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March 1-5, 2027
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Speakers

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

Jesse Marciniak, Sound Designer, Voice Director, Hamsterball Studios

Jesse Marciniak is a sound designer, dialogue editor, voice actor, and game-audio community organizer based in Los Angeles. He works with HamsterBall Studios supporting voice-over production, recording, dialogue editing, and actor-focused educational programming. Jesse also serves as a Communications Coordinator for the Game Audio Network Guild and is the creator and host of You Know This Sound, a series exploring the stories behind iconic sounds in games. He is also the creator and moderator of the GameSoundCon panel You're a VO Director Now, So What? His work focuses on the intersection of performance, sound, and interactive storytelling.

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