(The GDC Vault costs $550 per person for a year-long subscription, so this is a great opportunity to view some of the content there, free-of-charge!)
Logistics!
Our Vault Showcase will run from Monday, February 22nd, to Friday, February 26th.
The showcase will begin at 5:30 PM (our normal meeting time) on each day of the week of February 22nd. It will be streamed live in the Voice channel on our Discord server.
Additionally, we will also be hosting a few additional live talks and workshops throughout the vault showcase! These will occur earlier in the day, before we stream the talks, and will be indicated with an asterisk before the scheduled time.
And that's about it! We think this event is gonna be really fun, and a great opportunity for anyone interested in game development to learn from industry professionals, without the immense costs of going to GDC itself or purchasing a GDC Vault subscription. Be sure to join our Discord server to stay up to date on the event, and if you want to learn about what we have planned so far on each day, read on!
The Schedule!
Monday, February 22nd - Design
5:30 PM - Can You Make a Good Game Without Good Play Mechanics? [30:24]
Prasert "Sun" Prasertvithyakarn
Square Enix Co., Ltd.
6:00 PM - Immersing a Creative World into a Usable UI [30:33]
Steph Chow
Steph Chow Design
6:30 PM - Taking an Axe to 'God of War' Gameplay [1:01:16]
Jason McDonald
Sony Santa Monica Studio
Tuesday, February 23rd - Marketing
*12:00 PM - Game Design, Communication, and Q&A with Rami Ismail [1:00:00]
Rami Ismail
Vlambeer
5:30 PM - Build Your Own Fan Club: How to Use Your Email List [33:48]
Chris Zukowski
Return To Adventure Mountain, LLC
6:04 PM - Trailer Made: What Makes a Successful and Memorable Game Trailer [29:23]
Derek Lieu
Independent
6:34 PM - 'Slay the Spire': Success through Marketability [1:01:25]
Casey Yano
Mega Crit Games
Wednesday, February 24th - Career
*12:00 PM - Networking 101 [1:00:00]
Jade Marmorstein
UA Game Dev
5:30 PM - Finding Your Place in Games [20:05]
Yaprak DeCarmine
Game Jolt
5:50 PM - A Survival Guide for Game Developers [33:17]
Richard Vogel
Certain Affinity
6:23 PM - 8 Keys to a Long Career in Games [1:02:59]
Don Daglow
4thRing Inc.
Thursday, February 25th - Art/Audio
*2:00 PM - Beyond Stick Figure: Drawing Basic Human Anatomy [1:00:00]
Jade Marmorstein
UA Game Dev
5:30 PM - Inspiring 249 Million Strangers: Art Direction for a Global Audience [43:17]
Riana McKeith
King
6:13 PM - 'Moss': Design Before Sound [29:36]
Stephen Hodde
Polyarc
6:43 PM - 'DOOM': Behind the Music [1:00:57]
Mick Gordon
Game Audio Australia
Friday, February 26th - Advocacy
5:30 PM - #1ReasonToBe [48:43]
Rami Ismail, Ehsan Ebrahimzadeh, Lual Mayen, Camila Gormaz, Juan de Urraza, Nourhan ElSherief
Vlambeer, Arkane Studios, Junub Games, BURA, Posibillian Tech, Instinct Games
6:20 PM - Accessibility Best Practices: In-Game Communication [30:56]
Douglas Pennant
Creative Assembly
6:51 PM - 10 Ways to Make Your Game More Diverse [58:09]
Meg Jayanth
Freelance
TL;DR
Come join our Discord server and get exclusive access to some of the best GDC talks, streamed live at 5:30 PM every night from Monday, February 22nd, to Friday, February 26th.
We'll also have our own workshops and talks throughout the week!
