Game Developers Conference 2025
Career Microtalks: External Game Development as a Career Path
by Anna Nguyen (Blind Squirrel Games)
Career Development  

Game Developers Conference 2025
Game Career Seminar: Becoming a Juggler: A Framework for Sustainably Han...
by Alonso Canales-Echeverria (Smarto Club)
Game Career Seminar  

Game Developers Conference 2025
Game Career Seminar: Introduction to Performance Optimization
by Rez Graham (Independent)
Game Career Seminar  

Game Developers Conference 2025
Game Career Seminar: Multiclass Your Career in Games
by Fawzi Mesmar (Ubisoft)
Game Career Seminar  

Game Developers Conference 2024
Creating African Talent for the Global Games Industry
by Hugo Obi (Maliyo Games)
Career Development  

Game Developers Conference 2024
Educators Summit: How to Teach "Representation" Responsibly: A Seven-Poi...
by Ash Rezvani (University of Montana)
Educators Summit  

Game Developers Conference 2024
Educators Summit: Online Game Design Education: The Good, the Bad, and t...
by Philip Tan (MIT Game Lab)
Educators Summit  

Game Developers Conference 2024
Educators Summit: Rethinking Assessment: Better Pedagogy Through Game De...
by Gillian Smith (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
Educators Summit  

Game Developers Conference 2023
Add Senior to That Title: Real Career Talk
by Ben Schneider (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
Career Development  

Game Developers Conference 2023
Educators Summit: Games That Cell: Teaching Spreadsheets in Art School
by Alexander King (NYU Game Center)
Educators Summit  

Game Developers Conference 2023
Educators Summit: Incorporating Black Game Studies in the Classroom: Ben...
by Latoya Peterson (Glow Up Games)
Educators Summit  

Game Developers Conference 2023
Educators Summit: Next Level Arcade: Course Case Study
by Jessie Contour (University of Texas at Austin)
Educators Summit  

Game Developers Conference 2022
Educators Summit Session: Abolish Points: Using Specifications Grading i...
by Sanjay Madhav (University of Southern California)
Educators Summit  

Game Developers Conference 2022
Game Career Seminar: Chasing the Information Horizon: Designing Informat...
by Jongwoo Kim (Studio Imugi)
Game Career Seminar  

Game Developers Conference 2022
Game Career Seminar: Full Circle: From Game Jams to Industry and Back
by JC Lau (Harebrained Schemes)
Game Career Seminar  

Game Developers Conference 2022
Live Long and Render!
by Dan Buckstein (Infinity Ward)
Career & Studio Development  

Game Developers Conference 2021
Educators Summit: Approaching a Pedagogy of Game Writing
by Seth Hudson (George Mason University)
Educators Summit  

Game Developers Conference 2021
Educators Summit: Teaching Games with Games: 6 Lessons from Life Online
by Tracy Fullerton (USC Game Innovation Lab)
Educators Summit  

Game Developers Conference 2021
Educators Summit: Why My Students Design Escape Rooms
by Samuel Liberty (Northeastern University)
Educators Summit  

Game Developers Conference 2021
Game Career Seminar: "You Want to Do What?" Non-Traditional Pathways to ...
by Marina Diez (Three of Cups Games)
Game Career Seminar  

GDC 2020
Math in Game Development Summit: Even Faster Math Functions
by Robin Green (Pacific Light & Hologram)
Math In Game Development Summit  

GDC 2020
Math In Game Development Summit: Improving an Iterative Physics Solver U...
by Maciej Mizerski (Roblox)
Math In Game Development Summit  

2019
Are Games Art School? How to Teach Game Development When There Are No Jobs
by Brendan Keogh (Queensland University of Technology)
Educators Summit  

2019
Being Pro at Being a Noob
by Chris Morris (Blizzard Entertainment)
Game Career Seminar  

2019
Being Pro at Being a Noob
by Chris Morris (Blizzard Entertainment)
Game Career Seminar  

2019
Extreme Makeover Game School Edition: Do It with or without a Grant
by Toni Pizza (NYU Game Center)
Educators Summit  

GDC 2018
Acing the Whiteboard Interview
by Ellen Beeman (DigiPen Institute of Technology)
Career Development  

