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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Agenda

Mobile Development Best Practices, 'Delta Force' Mobile (Presented by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.)

Guihong Xu  (Lead Software Engineer, TiMi Studios)
Walker Wang  (Senior Software Engineer, TiMi Studios)
Jane Tian  (Director of Product Management and Global Lead of Developer Technologies, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.)
Location: Room 2024, West Hall
Date: Tuesday, March 10
Time: 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass - Get your pass now!
Track: Game & Production Technology
Vault Recording: Video
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

With the rise of integrated PC and mobile development, maintaining high-quality visuals on mobile while managing complex PC assets is a critical balancing act. This talk reveals how the Delta Force team tackles the trade-offs between performance, visual quality, and R&D efficiency.

We will share our journey in optimizing high-complexity scenes for mobile platforms, covering key areas such as asset pipeline management, memory usage, and solutions of CPU/GPU/Memory/Bandwidth bottlenecks.

Takeaway

Attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and detailed solutions for resource recomposition pipeline for complex scenes, CPU and memory management, GPU strategies for graphics-intensive titles, and methods for achieving extreme bandwidth efficiency on mobile devices.

Intended Audience

This session is designed for Engine Architects, Graphics Programmers, Technical Artists, and Level Artists. The talk will cover the technical details of scaling high-fidelity PC content down to mobile platforms, focusing on how to achieve strict performance targets across a wide range of devices.