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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Agenda

Serious Games Roundtable (Presented by the IGDA)

Matthew Lee  (Lead Generative AI Analyst, NVIDIA)
Kathleen Yin  (Generative AI Analyst, Nvidia)
Location: Room 304, South Hall
Date: Wednesday, March 11
Time: 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass - Get your pass now!
Track: Culture & Sustainability
Format: Roundtable
Vault Recording: Not Recorded

The Serious Games Roundtable provides a forum for professional networking and discussion of critical topics in the serious games space. These topics include evergreen favorites such as funding, best practices for addressing serious topics (i.e. politics, mental health, etc), and scaling the impact of serious games, as well as emergent issues such as the continuing impact of AI (and other novel technologies), and the challenges and opportunities afforded by the economic and political landscape. Attendees are encouraged to bring up additional relevant topics for group discussion as a room and in smaller breakout discussions. The Serious Games Roundtable is hosted by the IGDA Serious Games SIG.

Takeaway

Attendees will come away with an awareness of the current state of the serious games industry through a discussion with others in the field regarding its challenges, opportunities for growth, and what resources exist for current and aspiring practitioners.

Intended Audience

This session is aimed at those working in and around the field of serious games, or who are developers or academics looking to get involved and have input to provide.