GDC 2018
Cuba, Nairobi, Borneo, Oh My! Creating Games Education (Very) Abroad
by Lindsay Grace (American University Game Lab)
Educators Summit  

GDC 2018
Disabilities: Helping Students Survive and Thrive
by Henry Bawden (Columbus State Community College)
Educators Summit  

GDC 2018
Education and Esports: Getting Competitive with New Classes
by Roger Altizer (Utah University)
Educators Summit  

GDC 2017
Academic Residencies for Game Designers
by Lisa Brown (Independent)
GDC Education Summit  

GDC 2017
Been There, Done That: Industry Vets Share Experiences and Advice
by Sela Davis (VREAL)
Game Career Seminar  

GDC 2017
Confronting Games and Ethics: Challenging Students to Be Critical Designers
by Karen Schrier (Marist College)
GDC Education Summit  

GDC 2017
Don't You Dare Say "Showstopper": Bootstrapping Your Own QA Team
by Jesse Vigil (USC Games)
GDC Education Summit  

GDC 2016
A Course About Game Balance
by Ian Schreiber (Rochester Institute of Technology)
GDC Education Summit  

GDC 2016
Applied Game Theory: The Case of 'Posthuman'
by Gordon Calleja (Institute of Digital Games)
GDC Education Summit  

GDC 2016
Been There, Done That: Industry Women Share Experiences and Advice
by Kim McAuliffe (gamesto.love)
Game Career Seminar  

GDC 2016
Beginning with the Word: Building a Game Writing Program
by Lee Sheldon (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
GDC Education Summit  

GDC 2015
A New R&D Process for Game Design
by James Taylor (Game Changer Chicago Design Lab - University of Chicago)
Game Career Seminar  

GDC 2015
AI Based Game Design
by Mirjam Palosaari Eladhari (Otter Play)
GDC Education Summit  

GDC 2015
Creative Chaos: Teaching Project Teams to Be Innovative
by Drew Davidson (Carnegie Mellon)
GDC Education Summit  

GDC 2015
Dev Studio 2.0: Paid to Learn
by Amy Adkins (University of Utah- Entertainment Arts and Engineering)
GDC Education Summit  

GDC China 2014
Level Design Fundamentals & Techniques
by Joel Burgess (Bethesda Game Studios)
Tutorial - Chinese

GDC China 2014
Level Design Fundamentals & Techniques
by Joel Burgess (Bethesda Game Studios)
Tutorial - Chinese

GDC China 2014
Level Design Fundamentals & Techniques
by Joel Burgess (Bethesda Game Studios)
Tutorial  

GDC China 2014
Level Design Fundamentals & Techniques
by Joel Burgess (Bethesda Game Studios)
Tutorial  

GDC 2014
AAA Academics: Superstar Designers in Academia
by Brenda Romero (UC Santa Cruz)
GDC Education Summit  

GDC 2014
Extracurricular Video Game Development Clubs: How They Complement the Cl...
by Chris DeLeon (HobbyGameDev)
GDC Education Summit  

GDC 2014
Extracurricular Video Game Development Clubs: How They Complement the Cl...
by Chris DeLeon (HobbyGameDev)
GDC Education Summit  

GDC 2014
Feature Creep or Essential Mechanics? Top Twenty Things Game Development...
by Mia Consalvo (Concordia University)
GDC Education Summit  

ADC 2013
A Guide To Complying With COPPA's New Privacy Rules
by David Kim (Animoca)
Education Apps  

ADC 2013
A Guide To Complying With COPPA's New Privacy Rules
by David Kim (Animoca)
Education Apps  

ADC 2013
App Pricing Conundrum: Freemium vs Paid
by Donny Makower (RED Interactive Agency)
Education Apps  

ADC 2013
App Pricing Conundrum: Freemium vs Paid
by Donny Makower (RED Interactive Agency)
Education Apps  

GDC 2013
Beyond the Dialogue: Perspectives on Industry and Academia
by Matthew Burns (University of Washington)
GDC Education Summit  

GDC 2013
Biff! Boom! Pow! Introducing Students to Sound for Games
by Karen Collins (University of Waterloo)
GDC Education Summit  

GDC 2013
Building Successful Interdisciplinary Game Programs: Bridging the Gaps
by Magy Seif El-Nasr (Northeastern University)
GDC Education Summit  

