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Game Narrative roundtable Day 1: Professional
Speaker: Richard Dansky (Crytek)
Location: Room 308, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Roundtable
Game Art in the Age of AI roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Natasha Skult (MiTale)
Location: Room 211, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Being an Effective Ally roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Josh Samuels (Raindrop Games)
Location: Room 203, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Automated Testing roundtable Day 1: Process
Speaker: Henry Golding (Epic Games)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
How to lead the pack in live games (Presented by Unity Technologies)
Sponsor Speakers: Red Freeman (Radical Forge), Michael Heywood (Included Games), Michael Silverwood (Pixile Studios), Karah Sutton (PikPok), Herbert Yung (Furyion), Wesley Adams (Unity Technologies)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Sponsored Session
Building Soundscapes: Creative Direction for Audio roundtable Day 1
Speakers: Star Power (Slide20XX), Katelyn Isaacson (Freelance), D'Anthoni Wooten (Freelance), Danny Baranowsky (Brace Yourself Games)
Location: Room 314, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Roundtable
Visual Effects roundtable Day 1: General
Speakers: Jason Keyser (VFX Apprentice LLC), Keith Guerrette (Beyond-FX, Inc & RealtimeVFX.com, LLC)
Location: Room 306, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Speaker: Neil Kirby (The Ohio State University)
Location: Room 306, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Developing Together: Game Audio and Game Development roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Steve Horowitz (Nickelodeon Digital)
Location: Room 211, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Freelancers and Independent Contractors roundtable Day 1: New Freelancers
Speakers: Toiya Kristen Finley (Schnoodle Media, LLC), Alexander Bevier (Independent)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Speaker: Dana Ware (The VOID)
Location: Room 203, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Speakers: Euna Park (That's No Moon), Juno Suever (Naughty Dog)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Tools roundtable Day 1: Assets
Speaker: Geoff Evans (NVIDIA)
Location: Room 308, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Serious Games roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Matthew Lee (IGDA Serious Games SIG)
Location: Room 211, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Tool Design roundtable Day 1: Design
Speaker: Robin-Yann Storm (Independent)
Location: Room 306, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Roundtable
What It's Like for Muslims Working in Games roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Osama Dorias (Blizzard Entertainment)
Location: Room 203, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Technical Artist roundtable Day 1
Speaker: Jeff Hanna (NVIDIA)
Location: Room 306, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Latine in Games roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Joseph Magallanes (Latinx in Gaming)
Location: Room 203, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Speakers: Tim Cullings (Global Game Jam), Charly Harbord (Global Game Jam)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Unity's 2023 Gaming Trends: The Creators roundtable (Presented by Unity Technologies)
Sponsor Speakers: Lauren Frazier (Ramen VR), Matt Wyble (Second Dinner), Phil Suh (Zynga), Jules Shumaker (Unity Technologies), Anahit Fernandez (Navegante)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Sponsored Session
The Future of Narrative Design and Game Writing roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Alexander Bevier (Independent)
Location: Room 211, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Learning Education Games roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Elena Bertozzi (Quinnipiac University)
Location: Room 211, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
External Development (Outsourcing) roundtable Day 1
Speaker: Carl Schmidt (Zynga)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership, Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Audio Programming roundtable Day 1: Game Integration
Speakers: Guy Somberg (Echtra Games), Tomas Neumann (Blizzard Entertainment)
Location: Room 306, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Programming
Format: Roundtable
LGBTQA2S+ & Global Queer Community roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Jakin Vela (International Game Developers Association)
Location: Room 308, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Black Developers Matter roundtable: The Workplace and Workforce Development (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Dennis Mathews (Revelation Interactive)
Location: Room 203, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Building Soundscapes: Creative Direction for Audio roundtable Day 2
Speakers: Star Power (Slide20XX), Katelyn Isaacson (Freelance), D'Anthoni Wooten (Freelance), Danny Baranowsky (Brace Yourself Games)
Location: Room 314, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio
Format: Roundtable
Speaker: Hannah Murphy (Activision)
Location: Room 211, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Tool Design roundtable Day 2: Production
Speaker: Robin-Yann Storm (Independent)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Roundtable
