With just a couple of weeks until the 2023 Game Developers Conference, we wanted to direct your attention to a special section of the event—our Sponsor Developer Summits!
At GDC 2023, you’ll have the chance to attend several Sponsor Developer Summit sessions, brought to you by our incredible Developer Summit Sponsors: Google, Unity Technologies, Xsolla, Autodesk, Adobe, Tencent Games, and Lightspeed Studios. These sessions are available for every pass level, including Expo Pass holders.
Here’s a quick selection of don’t-miss talks from this batch of sessions—you can see more in the full schedule here. Be on the lookout for more details on our sponsored Web3 forum.
Google Developer Summit (Presented by Google)
Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. For game developers and publishers, Google gives you access to convenient tools and insights that help you across the entire lifecycle and access to billions of users each day.
Google Developer Summit: Google Play Games on PC: Pass Certification in 30 Minutes (Presented By Google)
Patrick Martin (Developer Relations Engineer, Google)
Andrew Giugliano (Senior Developer Relations Engineer, Google)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Date: Monday, March 20
Time: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Programming
Description: "You have an excellent mobile game and are looking for your next big market. Why not try shipping it on PC using Google Play Games for PC? Here we’ll cover the certification process and common changes needed to bring your game to a new platform."
Google Developer Summit: Built for Billions, Tailored for Games; Harnessing Google for Serving Players (Presented by Google)
Ishan Sharma (Sr. Product Manager in Google Cloud, Google)
Location: Room 3020, West Hall
Date: Tuesday, March 21
Time: 10:50 am - 11:50 am
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Description: "Building and maintaining the platform to run games is getting more complex - shortening time-to-market, hyperscaling to meet global player traffic, maximizing uptime and stability, and more, all the while maintaining low operating costs. In this talk, discover how to build a dedicated game server environment with Google Kubernetes Engine. You'll learn how, by using GKE, you can unite your technology with Google Cloud to create a fleet of next-generation servers that are fully managed, resilient, cost-effective, manageable, and flexible. We will learn about exciting new features and overview a demo to get you started quickly."
Unity Developer Summit (Presented by Unity Technologies)
Bring your vision to life with Unity’s industry-leading create solutions, and grow a successful business with operate solutions that work with any game engine.
Unity Developer Summit: The Unity Roadmap for 2023 (Presented by Unity Technologies)
Andrew Bowell (Senior Director, Product Management, Unity Technologies)
Location: Room 2020, West Hall
Date: Tuesday, March 21
Time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing, Programming
Description: "Learn what's new and upcoming in Unity's 2022 LTS and 2023 Tech Stream, including all the latest on graphics, multiplayer games, and the Entity Component System (ECS). Discover how Unity lets you leverage the latest platform features across mobile, desktop/web, and XR. See how you can leverage the power of Unity's DevOps and Wētā Tools (Ziva, Speedtree) through the Editor."
Unity Developer Summit: 20 Real-World Tips to Boost Your Game Development Productivity (Presented by Unity Technologies)
Will Armstrong (Manager, Software Engineering, Unity Technologies)
Location: Room 2020, West Hall
Date: Tuesday, March 21
Time: 4:40 pm - 5:10 pm
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Programming
Description: "Learn how to be more productive developing games in Unity. See how to profile the performance of your project using best practices for coding standards, debugging and testing, implementing scriptable objects and graphs, applying design patterns, and safeguarding your project through DevOps and version control."
Xsolla Developer Summit (Presented by Xsolla)
Xsolla is a global video game commerce company with a powerful set of tools and services designed for the games industry. As a leader in game commerce, Xsolla solves the complexities of global distribution, marketing, funding and monetization for games across mobile, PC and the web. Learn more at xsolla.com.
Xsolla Developer Summit: Enjoy the Game: Industry Statistics and Trends 2023 (Presented by Xsolla)
Chris Hewish (President, Xsolla)
Location: Room 2024, West Hall
Date: Tuesday, March 21
Time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Description: "Join long-time industry veteran and President of Xsolla, Chris Hewish, in a thought-provoking talk about recent industry performance and upcoming trends, based on proprietary and public data, as well as insights from partners and Xsolla’s extensive network of gaming professionals. Topics covered in this presentation will include new emerging markets, the impact of ongoing consolidation, how artificial intelligence impacts the workforce, the rise of user-generated content, the future of NFTs, and how evolving visions of the metaverse will shape the industry as we know it."
