GDC Courses

The Rust Programming Language for Game Tooling

Explore Rust's potential in game tool development, examining its opportunities and challenges for programmers. Learn how this language can enhance your toolset for creating game development tools.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Exploration in Ghost of Tsushima - Letting the Island Guide You

Discover how Sucker Punch crafted an immersive open world in Ghost of Tsushima, using innovative tools to encourage player exploration and support the samurai fantasy through environmental storytelling.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Storytelling Siblings - The Kindred Connection between Games and Theme Parks

Explore the intertwined history and shared storytelling techniques of video games and theme parks, uncovering unique challenges and opportunities in creating immersive experiences across both mediums.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Can We Do It with Particles? - VFX Learnings from 'Returnal'

Explore Housemarque's innovative use of programmable particle systems in Returnal, including volumetric fog and character effects, to create stunning visual effects in game development.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Emotional Neural Style Transfer - Expressing Character AI Emotion through Paintings

Explore how AI emotions control style transfer in paintings, with in-depth explanations of the model and its game implementation by Square Enix's Edgar Handy.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Recalibrating Our Limits - Lighting on Ratchet and Clank - Rift Apart

Explore next-gen lighting techniques used in 'Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart', including workflow adaptations and challenges faced by Insomniac Games in creating stunning visuals for PlayStation 5.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Dreamscaper - Killer Combat on an Indie Budget

Discover how to create a satisfying combat system with limited resources, focusing on design, feel, and efficient workflows for indie game development success.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

The Burden of Proof - Narrative Deduction Mechanics for Detective Games

Explore innovative narrative deduction mechanics for detective games, focusing on inkle's Overboard! Learn how to balance specific feedback with player creativity in storytelling.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Simulating Tropical Weather in Far Cry 6

Explore techniques for simulating dynamic tropical weather in video games, focusing on Far Cry 6's implementation, challenges, and systems for creating realistic weather transitions.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Unpacking - The Fun Behind the Foley

Explore the intricate world of foley audio production for the game 'Unpacking', delving into the unexpected challenges and creative solutions encountered in creating 14,000 unique sound files.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Ambisonics and the Great Outdoors

Explore the future of spatial audio with ambisonics, their importance in game audio, and how they enhance player experience in this insightful session by Blair Devereaux.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

From Clash of Clans to Everdale - Scaling from Solo to Social

Explore Supercell's journey in scaling game technology from solo to social play, focusing on Everdale's development challenges and innovative solutions for multiplayer experiences.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Procedural Grass in Ghost of Tsushima

Explore techniques for generating, rendering, and animating vast fields of realistic grass within performance limits, as demonstrated in 'Ghost of Tsushima' by graphics programmer Eric Wohllaib.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Great Level Design is a Studio-Wide Effort

Explore how all studio teams contribute to exceptional level design, and learn effective communication strategies for level designers to optimize collaboration and achieve outstanding results.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Genesis Noir - Bringing Jazz Improvisation to Gaming

Explore how jazz improvisation techniques inspire engaging gameplay, using dynamic audio and MIDI for interactive jam sessions in game development.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk