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ITS LAUNCHED, registration for GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 is now open! GDC Festival of Gaming 2025-10-23 | GDC returns this March 9-13, 2026, in San Francisco!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.
🎮 PIXELS → POWER-UPS → PURE MAGIC ✨Next week changes everything. GDC 2026 registration launches! GDC Festival of Gaming 2025-10-14 | GDC returns this March 9-13, 2026, in San Francisco!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.
A New Era Awaits! GDC Festival of Gaming 2025-10-08 | GDC returns this March 9-13, 2026, in San Francisco!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.
GDC is changing the game. GDC Festival of Gaming 2025-09-22 | GDC returns this March 9-13, 2026, in San Francisco!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.
Marketing Your Game Under the New Steam Rules GDC Festival of Gaming 2025-08-22 | 2024 was the year Valve made major changes on how games and their demos gain visibility. In this 2025 Independent Games Summit talk, game marketing researcher Chris Zukowski lists the changes and show how successful developers have adapted to them. GDC returns to San Francisco in March 2026! For more information, be sure to visit our website and subscribe to the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribe.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.
Top Differences Between Mobile and AAA Live Service Games (Scott Hartsman Interview) GDC Festival of Gaming 2025-07-15 | Industry veteran Scott Hartsman pulls back the curtain on what makes mobile live service (or free-to-play) so different from the core (AAA, PC and console) market, and what strategies works best for each platform. Read the full interview here! gdconf.com/article/the-truth-about-live-service-games-insights-from-industry-veteran-scott-hartsmanGDC returns to San Francisco in March 2026! For more information, be sure to visit our website and subscribe to the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribe.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.
Building Big Impact, One Brick at a Time: Marginal Gains in LEGO Horizon Adventures GDC Festival of Gaming 2025-07-10 | If you break down everything that goes into making a game, and improve each thing by just one percent, you'll have a significant improvement when you put them all together. This GDC 2025 talk from Studio Gobo's Lead Designer Adam Russell goes into detail about how to build marginal gains into your team's development process, and create a mindset that empowers individual team members to identify and action micro-improvements that, when combined, compound to create improvements that benefit everyone all the way from our dev team to our players.GDC returns to San Francisco in March 2026! For more information, be sure to visit our website and subscribe to the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribe.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.
Evolving Worlds from Chaos: The Art-Led Approach of Darkest Dungeon 2s Procedural Generation GDC Festival of Gaming 2025-07-03 | In an industry where procedural generation systems are historically programmer-led, Red Hook Studios took an unconventional approach and crafted a system that prioritized the game's art direction instead. In this GDC 2025 session, Marielle Fox, artist, and Colin Towle, programmer, discuss what it took to create the system that generates Darkest Dungeon 2's crumbling, post-apocalyptic world.GDC returns to San Francisco in March 2026! For more information, be sure to visit our website and subscribe to the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribe.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.
Rules of the Game 2025: Uncommon Techniques from Insightful Designers GDC Festival of Gaming 2025-06-26 | Every designer knows that game rules are what create gameplay, but figuring out the rules we use to make games is entirely more difficult. In addition, game design rules are much more open to personal style and preference. The popular Rules of the Game session is a great place to see just how wide-ranging design opinions can be. Returning for 2025, this session brings together a cohort of experienced game designers, each of whom have shipped amazing games. In the session, each designer gets 10 minutes to share a technique they use in the creation of their projects, each exploring a different facet of game design. GDC returns to San Francisco in March 2026! For more information, be sure to visit our website and subscribe to the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribe.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.
Rules of the Game: Five Tricks of Highly Effective Designers GDC Festival of Gaming 2025-06-12 | Every working designer has them: unique techniques or "tricks" that they use when crafting gameplay. Sure, there's the general game design wisdom that everyone agrees on and can be found in many a game design book, but experienced game designers often have very specific rules that are personal to them, techniques that not everyone knows about or even agrees with. In this GDC 2015 session, five experienced game designers join the stage for 10 minutes each to share one game design "trick" that they use to make compelling gameplay. GDC returns to San Francisco in March 2026! For more information, be sure to visit our website and subscribe to the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribe.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.
GDC 2025 Main Stage: A Developers Concert GDC Festival of Gaming 2025-06-04 | Following the success of 2024's inaugural GDC concert, composer Austin Wintory returned once again in 2025 with a whole new slate of both classics and deep cuts. Springing from the theme of "Connecting the World through Games," the concert featured music from all corners of the gaming world, with lots of surprises and special guests.GDC returns to San Francisco in March 2026! For more information, be sure to visit our website and subscribe to the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribe.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.
Rendering Assassins Creed Shadows GDC Festival of Gaming 2025-05-29 | Assassin's Creed Shadows is a large systemic open world game with dynamic time of day cycles, a systemic weather system, and seasons. Such a large world and dynamic setting poses many rendering challenges. This GDC 2025 talk focuses on a typical frame and walks the audience through the various steps required to produce the final render, focusing on gpu driven pipeline, lighting improvements and other new developments. GDC returns to San Francisco in March 2026! For more information, be sure to visit our website and subscribe to the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribe.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.
#1ReasonToBe GDC Festival of Gaming 2025-05-09 | #1ReasonToBe showcases women from emerging territories across the globe, engaging in candid conversations about game development within their respective and unique point of views.Through 8-minute presentations, each speaker will unveil their individual #1ReasonToBe in the game industry. These presentations will not only highlight personal motivations but also narrate their unique journeys in game development, touching on aspects of community, culture, and opportunities within their home nations.Featuring speakers from diverse corners of the world, #1ReasonToBe offers a revealing glimpse into the industry's true global reach. This panel demonstrates that the industry's impact spans far beyond what may initially meet the eye.GDC returns to San Francisco in March 2026! For more information, be sure to visit our website and subscribe to the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribe.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.
2025 Game Developers Choice Awards Winners Reveal GDC Festival of Gaming 2025-03-20 | A celebration of the winners for this year's Game Developers Choice Awards. See you at GDCA 2026! GDC returns to San Francisco in March 2026! For more information, be sure to visit our website and follow the #GDC2025 hashtag on social media.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
2025 Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards Winners Reveal GDC Festival of Gaming 2025-03-20 | Congratulations to this year's winners of the 2025 IGF Awards. See you at IGF 2026!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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
Celebrating the Games of the 2025 GDCA and IGF Awards GDC Festival of Gaming 2025-03-04 | Two awards shows. Once unforgettable night. The 2025 Independent Games Festival Awards and Game Developers Choice Awards start at 6:30pm PT on Wednesday, March 19. Stream live at twitch.tv/gdc.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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
How Interactive Should My Game Story Be? GDC Festival of Gaming 2025-03-03 | People play games for their interactivity, but we as game writers may struggle with making our stories interactive too. How do we take a writing craft honed on linear stories for hundreds of years and make it interactive? Some argue this is essential to making a great game story, while others say that it is a distraction and even a hindrance from placing players in a great tale. This talk argues that it all depends on the project. 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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
How Ubisoft Brought Feudal Japan to Life: Rendering Assassins Creed Shadows with Nicolas Lopez GDC Festival of Gaming 2025-02-25 | Nicolas Lopez is heading a session at GDC 2025 about "Rendering 'Assassin's Creed Shadows,'" taking place on Thursday, March 20 from 11:00am to 12:00pm in Room 3001 (West Hall). We sat down with Nicolas to discuss his upcoming talk, his favorite Assassin, and how working on this series has been his "dream job" since the very beginning.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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
GDCA 2025 Host Reveal: Alexa Ray Corriea! GDC Festival of Gaming 2025-02-14 | The stage is set for the game industry's night of nights, and we have the perfect person to lead the festivities. Let's hear it for Alexa Ray Corriea, your host for this year's Game Developers Choice Awards at GDC 2025!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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
IGF 2025 Host Announcement: Emma Kidwell! GDC Festival of Gaming 2025-02-12 | We're happy to announce Emma Kidwell as your emcee for the 2025 Independent Games Festival Awards! Check out her welcome video and highlights from last year's event. 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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
Urban Planning in Games GDC Festival of Gaming 2025-02-03 | In this GDC 2024 session, examine all the basic steps of city creation, why urban planning is important for game environments, and how it can be useful for creating readable and distinguished urban space. 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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
