Speakers
Keith Self-Ballard, Senior Manager of Creative, PlayStation Studios
Keith is a veteran art leader with over 25 years of experience in art production, world building, cinematic development, and team leadership. He started in the games industry as an artist in 1998 working on a series of popular outdoor sporting titles. In the years since, he has contributed to a variety of studios and franchises including Presto Studios (MystIII, Whacked!), Volition (Saints Row, Red Faction, Agents of Mayhem), Blizzard Entertainment (TITAN, Hearthstone), and Bungie (Destiny 2, Marathon). Keith is also a long-running veteran speaker at the annual Game Developer's Conference. He is co-creator/co-organizer of the Art Direction Summit along with Andrew Maximov. Keith has also moderated the Art Leadership Roundtable since 2012.