2025 Speakers
Teddy Dief, Game Designer/Director, Independent
As an independent game designer & director based in Los Angeles, Teddy co-designed bestselling RPG Hyper Light Drifter, and directed the Peabody-winning videogame + pop music project OFK. Teddy was formerly Creative Director at Square Enix Montréal, a game designer at Disney & Xbox, and a game narrative researcher at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. In 2013, Teddy co-founded the interactive artist collective Glitch City LA - now one of the longest running such collectives in the world. Teddy’s independent games work has garnered honors from The Peabody Awards, The Game Awards, Independent Games Festival, Game Developers Choice Awards, BAFTA & more. They speak about games & storytelling around the world at events including the Game Developers Conference, PAX, GDC China, Gamescom Brasil, IndieCade, Pixelatl, & Melbourne International Games Week, and perform live in concert as lead vocalist for the OFK virtual band. They have been profiled in publications such as NME, The Verge, Engadget, Polygon, SPIN, Forbes, Vice, Polygon & Rolling Stone.
