𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 - 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐐𝐮𝐨 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐲.The talk by Alexander Brazie from Game Design Skills. Often designer and engineers want to make single player first - this works for a lot convenience reasons - but when it

Good news on Friday afternoon! It's time to share a new drop of GIC'25 speakers! .Welcome: .💚@Bippinbits.💚Ekaterina Yavorskaya from @wargaming_net.💚Petr Nohejl from @WarhorseStudios .💚Krzysztof Taperek from @11bitstudios . You can't miss their talks!

𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 - 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞?.The talk by Marcin Sordyl from @AnsharStudios . The best lessons come from mistakes, and when they can be analyzed using a specific example, like a released game, it’s a

𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝: 𝐀 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧.The talk by Denys Zosym from @Played_WithFire. Embark on a journey through video game development history and discover its impact on level design. This presentation traces the evolution of the

𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬.The tal by @CCP_Nomad from @CCPGames. In this presentation, you will learn how EVE Online leverages permanence to give meaning to player actions and to the world they

𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐬 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬.The talk by Jakub Ryfa from @Fools_Theory. Are all game studios unique cases? How do they balance artistic vision and creativity with business objectives, and how

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐏𝐂: 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬.The talk by Vitalii Dernovyi from @wargaming_net. Player interaction with the game environment has always been a fundamental aspect of World of Tanks PC gameplay.

Why we have a late talk submission phase now❓ Simple — it’s all about quality! 💎. As we approach the conference 🗓️, there’s less time for the Advisory Board to review each submission thoroughly. That’s why late-phase submissions require at least initial slides 📊, and the

𝐓𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐞: 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞.The talk by @adammirkowski from @11bitstudios. Players usually hate tutorials, yet what they hate even more is not understanding your game. Learn how to teach them in the most

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐍𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬.The talk by Paweł Charzyński from @11bitstudios. In this talk, we will learn how to optimize niagaras, make proper materials that work best with niagara variables, and how to merge multiple systems into one. Speaker will also

New GIC'25 speakers incoming!.💚@cyangmou .💚Leszek Krupiński of @CDPROJEKTRED .💚Jacek Miąskiewicz of @flying_wild_hog.💚Cris Vega of @IOInteractive.Come and see these legendary talks!

𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐞 - 𝐚 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐯 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐓𝐃 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲.The talk by @LukaszHacura from @AnsharStudios . This talk explores his journey from growing a game company from 4 to 170 employees while transforming his work habits to avoid

𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐏𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.The talk by Paweł Stolecki from @CDPROJEKTRED!. Discover the insights of Physically Based Rendering (PBR) for games. We will delve into the principles behind shadows, reflection,

𝐔𝐄𝟓 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐧𝐞𝐥.The talk by Juan Gomez from @Sperasoft . Shrapnel is a multiplayer extraction shooter developed using Unreal Engine 5, currently on Early Access for PC. In this talk, we will share what we learnt while

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞 - 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞?.The talk by Maria Borys-Piątkowska from @Flying_Wild_Hog . This lecture will equip you with the skills needed to craft better dialogue. We will discuss the role of pacing and

🎤 FINAL CALL — Stage 1 Speaker Applications Closes Today! 🎤. Why you should hit “submit” today:.🔥Idea-first, slides later: We only need your concept and what you hope to share—no deck required yet. 🔥Extra polishing time: Advancing to Stage 2 gives you weeks to perfect your

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐈𝐏. The talk by Tomasz Gadomski from @11bitstudios.Are free Internet tools really free? Can we truly use free textures, images or other IP in our game? Do you use Adobe Creative

💚 Every voice matters – including yours!.We’re already receiving excellent speaker submissions for GIC’25, but the lineup won’t be complete without your talk. 🎮 Whether you’ve built something incredible, learned from failure, or have a story others can grow from — the stage is