It's finally here: This year's GDC Showcase career event starts today, with two days of content and connections designed to help you grow your game dev career. Kick things off here with the sessions and networking events you can expect today!
The online event start at 7:00am PT today (10:00am ET, 3:00pm GMT). If you're still building your schedule, head to our full schedule to see everything we've got going on at GDC Showcase today.
And if you haven't bought your pass yet, there's still time! Click the link below to register for GDC Showcase.
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This year features a Virtual Speed Networking session at 11:10am PT (2:10PM ET, 7:10pm GMT), along with two general networking sessions at 7:00am PT (10:00am ET, 3:00pm GMT) and 3:05pm PT (6:05pm ET). Make sure to join us on our exclusive networking platform (through Gather) to build connections... and have some fun! In addition, here are a few sessions you shouldn't miss out on:
Creating Memorable Moments in Video Games
Fawzi Mesmar (VP Global Creative, Ubisoft)
Time: 8:00 am - 8:50 am
In this keynote, Fawzi will go over the psychology of how players and people generally recall experiences and form memories, and identify what makes moments memorable and meaningful.
By conducting that analysis, he goes through methods to be able to deliberately be able to create moments that players will resonate with for a long time.
Build Your Promotability or Honor Your Values? Why Not Both!
Sonia Michaels (Career Development Coach / Consultant, Independent)
Time: 8:55 am - 9:25 am
In games, as in many other industries, there's a pervasive mythos that "It's a dog eat dog world." And sometimes, as we watch the layoff notices pile up, we start to believe that. But fortunately, life is not a zero sum game. It is absolutely possible to build a long, healthy career in the game industry by creating opportunities for yourself and for others, by raising your own voice and amplifying marginalized voices, and by caring about both profits and people. Will this approach lead to endless riches? Almost certainly not. But it should lead you to a long and healthy career that you can actually enjoy.
More 'Getting Hired with a Personal Touch': The Side Door
David Ventura (Creative Director / CEO, Ichigoichie)
Time: 10:40 am - 11:10 am
Getting hired is tough! Hiring is tough! The global pandemic and rise of AI has thrown even more roadblocks into the process of helping companies acquire new talent. There are lots of ways for your budding job application to die on the vine, and almost all of them are about communication. In this talk, a 15-year recruiting veteran follows up on their GDC 2024 talk, revisiting some the key steps on your journey to getting employed, and adding some new tactics to make a personal connection and avoid being stonewalled by an AI filter.
The talk provides examples taken from hundreds of anonymized job applications and conversations had with other recruiters, providing insight to how applications are received and opinions formed. New topics covered include professional networking, changing industries/disciplines, and handling successive interviews.
It's all part of GDC Showcase, an online event happening Sept. 19-20, all about helping game developers take their careers to new heights.
Register Here (Only $49!)
GDC is going virtual for its 2024 GDC Showcase, all about career development! For more information, be sure to visit our website and follow the #GDCShowcase hashtag on social media.
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