[BPM] The GDC 26 Post-Mortem: Festival Of Panel-ing

Possibly the most unique GDC in recent years, GDC 2026: Festival Of Gaming aimed to reflect changing times within the industry and tried to reinvent itself as a result. Did this succeed? Five panelists discuss their experiences, from the networking experience to running the first Boston Game Dev booth to thoughts/advice for next year, there is a lot of interesting insight to listen in to! Our Moderator: Chad Stewart - Skymap Games Our Panelists: Ichiro Lambe - Totally Human Media Gillian Smith - WPI Connor Wall - Boston Game Dev Alex Engel - Layer Greg Kinneman - Demiurge The Evening Itinerary 6:00pm to 7:00pm - Pre-panel mingle and hang out 7:00-8:30pm - Announcements, Panel 8:30-9:00pm - The presentation ends. Attendees may join us for an additional evening hang out at Flat Top Johnnys