Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Launch day for an online game is a very exciting time, but often not in a good way for the online or service engineering team. Odyssey Interactive's debut title, Omega Strikers, a competitive online sports-combat game launched on 7 platforms with a services team of 3 reaching hundreds of thousands of players on day 1 with no outages. This GDC 2024 session explores the core role that Observability played in making this 'boring launch' the expected outcome. An introduction to what Observability is, some basics of the tech that makes it work, and in-depth examples of how it provides crucial focus and context in high pressure situations will be presented. Don't be scared of launch day again!
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Launch day for an online game is a very exciting time, but often not in a good way for the online or service engineering team. Odyssey Interactive's debut title, Omega Strikers, a competitive online sports-combat game launched on 7 platforms with a services team of 3 reaching hundreds of thousands of players on day 1 with no outages. This GDC 2024 session explores the core role that Observability played in making this 'boring launch' the expected outcome. An introduction to what Observability is, some basics of the tech that makes it work, and in-depth examples of how it provides crucial focus and context in high pressure situations will be presented. Don't be scared of launch day again!
GDC returns to San Francisco in March 2025! For more information, be sure to visit our website and follow the #GDC2025 hashtag on social media.
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GDC talks cover a range of developmental topics including game design, programming, audio, visual arts, business management, production, online games, and much more. We post a fresh GDC video every day. Subscribe to the channel to stay on top of regular updates, and check out GDC Vault for thousands of more in-depth talks from our archives.
