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Talk Title: How Interactive Should My Game Story Be?
Effective talk: Player interaction with the story and world Year of Talk: 2024 Video Link: How Interactive Should My Game Story Be?...
Joaquin De Losada
Mar 243 min read
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Talk Title: GDC Q&A: How to Submit a Talk, Session or Panel to GDC 2024
Effective talk: Make a Talk, Panel or Session for GDC Year of Talk: 2023 Video Link: GDC Q&A: How to Submit a Talk, Session or Panel...
Joaquin De Losada
Mar 175 min read
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Talk Title: Case to make your own engine.
Effective talk: Why make a game engine Year of Talk: 2024 Video Link: Independent Games Summit: A Case for Making Your Own Engine What...
Joaquin De Losada
Mar 102 min read
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Talk Title: Squad Coordination in 'Days Gone'
Effective talk: Squad AI system Year of Talk: 2022 Video Link: Squad Coordination in 'Days Gone' Problems the AI needs to solve: Group...
Joaquin De Losada
Mar 410 min read
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Talk Title: The Design of Time: Understanding Human Attention and Economies of Engagement
Effective talk: Creating better mobile games through engagement Year of Talk: 2017 Video Link: The Design of Time: Understanding Human...
Joaquin De Losada
Feb 245 min read
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Talk Title: Moving Mountains: Speedy Level Creation as a Desperate Indie Dev
Effective talk: Speedy level creation for puzzle games Year of Talk: 2023 Video Link: Moving Mountains: Speedy Level Creation as a...
Joaquin De Losada
Feb 183 min read
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Talk Title: Make the Trailer Before the Game: A Marketing First Way to Prototype
Effective talk: Prototyping through trailers Year of Talk: 2024 Video Link: Make the Trailer Before the Game: A Marketing First Way to...
Joaquin De Losada
Feb 113 min read
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Talk Title: Urban Planning in Games
Effective talk: Building a believable city Year of Talk: 2024 Video Link: Urban Planning in Games Why we need Urban planning: Many...
Joaquin De Losada
Feb 44 min read
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Talk Title: Contract Killers: What Developers Should Eliminate From Their Publishing Agreement
Effective talk: Does and donts of publishing agreement Year of Talk: 2021 Video Link: Contract Killers: What Developers Should...
Joaquin De Losada
Jan 264 min read
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Talk Title: MORTIS 101: 'FAITH's' Horror Design Toolkit
Effective talk: Design in horror games Year of Talk: 2021 Video Link: MORTIS 101: 'FAITH's' Horror Design Toolkit The initial idea for...
Joaquin De Losada
Jan 203 min read
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Talk Title: System-Centric Puzzle Design in 'Patrick's Parabox'
Effective talk: System based puzzles Year of Talk: 2024 Video Link: System-Centric Puzzle Design in 'Patrick's Parabox' What is...
Joaquin De Losada
Jan 143 min read
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Talk Title: Finding Character Voice With Your Voice
Effective talk: Creating character voice Year of Talk: 2021 Video Link: Finding Character Voice With Your Voice Being a voice actor...
Joaquin De Losada
Dec 31, 20242 min read
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Talk Title: Visual Effects Summit: Lessons in Lens Flares
Effective talk: Creating better Lens Flares Year of Talk: 2024 Video Link: Visual Effects Summit: Lessons in Lens Flares Interactions...
Joaquin De Losada
Dec 22, 20243 min read
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Talk Title: Starting Your Career In a Post-Pandemic World
Effective talk: Giving players valuable and unique choices Year of Talk: 2023 Video Link: Starting Your Career In a Post-Pandemic World...
Joaquin De Losada
Dec 12, 20243 min read
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Talk Title: Tips From the Trenches: How To Help Recruiters and Hiring Managers Get You In The Door
Effective talk: Working with Recruiters to get a job. Year of Talk: 2022 Video Link: Tips From the Trenches: How To Help Recruiters and...
Joaquin De Losada
Dec 5, 20242 min read
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Talk Title: Making Player Choices Feel like They Matter in Your Narrative
Effective talk: Giving players valuable and unique choices Year of Talk: 2022 Video Link: Making Player Choices Feel like They Matter...
Joaquin De Losada
Nov 29, 20243 min read
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Talk Title: Breaking Down Barriers: How Great Mentors Become Even Greater Leaders
Effective talk: How to become a great mentor Year of Talk: 2023 Video Link: Breaking Down Barriers: How Great Mentors Become Even...
Joaquin De Losada
Nov 21, 20243 min read
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Talk Title: Flopping Successfully: Running a Studio Without a Huge Hit
Effective talk: Making a studio last even without super successful games Year of Talk: 2023 Video Link: Flopping Successfully: Running...
Joaquin De Losada
Nov 14, 20242 min read
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Talk Title: The Secret Lives of NPCs: 'Wayward Strand'
Effective talk: Constant NPC narratives occurring in the background Year of Talk: 2023 Video Link: The Secret Lives of NPCs: 'Wayward...
Joaquin De Losada
Nov 7, 20244 min read
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Talk Title: The Marketing Money Talk: How to Budget Your Indie Game's Promotion Campaign
Effective talk: Budget the marketing for a game Year of Talk: 2024 Video Link: The Marketing Money Talk: How to Budget Your Indie...
Joaquin De Losada
Oct 31, 20244 min read
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