GDC Courses

Surviving Your First Steps into the Management Journey

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Discover strategies to navigate the challenging transition into management, avoiding burnout and overwhelm while maintaining sanity in your new leadership role.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Breaking Barriers - Combat Accessibility in God of War Ragnarök

Explore the journey of enhancing combat accessibility in God of War Ragnarök, covering design challenges, barrier resolution, and balancing accessibility with intended gameplay.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Legacy Games - From Risk to Pandemic to SeaFall & Beyond

Explore the evolution and impact of legacy board games, their unique design principles, and lessons for game designers across various genres.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Complete Postmortem of Marketing Campaign for This War of Mine

Explore the marketing strategies behind "This War of Mine" as 11 bit studios reveals successes, challenges, and innovative approaches in their campaign, including social media tactics and unique promotional ideas.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Game Design Patterns for Building Friendships

Explore strategies for fostering meaningful player connections in multiplayer games, emphasizing human value and positive social interactions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

What the F-UX is UX

Demystifying UX job hunting in the game industry: creative strategies for landing your next gig, understanding job requirements, and tailoring your resume to stand out in a competitive field.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Mentorship Cheat Code - Raising Diverse Talent in the Games Industry

Industry professionals share experiences on mentorship's role in shaping careers and fostering diversity in gaming. Learn how mentorship can be a powerful tool for personal growth and creating a more inclusive games industry.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Benefits of Missing Out - What Cyberpunk 2077 Taught Us About Non-Linear Level Design

Explore level design insights from Cyberpunk 2077, focusing on player reception, lessons learned, and techniques for creating rewarding branching paths while maintaining production efficiency.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The Future of Game Communities, and How We Avoid It

Explore the evolution of game communities, from AAA to NFTs, and learn about potential pitfalls and concerns for the future through the lens of community management theory.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Creating the Ultimate Interactive Movie - IMMORTALITY Project

Explore the creation of IMMORTALITY, a multi-dimensional interactive movie series. Learn about design processes, storytelling techniques, and collaborative efforts in this boundary-pushing project.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The TUNIC Audio Talk - Sound Design and Creative Direction

Detailed overview of TUNIC's audio design, covering creative direction, game-informed decisions, sound effects techniques, and implementation challenges. Practical insights for game developers.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

From Pitch to Pancakes - How Bear and Breakfast Blended Genres to Succeed

Explore the journey of 'Bear and Breakfast', a genre-blending game, from concept to launch. Learn how mixing management and adventure elements created a unique niche, overcoming challenges in development and marketing.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

From Battlegrounds to Fairways - Terrain Procedural Tools in Frostbite

Explore Frostbite's innovative terrain procedural framework, enabling efficient creation of diverse game environments through automated workflows and GPU-based compositing for faster artist iteration.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Potionomics Animation Show and Tell

Explore animation techniques, storytelling, and design considerations in 'Potionomics' with Anguel Bogoev from Voracious Games. Gain insights into the creative process behind this unique game.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Case Study - Creating Realistic Facial Motion for 'The Quarry'

Explore Digital Domain's innovative facial performance capture technology for 'The Quarry', adapting film-quality techniques to game-scale workloads and interactivity for realistic digital characters.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk