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GDC Festival of Gaming
March 1-4, 2027
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA
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View, browse and sort the ever-growing list of sessions by pass type, track, and format. With this Session Viewer, you can build your schedule in advance and access it during the show via export or with the Mobile App, once live. Please note that dates and times are not yet listed, but will be available mid-December. Sessions do fill up and seating is first come, first served, so arrive early to sessions that you would like to attend.

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'BODY COUNT' Case Study: How Music and Implementation Influence Each Other
Speaker: Josué Vera  (Elsewhere Studios)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
'Gears of War: E-Day' Building Immersive Worlds Through Ambience and Interactive Audio
Speakers: Mickey Marian  (The Coalition), Edward Bauman  (The Coalition)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio, Programming
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
'Resident Evil Requiem': The Truth of Co-Production
Speaker: Yoshihiko Wada  (Capcom Co., Ltd.)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Hot Topics: International
Track: Audio, Production & Team Leadership
Audience Level: Intermediate
Format: Lecture
'Witchspire': Where Live Orchestral Music and Implementation Meet
Speakers: Elvira Björkman  (Two Feathers Studio AB), Nicklas Hjertberg  (Two Feathers Studio AB)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio, Independent Development
Audience Level: Intermediate
Format: Lecture
8 Lessons From Freelancers: Surviving the Game Dev Apocalypse
Speakers: Star Victoria Power  (Slide20XX), Ryan Ike  (Independent), Akash Thakkar  (Mobius Digital)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio, Business Strategy
Audience Level: All
Format: Panel
Audio for 'Anno 117: Pax Romana'
Speaker: Florian Jensen  (Ubisoft Düsseldorf)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio, Design
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
Beyond the Composing Fee: Royalties and Revenue Streams for Game Composers
community
Speaker: Garry Schyman  (Garry Schyman Productions)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Hot Topics: Monetization
Track: Audio, Business Strategy
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
Boss-Level Marketing for Game Composers: Building a Career Before Your Big Break
Speaker: Will Martins  (Sony Music)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
Building a Mentorship Collective: The Power of Shared Goals and Expectations
community
Speakers: Becky Allen  (Halo Studios, Microsoft), Karina Pardus  (GameSoundCon, Game Audio Network Guild, Music Creators Academy)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio, Culture & Sustainability
Audience Level: All
Format: Roundtable
Creature Voice and Sound Design: Building Believable Creature Performances for Games
Speaker: Sebastien Croteau  (The Monster Factory AV INC)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio, Narrative & Performance
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
Crossing Disciplines: How Two Identical Twins Found the Same Ideas in Audio and Graphics
Speakers: Nick LaMartina  (Arrival), Nate LaMartina  (Tencent)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio, Visual Art
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
Dominating the Battlefield With Sound: Designing Audio as Tactical Information in 'Arena Breakout: Infinite'
Speakers: Haoran Ma  (Tencent), XiangYi Wang  (Tencent)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio, Design
Audience Level: Intermediate
Format: Lecture
Ethical Character Continuity: Use AI Without Causing Outrage
Speaker: Margarita Grubina  (Respeecher)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Hot Topics: AI
Track: Business Strategy, Audio
Audience Level: Intermediate
Format: Lecture
Focus Mixing: Making the Right Sound Matter in 'ACE COMBAT 8''s Aerial Battles
Speaker: Ryo Watanabe  (BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio
Audience Level: Intermediate
Format: Lecture
From Vacuum to Virtuosity:  'Exodus'' Musical Analog System
Speakers: Stephen Brown  (Archetype Entertainment), Max Meisel  (Archetype Entertainment), Nathan Grigg  (Independent)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
G.A.N.G. Demo Derby Voice Over
Speaker: Nick Hartman  (Game Audio Network Guild)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio
G.A.N.G. Music Demo Derby
Speaker: Nick Hartman  (Game Audio Network Guild)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio
Audience Level: All
G.A.N.G. Sound Design Demo Derby
Speaker: Nick R Hartman  (Game Audio Network Guild)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio
Game Audio Programmer Roundtable: Free-for-All
Speakers: Guy Somberg  (Blizzard Entertainment), Tomas Neumann  (CD Projekt Red)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Programming, Audio
Audience Level: All
Format: Roundtable
Game Audio Programmer Roundtable: Game Integration
Speakers: Guy Somberg  (Blizzard Entertainment), Tomas Neumann  (CD Projekt Red)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Programming, Audio
Audience Level: All
Format: Roundtable
Game Audio Programmer Roundtable: Low-Level Topics
Speakers: Guy Somberg  (Blizzard Entertainment), Tomas Neumann  (CD Projekt Red)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Programming, Audio
Audience Level: All
Format: Roundtable
Grounding the World of 'Big Walk' with Physical Sound
Speaker: Em Halberstadt  (A Shell in the Pit)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio, Independent Development
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
How to Fire-Proof Your Audio Career
Speakers: Debbie Gonzalez  (Sound Lab a Keywords Studio), Khris Brown  (Vox Point LLC), Hillel Teplitzki  (Freelance), Emmanuel Lagumbay  (Interleave / ArenaNet), David Fairfield  (Fairfield Audio Inc)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio, Career
Audience Level: All
Format: Panel
International Voices in 'Marvel's Wolverine'
Speakers: Kareem Shuman  (Insomniac Games), Justin Fennessy  (Insomniac Games)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Hot Topics: International
Track: Narrative & Performance, Audio
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
Listening to Your Game
Speakers: David Pritchett  (Electronic Arts), Mathew Savage  (Electronic Arts)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio, Narrative & Performance
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture