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 2023
'The Sims': Process and Learnings for Developing DEI Content
by Phillip Ring (Electronic Arts)
Design  

Game Developers Conference 2022
Animation Summit: Animation and Customization in 'The Sims 4'
by Yusun Chung (Electronic Arts)
Animation Summit  

Game Developers Conference 2022
Designing for Inclusivity in 'The Sims'
by Catharina Mallet (EA)
Production & Team Management  

Game Developers Conference 2021
GDC Main Stage: The Developer's Impact
by Osama Dorias (Warner Brothers Games Montreal)
Special Event  

Summer 2020
Ask Me Anything: Composer Q&A with Winifred Phillips
by Winifred Phillips (Generations Productions LLC)
Audio  

2019
Defying Expectations: 7 Lessons from 'The Sims FreePlay'
by Mavis Chan (Electronic Arts)
Design  

2019
Defying Expectations: 7 Lessons from 'The Sims FreePlay'
by Mavis Chan (Electronic Arts)
Design  

GDC 2018
Emergent Storytelling Techniques in 'The Sims'
by Matt Brown (Maxis EA)
Design  

GDC 2015
Innovations in The Sims 4 Character Creator
by Sri Nair (Electronic Arts)
Visual Arts  

GDC 2015
Innovations in The Sims 4 Character Creator
by Sri Nair (Electronic Arts)
Visual Arts  

GDC 2014
Concurrent Interactions in The Sims 4
by Peter Ingebretson (Electronic Arts (Maxis))
Programming  

GDC 2014
Concurrent Interactions in The Sims 4
by Peter Ingebretson (Electronic Arts (Maxis))
Programming  

GDC 2014
Concurrent Interactions in The Sims 4
by Peter Ingebretson (Electronic Arts (Maxis))
Programming  

GDC 2014
Creating Frankenstein's Monster: Case Studies of Building a New NPC
by Daniel Brewer (Digital Extremes)
AI Summit  

GDC 2012
Life is a Social Game: Lessons Learned Bringing The Sims to Facebook
by Ray Mazza (Playfish of Electronic Arts)
Game Design  

GDC 2012
Life is a Social Game: Lessons Learned Bringing The Sims to Facebook
by Ray Mazza (Playfish of Electronic Arts)
Game Design  

GDC 2012
Life is a Social Game: Lessons Learned Bringing The Sims to Facebook
by Ray Mazza (Playfish of Electronic Arts)
Game Design  

GDC Online 2011
The Sims Social: Deepening Interaction with the World's Most Unpredictab...
by Tom Mapham (EA Playfish)
GDC Virtual Items Summit  

GDC 2011
AI Development Postmortems: Inside DARKSPORE and THE SIMS: MEDIEVAL
by Rez Graham (Electronic Arts (Sims Division))
AI Summit  

GDC 2011
AI Development Postmortems: Inside DARKSPORE and THE SIMS: MEDIEVAL
by Rez Graham (Electronic Arts (Sims Division))
AI Summit  

GDC 2011
AI Development Postmortems: Inside DARKSPORE and THE SIMS: MEDIEVAL
by Rez Graham (Electronic Arts (Sims Division))
AI Summit  

GDC 2011
Designing Games for the 43-Year-Old Woman
by Chris Trottier (Zynga)
Game Design  

GDC 2010
Modeling Individual Personalities in The Sims 3
by Richard Evans (Little Text People)
Programming  

GDC 2010
Modeling Individual Personalities in The Sims 3
by Richard Evans (Little Text People)
Programming  

GDC 2010
Modeling Individual Personalities in The Sims 3
by Richard Evans (Little Text People)
Programming  

GDC 2010
Modeling Individual Personalities in The Sims 3
by Richard Evans (Little Text People)
Programming  

GDC Europe 2009
Designing for New Audiences
by Don Daglow (Don Daglow Interactive Entertainment)
Game Design  

GDC Europe 2009
Designing for New Audiences
by Don Daglow (Don Daglow Interactive Entertainment)
Game Design  

GDC 2009
(304) The Indie Advantage? A View From Both Sides
by Rod Humble (Electronic Arts)
Independent Games Summit  

GDC 2008
The Emergent Gamer
by Rod Humble (Electronic Arts)
Game Design  

GDC 2008
The Emergent Gamer
by Rod Humble (Electronic Arts)
Game Design  

GDC 2006
Bringing Console Quality To Mobile
by Tim Closs (Ideaworks Labs)
GDC Mobile: Game Design  

GDC 2006
Broadening Our Idea of What Games Can Be
by Jesper Juul (Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab)
SGS: Serious Game Design  

GDC 2006
Building Community Around Pollinated Content in Spore
by Caryl Shaw (ngmoco:))
Audio  

GDC 2006
Building Community Around Pollinated Content in Spore
by Caryl Shaw (ngmoco:))
Audio  

GDC 2004
"Port" is a Four-Letter Word: The Challenges of Redesigning The Sims fo...
by Michael Perry (Electronic Arts, Inc.)
Game Design  

GDC 2004
The Collection and Applications of Metrics in an MMP Game: Lessons Lea...
by Larry Mellon  
Programming  

GDC 2004
The Collection and Applications of Metrics in an MMP Game: Lessons Lea...
by Larry Mellon  
Programming  

GDC 2003
Automated Testing of Massively Multiplayer Games: Lessons Learned from T...
by Larry Mellon  
Programming  

GDC 2003
Scaling the Software Development Process: Lessons Learned From The Sims ...
by Larry Mellon  
Programming