processing
Speaker: Jean-Philippe Letendre (Ubisoft)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Programming
Format: Lecture
What Is Normal? Real-World Numbers from Hundreds of Indies Marketing Their Games
Speaker: Chris Zukowski (HowToMarketAGame.com)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
What It's Like for Muslims Working in Games Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Osama Dorias (Blizzard Entertainment)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Speaker: Samus Wolfe (AbleGamers Charity)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Game Career Development
Format: Lecture
Workflow Improvement Methods for Frostbite
Speaker: Tanjulia Akter (Electronic Arts)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership, Programming
Format: Lecture
You Have No Idea How Hard It Is To Run A Sweatshop
Speaker: Soren Johnson (Mohawk Games)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Lecture
You're Probably Wrong About the VR Games Market
Speaker: Patrick O'Luanaigh (nDreams)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Your Architecture Designs You: How Architectural Principles Impact Gameplay and Experience
Speakers: Sandra Youkhana (You+Pea), Luke Caspar Pearson (You+Pea)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Visual Arts
Format: Lecture
Your DEI Initiatives Are Making Your Culture Worse
Speaker: Anita Sarkeesian (Feminist Frequency)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Lecture