View, browse and sort the ever-growing list of sessions by day, time, pass type, topic, and format. With this Session Viewer, you can view session and speaker details for Game Developers Conference 2024.
You will be able to build your schedule with the GDC Mobile App. The GDC 2024 app will be available for download in Apple Apps and Google Play late February 2024.Sessions do fill up and seating is first come, first serve, so arrive early to sessions that you would like to attend. Adding a session to your schedule does not guarantee you a seat.
Capturing the Magical Realm of Data Generated by Baldur's Gate 3 (Presented by Amazon Web Services)
Blake Maltby (Technical Director, Larian Studios)
Tristan Greaves (Solutions Architecture Leader, Amazon Web Services)
Kristoffer Frostle (Account Manager, Amazon Web Services)
Location: Room 3022, West Hall
Date: Thursday, March 21
Time: 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Indie Games Summit Pass - Get your pass now!
Topic: Design
Format: Sponsored Session
Vault Recording: Not Recorded
Audience Level: All
Baldurs Gate 3 is built upon a deep, intricate, branching storyline heavily affected by the consequences of players' choices. In this session, learn how Larian Studios added AWS to the party to capture different representations of the complex set of state, which describes players' position and flow through their individual story. From the complexities of handling millions of cross-saves uploaded by users through gameplay analytics, learn how these data capture systems are set up to service both the players and developers and scale from the Early Access release through to the highly successful launch 3 years later.
Takeaway
In this session, learn how Larian Studios added AWS to the party to capture different representations of the complex set of state, which describes players' position and flow through their individual story.
Intended Audience
This session is open to all experience levels.
