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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
Bringing Narrative to 'Disney Dreamlight Valley'
CommunityGame Narrative Summit
Speaker: Josh Labelle  (Gameloft Montreal)
Location: Room 3005, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Narrative & Performance
Format: Lecture
Mar 09 Monday | 1:50 pm
Narrative Portfolio Review
Signature SessionCommunityGame Narrative SummitMentorship
Speakers: Anna C. Webster  (Independent), Alexa Ray Corriea  (Gearbox), Ashley Poprik  (Independent), Emma Kidwell  (Independent), John Ryan  (Independent), Laura Michet  (Heart Machine), Sam Maggs  (Critical Role), Alice Camp  (Microfun), Aysha Farah  (Independent), Karrie Shao  (Pacific Drive), Kelsie Mhoon  (Obsidian Entertainment), Nessa Cannon  (Independent), Lis Moberly  (20th Century Games, The Walt Disney Company), Books Schwartz, Sam Winkler  (Gearbox Software)
Location: Room 215, South Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Career, Narrative & Performance
Format: Special Event
Mar 10 Tuesday | 10:30 am
Turning a "Dead" Genre into a Breakout Hit: The Story Behind 'Dispatch'
Game Narrative SummitIdeation
Speakers: Nick Herman  (AdHoc Studio), Dennis Lenart  (AdHoc Studio)
Location: Room 2005, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: Intermediate
Track: Narrative & Performance, Independent Development
Format: Lecture
Mar 11 Wednesday | 10:30 am
The Digital Red Pen: From Draft to Edit to Triage
SeriesGame Narrative Summit
Speakers: Joshua Rubin  (Subverse Interactive Narrative), Marissa Koors  (Ape Law LLC), Diandra Anne Lasrado  (iwot games)
Location: Room 2014, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Track: Narrative & Performance
Format: Microtalks
Mar 12 Thursday | 10:30 am
Nobody Reads Anything: How Narrative Can Communicate So Other Disciplines Actually Listen
Game Narrative Summit
Speakers: Mark Slutsky  (Compulsion Games), Laura Michet  (Heart Machine), Kevin Snow  (KO_OP Mode)
Location: Room 2010, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Narrative & Performance
Format: Panel
Mar 12 Thursday | 1:50 pm
Veterans Q&A for New Writers and Narrative Designers
Game Narrative SummitSeries
Speakers: Alexa Ray Corriea  (Gearbox), Diandra Anne Lasrado  (iwot games), Jennifer Svedberg-Yen  (Sandfall Interactive), Evan Narcisse  (Brass Lion Entertainment), Whitney Beltran  (CD Projekt RED)
Location: Room 216, South Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: Entry-Level
Track: Narrative & Performance, Design
Format: Forum
Mar 13 Friday | 3:00 pm
Writing Games for a Distracted, Polarized, Media-Illiterate World
Game Narrative Summit
Speakers: Adam Dolin  (Independent), Alexa Ray Corriea  (Gearbox)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Narrative & Performance
Format: Lecture