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Game Development Crisis Conference – Schedule Announcement

By  Take This · May 12th, 2020 · Announcements, COVID

We are excited to share the schedule for the May 14th Game Development Crisis Conference, hosted by the IGDA and Take This, and sponsored by Xbox.

The Game Development Crisis Conference will equip game developers and studio leadership with the knowledge and tools they need to sustain successful development in times of crisis. It will include talks and panels on technical tools for continuing development under stress and change, leadership and management of teams during crises, and ongoing coping tools for long-term isolation.

The Game Development Crisis Webinar Series schedule can be viewed on the IGDA’s COVID-19 Resources page. Take This’ COVID article series can be viewed here. 

The Game Development Crisis Conference will be hosted on Twitch and be free for all to watch. All talks will be later available on YouTube. Archived videos from the webinar series leading up to the conference can be found there as well.

May 14th – Game Development Crisis Conference

Time: 9am-4pm PDT / 12-7pm ET / 4-11pm GMT

Keynote

9-10am PDT / 12-1pm ET / 4-5pm GMT

  • Eve Crevoshay, Executive Director, Take This
  • Renee Gittins, Executive Director, IGDA

The Good of Games

10-11am PDT / 1-2pm ET / 5-6pm GMT

  • Arana Shapiro, Managing Director, Games for Change
  • Dr. Rachel Kowert, Research Director, Take This
  • Hans ten Cate, Ambassador, Game2Give
  • Travis Eriksen, Executive Director, Child’s Play
  • Kelli Dunlap, Ambassador Program Manager, Take This

Current Network Environment & Gaming Future Vision

11am-12pm PDT / 2-3pm ET / 6-7pm GMT

  • Steve Glennon, Distinguished Technologist, CableLabs
  • Dean Avgiris, Senior Director Strategy and Planning, Comcast
  • Asher Kagan, Co-Founder, Blade
  • Sandesh Mouli, Founder, Vistara Growth Partners

Good Community Design for Crisis Periods

12-1pm PDT / 3-4pm ET / 7-8pm GMT

  • Rodrigo Tamellini, CEO, GamerSafer
  • Rich Weil, Senior Vice President, Global Operations, ModSquad
  • Ziba Scott, Founder, Popcannibal
  • Raffael “Dr. B” Boccamazzo, Clinical Director, Take This

Expats in Isolation

1-2pm PDT / 4-5pm ET / 8-9pm GMT

  • Milena Koljensic, Marketing & Business Development in Games 
  • Tara Brannigan, Director of Community & Player Support, Behaviour Interactive
  • Nikita Zatsepin, Global Business Development, Unity

Mitigation Strategies for Technical Challenges

2-3pm PDT /5-6pm ET / 9-10pm GMT

  • Dr. Kimberly Voll, Co-Founder, Stray Bombay
  • Andy Moore, Lead Techromancer, absurd:joy
  • Renee Gittins, Executive Director, IGDA

Special Guest – TBA

3-4pm PDT / 6-7pm ET / 10-11pm GMT

Closing Words

4pm PDT / 7pm ET / 10pm GMT

  • Eve Crevoshay, Executive Director, Take This
  • Renee Gittins, Executive Director, IGDA

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