IGDA Silicon Valley Monthly Meetup

Please note we are at Fenwick & West in Mountain View this month.
The location and free dinner are being generously provided by Fenwick & West!
If you have any dietary concerns, please message one of the hosts ASAP.

This month, we have two speakers, Cristian Guzman and Julian Park!

Christian's Talk Overview

• Scaling games for the ever-changing game dev space
• Focus on the Core game loop and build the game off of that
• Taco-Bell style systemic game development
• Adapting to change in the team and the environment

Bio: Born and raised in Napa Valley to a Mexican family, I am a Technical Game Designer and Programmer with a passion for systemic gameplay and player agency. I was previously a Technical Designer on Perfect Dark with the Initiative / Xbox, helping build weapons and gadget systems, and the combat loop.

Julian's Talk Overview
How to build games faster with AI

• Intro: While using Unity at Oculus, I realized there must be an easier and faster way to build interactive 3D software. Game engines can also get quite complex and difficult to collaborate with the team, especially with non-technical folks.
• Current AI tools: I will provide an overview of existing AI tools today (ChatGPT, Copilot, etc) and how those tools can be beneficial but also lack in understanding of your actual game.
• Bezi: Over the past few years, the team at Bezi has developed a novel approach to building games. I will share the philosophy behind the product and discuss common use cases at game studios.
• Demo: A live demo of how Bezi works in Unity.

Bio: Julian Park is the Co-founder & CEO of Bezi, an AI assistant for game developers. Prior to Bezi, Julian was a software engineering leader at Oculus, heading key projects across the VR operating system. Julian holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from UC Berkeley.

Location Details
801 California Street, Room SV101
Mountain View, CA 94041

• If you are driving: The entrance to the parking garage is on Bryant and California Street. There is a barrier arm in the down position during business hours, press the call button from your vehicle to announce yourself and the security guard will raise the barrier arm for entry. If the garage gate is down after hours, you will need to press the button again when exiting. Please park in the designated open parking spaces on floors 1-4 keeping in mind that you will take the elevator up to the lobby. Take the elevator to the Lobby and follow through to the Fenwick entrance across the hallway. All guests must sign-in at the Reception Desk.
• If taking ride share or public transportation: Please go to the California Street entrance leading into the Fenwick lobby.

Fenwick is a leading law firm, purpose-built to guide visionary tech and life sciences companies and their investors through every stage of growth, from startups securing their first round of funding to leading publicly traded global enterprises. As one of Silicon Valley’s original legal practices, today we have over 600 lawyers, patent agents, engineers, and scientists serving clients all over the world. Named 2024 Practice Group of the Year for both Life Sciences and Technology by Law360, we are consistently ranked a Chambers first-tier firm for delivering the deep experience and technical skill that help innovators at the forefront of their industries shatter boundaries and redefine what’s possible. Visit www.fenwick.com to learn more.