Game Developers Conference 2026
#1ReasonToBe
by Laia Bee (Pincer Games)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
#1ReasonToBe
by Laia Bee (Pincer Games)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'Apex Legends' Dev Support: Getting Bandwidth Back by Letting People Do ...
by Jeremiah Dost (Respawn Entertainment (Electronic Arts))
Team Leadership  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'Apex Legends' Dev Support: Getting Bandwidth Back by Letting People Do ...
by Jeremiah Dost (Respawn Entertainment (Electronic Arts))
Team Leadership  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'Balatro' Community Playbook: From Launch to Letting Go
by Emma Smith-Bodie (Playstack)
Discovery & Marketing  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'Battlefield 6': Game Feel is the Message
by Jac Carlsson (EA DICE)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'Borderlands 4' Launch Load Testing
by Jeffrey Waldron (Gearbox Software)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'Borderlands 4' Launch Load Testing
by Jeffrey Waldron (Gearbox Software)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'Civilization VII': Impactful UI Sound Design at Scale
by Kadet Kuhne (Firaxis)
Audio  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33': An Audio Postmortem
by Raphael Joffres (Sandfall Interactive)
Audio  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33': Delivering a Wide Scope of Features & Con...
by Tom Guillermin (Sandfall Interactive)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'CorgiSpace': What I Learned from Making 15 Games This Year
by Adam Saltsman (Finji)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'DEATH STRANDING 2': Making of Voxel 3D UI Map
by Ildar Valeev (KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'DEATH STRANDING 2': Making of Voxel 3D UI Map
by Ildar Valeev (KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'Genshin Impact' Miliastra Wonderland: Co-Creating a Virtual World with ...
by Xin Ning (miHoYo)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'Helldivers' and the Art of the Living Game: Designing for Community Own...
by Cooper Fleishman (Thriving in Games Group)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'LifeAfter': AIGC Paradigm Change in Mobile Game Art Production
by Xiudong Zhang (NetEase Games)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'LifeAfter': AIGC Paradigm Change in Mobile Game Art Production
by Xiudong Zhang (NetEase Games)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'Marvel Rivals': Putting the Super into Hero Shooter
by Guangyun Chen (NetEase Games)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'Marvel Rivals': The Untold Launch and LiveOps Journey Behind Tens of Mi...
by Yachen Bian (NetEase Games)
Discovery & Marketing  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'Metro: Awakening': Development Postmortem
by Martin de Ronde (Vertigo Games)
Production  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'Neopets': From Web-Browser to Everywhere
by Dominic Law (Neopets)
Discovery & Marketing  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'Pacific Drive' Under the Hood: Survival Fundamentals, Systems Design, a...
by Seth Rosen (Ironwood Studios)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'Pacific Drive' Under the Hood: Survival Fundamentals, Systems Design, a...
by Seth Rosen (Ironwood Studios)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'Pokmon GO' Gigantamax Battles: Designing a Scalable Battle System
by Ben Li (Scopely)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
'SILENT HILL f': The Challenges of Creating a Melee-Only Horror Game
by Al Yang (Neobards Entertainment)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
15 More Games in 15 More Years
by Stone Librande (Riot Games)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
3rd Annual Game Developer's Concert
by Austin Wintory (Independent)
Audio  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Actionable Intelligence: Practical Advice for Game Developers Working wi...
by Bo Crutcher (Blindlight)
Audio  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Advanced Shader Delivery on Windows (Presented by Microsoft Xbox)
by Jesse Natalie (Microsoft)
Audio  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Agentic Live Ops: Turning Player Data into Actionable Insights (Presente...
by Pat Santora (AWS)
Product Management  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Agentic LiveOps: From Concept to Production (Presented by Amazon Web Ser...
by Matt Stevenson (AWS)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
AI + Games: More Creativity in Production, Deeper Fun in Gameplay (Prese...
by Ethan Hu (Meshy AI)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
AI Executive Panel: Using Agentic AI to Understand Your Players and Prov...
by Vitalii Vashchuk (EPAM)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
AI Trends of Today and Opportunities for Tomorrow: Ask Me Anything
by Zhen Zhai (Blizzard Entertainment)
Luminaries Speaker Series  

Game Developers Conference 2026
All Rays Lead to Rome: Next-Gen Graphics in 'Anno 117: Pax Romana'
by Aaron Scherzinger (Ubisoft Mainz)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
All Rays Lead to Rome: Next-Gen Graphics in 'Anno 117: Pax Romana'
by Aaron Scherzinger (Ubisoft Mainz)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Ambient Diffuse Lighting in 'Ghost of Ytei'
by Eric Wohllaib (Sucker Punch Productions)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Ambient Diffuse Lighting in 'Ghost of Ytei'
by Eric Wohllaib (Sucker Punch Productions)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
An Odyssey in Building Games That Last
by Rob Pardo (Bonfire Studios)
Team Leadership  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Architecting DDoS-Resilient Multiplayer Game Servers on Amazon GameLift ...
by Michael Jackson (AWS)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Artists, Do You Want to Fight for Your Future?
by Andrew Maximov (ImagineMore.Art)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Automatic Wrapping of Facial Expression Scans with WrapAI (Presented by ...
by Andrei Krovopuskov (Faceform)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Back to Basics: Translating Your Invisible Marketing Foundation into Vis...
by Dana Trebella (Spoke and Wheel Strategy)
Discovery & Marketing  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Back to Basics: Translating Your Invisible Marketing Foundation into Vis...
by Dana Trebella (Spoke and Wheel Strategy)
Discovery & Marketing  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Backed by Data, Built with Care: Telling Authentic LGBTQ Stories in Vide...
by Sabrina Mah (GLAAD)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Balancing TCGs with Power Sorting
by Nate Heiss (Heiss Games LLC)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Best Practices for Character Navigation: Architecting for AAA Performanc...
by Ben Sunshine-Hill (Havok)
Narrative & Performance  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Beyond Adaptation: Designing IPs That Live Across Games, Series, and Eve...
by David Daubitz (Ubisoft Mainz)
Narrative & Performance  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Beyond the Logo: Crafting Comprehensive Brand Systems for Games
by Alanna Cervenak (PlayStation Studios Creative Arts)
Discovery & Marketing  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Beyond the Player: Pathways of Women Founders Shaping Indie Games in the...
by Areej Al-Wabil (Alfaisal University)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Beyond the Player: Pathways of Women Founders Shaping Indie Games in the...
by Areej Al-Wabil (Alfaisal University)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Build "Living Games" with AI
by Jack Buser (Google Cloud)
Luminaries Speaker Series  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Build Faster, Iterate More: AI-Powered Prototyping with the Model Contex...
by Brent Vincent (Roblox)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Building a Critically Acclaimed Licensed Game in 18 Months
by Amanda Farough (Strange Scaffold)
Independent Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Building a Critically Acclaimed Licensed Game in 18 Months
by Amanda Farough (Strange Scaffold)
Independent Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Building a Winning Discord Strategy to Fuel the Success of Your Game (Pr...
by Mason Sciotti (Discord)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Building and Sustaining a Global Development Team: Lessons in Sustainabl...
by Brad Hendricks (Blind Squirrel Games)
Team Leadership  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Building Global Entertainment Worlds from Gaming IP
by Justin Scarpone (SEGA)
Luminaries Speaker Series  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Building the Cultural World of 'Indiana Jones and the Great Circle'
by Kate Edwards (Geogrify/SetJetters)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Catching Culture Currents: Riding Resonant Trends in 'Roblox' and Beyond
by Piercen Harbut (Bee Swarm Simulator)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Clues and Camping in 'Ghost of Ytei': Curating Guided Exploration Throug...
by Samuel Holley (Sucker Punch Productions)
Narrative & Performance  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Clues and Camping in 'Ghost of Ytei': Curating Guided Exploration Throug...
by Samuel Holley (Sucker Punch Productions)
Narrative & Performance  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Co-Creating Possibility: The Future of Mobile Gaming Performance (Presen...
by Lukas Medek (Sumo Digital)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Co-Ops Are the Future: A Step-by-Step Guide to Founding Your Own Worker ...
by Ty Underwood (Comradery.co)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Crafting an Ever-Expanding Jianghu: Open-World Design and Sustainable Up...
by Beralt Lyu (Everstone Studio, NetEase Games)
Production  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Creating a Culture of Sustainability in Tabletop Games
by Carol Mertz (Independent/Green Games Guide)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Creating a Culture of Sustainability in Tabletop Games
by Carol Mertz (Independent/Green Games Guide)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Creating Player Expertise Microtalks
by Monica Fan (Pipework Studio)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Creating Player Expertise Microtalks
by Monica Fan (Pipework Studio)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Cross-Platform Isn't a Checkbox: Designing Games for 'Fortnite' (Present...
by Jay Villanueva (Epic Games)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Debugging Audio Systems: Tools, Tactics, and Real-World Stories
by Jose Angulo (Teravision Games)
Audio  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Decolonizing Play and the Rise of African Game Development (2013-2026)
by Eyram Tawia (Leti Arts)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Decolonizing Play and the Rise of African Game Development (2013-2026)
by Eyram Tawia (Leti Arts)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Designing for the Living Room: The Spatial Architecture of Mixed Reality...
by Doug North Cook (Creature)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Designing POIs (Points of Interest) for 'The Outer Worlds 2'
by Dan Qiao (Obsidian Entertainment)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Designing POIs (Points of Interest) for 'The Outer Worlds 2'
by Dan Qiao (Obsidian Entertainment)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Designing Stadium: Crafting a New Game Mode for 'Overwatch'
by Scott Hwang (Blizzard Entertainment)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Designing Stadium: Crafting a New Game Mode for 'Overwatch'
by Scott Hwang (Blizzard Entertainment)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Designing the Ideal Level Design Portfolio: What Hiring Teams Actually L...
by Baqir Shah (Pipeworks Studios)
Career  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Developing Ethical Games: Why and How
by Rachel Kowert (University of Cambridge)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Developing Large Procedural Systems with Low Friction and Fast Generatio...
by Chris Murphy (Epic Games)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Dinner Table Democracy: Designing Disagreement
by Jennifer Estaris (Estaris Works)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
DirectX: Bringing Console-Level GPU Tools to Windows (Presented by Micro...
by Kevin Hawkins (Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Discord Ads: The Emerging Must-Buy Platform for Gaming Marketers (Presen...
by Meena Mutha (Discord)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Discord Integration Best Practices: Social Design Principles That Move t...
by Mason Sciotti (Discord)
Team Leadership  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Discovery Decoded: Your Guide to the Meta Horizon Store (Presented by Meta)
by Mahncy Mehrota (Meta)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
DIY Protection for Game Developers: If You Create It, Protect It
by Benjamin Siders (Lewis Rice LLC)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Does it Make You Feel Like a Wandering Ronin? Creative Direction for 'Gh...
by Nate Fox (Sucker Punch Productions)
Team Leadership  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Driving Innovation & RTX Advances with John Spitzer, Vice President at N...
by John Spitzer (NVIDIA Corporation)
Luminaries Speaker Series  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Economics of a $1B Cosmetic Economy
by Phillip Black (Game Economist Consulting)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Educators Soapbox
by Kelli Dunlap (Take This, Inc.)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Evolving DirectX for the ML Era on Windows (Presented by Microsoft Xbox)
by Steven Tovey (Intel)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Exercises that Play in Public: How to Design Collaborative Class Project...
by Jason Eppink (Elmhurst University)
Educators  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Expanding the 13%: Directing Game Access in Game Education
by Lane D. Koughan (University of Washington)
Educators  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Experimental Games Showcase
by Carol Mertz (Independent/Green Games Guide)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Extreme Recording: Rockets, Wildlife, and Beyond - Capturing Sound in Hi...
by Howard Mostrom (Injected Senses LLC)
Audio  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Fireside Chat with Amir Rao of Supergiant Games
by Trent Kusters (League of Geeks)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Fixed Wing Flight in 'Keeper': Pathfinding, Locomotion, and Animation of...
by James Collins (Double Fine Productions)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Freedom Through Structure: Character Pipelines at Embark (Presented by H...
by Erik stsj (Embark Studios)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
From a Naughty Dog to a Wildflower: The Fears, Failures, and Freedoms Found
by Bruce Straley (Wildflower Interactive)
Independent Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
From Developer to Publisher: The Benefits of a Japanese Studio's Decisio...
by Taichiro Miyazaki (CyberConnect2 Co.,Ltd.)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
From Discovery to Launch: An Inside Look at the Publisher-Developer Rela...
by Patrick Johnson (Playstack)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
From Intermediate to Advanced: Charting Your Career in Game Audio
by Star Victoria Power (Slide20XX)
Career  

Game Developers Conference 2026
From Intermediate to Advanced: Charting Your Career in Game Audio
by Star Victoria Power (Slide20XX)
Career  

Game Developers Conference 2026
From Kernel to Community: Building a Modern, Multi-Layered Anti-Cheat Ec...
by Michail Greshishchev (Amazon Game Studios)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
From Project Operator to 'The Operator': Postmortem of Supporting a Solo...
by Lewis Burnell (ICO Partners)
Discovery & Marketing  

Game Developers Conference 2026
From the Ground Up: Rethinking Quality in Games
by Aniruddha Pawar (Ubisoft)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
G.A.N.G. Demo Derby: Music
by Jason Hayes (Another Axiom Inc.)
Career  

Game Developers Conference 2026
G.A.N.G. Demo Derby: Sound Design
by DJ Meadows (HNDCRFTD LLC)
Career  

Game Developers Conference 2026
G.A.N.G. Demo Derby: Voice Over
by Nick Hartman (Sound Lab)
Narrative & Performance  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Game AI Fireside Chat with Damian Isla and Jeff Orkin: Celebrating 20+ Y...
by Steve Rabin (Electronic Arts)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Game Funding: Lessons from Outersloth
by Victoria Tran (Innersloth)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Game On: Why the Best is Yet to Come for Gaming's Future
by Simon Zhu (Independent)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Gamers Like You: How Public Media Serves Players of All Ages
by Amber Samdahl (PBS Wisconsin)
Educators  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Gamers Like You: How Public Media Serves Players of All Ages
by Amber Samdahl (PBS Wisconsin)
Educators  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Games About Games Microtalks
by Jon Perry (Quibble Media, LLC)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Games as the New Social Arenas: Building Communities That Self-Regulate ...
by Hege Tokerud (Aiba)
Special Event  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Games for Diplomacy: Empowering Global Game-Making Communities
by Lindsay Grace (University of Miami)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Gaming Success on Discord: Data-Driven Insights into Community Growth an...
by Timothy Lu (Discord)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Gaming the System: Creating Your Own Path to a Narrative Design Career
by Zoe Calamar (Escape Velocity Entertainment)
Career  

Game Developers Conference 2026
GDC Masters: 50 Years in Games and a Legacy for Creators
by Don Daglow (Sausalito Games Inc.)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
GDC Pitch: Day 1
by Jason Della Rocca (Execution Labs)
Special Event  

Game Developers Conference 2026
GDC Pitch: Day 2
by Jason Della Rocca (Execution Labs)
Special Event  

Game Developers Conference 2026
GenAI at Studios: Leadership, Tools, and Trust
by Mitu Khandaker (NYU Game Center)
Team Leadership  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Generative Recommender Post-Trained by Reinforcement Learning in Video G...
by Dong Fang (LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Getting the Ball Rolling: Advancing Game Accessibility Through Interacti...
by Anna Waismeyer (Xbox)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Getting Your Foot in the Door Part 2: Getting Hired in Japan
by Taichiro Miyazaki (CyberConnect2 Co.,Ltd.)
Career  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Growing Leaders from Within: Leadership Development for Video Game Teams
by Joshua Howard (OtherSide Entertainment)
Team Leadership  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Growing Leaders from Within: Leadership Development for Video Game Teams
by Joshua Howard (OtherSide Entertainment)
Team Leadership  

Game Developers Conference 2026
High-Fidelity on PC and Mobile: The 'Delta Force' Character Production P...
by Rui Mu (Team Jade / Tencent Games)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Honing the Blade: Evolving Combat for 'Ghost of Ytei'
by Theodore Fishman (Sucker Punch Productions)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Honing the Blade: Evolving Combat for 'Ghost of Ytei'
by Theodore Fishman (Sucker Punch Productions)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
How 'Ghost of Ytei' Was Pre-Mixed with the Help of a Sound Sensei
by Grey Davenport (Sucker Punch Productions)
Audio  

Game Developers Conference 2026
How AI is Reshaping Game Creation (Presented by Google Cloud)
by Catherine Hawayek (Google Cloud)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
How Do I Get My Game on IGN?
by Peer Schneider (IGN Entertainment)
Discovery & Marketing  

Game Developers Conference 2026
How Emerging Hardware Innovation Will Change the Player Experience
by Bill Kleyman (Apolo.us)
Luminaries Speaker Series  

Game Developers Conference 2026
How Environmental Content Builds Engagement and Loyalty
by Lisa Pak (United Nations Environment Programme)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
How I Raised X Million
by Nicole Lazzaro (XEODesign)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
How Tabletop Games Could Help Us Improve the Pro-Social Design of Digita...
by Robert Hornbek (Thriving in Games Group)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
How to Advocate for Accessibility on Your Team: A Toolkit for Developers...
by Jessica Roache (Ubisoft)
Discovery & Marketing  

Game Developers Conference 2026
How to Advocate for Accessibility on Your Team: A Toolkit for Developers...
by Jessica Roache (Ubisoft)
Discovery & Marketing  

Game Developers Conference 2026
How to Win a VES Award
by David Johnson (Undertone FX, Inc.)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
How We Draw a 3D Sprite World: The Stylized Art of 'Never's End'
by Ryan Juckett (Hypersect)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
How We Draw a 3D Sprite World: The Stylized Art of 'Never's End'
by Ryan Juckett (Hypersect)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Illuminating Roco's Legacy: Scalable Global Illumination from Theory to ...
by Sheng Feng (MoreFun Studios, Tencent Games)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Illuminating Roco's Legacy: Scalable Global Illumination from Theory to ...
by Sheng Feng (MoreFun Studios, Tencent Games)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Implementing a Built-In Multiplayer UGC Experience in 'Genshin Impact'
by Xin Ning (miHoYo)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
In the Era of AI, How Is Tencent Games' Technology Evolving and Innovating?
by Nathan Chen (Tencent Games)
Luminaries Speaker Series  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Indie Soapbox: Playing it Unsafe
by Ryan Ike (Independent)
Independent Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Influencing Fandom: Making Games That Market Themselves
by Emily Pitcher (SonderingEmily)
Discovery & Marketing  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Influencing Fandom: Making Games That Market Themselves
by Emily Pitcher (SonderingEmily)
Discovery & Marketing  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Inside Indie (Self) Publishing
by Rebekah Saltsman (Finji)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Inside Indie (Self) Publishing
by Rebekah Saltsman (Finji)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Invisible Cameras: Reimagining Cinematography in Real-Time Game Engines
by Adam Myhill (Black Eye Technologies)
Narrative & Performance  

