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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Speakers

Salaar KohariCEO/Gameplay EngineerCAGE Studios

Salaar has been making games since age 8. He's co-founder of CAGE Studios, currently working on their 4th title, Gunstoppable. He was a Gameplay Engineer at Sony Santa Monica for 5 years, working on titles like God of War Ragnarok. He graduated from UPenn with a Computer Graphics Master's and CS Bachelor's. Outside of work, Salaar enjoys guitar, volleyball, and penguins.

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