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GDoC Rewind Episode 4 is live 🎙️ How do you stay creative and healthy when everything feels uncertain? Narrative designer Andrea Saravia Pérez has a framework for that... and it starts with finding your North Star. 🔗 gdoc.events/m/gdocrewindpodcast

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Derek Lieu: More Than Skin Deep: How an Indie Game Trailer is Made From Concept to Completion From the first call with #gamedev to final cut, Derek walks through the full trailer-making process - what to show, what to cut, & how to make your game impossible to scroll past.

GDoC Rewind Episode 3 is live 🎙️ Layoffs. Crunch. Harassment. 4 game workers on why they organized and what United Videogame Workers is building so none of us have to face it alone! 🔗 gdoc.events/m/gdocrewindpodcast #gamedev #GDoCRewind

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Adrienne Bazir: Keep It Small: Using Constraints to Make Your Game Juicy Constraints aren't the enemy of great game design... they might be the secret ingredient. Adrienne, creator of In Stars and Time, shares how limitations can sharpen focus and enhance player experience.

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Derek Kwan: Building a Better Games Industry: Our (Difficult) Journey as a Worker Cooperative In the face of layoffs and labor uncertainty, Derek's studio asked: what if we built something different? A candid talk about reconciling capitalism with worker-centric models.

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Harper Shen: Fabricated Worlds and Heterotopias: Designing a Mixed-Media Narrative Adventure in And Then We Go Party at the Shore Built from felt, clay, and papercuts, this game explores how physical textures and visible artificiality can create a different kind of immersion.

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Mays Dweiri: More Than a Cutscene: Balancing Animation and Interactivity in A Heavy Morning In this talk, Mays explores the conceptual phase of creating A Heavy Morning, a unique hybrid between an animated film & an interactive game about mental health. #GDoCExpo2026 #gamedev

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Ramsey Kharroubi: Crafting a South Asian Soundtrack Within Diaspora: The Music of Dosa Divas Ramsey shares how he scored a South Asian inspired indie game from the perspective of the Palestinian diaspora - navigating grief, identity, and the search for a game's musical soul.

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Nahir Fajardo: Survival is a System: Designing Resilience from the Global South Building a game studio from a rural area in Chile as a neurodivergent mother - Nahir reframes scarcity as a design skill & shares how Stay With Me! was made against the odds.

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Scott Popular: Building Games That Live Beyond the Screen Games go beyond software they can be culture, community, and real-world experience. Scott explores how to build games that create lasting impact beyond the play session. 🎮 #GDoCExpo2026 #gamedev

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Joe Duçens: Creating Decolonial Narratives and Representing Traditional Cultures in Games What does it mean to design for all people when our industry was built on systems that exclude so many? José discusses culture, representation & #games #GDoCExpo2026

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Bloomzeye: Collaborating with Young Artists What does real creative autonomy look like for children, teens, and emerging artists? Bloomzeye draws from their experience teaching #gamedev to young people to explore how we meet the next gen of creators. #GDoCExpo2026

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Chase Bethea: Mystery in the Mix - Enter Caribbean Noir How do you build a musical identity rooted in authentic Caribbean sound? Chase shares the creative and hands-on process behind crafting a genre-defining sonic brand. 🎮 #GDoCExpo2026 #gamedev

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Emma Kidwell: Memoir Games: And You Can, Too! What is a memoir game, and why should you make one? Emma makes the case for personal storytelling as both a powerful artistic statement and a practical tool for narrative designers. 🎮 #GDoCExpo2026 #gamedev

#SpotlightSunday Elfie: A Sand Plan is a relaxing and intuitive puzzle game where you help a small ambitious elephant build some sand castles. Enjoy spending time at the beach with your new rotund friend! So proud of the team for their release!! Let's show them some support! 🐘🏖 #gamedev

GDoC Rewind Episode 2 is live 🎙️ The freedom of remote work can quickly become its own kind of crunch, for you and your team. AAA dev John Diaz breaks down how to set boundaries, stay flexible, and actually survive a career in games. 🔗 gdoc.events/m/gdocrewindpodcast #gamedev #gdocrewind

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Kawika Guillermo: The Art of Machphrasis: Writing the Self through Video Games Kawika introduces "machphrasis," a writing method that weaves memoir, cultural critique, and poetic exploration to understand how video games shape who we are. 🎮 #GDoCExpo #gamedev

⏰ Tomorrow is the last day to enter our JetBrains giveaway! 2 license codes (worth up to $299 each) for the game dev tool of your choice. Giveaway closes tomorrow night - don't miss out! Enter now 👉🏾 mailchi.mp/gamedevsofco...

JetBrains license code giveawayWant to software like Rider, CLion, GoLand and more to your game dev tools? Sign-up and enter for a chance to win a license code for JetBrains software from jetbrains.com.mailchi.mp

Last day to apply to our Game Devs of Color Scholarship at Games for Change Festival 2026! ⏰ forms.gle/vKVDPfhb85mW...

Game Devs of Color Scholarship @ Games for Change Festival 2026This Game Devs of Color Scholarship program is providing passes to Games for Change Festival 2026, taking place in New York City from July 21-22, 2026. We are also hosting an onsite meet up. Selected...forms.gle

Just two days left to apply for our Games for Change scholarship!