![[ASL] New Face of Gaming @XBOXGameDev](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JCwS5y2Pc6s/maxresdefault.jpg)
Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Our Xbox panelists Calicia Johnson (Senior Program Manager), Keirten Nivol (Software Engineer), Austin Joseph (Product Marketing) and Ron Brown (Studio Quality of Life Program Manager) share their experiences in gaming and explore how diverse voices help evolve the industry, moderated by Brittney Pettway, Senior Talent Pipeline Program Manager at Mojang Studios.
Our Xbox panelists Calicia Johnson (Senior Program Manager), Keirten Nivol (Software Engineer), Austin Joseph (Product Marketing) and Ron Brown (Studio Quality of Life Program Manager) share their experiences in gaming and explore how diverse voices help evolve the industry, moderated by Brittney Pettway, Senior Talent Pipeline Program Manager at Mojang Studios.
![[ASL] New Face of Gaming](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JCwS5y2Pc6s/mqdefault.jpg "[ASL] New Face of Gaming
Our Xbox panelists Calicia Johnson (Senior Program Manager), Keirten Nivol (Software Engineer), Austin Joseph (Product Marketing) and Ron Brown (Studio Quality of Life Program Manager) share their experiences in gaming and explore how diverse voices help evolve the industry, moderated by Brittney Pettway, Senior Talent Pipeline Program Manager at Mojang Studios.")
![[ASL] Enhance Your Productivity with Visual Studio 2022](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JkyiXkAo9ng/mqdefault.jpg "[ASL] Enhance Your Productivity with Visual Studio 2022
During the development of Psychonauts 2, Double Fine focused on innovation, creativity, and storytelling – a strategy that paid off with 60+ industry awards. To help the team move faster, Visual Studio helped reduce the time spent on build iteration.
Watch the demo to learn about the improvements Double Fine found most valuable in Visual Studio 2019 and dive into the features they’re excited about in Visual Studio 2022, from the speedy 64-bit IDE to IntelliCode, and more.")
![[ASL] Azure PlayFab Multiplayer 101: How to Build a Cross-Platform Multiplayer Game](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KSMRZPqF4tw/mqdefault.jpg "[ASL] Azure PlayFab Multiplayer 101: How to Build a Cross-Platform Multiplayer Game
Learn how Azure PlayFabs Multiplayer Services can help you build a cross-platform multiplayer game. Designed for developers needing a portable, modern solution, it includes matchmaking and lobby with real-time notifications, networking, and voice chat services, cross-platform enabled out of the box.")
![[ASL]Achieving Real-Time Ray Tracing on Xbox with Unity and DirectX 12](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KfiUnD-e44Q/mqdefault.jpg "[ASL]Achieving Real-Time Ray Tracing on Xbox with Unity and DirectX 12
In this sponsored session, Unity’s Raymond Graham talks about the various DirectX 12 improvements Unity has made for all Windows platforms over the past year and the future improvements that are still to come. He also shares insight into ray tracing on Xbox using Unity, including HRP features and things to consider when thinking about performance of your ray tracing effects. In an effort to accelerate rendering performance on Xbox and Windows platforms, the team at Unity has continued to improved its DirectX 12 back end, allowing developers to harness the most advanced features provided by the engine, including cutting edge ray tracing effects.")
