Conference Talks

NDC Conferences

Domain-Driven Refactoring

Refactor existing procedural code toward a cohesive domain model, using code smells and design patterns to guide safe changes.

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

NDC Conferences

Failure is Always an Option

Explore how reliability depends on the whole system—software, hardware, networks, and people—and what happens when software has a bad day.

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

NDC Conferences

Building a Microservice Architecture with ASP.NET Core

A code-focused walkthrough of the building blocks for starting a microservice architecture with ASP.NET Core 6.

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

BSidesLV

Six Degrees of Domain Admin - Using Bloodhound to Automate Active Directory Domain Privilege Escalation Analysis

Learn to use BloodHound to automate Active Directory privilege-escalation analysis and identify paths to domain administrator.

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

NorthSec

Prototype Pollution Attacks in NodeJS Applications

Analyze how attackers pollute JavaScript object prototypes in NodeJS applications, the APIs that enable it, and the resulting security impact.

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

NorthSec

Backslash Powered Scanning - Implementing Human Intuition

Learn how human-intuition techniques can improve web vulnerability scanners, uncover obscure injection flaws, and escalate findings such as HPP and JSON injection.

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

GDC

Loot Boxes - Legal Pitfalls and Loopholes

An accessible overview of U.S., EU, and Chinese regulations, pitfalls, and avoidance strategies for using loot boxes.

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

GDC

The Art of FAITH - Horror at 192x160 Pixels

Explore how Airdorf Games shaped FAITH’s distinctive horror aesthetic through visual decisions and principles at a deliberately low 192x160-pixel resolution.

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

GDC

Building New York in Marvel's Spider-Man - It's Still Just Level Design

Explore the level design principles used to build New York City in Marvel’s Spider-Man and apply them at any scale.

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

GDC

Procedural Generation of Cinematic Dialogues in Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Explore how Assassin’s Creed Odyssey procedurally generates cinematic scenes, from staging and acting to editing, framing, and lighting.

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

GDC

World Design for Different Player Types

Explore practical approaches to designing game worlds that appeal to different player types.

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

GDC

Interactive Story Without Challenge Mechanics - The Design of Firewatch

A GDC talk on designing Firewatch as an interactive story, examining how deep narrative can drive player experience without conventional challenge mechanics.

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

GDC

Hitman Levels as Social Spaces - The Social Anthropology of Level Design

Explore how Hitman’s levels function as social spaces and how IO Interactive’s level design process evolved from Hitman (2016) to Hitman 2 (2018).

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

GDC

Shading the World of Anthem

See how Anthem’s shaders create varied environments, weather conditions, and materials while addressing challenges in building a large, dynamic game world.

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

GDC

An Introduction to Situational Game Design

A brief introduction to situational game design, with guidance for instructors considering how to use its fundamentals in the classroom.

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