Game Developers Conference 2026
It Takes a Village: Live at GDC Day 1
by Austin Wintory (Independent)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
It Takes a Village: Live at GDC Day 2
by Patrick Michalak (Insomniac Games)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
It Takes a Village: Live at GDC Day 3
by Samantha Beart (Independent)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Kickflipping Without Bailing on Frame Rate: Graphics Optimization in 'To...
by Jon Moore (Iron Galaxy Studios)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Kickflipping Without Bailing on Frame Rate: Graphics Optimization in 'To...
by Jon Moore (Iron Galaxy Studios)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Killer Art Portfolio or Portfolio Killer Part 1: Advice from Industry Ar...
by Greg Foertsch (Bit Reactor)
Career  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Launching 'Phasmophobia' on Consoles (and Somehow Not F**king It Up)
by Asim Tanvir (Kinetic Games)
Discovery & Marketing  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Leaders Working at the Heart of the Team 2026
by Kate Edwards (Geogrify/SetJetters)
Team Leadership  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Leaders Working at the Heart of the Team 2026
by Kate Edwards (Geogrify/SetJetters)
Team Leadership  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Learning to Move: Physics-Based Enemy Locomotion in 'ARC Raiders'
by Martin Singh-Blom (Embark Studios)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Lessons Learned in Running a Game the Hard Way: How Blizzard Revitalized...
by Aaron Keller (Blizzard Entertainment)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Level Up Your Game: Build Smarter, Scale Faster with Alibaba Cloud & Qwe...
by Alex Chen (Alibaba Cloud)
Production  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Leveling Up with Google Cloud: PlayStation's Global Migration to Spanner...
by Sailesh Krishnamurthy (Google Cloud)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Lightspeed Mocap LA: Creating a State-of-the-Art Mocap Studio from Scrat...
by Kristin Gallagher (LightSpeed Studios)
Production  

Game Developers Conference 2026
LiveOps Moneyball: 10 Monetization Trends Driving 1.5x Revenue Growth
by Stan Minasov (AppMagic)
Product Management  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Machine Learning Forum: Ask the Experts
by Alessandro Sestini (Electronic Arts, SEED)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Marketing Department of One: Staying Sane While Spinning Way Too Many Pl...
by Celia Schilling (Yacht Club Games)
Discovery & Marketing  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Mastering Steam: Why Discovery is Hard and How to Break Through the Noise
by Ichiro Lambe (Totally Human Media Corp)
Discovery & Marketing  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Mastering Steam: Why Discovery is Hard and How to Break Through the Noise
by Ichiro Lambe (Totally Human Media Corp)
Discovery & Marketing  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Matchmaker as Code: A Constraint-Based Approach to Cross-Platform Multip...
by Albert Puertolas (Gameloft)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Mattel's Future of Play: How Iconic IP Scales Across Platforms in a Digi...
by Dean Takahashi (GamesBeat)
Luminaries Speaker Series  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Maximize Performance: Porting, Profiling, and 16KB Page Size Innovations...
by Val O'Donnell (Google Play)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Meaningful Reasons to Wander: Creating Open World Engagement in 'Ghost o...
by Ariadna Martinez (Sucker Punch Productions)
Narrative & Performance  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Micropolygon Rendering in 'Anvil'
by Lionel Berenguier (UbiSoft)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Micropolygon Rendering in 'Anvil'
by Lionel Berenguier (UbiSoft)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Mics in Spaces: The Importance of Field and Foley Recording
by Jeffrey Brice (Independent)
Audio  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Mics in Spaces: The Importance of Field and Foley Recording
by Jeffrey Brice (Independent)
Audio  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Mid+ Stage Career Development for Marginalized Game Devs: Surviving the ...
by Michael Jones (Independent)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Mid+ Stage Career Development for Marginalized Game Devs: Surviving the ...
by Michael Jones (Independent)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Modernizing the Rendering of 'Minecraft'
by A.J. Fairfield (Mojang; Microsoft)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Modernizing the Rendering of 'Minecraft'
by A.J. Fairfield (Mojang; Microsoft)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Neural Graphics in Practice for Next-Gen Game Development (Presented by ...
by Sergio Alapont Granero (Arm)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
No More Walled Gardens! D2C Playbook for Every Developer
by Michael Lewis (OFC Ads)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
NSFW Games Variety Hour: Adult Games Microtalks
by Hot Pink (HotPink Games)
Independent Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
NSFW Games Variety Hour: Adult Games Microtalks
by Hot Pink (HotPink Games)
Independent Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Nutrition, Not Calories: Findings from Oxford's 3-Million-Hour Study on ...
by Nick Ballou (University of Oxford)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Nutrition, Not Calories: Findings from Oxford's 3-Million-Hour Study on ...
by Nick Ballou (University of Oxford)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Overcoming Impostor Syndrome: A Microtalks Strategy Guide
by Ryan Ike (Independent)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Overcoming Impostor Syndrome: A Microtalks Strategy Guide
by Ryan Ike (Independent)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Performance and Direction Deep Dive
by Tom Keegan (Independent)
Narrative & Performance  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Play Beyond the Game: How Cross-Sector Marketers Are Driving Growth and ...
by Brenda Cruz (AEG World Wide)
Luminaries Speaker Series  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Player Hearing Safety: Accessibility's Close Cousin
by Brian Schmidt (Brian Schmidt Studios, LLC)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Player Trust as the Foundation of Retention, Engagement, and Long-Term S...
by Jorge Chaparro (Gameloft)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Player-Value First: Doubling a Seven-Year-Old Live Game
by Jan Richter (Sixteen Tons Entertainment)
Product Management  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Playtesting Process for Ultra Small Teams
by Brian Cronin (Chugga Chugga LLC)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Playtesting Process for Ultra Small Teams
by Brian Cronin (Chugga Chugga LLC)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Praise the Architect and Pass the Ammunition: Health & Damage in 'The Ou...
by Robert Donovan (Obsidian Entertainment)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Praise the Architect and Pass the Ammunition: Health & Damage in 'The Ou...
by Robert Donovan (Obsidian Entertainment)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Preservation Is Profit: How Retro Games Unlock Long-Term Revenue
by Marcin Paczynski (GOG)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Preservation Is Profit: How Retro Games Unlock Long-Term Revenue
by Marcin Paczynski (GOG)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Press Startup: How to Raise Serious Funds, Ship Killer Products and Buil...
by Paul Kilduff-Taylor (Mode 7)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Production Workshop Part 1: Conception to Alpha
by Fleur Marty (Gearbox)
Production  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Production Workshop Part 2: Alpha to Launch
by Fleur Marty (Gearbox)
Production  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Publishing Realities: Funding, Discoverability, and What Success Really ...
by Ben Kvalo (Midwest Games)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Punching Across the Room in 'Batman: Arkham Shadow'
by Ryan Darcey (Camouflaj | Meta)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Punching Across the Room in 'Batman: Arkham Shadow'
by Ryan Darcey (Camouflaj | Meta)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Putting the "Friends" in Friendslop: The Story of 'PEAK'
by Nick Kaman (Aggro Crab)
Independent Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
QA is Your Strongest Design Ally
by Carey Littlefield (Blizzard Entertainment)
Team Leadership  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Rating the Future: Evolving Content Standards Across UGC Games
by Hannah Gallagher (Meta)
Discovery & Marketing  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Refreshing the Core Mechanics Fun After 1 Year of LiveOps in 'Infinity N...
by PR Peng (Infold Games (Papergames))
Product Management  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Reinforcement Learning in 'FC26': Shipping Human-Like Goalkeepers with a...
by Alessandro Sestini (Electronic Arts, SEED)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Reinforcement Learning in 'FC26': Shipping Human-Like Goalkeepers with a...
by Alessandro Sestini (Electronic Arts, SEED)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Remaster, Reboot, Reinvent: Case Studies in 'Wizardry' IP Revival
by Hiroaki Murao (Drecom Co., Ltd.)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Remaster, Reboot, Reinvent: Case Studies in 'Wizardry' IP Revival
by Hiroaki Murao (Drecom Co., Ltd.)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Rip & Tear: Breaking Down the Renderingof'DOOM: The Dark Ages'
by Philip Hammer (id Software)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Rip & Tear: Breaking Down the Renderingof'DOOM: The Dark Ages'
by Philip Hammer (id Software)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Rules of the Game 2026: Revealing Techniques from Resourceful Designers
by Richard Rouse III (FarBridge)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Rules of the Game 2026: Revealing Techniques from Resourceful Designers
by Richard Rouse III (FarBridge)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Secrets of the Tabletop Games Industry
by Bryan Bornmueller (Asmodee)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Secrets of the Tabletop Games Industry
by Bryan Bornmueller (Asmodee)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Shader Like a Painter: Building Character Shaders with an Artistic Appro...
by Rosy (Rong) Fu (Naughty Dog)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Shader Like a Painter: Building Character Shaders with an Artistic Appro...
by Rosy (Rong) Fu (Naughty Dog)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Shaders 501: Compute for Tech Artists
by Matt Oztalay (Epic Games)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Short Form Futures: How AI Turned MMO Players into TikTok Creators
by Chang Liu (NetEase)
Product Management  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Signature Sounds: Crafting a Cohesive Musical Identity Across Games
by Edouard Brenneisen (EB Music LLC)
Audio  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Six Figures in 30 Days: How We Turned a Funding Crisis into a Kickstarte...
by Niina Fujioka (Playable Worlds, Inc.)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
SoftMax: Neural Simulation of Skeletal Physics
by Xin Qiao (LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Spectrogram Spectacular!: The Art and Science of Dialogue Editing with S...
by Katherine Tole (Plant Based Audio)
Audio  

