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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Speakers

A.J. FairfieldPrincipal Software EngineerMojang; Microsoft

A.J. Fairfield has been working on graphics at Mojang Studios for over 8 years, focused on elevating the rendering capabilities of the game. Prior to Mojang he contributed to the development of D3D12 and PIX at Microsoft. Physical accuracy and real-time rendering have been his passion for years, and working at Mojang has provided him with the opportunity to deliver exciting visual experiences to gamers on practically every modern platform.

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