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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Speakers

David LightbownUX DirectorUbisoft

David has been working professionally in the games industry for over 25 years. He has spent the majority of his career focused on the user experience of game development tools, and works to inspire others via his acclaimed conferences all around the world. David is an Autodesk Master Award recipient and recently completed the second edition of his book "Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools". He currently holds the position of User Experience Director at Ubisoft Montreal.

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