External Development (Outsourcing) roundtable Day 2
Speaker: Carl Schmidt (Zynga)
Location: Room 308, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership, Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Making Jewish Games roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Amanda Sharkey (USC Games)
Location: Room 203, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Business and Marketing roundtable Day 1
Speaker: William Bucher (Zaiger LLC)
Location: Room 306, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Roundtable
Game Audio Business Essentials roundtable Day 1: Agents
Speakers: Richard Ludlow (Hexany Audio), Debbie Gonzalez (The Sound Lab, Keywords Studio), Jonathan Clark (Kraft-Engel Management), Crispin Hands (Lionshead Entertainment, Inc.), Naveed Dezfoli (Disney)
Location: Room 314, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Business & Marketing
Format: Roundtable
Accessibility roundtable: Proven Techniques and Healthy Navigations (Presented by the IGDA)
Speakers: Tara Voelker (Xbox Game Studios), Morgan Baker (Electronic Arts)
Location: Room 203, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Hot Desks to Sweatpants: Hybrid Work roundtable
Speaker: Jessica Damerst (Unknown Worlds Entertainment)
Location: Room 308, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Roundtable
AI roundtable Day 2: Beginner Q&A
Speaker: Neil Kirby (The Ohio State University)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Technical Artist roundtable Day 2
Speaker: Jeff Hanna (NVIDIA)
Location: Room 306, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Technical Leadership roundtable: Soft Skills for Hard Problems (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Zak Whaley (PlayEveryWare)
Location: Room 211, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Speakers: Paula Angela Escuadra (Microsoft), Charly Harbord (Global Game Jam)
Location: Room 203, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Roundtable
Making Games for Kids roundtable Day 1: Game Mechanics and Usability for Kids
Speaker: Carla Engelbrecht (Literati)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Roundtable
Game Narrative roundtable Day 2: Technical
Speaker: Richard Dansky (Crytek)
Location: Room 306, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Roundtable
Freelancers and Independent Contractors roundtable Day 2: Veteran Freelancers
Speakers: Toiya Kristen Finley (Schnoodle Media, LLC), Alexander Bevier (Independent)
Location: Room 308, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Speaker: Arthur Milano (Black In Gaming)
Location: Room 211, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Visual Effects roundtable Day 2: Artistic Lens
Speaker: Jason Keyser (VFX Apprentice LLC)
Location: Room 314, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Love and Sex in Games: A Rousing roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Monica Fan (Pipworks Studio)
Location: Room 203, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Games as Cultural Representation roundtable
Speaker: Charly Harbord (Global Game Jam)
Location: Room 314, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Tools roundtable Day 2: Pipeline
Speaker: Geoff Evans (NVIDIA)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
How to End Crunch: Frontline Perspectives on Overwork in Video Games roundtable Day 1
Speakers: Jakin Vela (International Game Developers Association), Thomas Smith (Communications Workers of America)
Location: Room 306, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Open Source and Disruption in the Game Industry roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Stephen Jacobs (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Location: Room 211, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Automated Testing roundtable Day 2: Legacy
Speaker: Henry Golding (Epic Games)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Audio Programming roundtable Day 2: Low-Level Topics
Speakers: Guy Somberg (Echtra Games), Tomas Neumann (Blizzard Entertainment)
Location: Room 314, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Programming
Format: Roundtable
Analytics and Data Science roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Guenter Wallner (Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria)
Location: Room 211, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Game Curriculum Framework roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Julija Jeremic (Simon Fraser University)
Location: Room 203, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Speakers: Euna Park (That's No Moon), Juno Suever (Naughty Dog)
Location: Room 308, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Visual Effects roundtable Day 3: Technical Lens
Speaker: Keith Guerrette (Beyond-FX)
Location: Room 314, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Speaker: Renee Gittins (Stumbling Cat)
Location: Room 211, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, Friday Only Expo Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Making the Invisible Visible: Devs with Kids roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Bret Staudt Willet (Florida State University)
Location: Room 203, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, Friday Only Expo Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Game Audio Business Essentials roundtable Day 2: Running a Business