The First 30 Years of Warcraft: The Making of a Game Universe GDC Festival of Gaming 2025-01-30 | Warcraft General Manager John Hight shares insights into his history at Blizzard Entertainment and with the Warcraft team in particular to provide a deep dive into how the Warcraft universe has evolved over decades through multiple games, genres, and changing player habits and perspectives into the storied world we now know. 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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
Pondering Orbs: The Rendering and Art Tools of COCOON GDC Festival of Gaming 2025-01-24 | This talk details the graphical techniques developed for COCOON, the debut title of Geometric Interactive, founded by Jeppe Carlsen, lead gameplay designer on LIMBO and INSIDE. 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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
How to Launch an Online Game and Still Attend the Launch Party GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-12-09 | 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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
The Way We Work: Embracing Human Sustainability in Game Development GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-11-20 | In "The Way We Work – Embracing Human Sustainability in Game Development" micro-talks, hear from industry leaders tackling these institutional problems as they lead, build, and run studios. Learn real-world examples and strategy on how to successfully build worker autonomy in the hybrid workplace. Attending leaders will learn how to shift to people-first solutions, develop long-term sustainability culture, and pursue practical solutions to hiring.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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
Independent Games Summit: A Case for Making Your Own Engine GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-11-18 | There are a nearly endless set of engines to choose from out, from massive AAA behemoths like Unreal to much smaller engines like Godot or even RenPy. Each of these engines offers a starting point, but they all come at a cost. The alternative is to build an engine from scratch, which is often seen as completely untenable. This 2024 Independent Games Summit session discusses when and why one might consider building their own game engine.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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
Visual Effects Summit: Lessons in Lens Flares GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-11-15 | This 2024 Visual Effects Summit session seeks to demystify the complex visual behaviors associated with lens flares, examining the most commonly observed lens flare elements, providing simple explanations for their behaviors as well as a conceptual understanding of the interaction between light, the camera lens and the image sensor. 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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
Comics to Games: Great Adaptations GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-11-11 | Action-oriented, visual, collaborative, and multi-disciplinary, comics and games are natural allies, and adaptations of comic book IPs into video games multiply every year. In 5 bite-size, nutritious microtalks from GDC 2024, a panel of pros from both disciplines gather to share practical tips and knowledge to inspire, and inform game devs of all stripes about: Adapting a comic book IP into a game, from conception to release.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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
GDC 2025: For Developers, By Developers GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-11-05 | It's time for GDC 2025! Here's a bit of what you can expect from the world's premier event for game developers. Head to gdconf.com/passes-and-prices to register! GDC returns to San Francisco in March 2025, and registration is now open! For more information, be sure to visit our website and follow the #GDC2025 hashtag on social media.*re-upload of earlier videoSubscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
Now Is the Time! Workers in Games Are Ready to Form Unions GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-11-01 | What can game workers do to collectively change the industry? Panelists, including workers in games, discuss the topic of unionization and give clear and actionable steps for what's next for laborers. Topics include laborers' rights as workers, what employers might do, and how they can start the process today.GDC returns to San Francisco in March 2025, and registration is now open! For more information, be sure to visit our website and follow the #GDC2025 hashtag on social media.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
Finding Space For Sound: Acoustics in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-10-30 | It’s been 5 years since Massive Entertainment showed how the Snowdrop Engine delivered high-fidelity environmental acoustic effects for "Tom Clancy's The Division 2". With "Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora" these technologies had to be adapted or re-designed to a planetary scale, while also maintaining their fidelity at a city scale. Not only was this achieved, but the quality bar was significantly raised to deliver ever more detailed acoustic effects such as: Physically accurate early and late reflections; and more elegant direct field estimation. Learn how in this GDC 2024 talk!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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
