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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Speakers

Kat TamburelloSenior Technical Material Artistid Software

Kat Tamburello is a Senior Technical Material Artist specializing in procedural material creation and shader development, with 8 years of experience in the video game industry. Her career began in environment art, where she learned to understand material needs and developed efficient procedural asset creation pipelines. Passionate about procedural generation and technical art, Kat works to continue developing her technical knowledge, as well as mentoring others who are new to the games industry. When not creating materials, she enjoys playing video games, spending time outdoors, and weightlifting.

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