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March 1-4, 2027
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Speakers

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

Ashley Ruhl, Narrative Director, Broadsword Online Games

Ashley Ruhl is a narrative swiss army knife, with credits in cinematics, writing, narrative design, and voice direction. She's currently the Narrative Director on the long-running massively multiplayer online game "Star Wars: The Old Republic". Ruhl started out creating cinematics for branching cutscenes before moving into narrative direction at studios like BioWare, Telltale, and Broadsword. She blends her experience in writing, cinematics, and narrative design to create experiences that encourage players to be part of the story.

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