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GDC Festival of Gaming
March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA
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Mar 09 Monday | 10:30 am
Modernizing the Rendering of 'Minecraft'
SeriesAdvanced Graphics Summit
Speaker: A.J. Fairfield  (Mojang; Microsoft)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Visual Development, Game & Production Technology
Format: Lecture
Mar 09 Monday | 11:50 am
Optimizing a Large, Time-Critical Problem: Occlusion Culling at 'Roblox'
Advanced Graphics Summit
Speaker: Earl Hammon  (Roblox)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: Intermediate
Track: Visual Development, Game & Production Technology
Format: Lecture
Mar 11 Wednesday | 11:50 am
EA Sports 'F1 25': Path Tracing at 200mph
Advanced Graphics Summit
Speaker: Tom Hammersley  (Electronic Arts / Codemasters)
Location: Room 3004, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Visual Development, Game & Production Technology
Format: Lecture
Mar 11 Wednesday | 4:30 pm
Rip & Tear: Breaking Down the Rendering of 'DOOM: The Dark Ages'
Advanced Graphics Summit
Speakers: Philip Hammer  (id Software), Dominik Lazarek  (id Software)
Location: Room 3004, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: Advanced
Track: Game & Production Technology, Visual Development
Format: Lecture
Mar 12 Thursday | 11:50 am
Illuminating Roco's Legacy: Scalable Global Illumination from Theory to Practice
Advanced Graphics Summit
Speaker: Sheng Feng  (MoreFun Studios, Tencent Games)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: Intermediate
Track: Visual Development, Game & Production Technology
Format: Lecture
Mar 12 Thursday | 1:50 pm
Ambient Diffuse Lighting in 'Ghost of Yōtei'
Advanced Graphics Summit
Speaker: Eric Wohllaib  (Sucker Punch Productions)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: Intermediate
Track: Visual Development
Format: Lecture
Mar 12 Thursday | 3:10 pm
All Rays Lead to Rome: Next-Gen Graphics in 'Anno 117: Pax Romana'
Advanced Graphics Summit
Speaker: Aaron Scherzinger  (Ubisoft Mainz)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: Intermediate
Track: Visual Development
Format: Lecture
Mar 13 Friday | 11:40 am
The Future of Game Knowledge: Search Less. Ship More.
Advanced Graphics Summit
Speakers: Roxane Zaim  (Ubisoft), Thomas Prelle  (Ubisoft)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Product Management, Production
Format: Lecture