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GDC Festival of Gaming
March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA
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Mar 09 Monday | 3:10 pm
Game AI Roundtable Day 1
Game AI Summit
Speaker: Rez Graham  (Independent)
Location: Room 308, South Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Game & Production Technology, Design
Format: Roundtable
Mar 11 Wednesday | 4:30 pm
Game AI Roundtable Day 2
Game AI Summit
Speaker: Rez Graham  (Independent)
Location: Room 308, South Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Game & Production Technology
Format: Roundtable
The State of AI-Native Games
Game AI Summit
Speakers: Eleanor Todd  (Fablegate), Hilary Mason  (Hidden Door)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Design, Business Strategy
Format: Lecture
Mar 12 Thursday | 10:30 am
Best Practices for Character Navigation: Architecting for AAA Performance and Robustness
Game AI Summit
Speaker: Ben Sunshine-Hill  (Havok)
Location: Room 3004, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Game & Production Technology, Narrative & Performance
Format: Lecture
Mar 12 Thursday | 4:30 pm
Game AI Fireside Chat with Damian Isla and Jeff Orkin: Celebrating 20+ Years of Behavior Trees and Automated Planning Systems
Game AI Summit
Moderator: Steve Rabin  (Electronic Arts)
Speakers: Damian Isla  (Cicero), Jeff Orkin, Ph.D.  (Bitpart AI)
Location: Room 3004, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: Intermediate
Track: Game & Production Technology
Format: Fireside Chat
Mar 13 Friday | 2:50 pm
Game AI Roundtable Day 3
Game AI Summit
Speaker: Rez Graham  (Independent)
Location: Room 314, South Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Game & Production Technology
Format: Roundtable