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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Speakers

Ty UnderwoodCo-founder and Worker-OwnerComradery.co

Ty Underwood is a Seattle-based game developer, labor organizer, and educator as well as the co-founder of Comradery.co. Over the last decade, Ty has worked as a UX artist and designer on games in the education space, an industrial designer and a software UX designer. Since 2020, Ty has taught game design and development at Lake Washington Institute of Technology. In 2024, Ty became the department chair and faculty union co-president of AFT Local 3533. Over the past 4 years, Ty has worked with other designers and activists on Comradery.co, a cooperatively owned and operated funding and distribution platform for cooperatives, artists, and organizers.

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