Brawl Stars: Learnings from the Removal of Loot Boxes GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-10-18 | In this GDC 2024 talk, Frank Keienburg, General Manager for 'Brawl Stars' and Frank Yan, Game Designer of 'Brawl Stars' discusses the process of removing lootboxes from Brawl Stars entirely and how the game became less engaging as a result. They cover what they did in the year since and the subsequent results, speaking to the impact of randomized rewards for the game as well as how they analyze what's right for the game using a combination of community sentiment, data, and designer intuition.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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
Little Learning Machines Postmortem: A Game About Training Neural Networks GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-10-16 | Recent developments in Reinforcement Learning (RL) have resulted in near-human ability in competitive games such as Go, StarCraft and Dota 2, at the cost of significant computing power. An often under-looked element of training RL is the satisfaction that researchers and enthusiasts gain while watching their agents evolve and learn. In this 2024 AI Summit talk, Co-Directors Nick Counter and Dante Camarena present the work done in constructing Little Learning Machines, a game designed to bring the experience of training your own AI to players of any skill level. 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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
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The Marketing Money Talk: How to Budget Your Indie Games Promotion Campaign GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-10-14 | A lot of indie devs have to work with small budgets to promote their game, so it's key to spend every penny wisely! This GDC 2024 talk is all about how to wisely spend pennies on your promotional campaign.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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
GDC 2025 alt.ctrl.GDC submissions are now open! #GDC2025 #AltCtrlGDC #GameDev #videogames GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-10-07 | 🎮 Calling all game devs! GDC 2025's alt.ctrl.GDC is back! 🚀Think you can create the most unusual game controller? Show us what you've got! 🕹️From everyday objects to mind-bending contraptions, we want to see your biggest ideas. You could be invited to showcase your game at GDC!Submissions are NOW OPEN! 📣 Link in bio.Don't miss your chance to showcase at the coolest exhibition in game development! 🌟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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
Building the Minecraft Creator Platform Block-by-Block GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-09-30 | Minecraft has a long history of user-generated content and has formally supported Add-Ons on the Bedrock product since 2015 which enabled the Minecraft Marketplace to launch. With over $500 million in gross revenue and more than 1.7 billion downloads since 2015, hundreds of professional creators have built a career making content that engages our player-base. This GDC 2024 session explores the platform's journey since 2020, discussing the development of its formal Creator API, tooling solutions, new gameplay features, and how we've evolved community engagement. We'll chart the creator's evolution from player to hobbyist to professional and discuss how Mojang Studios is supporting creators' evolving needs.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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
Creating Accountability: 4 Simple Steps for Managers GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-09-27 | Accountability. It comes up all the time, leaders demand more of it, many people try to escape it. But honestly, most people don't know what it means. In this GDC 2024 talk, Ben Carcich walks through what accountability is, why our misunderstandings of it lead to unhealthy models of accountability that cause many people to avoid it, and finally go through a simple four-step model to create healthy accountabilityGDC returns to San Francisco in March 2025! For more information, be sure to visit our website and follow the #GDC2025 hashtag on social media.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
Game Career Seminar: Co-Managing: Building an Effective Manager/Direct Relationship GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-09-18 | The direct/manager relationship is vitally important to career and product success, so what can you do to safeguard it's health? This 2024 Game Career Seminar session presents talking points for both directs and managers on how to optimize their relationships, strengthen communication, and mutually drive toward well understood shared goals as well as provide frameworks and toolkits to guide conversations.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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
Surviving Your First Steps into the Management Journey GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-09-16 | When you ask game industry veterans what was the toughest moment in their careers, one answer is quite common: When I had to step up and become a manager. According to The Workforce Institute, 46% of middle managers are likely to quit this 2023 because of stress related issues. The first steps into the management journey are very treacherous, it's easy to become overwhelmed, or burn yourself out. But fear not, in this GDC 2024 talk, Marc Espinola Berestein shares the secrets that kept him sane during this transition!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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
