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GDC Festival of Gaming
March 1-4, 2027
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA
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Sam Schaffel, Senior Accessibility Design Researcher, Insomniac Games

Sam Schaffel is a Senior Accessibility Design Researcher at Insomniac Games who recently shipped Marvel's Wolverine. Previously Sam worked at Naughty Dog and Santa Monica Studio helping design, implement, and ship award winning accessibility for The Last of Us: Part 2 and God of War: Ragnarök respectively. Sam was born with Cerebral Palsy, which affects his left side; from a young age he problem-solved and dreamed of making games more accessible for everyone. Since 2018 he has been working diligently with amazing teams to make that dream a reality.

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