Speakers: Richard Ludlow (Hexany Audio), Debbie Gonzalez (The Sound Lab, Keywords Studio), Jonathan Clark (Kraft-Engel Management), Crispin Hands (Lionshead Entertainment, Inc.), Naveed Dezfoli (Disney)
Location: Room 308, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Business & Marketing
Format: Roundtable
Automated Testing roundtable Day 3: Implementation
Speaker: Henry Golding (Epic Games)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Speakers: Euna Park (That's No Moon), Juno Suever (Naughty Dog)
Location: Room 306, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Supporting Mental Health in the Workplace roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Joel Gonzales (Turtle Rock Studios)
Location: Room 203, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, Friday Only Expo Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Speaker: Neil Kirby (The Ohio State University)
Location: Room 308, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Game Narrative roundtable Day 3: Conceptual
Speaker: Richard Dansky (Crytek)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design
Format: Roundtable
Unity Application and Techniques roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Josh Samuels (Raindrop Games)
Location: Room 211, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, Friday Only Expo Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Audio Programming roundtable Day 3: Free-for-all
Speakers: Guy Somberg (Echtra Games), Tomas Neumann (Blizzard Entertainment)
Location: Room 314, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Audio Pass
Topic: Audio, Programming
Format: Roundtable
Closing the Gender Gap roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Dana Ware (The VOID)
Location: Room 203, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, Friday Only Expo Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
How to End Crunch: Frontline Perspectives on Overwork in Video Games roundtable Day 2
Speakers: Jakin Vela (International Game Developers Association), Thomas Smith (Communications Workers of America)
Location: Room 308, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, Friday Only Expo Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Localization roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Katrina Leonoudakis (Deluxe Media Entertainment)
Location: Room 211, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, Friday Only Expo Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Business and Marketing roundtable Day 2
Speaker: William Bucher (Zaiger LLC)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Roundtable
Making Games for Kids roundtable Day 2: Mobile Development for Kids
Speaker: Carla Engelbrecht (Literati)
Location: Room 306, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Format: Roundtable
Local Game Community Organizers roundtable
Speakers: Marlena Abraham (Steel Wool Studios), Daniel Lin (Schell Games), Michael Lee (Schell Games), Tim Cullings (Global Game Jam)
Location: Room 308, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, Friday Only Expo Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Technical Artist roundtable Day 3
Speaker: Jeff Hanna (NVIDIA)
Location: Room 306, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming, Visual Arts
Format: Roundtable
Game Developers Building a Climate Resilient Industry roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)
Speaker: Paula Angela Escuadra (Microsoft)
Location: Room 203, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, Friday Only Expo Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Tools roundtable Day 3: Workflow
Speaker: Geoff Evans (NVIDIA)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass
Topic: Programming
Format: Roundtable
Speakers: Nazih Fares (The 4 Winds Entertainment), Trento von Lindenberg (Independent)
Location: Room 211, South Hall
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass, Friday Only Expo Pass
Topic: Advocacy
Format: Roundtable
Title: Workflow Consultant & Tool UX Designer
Company: Independent
I am a workflow consultant, and freelance tool UX designer. In the past I have worked as a full time tool designer in the AAA games industry on the 'Glacier 2' editor on which the Hitman series is built, where I was present for the end of Hitman 1 and the beginning of Hitman 2. I was also a tool designer on the 'Decima' editor on which the Horizon series was built, where I was present for the end of The Frozen Wilds, and the beginning of The Forbidden West. I have also consulted for Unity asset store level editors. The last few years I have spent working at Apple on AR creation tools such as Reality Composer and Reality Converter, which has made me well acquainted with the USD file format. Next to that, I created and organized the Tool Design Roundtables at GDC, talk at conferences around the world, and I have contributed a chapter about Tool Design in the book 'An Architectural Approach to Level Design, Second Edition'.
Title: Producer
Company: Independent
A newer entrant to the gaming industry, Trento von Lindenberg has worked in Production and supported the IGDA Game Credits SIG for over a year. Since joining the SIG in 2021, he has contributed to initiatives like the Game Crediting One Sheet, the updated Game Crediting Guide, and the My First Game Credit Roundtable at GDC 2022, among others. Trento is currently an independent Producer, a Board Member of the IGDA Game Credits SIG, a Women in Games' Ambassador, and a regular volunteer at GDC, PAX, and DevCom.