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The December 2023 GDC Monthly Newsletter includes:

GDC Event News | Early Registration ends January 25
GDC Session Highlights
GameDeveloper.com Editor's Picks
GDC Vault Highlights
GDC YouTube Highlights
Happy Holidays - A Message from the Team

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Game Narrative Summit: Build-A-Bae Workshop: Crafting Creative Love Interests

Adanna Nedd (Games Writer and Narrative Designer, Independent)

Games Writer and Narrative Designer Adanna Nedd has written and developed love interests for two years. In this talk, she discusses the ins and outs of love interests: What they are, who they are, and how they can enhance the game's experience! View More >>

Animation Summit: Baldur's Gate 3': The Ceremorphosis of the Cinematic Animation Team

Leah Caldwell (Cinematic Animation Producer, Larian Studios)

This session takes a look at managing a global Cinematic Animation team, with growing ambitions and goals that could shift during production. View More >>

Free-to-Play Summit: Geographical Deep Dive into 'LEGO Hill Climb Adventures' Soft Launch

Mikko Kirmanen (Head of User Acquisition, Fingersoft)

Choosing soft launch countries for mobile games is an ever-lasting topic. This talk will represent the logic behind the LEGO® Hill Climb Adventures soft launch geos. The presentation will give you a chronological deep dive into the steps of which countries were selected and also why we chose those specific countries. View More >>

New Year, New GD: Inside Game Developer's new design

Alissa McAloon (Publisher)

Welcome, once again, to the all-new GameDeveloper.com, now updated for better readability, easier content discovery, and an all-around improved site experience.

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Audio Summit: The Art of the Theme

For video game composers, writing nonlinear and interactive music often makes up the majority of the work. However, writing linear, thematic compositions is an extremely important part of what game composers do—themes are key for establishing a game's sonic identity, composer auditions, and head-turning reels, and are frequently the most shared and discussed works. Watch Now for Free >>

'God of War Ragnarök': Building the UI for a AAA Sequel

In this GDC 2023 session, Zach Bohn, Sr. Staff Technical Designer at Santa Monica Studio, discusses the development of God of War Ragnarök's User Interface (UI) and, more broadly, the role of a UI team/individual on a project.

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🔔 Happy Holidays from the GDC Team! 🔔

On behalf of the GDC Team, we want to thank you for your continued support! Sending you and yours warm wishes for a joyous holiday season and a Happy New Year!

We accomplished so much in 2023 and we could not have done it without YOU! Let's make it happen again in 2024.

Hope to see you soon!

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