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March 1-4, 2027
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Speakers

Find a full list of this year's GDC Festival of Gaming speakers here.

Em Halberstadt, Creative Director, A Shell in the Pit

Em is the Creative Director and an Audio Director at A Shell In the Pit, where she has worked on 30 games in the span of 10 years, such as Big Walk, Untitled Goose Game, Pacific Drive, Night in the Woods, and Chicory. She is interested in the way in which sound can evoke emotion so easily, and in capturing this from the world around her through recording.

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