Game Developers Conference 2025
#1ReasonToBe
by Laia Bee (Pincer Games)
Advocacy  

Game Developers Conference 2025
2025 GDC State of the Game Industry Panel
by Bryant Francis (Game Developer)
Advocacy  

Game Developers Conference 2025
A Code of Ethics for the Game Industry
by Celia Hodent (Independent)
Advocacy  

Game Developers Conference 2025
Accessibility for Everyone in Gaming: When Games Are Accessible, Everyon...
by Se Jin Kim (Smilegate)
Advocacy  

Game Developers Conference 2024
#1ReasonToBe
by Laia Bee (Pincer Games / Uruguayan Game Developers Association)
Advocacy  

Game Developers Conference 2024
Advocacy Microtalks: Culture, Civics, & Karma
by Rachel Kowert (Take This)
Advocacy  

Game Developers Conference 2024
Age-Friendly Design for the 50+ Gamer
by Bob De Schutter (Northeastern University | Lifelong Games, LLC)
Advocacy  

Game Developers Conference 2024
AI-Assisted Player Support in the 'Among Us VR' Community
by Laura Norwicke Hall (Schell Games)
Advocacy  

Game Developers Conference 2023
A Moderation Guide for Successful Brand Livestreams and Digital Events
by Victoria Tran (Innersloth)
Advocacy  

Game Developers Conference 2023
Advocacy Microtalks: Cultivate Your Karass
by Mark DeLoura (Level Up Games)
Advocacy  

Game Developers Conference 2023
Assessment Games
by Thomas Smith (Roblox)
Advocacy  

Game Developers Conference 2023
Black Excellence in Game Development: The Designer's Dilemma
by Carl Varnado (Rancho Solano)
Advocacy  

Game Developers Conference 2022
A Hotline for the Games Industry: Lessons Since 2020
by Jae Lin (Feminist Frequency)
Advocacy  

Game Developers Conference 2022
Accessibility and Accommodation Microtalks
by Raffael Boccamazzo (Take This)
Advocacy  

Game Developers Conference 2022
Accountability & Repair in Games: Healing Harm
by Jae Lin (Feminist Frequency)
Advocacy  

Game Developers Conference 2022
Building a Strong Studio Culture Microtalks
by Christopher McGeorge (Wild Blue Studios)
Advocacy  

Game Developers Conference 2021
#1ReasonToBe
by Laia Bee (Pincer Games)
Advocacy  

Game Developers Conference 2021
'Sea of Solitude': Game Design Based on Human Emotions
by Cornelia Geppert (Jo-Mei GmbH)
Advocacy  

Game Developers Conference 2021
Advocacy Microtalks
by Terry Redfield (Wizards of the Coast)
Advocacy  

Game Developers Conference 2021
Building Pipelines to Find, Grow, and Retain Diverse Talent
by Sarah Spiers (IGDA Foundation)
Advocacy  

Showcase 2021
Ask Me Anything: Sucker Punch Productions Co-founder Brian Fleming talks...
by Brian Fleming (Sucker Punch Productions)
Advocacy  

Showcase 2021
Diversity and Inclusion Starter Kit
by Joahanna Thomas (Avalanche Studios)
Advocacy  

Showcase 2021
GDC Podcast Live! Hosted by Gamasutra feat. Prof. Lindsay Grace
by Lindsay Grace (University of Miami)
Advocacy  

Summer 2020
// Hidden Histories
by Brenda Romero (Romero Games)
Advocacy  

Summer 2020
Accessibility Best Practices: In-Game Communication
by Karen Stevens (EA Sports)
Advocacy  

Summer 2020
Adapting: Working in Games with Chronic Illness
by Victoria Dorn (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Advocacy  

Summer 2020
Addressing Ethics & Content Responsibility as Game Developers
by Celia Hodent (Independent)
Advocacy  

GDC 2020
Empowering Exclusive Gaming Communities: Frameworks and Tools for Evolvi...
by Karen Plemons (Facebook)
Advocacy  

GDC 2020
Face-to-Parameter Translation via Neural Network Renderer
by Renjie Li (Netease)
Advocacy  

GDC 2020
Fair Play Summit: Making a Healthy Social Impact in Commercial Games
by Jennifer Estaris (Sybo Games)
Fair Play Summit  

GDC 2020
Mental Health State of the Industry: Past, Present & Future
by Eve Crevoshay (Take This)
Advocacy  

2019
#1ReasonToBe
by Rami Ismail (Vlambeer)
Advocacy  

2019
A Thinking Culture: The Foundations of Success for 'CSR Racing 2'
by Julian Widdows (NaturalMotion)
Advocacy  

2019
Accessible Player Experiences: A New Approach to Data Informed Design fo...
by Christopher Power (The AbleGamers Charity/The University of York)
Advocacy  

