GDC (Game Developers Conference) Talks & Presentations

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Animation Bootcamp - Script to Screen - The Development Diary of Marvel's Spider-Man

A behind-the-scenes walkthrough of Insomniac Games’ cinematic process for bringing Marvel’s Spider-Man from script to screen.

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

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A House Built on Sand - Engineering Stable and Reliable AI

A GDC talk on engineering AI systems that stay stable and robust as requirements change.

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

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Balancing Nightmares - An AI Approach to Balance Games with Overwhelming Amounts of Data

A GDC session on applying artificial intelligence to improve the game-balancing process for Grimms Notes Repage.

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

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Creating a Deeper Emotional Connection - The Cinematography of God of War

Explore how God of War’s cinematography and no-cut camera design create deeper emotional tones within a game experience.

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

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Nature vs. Nurture - Unpacking Player Spending in F2P Games

Examines how player characteristics and game design factors influence spending behavior in free-to-play games.

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

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The Level Design of God of War

Explore six new level design rules for God of War and best practices for taking game levels from concept to completion.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

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Player Interactions Visualized

Explore how game environments and visual effects can reward players and make their interactions feel meaningful.

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

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What They Don't Teach You in Art School - Lessons for First Time Leads

Lessons from becoming a first-time art lead on God of War, including the challenges and practical insights learned during the project.

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

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Marvel's Spider-Man - Procedural Lighting Tools

A GDC session on using procedural systems to place environment probes and light grids for lighting an open-world Manhattan in Marvel’s Spider-Man.

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

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Wind Simulation in God of War

A technical look at the full 3D GPU fluid simulation used to create wind in God of War.

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

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Lessons for Narrative Design from Modern Tabletop RPGs

A GDC session on lessons narrative designers can draw from niche and indie tabletop RPGs.

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

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When Trainers' Eyes Meet - Creating Real Time Combat for Pokemon GO

A GDC talk on designing competitive real-time player-versus-player combat for Pokémon GO.

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

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Vehicle Physics and Tire Dynamics in Just Cause 4

Explores how tire dynamics support diverse vehicles and player styles in Just Cause 4’s vehicle gameplay.

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

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Plunge into Storytelling - Transitioning into Narrative Design from Other Disciplines

Practical advice for moving into narrative design, with guidance on tailoring applications, portfolios, and interviews from other disciplines.

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

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Content Fueled Gameplay Programming in Frostpunk

A GDC talk on how a data-driven gameplay architecture shaped Frostpunk’s gameplay code and in-house technology.

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