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Video: Verbal interactions with artificially intelligent NPCs  
by Staff [04.28.21]
In this 2019 GDC talk, Square Enix's Gautier Boed introduces a method that leads to more aware, expressive, and lively AI characters that can answer their own needs and interact with the player.
Console/PC, Programming, Design, Video
Video: A legal analysis of loot box mechanics  
by Staff [04.27.21]
In this 2019 GDC talk, Debevoise & Plimpton's Will Bucher offers advice to help navigate the legal ramifications of loot box mechanics.
Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Video
Video: Redesigning combat for the new God of War  
by Staff [04.26.21]
In this 2019 GDC talk, Sony Santa Monica Studio's Jason McDonald shares his experiences leading the gameplay design for the new God of War.
Console/PC, Design, Video
Video: The student success story behind Ashwalkers  
by Staff [04.23.21]
Watch the developers behind Ashwalkers discuss how the game went from student project to indie product.
Console/PC, Design, Production, Video
Video: Crafting key art for The Elder Scrolls Online  
by Staff [04.23.21]
In this 2019 GDC session, ZeniMax Online Studios' Lucas Slominski discusses compositional strategies for crafting key art in The Elder Scrolls Online.
Console/PC, Art, Video
Video: An AMA session with Obsidian's Carrie Patel  
by Staff [04.22.21]
In this 2021 GDC Showcase AMA, Obsidian Entertainment's Carrie Patel answering questions about her experience working on both The Outer Worlds and Pillars of Eternity franchises.
Console/PC, Design, Video
Video: The art of FAITH: horror at 192x160 pixels  
by Staff [04.21.21]
In this 2019 GDC session, Airdorf Games' Mason Smith explains the decisions and principles that contributed to the art style of FAITH.
Console/PC, Design, Video
Devs can now check out Epic Games' MetaHuman Creator, now in early access  
by Alissa McAloon [04.15.21]
Epic Games is slowly opening up access to its MetaHuman Creator, a browser and cloud-based tool that allows devs to create high-fidelity (and fully rigged!) human models in a matter of minutes.
Console/PC, Art, Video
Video: Creating fan-ready fiction in Monster Prom  
by Staff [04.12.21]
In this 2021 GDC Showcase session, Beautiful Glitch's Julián Quijano discusses how fandoms and fan consumption work based on his experience making Monster Prom.
Console/PC, Design, Video
Video: Making Marketing Mistakes with Innersloth's Victoria Tran  
by Staff [04.07.21]
Innersloth Games' Victoria Tran goes through her own mistakes as a game marketer to explain that mistakes are inevitable, there are ways to correctly fail, and what lessons you can take away from failure.
Indie, Business/Marketing, Video
Video: Using sketches to fuel your passion project  
by Staff [04.02.21]
In this 2018 GDC talk, Joseph Sanabria explains how developers, designers and artists can use sketches to help create a vision and bring teams together.
Console/PC, Art, Video
Video: Three tips for becoming a better artist immediately  
by Staff [04.01.21]
In this 2018 GDC session, ArenaNet's Horia Dociu shares three, simple, honest, and actionable steps that anyone can apply right now to become a better artist instantly.
Console/PC, Art, Video
Video: Balancing community and business needs  
by Staff [03.31.21]
In this 2019 GDC talk, Uken Games' Nick van Vugt ll reviews ways you can work with your community and internal teams to provide the best experience for both parties.
Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Video
Dear Investors: CD Projekt shifts to agile dev, focuses on future 10
by Kris Graft [03.30.21]
Following a tumultuous launch last year for open world, neon-drenched RPG Cyberpunk 2077, leaders at CD Projekt addressed the path forward in a strategy update today aimed at investors.
Production, Business/Marketing, Video
Video: Creating the Headquarters feature in Call of Duty: WWII  
by Staff [03.30.21]
In this 2019 GDC talk, Sledgehammer Games' Riley Pietsch discusses the creation of a brand new Call of Duty feature called Headquarters.
Console/PC, Design, Video
Video: World design for different player types  
by Staff [03.29.21]
In this 2019 GDC session, Bungie's Raylene Deck digs into practical ways to build game worlds that your players will love.
Console/PC, Design, Video
Former Naughty Dog tech art director details Promethean AI world-building technology  
by Chris Kerr [03.29.21]
Former Naughty Dog technical art director Andrew Maximov has shared an in-depth video keynote detailing how his next venture, Promethean AI, will help devs more easily create rich virtual worlds.
Programming, Art, Business/Marketing, Video
Q&A: Designing for empathy in wholesome life-sim Cozy Grove  
by Chris Kerr [03.29.21]
"I think there’s a strong temptation right now to describe the current demonstrable interest in 'wholesome' games as a recent phenomenon, but I’d argue that it has much less to do with demand, and much more to do with supply."
Console/PC, Design, Video
Video: The interlocking aesthetic and design of Pode  
by Staff [03.26.21]
In this 2019 GDC session, Henchmen & Goon's Yngvill Hopen discusses the philosophy and inspiration behind the visual design goals of Pode and how they interacted with the game's design and mechanics.
Console/PC, Design, Video
Q&A: Hand-painting the unfamiliar and unforgettable world of Voyage  
by Chris Kerr [03.26.21]
"It's always hard to guess how people will react to an unfamiliar art style. We leave it up to our audience to interpret a lot in the game which can be a double-edged sword depending on expectations."
Console/PC, Art, Design, Video