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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

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Speaker: Sebastian Long  (Player Research)
Location: Room 308, South Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Product Management
Format: Roundtable
Speaker: Sebastian Long  (Player Research)
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Product Management, Production
Format: Roundtable
Speaker: Sebastian Long  (Player Research)
Location: Room 308, South Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Product Management
Format: Roundtable
Title: Managing Director
Company: Player Research
Sebastian Long is MD of Player Research (a Keywords Studio), the leading agency for insight into players and play. As a gameplay researcher Seb has led design-improving playtest studies for hundreds of games, spanning all genres, audiences and platforms - including for beloved IPs Sniper Elite, FIFA, World of Tanks, LittleBigPlanet, Talking Tom, Hungry Shark, LEGO, and games including Control and Elden Ring - and influencing the development direction of international projects for businesses including EA, Sony, Xbox, Tencent Games, and hundreds more. As Managing Director Seb leads a 20-person consultancy based in the UK and Canada, providing research that drives game development decision-making, as both a consultant research strategist and the company Director. Seb is a member of BAFTA, community leader within the IGDA Games User Research & UX SIG, prolific speaker and educator, and is based in Brighton on the UK south coast.