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Talk Title: Who Are You? Building Your Profile Outside the Job
Effective talk: Staying up to date in the gaming industry Year of Talk: 2024 Video Link: Who Are You? Building Your Profile Outside the...
Joaquin De Losada
Aug 29, 20242 min read
Talk Title: Launch Day: The Emotional Cost of Releasing a Game
Effective talk: Releasing a game Year of Talk: 2021 Video Link: Launch Day: The Emotional Cost Of Releasing a Game Warning: Not meant...
Joaquin De Losada
Aug 22, 20243 min read
Talk Title: Growing Your Code Library with Each New Project
Effective talk: Creating a code library Year of Talk: 2021 Video Link: Growing Your Code Library with Each New Project While many...
Joaquin De Losada
Aug 16, 20246 min read
Talk Title: The Power of Introspection: The Fuel That Keeps Teams Resilient
Effective talk: How to keep the team honest and improving. Year of Talk: 2021 Video Link: The Power of Introspection: The Fuel That...
Joaquin De Losada
Aug 8, 20243 min read
Talk Title: Stop Fighting! Systems for Non-Combat AI
Effective talk: Non-fighting AI systems Year of Talk: 2019 Video Link: Stop Fighting! Systems for Non-Combat AI Most AI that is meant to...
Joaquin De Losada
Aug 1, 20244 min read
Talk Title: Beyond NPCs: AI for Game Operations
Effective talk: AI for Ads on mobile games Year of Talk: 2019 Video Link: Beyond NPCs: AI for Game Operations The main purpose that the...
Joaquin De Losada
Jul 26, 20243 min read
Talk Title: A visual guide to Quaternions and Dual Quaternions Part 2
Effective talk: Visual guide to Quaternions Part 2 Year of Talk: 2023 Video Link: Math in Game Development Summit: A Visual Guide to...
Joaquin De Losada
Jul 18, 20244 min read
Talk Title: A visual guide to Quaternions and Dual Quaternions Part 1
Effective talk: Visual Guide to Quaternions Part 1 Year of Talk: 2023 Video Link: Math in Game Development Summit: A Visual Guide to...
Joaquin De Losada
Jul 5, 20247 min read
Talk Title: Narrative Breadcrumbs: Guiding the player's journey through story-driven events.
Effective talk: Guide the player through a story (Candy Crush) Year of Talk: 2021 Video Link: Narrative Breadcrumbs: Guiding the Player...
Joaquin De Losada
Jun 28, 20244 min read
Talk Title: Bringing Star Wars Cantina to Life
Effective talk: How to have good hub spaces Year of Talk: 2024 Video Link: Bringing a Star Wars Cantina to Life in 'Jedi: Survivor'...
Joaquin De Losada
Jun 21, 20248 min read
Talk Title: Dealing with Scope Change in Heat Signature and Gunpoint
Effective talk: Dealing with scope creep Year of Talk: 2018 Video Link: Dealing with Scope Change in Heat Signature and Gunpoint The...
Joaquin De Losada
Jun 14, 20245 min read
Talk Title: “Soft” skills are hard! Acing the non-technical interview questions
Effective talk: Soft skills for interviews Year of Talk: 2023 Video Link: "Soft" Skills Are Hard! Acing the Non-Technical Interview...
Joaquin De Losada
Jun 7, 20245 min read
Talk Title: The future of game communities, and how we avoid it.
Effective talk: How gaming communities work, Year of Talk: 2023 Video Link: The Future of Game Communities, and How We Avoid It Part 1:...
Joaquin De Losada
May 31, 20243 min read
Talk Title: Benefits of Missing Out: What ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ taught us about Non-Linear Level Design
Effective talk: Non-Linear level design in ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Year of Talk: 2023 Video Link: Benefits of Missing Out: What 'Cyberpunk 2077'...
Joaquin De Losada
May 24, 20248 min read
Talk Title: Getting hired with a personal touch.
Effective talk: Getting hired. Lets hope. Year of Talk: 2024 Video Link: Getting Hired with a Personal Touch Overview: 4 phases of...
Joaquin De Losada
May 17, 20245 min read
Talk Title: Define your audience now, not later
Effective talk: Determining your game audience Year of Talk: 2023 Video Link: Define Your Audience Now, Not Later Takeaways: Analyze...
Joaquin De Losada
May 10, 20243 min read
Talk Title: Lore, Dont Tell: A guide for Telling Culturally Rooted Stories Like ‘Venba’
Effective talk: How to implement culture and their stories into games Year of Talk: 2024 Video Link: Lore, Don't Tell: A Guide for...
Joaquin De Losada
May 3, 20244 min read
Talk Title: Simulating Tropical Weather in ‘Far Cry 6’ Pt.2
Effective talk: Weather simulation in games Part 2 Year of Talk: 2022 Video Link: Simulating Tropical Weather in 'Far Cry 6' This second...
Joaquin De Losada
Apr 26, 20248 min read
Talk Title: One type of lighting system in Far Cry 6
Effective talk: Simulating light in the sky and how it is reflected. Year of Talk: - This isn't a specific talk from GDC but is based on...
Joaquin De Losada
Apr 19, 20243 min read
Talk Title: Simulating Tropical Weather in ‘Far Cry 6’ Pt.1
Effective talk: Weather simulation in games Year of Talk: 2022 Video Link: Simulating Tropical Weather in 'Far Cry 6' Note: There were...
Joaquin De Losada
Apr 12, 20244 min read
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