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Game Narrative Summit: It's Not in the Writer's Manual: A Q&A Session for New Writers
1:02:04
Getting Hired with a Personal Touch
33:39
Assessment Games
1:02:33
Boss Mode: Making the Most of Your Manager
30:30
Breaking Down Barriers: How Great Mentors Become Even Greater Leaders
35:42
Indie Starter Kit: The Basics of Founding a Successful Games Company
42:40
Defiant in Life and Death: What Happens After You Fail?
1:06:58
What the F-UX is UX?
28:45
Being a Unicorn: Multiclassing in an Industry That Wants Specialization
58:08
Occupational Burnout in Games: Causes, Impact, and Solutions
59:06
Advocacy Microtalks: Cultivate Your Karass
56:31
Open Salaries: Ensuring Equitable Pay Through Pay Transparency
31:09
Finding Inspiration and Planning Luck: A Story of a Solo Dev-Dad of Color
32:59
GDC Q&A: How to Submit a Talk, Session or Panel to GDC 2024
58:52
Mentorship Cheat Code: Raising Diverse Talent in the Games Industry
54:29
Lost XP: Why Junior Game Developers Quit and How to Help
1:01:49
Starting Your Career In a Post-Pandemic World
59:27
"Soft" Skills Are Hard! Acing the Non-Technical Interview Questions
27:19
Living the Dream or Surviving the Nightmare: Making Commercial Indie Games as a Professor
1:01:58
Launch Day: The Emotional Cost Of Releasing a Game
32:22
Contract Killers: What Developers Should Eliminate From Their Publishing Agreement
56:34
Motherhood in the Game Industry
1:03:19
Force Multipliers: Longterm Design Careers for Non-Leads
1:02:09
The Resolve of the Latin American Gaming Industry
32:40
Avoid an Identity Crisis as a Technical Designer
58:09
What Being Neurodivergent Means in Game Development
56:02
Building a Strong Studio Culture Microtalks
1:11:15
Freelancing Tech Art Part-Time: A Few Dos and Don'ts
32:43
Keep Redlining OUT of the Metaverse
28:24
Don't Make My Job Easy: Effectively Pitching to Publishers
31:18
Build Your Career in Games Like It's an RPG
1:00:26
The Power of Introspection: The Fuel That Keeps Teams Resilient
28:22
Tips From the Trenches: How To Help Recruiters and Hiring Managers Get You In The Door
48:44
GDC 2022 Main Stage: The Developer's Renaissance
1:11:52
Growing as a VFX Artist
35:02
Lessons from Labor Union Organizers
59:53
The Impossible Quest: Getting a Job in Games
48:36
Studio Design: Building a Foundation for Success and Avoiding Business Disaster
57:16
The Resilient Job Hunt: Addressing the 'Well of Doubts'
59:26
2D Animation for Games: A Primer
56:03
Growing Your Code Library with Each New Project
56:21
How the Hell Do You Make Money!?
59:54
Tough Questions to Improve Your Leadership
26:25
Getting the Most Out of an Entry-Level Games Job
52:27
"You Want to Do What?" Non-Traditional Pathways to Game Development
59:58
Beating the Burnout: Finding Success Under Stress
59:12
What to Do When 'Toxic Gamer Culture' Enters the Classroom
1:00:29
The Calm in the Storm: An Introvert's Guide to Success
52:17
Being Pro at Being a Noob
32:09
Jumpstarting Your Creativity: From Hobbyist to Professional
27:20
From Corporate to Indie and Back Again
1:01:32
How to Run Your Own Career Fair on a Tiny Budget
1:02:37
Diversity and Inclusion Starter Kit
29:57
Squeezing into the Industry: How a Couple African Kids Made a Video Game
31:05
Roads Less Traveled: Specialized Careers in Game Dev
1:00:23
A Survival Guide for Game Developers
33:21
Interviewing For Game Design
29:36
How Game Developers Define Success
32:57