2019
Advocacy Microtalks: 20 Slides for Healing and Growing in 2019
by Mitu Khandaker (Glow Up Games)
Advocacy  

GDC 2018
"Real-time Raytracing for Interactive Global Illumination Workflows in F...
by Mitu Khandaker (Glow Up Games)
Advocacy  

GDC 2018
#1ReasonToBe
by Rami Ismail (Vlambeer)
Advocacy  

GDC 2018
'Dream Daddy': How Game Grumps Created Player Inclusivity and You Can Too
by Tyler Hutchison (Game Grumps)
Advocacy  

GDC 2018
'Primal Rage II' from Heartbreak to Resurrection: The Journey After Canc...
by Chris Tang (Hitsparks Games)
Advocacy  

GDC 2017
#1ReasonToBe
by Rami Ismail (Vlambeer)
Advocacy  

GDC 2017
'Evolve': An Adventure in Accessibility Retrofitting
by Tara Voelker (Gaikai)
Advocacy  

GDC 2017
'Project Discovery': Lessons From Scientific Research via 'EVE Online'
by Attila Szantner (MMOS Srl)
Advocacy  

GDC 2017
A Practical Guide for Doing Ethical Player Testing
by Mia Consalvo (Concordia University)
Advocacy  

GDC 2016
"It's Just Emulation!" - The Challenge of Selling Old Games
by Frank Cifaldi (Digital Eclipse)
Advocacy  

GDC 2016
#1ReasonToBe
by Rami Ismail (Vlambeer)
Advocacy  

GDC 2016
10 Ways to Make Your Game More Diverse
by Meg Jayanth (Freelance)
Advocacy  

GDC 2016
8 Keys to a Long Career in Games
by Don Daglow (4thRing Inc.)
Advocacy  

GDC 2015
#1ReasonToBe
by Brenda Romero (UC Santa Cruz/Romero Games)
Advocacy  

GDC 2015
A View from the White House: Games Beyond Entertainment
by Mark DeLoura (White House Office of Science & Technology Policy)
Advocacy  

GDC 2015
Bringing Console Development to Mobile: Lessons From My Cross-Platform T...
by Ben Liu (Pocket Gems)
Advocacy  

GDC 2015
Building a Manifesto for Game Accessibility
by Thomas Westin (Stockholm University)
Advocacy  

GDC 2014
#1ReasonToBe
by Brenda Romero (UC Santa Cruz)
Advocacy  

GDC 2014
Accessibility: Lessons Learned from Designing for Gamers with Disabilities
by Ian Hamilton (Ian Hamilton DC)
Advocacy  

GDC 2014
Accessibility: Lessons Learned from Designing for Gamers with Disabilities
by Ian Hamilton (Ian Hamilton DC)
Advocacy  

GDC 2014
Beyond Graphics: Reaching the Visually Impaired Gamer
by Brian Schmidt (Ear Games)
Advocacy  

GDC 2013
#1ReasonToBe
by Brenda Romero (UC Santa Cruz)
Advocacy  

GDC 2013
#1ReasonToBe
by Brenda Romero (UC Santa Cruz)
Advocacy  

GDC 2013
13th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards
by Brenda Romero (UC Santa Cruz)
Advocacy  

GDC 2013
15th Annual Independent Games Festival Awards
by Brenda Romero (UC Santa Cruz)
Advocacy  

GDC 2012
Games to Address National Challenges
by Constance Steinkuehler Squire (White House Office of Science and Technology Policy)
Advocacy  

GDC 2012
Games to Address National Challenges
by Constance Steinkuehler Squire (White House Office of Science and Technology Policy)
Advocacy  

GDC 2012
The Art of Negotiation
by Zack Karlsson (Capcom USA)
Advocacy  

GDC 2012
Why I Hate Women in Games Initiatives
by Mare Sheppard (Metanet Software Inc)
Advocacy  

GDC 2007
Censorship of Video Game Content: Time to Fight Back
by Lawrence Walters (Weston, Garrou, Walters & Mooney)
IGDA  

GDC 2004
ESRB Explained: Behind the Ratings
by Robert Richardson  
IGDA  

GDC 2004
IGDA Quality of Life White Paper Unveiling
by Gregory Abrenio  
IGDA  

GDC 2004
Learning by Design: Games as Learning Machines
by Mark O'Neill  
IGDA  

GDC 2004
Make Better Criticism: A Mature Form of Cultural Analysis
by J.R. Reagan  
IGDA