Game Developers Conference 2026
State of Level Design 2026
by Dan Qiao (Obsidian Entertainment)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Staying Ahead of the Game: The Power of Early Access to Emerging Technol...
by Adam Creighton (Enduring Games)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Steam Annual Update: The Latest on Steam in 2026
by Kaci Aitchison Boyle (Valve)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Stop, Collaborate, and Listen: How to be an Actor's Favorite Director
by Phillipe Bosher (Independent)
Narrative & Performance  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Supporting Junior Talent and Why the Industry Needs Them
by Alexa Ray Corriea (Gearbox)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Supporting Junior Talent and Why the Industry Needs Them
by Alexa Ray Corriea (Gearbox)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Supporting the Party: Five Ways to Help Others Move Forward
by Benjamin Carcich (Building Better Games)
Team Leadership  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Supporting Thousands of NPCs in 'Kingdom Come: Deliverance' & 'Kingdom C...
by Petr Smrcek (Warhorse Studios)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Supporting Thousands of NPCs in 'Kingdom Come: Deliverance' & 'Kingdom C...
by Petr Smrcek (Warhorse Studios)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Surprise and Delight as Social Infrastructure
by Nathan Sawatzky (Thriving in Games Group Inc)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Sustaining Revenue in Single-Player Games with a Lean GaaS Strategy: Wha...
by Michael Schade (ROCKFISH Games GmbH)
Product Management  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Teaching Games with Games X: Artificial Intelligence
by Gillian Smith (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
Educators  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Teaching Games with Games X: Artificial Intelligence
by Gillian Smith (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
Educators  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Teaching While Gamedev
by Tyler Coleman (Ludo Systems Inc.)
Educators  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Teaching While Gamedev
by Tyler Coleman (Ludo Systems Inc.)
Educators  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Tech Art Panel Discussion
by Camille Kay (Epic Games)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Algorithm Broke Entertainment: Why Hollywood and Games Are Losing Ge...
by Sharon Tal Yguado (Astrid Entertainment)
Luminaries Speaker Series  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Art & Science of Evergreen Games: Running Live Services That Last (P...
by Eva Ryott (King)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Art of the Pitch: How to Actually Land a Job
by Austin Wintory (Independent)
Career  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Attention Equation: How Gaming Wins Consumer Focus and What Comes Next
by Kabir Ahuja (McKinsey & Co.)
Luminaries Speaker Series  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Black Designers' Dilemma
by Evan Narcisse (Brass Lion Entertainment)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Data Driven Advantage: Optimizing VR Games with Analytics (Presented...
by Chong Ahn (Meta)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Evolution of Real-Time Global Illumination in 'Love and Deepspace' (...
by Tianlong Ruan (Infold Games)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Future of Artists: Fireside Chat with Michael Koperwas
by Andrew Maximov (ImagineMore.Art)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Future of Fair Play: What AI Means for Multiplayer Games Over the Ne...
by Andrew Hogan (Intorqa)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Future of Game Knowledge: Search Less. Ship More.
by Roxane Zaim (Ubisoft)
Production  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Future of Playable Worlds with Google DeepMind (Presented by Google ...
by Alexandre Moufarek (Google DeepMind)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Goldilocks Principle: Right-Sizing Process for Growing Teams
by Ella Vance (The New York Times)
Team Leadership  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg: What to Do if You Have a Hit Game
by Chris Zukowski (Howtomarketagame.com)
Discovery & Marketing  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Invisible Layer: Redesigning Communication and Navigation in 'Candy ...
by Liza Dobrovoljc (King)
Product Management  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Modular and Expressive World Art of 'Keeper'
by Nick Maksim (Double Fine Productions)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Monetization Paradox: How Doing the Opposite of What's Expected Drov...
by Naama Frenkel (SciPlay)
Product Management  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Monetization Paradox: How Doing the Opposite of What's Expected Drov...
by Naama Frenkel (SciPlay)
Product Management  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Next Growth Market: Health, Learning, and Transformation
by Noah Falstein (The Inspiracy)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Next Wave of Game Development Is Small, Agile, Social, and Live
by Justin Sousa (Roblox)
Luminaries Speaker Series  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Player-Centric Engine: CRM's Role in Enabling Cross-Functional Growt...
by Salome Gozalishvili (King)
Discovery & Marketing  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Power of Authenticity: Audio Challenges and Successes in 'Civilizati...
by Dmytro Nebesh (Firaxis Games)
Audio  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Power of Partnership: How EA SPORTS and Amazon Are Elevating the Spo...
by Ashley Holinger (AWS)
Discovery & Marketing  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Process Process: Empower Your Team to Do Their Best Work
by Jonathan Rodgers (Playstudios)
Production  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Process Process: Empower Your Team to Do Their Best Work
by Jonathan Rodgers (Playstudios)
Production  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Rise of Independent Game Journalism
by Dean Takahashi (GamesBeat)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Scalable Game Asset-Assisted Production Pipeline of 'Honor of Kings'
by Zhipeng Tan (Tencent Games)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Scalable Game Asset-Assisted Production Pipeline of 'Honor of Kings'
by Zhipeng Tan (Tencent Games)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The State of AI-Native Games
by Eleanor Todd (Fablegate)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The State of Mental Health in the Games Industry
by Kelli Dunlap (Take This, Inc.)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The State of the VR Ecosystem: Building a Sustainable Future (Presented ...
by Chris Pruett (Meta)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Tension: Designing for Discomfort in 'Wanderstop'
by Steven Margolin (Ivy Road)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Tension: Designing for Discomfort in 'Wanderstop'
by Steven Margolin (Ivy Road)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Toxicity Tax: Why the Future of Trust and Safety is Leadership Led
by Rachel Kowert (University of Cambridge)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
The Universal Language of Monsters: Designing Creature Vocals in 'Diablo...
by Todd Castillo (Blizzard Entertainment)
Audio  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Turning Conversation into Gameplay: Lessons from 'Courtroom Chaos' with ...
by Sergey Rudenko (AWS)
Production  

