GDC Trends Report May
The 2025 Game Developers Conference (GDC) was a convergence of game experts, innovators, and disruptors discussing the future of game development. Whether you attended and couldn't catch every session or missed the event entirely, our 2025 GDC Trends Report distills the most impactful insights, innovations, and industry shifts from this year's conference.
For Eternal Strands, composer Austin Wintory spent 4 years trying to unpack the direction "Make it Fantasy, but not like the Renaissance Faire." The process involved lots of experimentation, and recording, eventually landing on a score built from lots of sonic building blocks, and custom instruments (both physical and virtual). This talk will be detailed post-mortem through the steps to get there, including dead-ends along the way, and how it all came together both sonically and in terms of implementation in-game.
Women in Game Dev
Through 8-minute presentations, each speaker will unveil their individual #1ReasonToBe in the game industry. These presentations will not only highlight personal motivations but also narrate their unique journeys in game development, touching on aspects of community, culture, and opportunities within their home nations.