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Elena Lobova (Co-founder, CBDO, GDBAY)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Indie Games Summit Pass - Get your pass now!
Topic: Advocacy, Business & Marketing
Format: Session
Vault Recording: TBD
Audience Level: All
At last year's GDC, Elena presented a talk on how her team GDBAY organized a game jam from bomb shelters when the war first started in Ukraine. A year has passed, and Elena is returning to continue her story. If last year's talk was about crisis management in an extremely fast-changing environment, this one focuses on adaptation to change. Elena will share how her team GDBAY and the entire Ukrainian games industry adapted to living and working in times of war, coping with constant blackouts, curfews, and existential threats. She will discuss how the job market has evolved, how businesses have persevered, and how this crisis has paradoxically become a driver of success.
Attendees will gain insights into crisis adaptation within the game industry, learning how Ukrainian developers have navigated war-induced challenges. They'll gain strategies for maintaining operational continuity, creative problem-solving in resource-scarce environments, and transforming crisis into opportunity, all backed by real-world examples
This talk will benefit game developers, industry leaders, and professionals interested in crisis management and resilience. It's particularly relevant for those working in volatile environments or seeking insights into maintaining operations and innovation under extreme external pressures
