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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Speakers

David JohnsonCEO/Creative DirectorUndertone FX, Inc.

David Johnson is the award winning founder, CEO and Creative Director of Undertone FX, a studio specializing in real time visual effects for video games and VR/AR. Previously David spent 10 years leading the VFX for the Call of Duty Franchise. With 27 years of computer graphics experience David has shipped 35+ video games and has contributed to some of the largest names in video game history including the Call of Duty, Halo, Star Wars, Mortal Kombat, Destiny and Diablo franchises. The combined revenue of games David has worked on exceeds 3 Billion dollars. He is a two-time winner of the Visual Effects Society awards and has served on their Board of Directors. He is published as a contributing author to two books, "Introduction to Game Development" and "The VES Handbook of Visual Effects". David is one of the co-founders of the website RealTimeVFX.com.

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