GDC 2013
Catacombs and Curriculum: Role-Playing Games for Teaching Design
by Sam Roberts (University of Southern California)
GDC Education Summit  

GDC 2012
A 'Mod'est Approach to Teaching Game Development
by Jesper Juul (New York University)
GDC Education Summit  

GDC 2012
A 'Mod'est Approach to Teaching Game Development
by Jesper Juul (New York University)
GDC Education Summit  

GDC 2012
An Innovative Math Course for Undergraduate Game Programming Majors
by Scott Stevens (Champlain College)
GDC Education Summit  

GDC 2012
An Innovative Math Course for Undergraduate Game Programming Majors
by Scott Stevens (Champlain College)
GDC Education Summit  

GDC Online 2011
How NOT to Get a Job in the Game Industry
by Lindsey McQueeney (38 Studios/Big Huge Games)
Game Career Seminar  

GDC 2011
Collaboration Across Disciplines and Programs
by Eric Zimmerman (Independent)
GDC Education Summit  

GDC 2011
Distance Education Vs. Brick and Mortar: What Game Courses Work Online a...
by Christopher Erhardt (Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE))
GDC Education Summit  

GDC 2011
Edu to Indy: Teaching Students Self-Reliance
by Paul Bellezza (Riot Games)
GDC Education Summit  

GDC 2011
From College to Industry: 20 Lessons for Getting the Most out of Your Ea...
by Jeff Ward (Fire Hose Games)
Game Career Seminar  

GDC Canada 2010
Preparation (Don't Give Us a Reason to Reject You!)
by Jim Rivers (Obsidian Entertainment)
Game Career Seminar  

GDC Canada 2010
SCRAP METAL: Pushing the Envelope with a Team of Two
by Nick Waanders (Slick Entertainment)
Game Career Seminar  

GDC Canada 2010
SCRAP METAL: Pushing the Envelope with a Team of Two
by Nick Waanders (Slick Entertainment)
Game Career Seminar  

GDC 2010
A Contrarian Explains the Basics: How to Become a Game Developer
by David Sirlin (Sirlin Games)
Game Career Seminar  

GDC 2010
Getting Noticed: Why You Need an Online Portfolio and How to Make One
by Jacob Minkoff (Naughty Dog Inc)
Game Career Seminar  

GDC 2010
Getting Noticed: Why You Need an Online Portfolio and How to Make One
by Jacob Minkoff (Naughty Dog Inc)
Game Career Seminar  

GDC 2010
Getting Noticed: Why You Need an Online Portfolio and How to Make One
by Jacob Minkoff (Naughty Dog Inc)
Game Career Seminar  

GDC Austin/Online 2009
Resumes, Cover Letters and Websites
by Jim Rivers (Obsidian Entertainment)
Game Career Seminar  

GDC Europe 2009
Business 101
by Mario Wynands (Sidhe Interactive)
Student Education Track  

GDC Europe 2009
Game Design 101
by Christoph Quas (Sproing)
Student Education Track  

GDC 2009
(309) The Blender Game Engine
by Jeremy Gibson (USC - Interactive Media Division)
IGDA Education Summit  

GDC Austin/Online 2008
100 Questions, 97 Answers, 56 Minutes
by Brenda Brathwaite (Loot Drop)
Game Career Seminar  

GDC Austin/Online 2008
It's Who You Get to Know
by Darius Kazemi (Orbus Gameworks)
Game Career Seminar  

GDC Austin/Online 2008
Luckiest People Alive
by Harvey Smith (Arkane Studios)
Game Career Seminar  

GDC Austin/Online 2008
The Game Job Interview RPG
by Jill Duffy (GameCaree...)
Game Career Seminar  

GDC 2007
How Did You Make It? Three Success Stories
by Michael Sellers (Online Alchemy, Inc.)
Game Career Seminar  

GDC 2007
Inside Cryptic Studios: Art, Programming, and Design
by Jack Emmert (Cryptic Studios)
Game Career Seminar  

GDC 2007
Pitch your Game Idea
by James Beech (The Guildhall at SMU)
Game Career Seminar  

GDC 2007
Stay on Top of Your Game: Practical Career Advice from an HR Insider
by Fiona Cherbak (VP of Business Development, GameX)
Game Career Seminar