Xsolla Developer Summit: What We Are Expecting From 2023? (Presented by Xsolla)
Sam Gaglani (EVP, Global BD, Xsolla)
Kara Bilkiss (VP, Business Development, Skydance Interactive)
Michael Lewis (Vice President, Direct to Consumer, Take-Two Interactive Software)
Jenna Seiden (Vice President of Business Development, Niantic)
Location: Room 2024, West Hall
Date: Tuesday, March 21
Time: 1:20 pm - 2:20 pm
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Description: "We all learned a lot from last year, and we look forward to seeing what 2023 has in store for all of us in the gaming industry. This panel of experts and leaders will build upon what they wish they had known earlier and share their vision for the gaming industry in 2023."
Autodesk Developer Summit (Presented by Autodesk)
Autodesk is changing how the world is designed and made. Our technology spans architecture, engineering, construction, product design, manufacturing, media, and entertainment, empowering innovators everywhere to solve challenges big and small. From greener buildings to smarter products to more mesmerizing blockbusters, Autodesk software helps our customers to design and make a better world for all. For more information visit autodesk.com or follow @autodesk.
Autodesk Developer Summit: New Tales from the Borderlands: Maximizing Time with an Automated Cinematic Pipeline (Presented by Autodesk)
Marion Guignolle (Senior Technical Animator, Gearbox Studio Québec)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Date: Tuesday, March 21
Time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Autodesk Developer Summit: Next-Gen Game Workflows with USD ft. Epic Games Panel (Presented by Autodesk)
Carlos Carpintero (Product Owner of Real-Time Workflows, Autodesk)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Date: Tuesday, March 21
Time: 10:50 am - 11:50 am
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Adobe Developer Summit (Presented by Adobe)
Discover how to create state-of-the-art 3D designs with Adobe’s ecosystem of powerful apps and content. In the Substance 3D ecosystem, smart creative apps and high-end content give you everything you need to make inspiring art. For the beginner and expert alike. Build your model and sculpt in VR and on desktop with Substance 3D Modeler, assemble photorealistic 3D scenes in Substance 3D Stager, and texture your 3D assets using Substance 3D Painter. Work from real-life photos to create digital materials using Substance 3D Sampler and build your parametric materials with full authoring control using Substance 3D Designer. Access thousands of customizable models, lights and materials created by specialists and word-class guest artists in Substance 3D Assets. The modifiable parameters will allow you to create infinite variations. Get content, get inspired, get creative.
Adobe Developer Summit: A Plague Tale: Requiem: Making AAA Characters with an AA Budget (Presented by Adobe)
Loïc Paulus (Senior Character Artist, Asobo Studio)
Location: Room 3001, West Hall
Date: Tuesday, March 21
Time: 1:20 pm - 2:20 pm
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Description: "Loïc Paulus, Senior Character Artist at Asobo Studio, will present the creation process of the characters of A Plague Tale: Requiem, an AAA game, and talk about how Substance 3D Painter was used to produce these characters quickly within a limited team of two character artists. He’ll walk through different techniques with Painter, such as how to speed up skin painting and details, and how the 3D Assets library was leveraged in the process."
Adobe Developer Summit: The Material Art of The Last of Us Part I (Presented by Adobe)
Jonathan Benainous (Senior Environment Texture Artist, Naughty Dog)
Jared Sobotta (Principal Environment Texture Artist, Naughty Dog)
Location: Room 3001, West Hall
Date: Tuesday, March 21
Time: 2:40 pm - 3:40 pm
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Independent Games Summit Pass
Topic: Visual Arts
Description: "This session presented by Jonathan Benainous and Jared Sobotta focuses heavily on the material art and creation for The Last of Us: Part I. Jonathan and Jared will revisit the post-pandemic world of The Last of Us and talk through the recreation for the PlayStation 5. They will discuss the texture art pipeline at Naughty Dog, providing insight on the team’s dynamic for success."
We also wish to thank our other Developer Summit Sponsors, which you can find out more about here.
Tencent Games
Tencent Games is the leading global platform for game development, publishing and operation, as well as the operator of the largest online game community in China. It is dedicated to offering a high-quality interactive entertainment experience for all players. Tencent Games currently offers more than 140 self-developed and licensed games across 200 countries and regions, providing hundreds of millions of users with cross-platform interactive entertainment experience. Honor of Kings, PUBG MOBILE, Call of Duty Mobile among others are some of Tencent Games’ most popular titles around the world.
Lightspeed Studios
LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS is one of the world’s most innovative and successful game developers. It’s the co-developer of PUBG MOBILE (co-developed with KRAFTON, Inc.) and Apex Legends Mobile (co-developed with Electronic Arts). We are focused on bringing next generation experiences to gamers who want to enjoy them anywhere and anytime.
There’s even more to see in the full list of Sponsor Developer Summits—give them a look and start planning your schedule for the upcoming show! Of course, the only way to experience them all is to sign up today.
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