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](https://www.flattopjohnnys.com/)

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Come join the Boston Game Dev [Discord](https://discord.gg/pTq5qs6a6k), where the event will be live!

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