Game Developers Conference 2026
UX Mobile Porting Challenges in 'Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown' Case ...
by Alexis Denance (Ubisoft Da Nang)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
UX Mobile Porting Challenges in 'Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown' Case ...
by Alexis Denance (Ubisoft Da Nang)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Veterans Q&A for New Writers and Narrative Designers
by Alexa Ray Corriea (Gearbox)
Audio  

Game Developers Conference 2026
VR 401: Accelerating Quest Development with Agentic Workflows (Presented...
by Dilmer Valecillos (Meta)
Game & Production Technology  

Game Developers Conference 2026
VR LiveOps: Sustaining Player Engagement & Monetization (Presented by Meta)
by Patricia Wayne (Meta)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
We Built the Wrong Games First: Failing Forward to 'UG', VR's Fastest-Gr...
by Spencer Cook (Continuum)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Welcome Back: Updating the Returning Player Experience in 'Diablo Immortal'
by Nicole Maiorano (Blizzard Entertainment)
Product Management  

Game Developers Conference 2026
What I've Seen in Over 600 VR Launches: What to Do, What to Avoid, and W...
by Richard Duck (Meta)
Discovery & Marketing  

Game Developers Conference 2026
What's New in Game History: 2026
by Laine Nooney (New York University)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
When East Meets Western: Art Direction of 'Ghost of Ytei'
by Joanna Wang (SuckerPunch Productions)
Visual Development  

Game Developers Conference 2026
WHEN YOUR AAA GAME ISN'T FUN: The ARC Raiders Story of Starting Over wit...
by Caio Braga (Embark Studios)
Team Leadership  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Why Good Games Fail: The Startup Audit Every Studio Needs
by Lucien Parsons (OpsCat)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Why Good Games Fail: The Startup Audit Every Studio Needs
by Lucien Parsons (OpsCat)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Worst.Game.Ever. Fixing Diabetes Management with a Video Game
by Sam Glassenberg (Level Ex)
Culture & Sustainability  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Writing Games for a Distracted, Polarized, Media-Illiterate World
by Alexa Ray Corriea (Gearbox)
Narrative & Performance  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Writing Games for a Distracted, Polarized, Media-Illiterate World
by Alexa Ray Corriea (Gearbox)
Narrative & Performance  

Game Developers Conference 2026
You Are Not a Lawyer: 20 Legal Hacks You Would Know If You Were
by Ryan Black (DLA Piper (Canada) LLP)
Business Strategy  

Game Developers Conference 2026
You Owe It to Your Players: Creating Value with Effective Monetization i...
by Lukas Offerhaus (InnoGames GmbH)
Product Management  

Game Developers Conference 2026
You Owe It to Your Players: Creating Value with Effective Monetization i...
by Lukas Offerhaus (InnoGames GmbH)
Product Management  

Game Developers Conference 2026
You're the Controller: Creating Intuitive VR Handtracking Interactions
by Celine Tricart (COVEN)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2026
Zenith: Diffusion Model-Driven Map Generation
by Zhen Zhai (Blizzard Entertainment)
Visual Development