2025 Speakers

Spencer Bambrick is a composer, author, educator, and electronic artist. His creative practice is rooted in video games, where interactivity plays a primary role. His career in the video game industry spans over a decade, shipping titles on Sony PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and mobile games with millions of downloads internationally. His work includes Eternights (Studio Sai, 2023), Evil Nun 2 (Keplerians, 2020), Block Party (Nick Jr., 2019), additional music and sound design for Paladins (Hi-Rez Studios, 2018), and Teen Titans Go! Panic Mode! (Cartoon Network, 2016). His most recent project, Bird, is an interactive documentary about mass incarceration developed in collaboration with Darrell Fair, an artist and activist currently incarceration in Illinois and represented by the Exoneration Project. The intersection of technology, interactivity, and social impact are major themes that Spencer explores in all of his work.

Presenting:

• Independent Games Summit: 'Bird': Developing a Game from Both Sides of a Prison Wall