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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Agenda

Animation Summit Hotseat Challenge

Taylor Rohrig  (Cinematic Manager, Half Mermain)
Sole Gonzalez  (Animator, Super Spline Studios)
Chandrahas Tanguturi  (Animator, Firaxis Games)
Matt Lake  (Technical Animator, Independent)
Frank Gordon  (Associate Realization Director, Compulsion Games)
Nathaniel Winckler  (Expert TDiA, That's No Moon)
Location: Future Tech Stage, South Hall
Date: Thursday, March 12
Time: 3:10 pm - 4:10 pm
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass - Get your pass now!
Track: Special Event, Visual Development
Format: Special Event
Vault Recording: Not Recorded

Join us as we try to create a functioning animation set & implementation to get through an obstacle course live! It'll be a little bit gameshow, a little bit art & technical tutorial and a lot of fun.

Takeaway

You will see animation and systems assembled at ludicrous speed, with a high level overview of what an animation pipeline looks like. We'll also be constantly interrupting the participants with questions and challenges, which we are sure they will love.

Intended Audience

Everyone! Come on down to watch the the high pressure artistic brilliance leading to something that may end up being actually playable! Bring your serious and irreverent questions for animators & designers so we can pester and distract them at every turn.