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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Speakers

Seth MarinelloPrincipal DesignerDouble Fine

Seth Marinello is a game designer most recently working on Psychonauts 2 for Double Fine Productions. After graduating from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo, he moved into professional software development for a short time, before beginning a transition to his lifelong passion, interactive entertainment. While studying at the Centre For Digital Media in Vancouver, Canada, he began to regularly speak about narrative, gameplay, and interactivity. Seth is an outspoken advocate of video games as the artistic medium of the future.

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