GDC 2026 Special (Part 1)

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GDC 2026 Special (Part 1)
Special
2026.04.02
A selfie of Mark in front of a banner that says "HAPPY MAR10 DAY."

This year's GDC Special is a big one. So big that this episode is over 2 hours long... and it's only part 1 (but your nice hosts don't know that yet)!

GDC 2026 - Monday

0:15:49
Events
GDC Encounters: Speed Networking Day 1
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Game Developer Conference
The Tension: Designing for Discomfort in 'Wanderstop'
 - 
Steven Margolin
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Game Developer Conference
The Black Designers' Dilemma
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"Carl Varnado, Jabari Ali, Jarory DeJesus, Evan Narcisse"
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Game Developer Conference
The Games Industry Social (aka: GIG IRL)
Media Indie Exchange (aka: The MIX)
Dogpile
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Toot Games
Game Funding: Lessons from Outersloth
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"Victoria Tran, Forest Willard"
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Game Developer Conference
Outersloth reveals its game funding agreement with developers
 - 
Alex Forbes-Calvin
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GamesIndustry.biz
From Beautiful to Playable: Texture Compression Secrets Every Game Artist Shoul…
 - 
Jad Deeb
, 
Game Developer Conference
Four Artists Use Substance 3D to Texture 'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33'
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"Alan Reynaud, Mathieu Costat"
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Game Developer Conference
GDC 101
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"Sam Warnke, Natalie Sam"
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Game Developer Conference
From Reliable to Respected: Breaking Free of the Good Job Trap
 - 
Cecile Hemery
, 
Game Developer Conference
Establishing the Standards and Practices of Game Preservation
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"Garrett Fredley, Andrew Borman"
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Game Developer Conference
Fresh Grad to Art Director: My Journey at 'Love and Deepspace'
 - 
Xianzi Feng
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Game Developer Conference
Cutscene Pipeline in 'Love and Deepspace'
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"Xianyu Wang, Ji Zhang"
, 
Game Developer Conference

GDC 2026 - Tuesday

1:06:09
Events
Game Education Roundtable Day 1
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Game Developer Conference
Praise the Architect and Pass the Ammunition: Health & Damage in 'The Outer Wor…
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Game Developer Conference
'Civilization VII': Impactful UI Sound Design at Scale
 - 
Kadet Kuhne
, 
Game Developer Conference
Why We Still Believe: A Conversation with Amir Satvat
 - 
Amir Satvat
, 
Game Developer Conference
Always Supporting (the) Games Community
 - 
Amir Satvat
3rd Annual Game Developer's Concert
 - 
Austin Wintory
, 
Game Developer Conference
Technical Artists Roundtable (20th Year)!!! Day 1
 - 
Jeff Hanna
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Game Developer Conference
The Modular and Expressive World Art of 'Keeper'
 - 
Nick Maksim
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Game Developer Conference
Local Game Community Organizers Forum
 - 
Marlena Abraham, Michael Lee, Daniel Lin, Laia Bee
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Game Developer Conference
Tiny Con
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Society of Play
Black in Gaming
So Your Game Got Cancelled: Navigating Personal Development and Career Outcomes
 - 
Mark LaCroix
, 
Game Developer Conference

Since we recorded this episode, a major South Korean gaming website wrote up a very detailed recap of Mark's roundtable. [English Machine Translation]

MAR10 Day returns with festivities for fans of all ages in honor of the Super M…
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Nintendo
Why Good Games Fail: The Startup Audit Every Studio Needs
 - 
Lucien Parsons
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Game Developer Conference
'despelote': Capturing the Feeling of 2001 Quito, Ecuador
 - 
Julian Cordero
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Game Developer Conference