[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