A Survival Guide for Game Developers in a Post-Pandemic World GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-09-05 | After the pandemic, most game developers continued to work either hybrid or fully remote. This change has forced developers to find better ways to communicate, collaborate, and develop games. This 2024 Game Career Seminar talk is the ultimate survival guide for developers working in the post-pandemic world. 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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
Who Are You? Building Your Profile Outside the Job GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-08-26 | A career in games is much more than getting a job offer. Join Ashley "Ash" Poprik in this 2024 Game Career Seminar talk as she demystifies the process for building a game development career outside of just the job. 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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
Game dev streamer Lana Lux will host a preview of #gdcshowcase on her channel! #twitch #videogames GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-08-23 | Tuesday, Aug. 27, 10AM ET: Game dev streamer Lana Lux will be livestreaming a special preview of GDC Showcase on her channel! Watch and discuss classic GDC talks, hear from the GDC team, and share your best game dev career tips (there might even be a Showcase discount). You won't want to miss this.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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
Learn from Our Mistakes: What Experience Has Taught Us About Leveling Up Our Careers GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-08-22 | Games Career Week on GDC YouTube: Game developers from different disciplines not only share their strategies that have helped them thrive in the ever-evolving world of game development but they also share how they have learned from a range of mistakes. During these microtalks, you will learn how to navigate the industry's diverse pathways, overcome challenges while on the job market, and seize opportunities that align with your passion and aspirations.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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
System-Centric Puzzle Design in Patricks Parabox GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-08-14 | In this GDC 2024 talk, the designer of the IGF award-winning puzzle game Patrick's Parabox shares a collection of puzzle game design techniques used and learned during its development. These include: heuristics for iterating on mechanics, strategies for creating puzzle levels, and things to look out for when playtesting.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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
Playing games makes you a better dev #gdcshowcase #GDC2024 #gamecareer #videogames #gamedev #gdc GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-08-08 | Grab a controller and become a better game dev! @highmoonstudio's Ashley Poprik shares why it's important to play video games as a developer—not just for fun, but for your career.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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
Killer Portfolio or Portfolio Killer: Advice from Industry Artists GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-08-05 | Portfolio Week on GDC YouTube: As the game industry has become increasingly competitive, it has also become more difficult for artists to break into the industry and to obtain recognition for their work. There are, however, both positive and negative ways to stand out from the crowd.This panel consists of art directors and lead artists from major studios who will help expose portfolio pitfalls and how to avoid them, as well as provide real-world examples of how to succeed in getting, and holding, an art director's attention.The panel also discusses common hiring practices and variations among studios. 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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
Loud and Clear: Improving Accessibility for Low Vision Players in Cosmonious High GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-08-02 | Accessibility in Games Week on GDC YouTube: In this 2024 UX Summit session, Owlchemy Labs' Accessibility Product Manager Jazmin Cano and Senior Accessibility Engineer Peter Galbraith describe the approach they took adding blind and low vision accessibility to Owlchemy Labs' most recently released game, Cosmonious High. 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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
Hearing Health in Video Games GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-07-31 | Accessibility in Games Week on GDC YouTube: This GDC 2024 talk discusses the current factors affecting hearing health for the game industry, and discuss some things we may be able to do as game developers to help make listening safer for the players who enjoy our games. 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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
Building Cognitive Accessibility Into Your Games GDC Festival of Gaming 2024-07-29 | Accessibility in Games Week on GDC YouTube: Join a panel of experts to learn how to increase accessible gaming experiences for players with cognitive disabilities. This GDC 2024 panel explores best practices and the many benefits of building cognitive accessibility into your games.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.Subscribe to the GDC newsletter and get regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or RSS.Join the GDC mailing list: http://www.gdconf.com/subscribeFollow GDC on Twitter: twitter.com/Official_GDCGDC 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.
