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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Speakers

Nick LivesCo-Founder/Creative DirectorNight Signal Entertainment LLC

Nick is an award-winning independent game developer of 11+ years, having served as the lead writer, artist and "marketing guy" on cult hits such as Home Safety Hotline, We Need To Go Deeper, Doodle Date and more. Nick's work has been praised across his career as "imaginative", "wildly funny" and "twisted" by outlets such as NPR, Kotaku and Bloody Disgusting, among others. Nick has also voyaged into other creative endeavors through the years such as writing for comedy websites and acting/puppeteering at terrible fantasy theme parks. In his free time, Nick enjoys watching the worst films ever put to celluloid and spending time with his cosplaying actress wife Kortney and their two pet gremlins.

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