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Unionizing the game industry panel | Making believable horses for Red Dead II and more...

March 16-20, 2020 | Moscone Convention Center | San Francisco, CA

2020 Overview

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Featured Session Highlights

Business & Marketing | Design Core Concepts

Beginning from Kickstarter: The Development of 'Bloodstained'

Koji Igarashi - Co-Founder & Producer - ArtPlay, Inc.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night started from a successful crowdfunding campaign.

In this discussion, we will be explaining the differences between developing a game under a well established publisher and developing a game under a smaller independent studio. We will be focusing on the development progress and the promotional efforts by sharing real life examples from the project. "I have been in this industry for roughly 30 years and yet there are endless amount of new experiences. I hope by sharing the result of this funding method, it will help others who are planning to start a new project." Learn More >>

AI Summit

Making the Believable Horses of 'Red Dead Redemption II'

Tobias Kleanthous - Lead AI & Gameplay Programmer - Rockstar North

In the dying days of the wild west of Red Dead Redemption II an outlaw's most useful asset is a well-trained horse. For Arthur Morgan a horse is more than a utilitarian mode of transport, it's a trusted friend with whom a deep connection is forged over the course of his story. For the developers of Red Dead Redemption II, delivering a believable stable of horses that lived up to the memories of Red Dead Redemption was a critical part of the player's experience. Learn More >>

Independent Games Summit

Can You Physics Everything?

Wilhelm Nylund - Game Designer & CEO - Landfall Games

Wilhelm explores unconventional ways of using physics in game development. The attendees will gain practical knowledge about how to make things feel physical and juicy when working on a game, as well as tips about how to use physics in ways that they might not have thought about. Learn More >>

Advocacy Core Concepts

Unionizing the Game Industry Panel

Cha Sang Joon - Branch President - Smilegate Union

Kevin Agwaze - Treasurer - Game Workers Unite UK / IWGB

Magnus Gerentz - Policy Officer - Unionen

Milla Pennanen - Coordinator - Game Makers of Finland

Bae Soo-Chan - Branch President - Nexon Union

Join Game Workers Unite for a panel conversation about recent efforts to unionize the game industry. Various international game worker unions will discuss the challenges they are facing, how they became active in the games industry, what the differences and similarities between them are, and what they are planning to do in the future. Learn More >>