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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Speakers

Justin BortnickIdea GuyAllfather Productions

Justin Bortnick has been in and around the indie games space for almost 20 years, working in writing and design jobs on games like Frog Fractions 2, Static Sky: And Yet It, and Hiveswap. He is faculty in the University of Cincinnati’s Games and Animation program and is president of the Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation, overseeing projects such as the Twine engine, the IFComp competition, and NarraScope, the conference on narrative games. For many years he has served as a juror and judge for the IGF at GDC.

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