@gdocexpo.comHost @sharpiepls.com sits down with Toge Productions to explore the creative vision, dev process, & the big ideas behind Kriegsfront Tactics.
The game is a procedural turn-based mecha tactics RPG set in an alternate 1970s during an era of conflict in Southeast Asia.
@gdocexpo.comYou Can’t Start Here: 13 Years of Building a Creator Program
How Supercell built a creator program reaching 200,000 creators, & what they'd tell a studio starting from 0. For devs who work with creators, and creators who want to work with Supercell 👀 Thanks for sharing your insights!
@gdocexpo.comKicking off the expo with talks from one of our sponsors, Supercell!
In this talk, they share how they think about belonging and bring it into their everyday work through four interconnected pillars: Talent, Culture, Players, and Industry.
@gdocexpo.comPress START (on Day 3!) 👾
The GDoC Expo 2026 enamel pin is ready for your jacket, bag, or lanyard.
Shop's open until Monday 9/28.
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@gdocexpo.comSkillful balancing of gameplay and animation can make a huge impact on your player. 2025 Game Devs of Color Grant winner, Mays Dweiri, shared the iterative journey of transforming a branching animation into an immersive experience in her talk.
@gdocexpo.comHeard of "Caribbean Noir?" @chasebethea.bsky.social pioneered it!
Chase found the bassline for Duppy Detective Tashia when walking into a guitar store & playing the bass for the 1st time. 🤯 He demonstrated & discussed how stepping out of traditional workflows creates a boon.
@gdocexpo.comPeople love experiencing communities centered around their favorite games, whether it's a meetup or a Discord server!
This talk from Scott Popular discussed how experiences create impact.
@gdocexpo.comOur host Sharpie @sharpiepls.com sat down with Zaire Lanier @zeestermeester.bsky.social to talk about their work on games like Unknown Worlds' Subnautica: Below Zero and Compulsion Games' South of Midnight.
@gdocexpo.comGrief & creativity do not have to be opposed.
@marskye.com discussed crafting a South Asian inspired soundtrack for Dosa Divas from the perspective of the Palestinian Diaspora.
He shared how he navigated the profound grief post October 7th while still showing up to create. #gdocexpo2026 #gamedev
@gdocexpo.comFantastic talk with Technical Artist Fiona Jeeva!
She covered how the team overcame technical constraints while creating dense, reactive fungus species in their environments to meet art, design and gameplay goals.
@502studios.bsky.social#GDoCExpo2026 is here!! ✨ From September 22-25!
There are tons of great talks, panels, and games to discover, so come hang out and support the amazing community behind them! @gdocexpo.com
@gdocexpo.comFrom Donna Haraway’s Staying with the Trouble: "It matters what matters we use to think other matters with." @harps1.bsky.social explores how working with physical textures and emphasizing their artificiality can create a different kind of immersion.
@gdocexpo.comAvichal shares great insights into what unique selling points players like in games that help them sell!
What's a unique selling point that makes you insta-wishlist?
@gdocexpo.comMachphrasis, a term coined by author & professor Kawika Guillermo, is a way of interweaving memoir, cultural critique, and poetic explorations of video games.
Great insights from their book, "Of Floating Isles: On Growing Pains and Video Games"👏🏾
@gdocexpo.comWhy use constraints? Developer @insertdisc5 walks us through using constraints as a tool to make your games "juicy." With just a few ingredients, #gamedev can really narrow in and focus on a core idea.
One example Adrienne shares is Serre, a game made during the Yuri Game Jam 2017! #GDoCExpo2026
@fromhellstudio.comIt's #WishlistWednesday during #GDoCExpo2026!
If you are into narrative sci-fi adventures, go to @steampowered.com and add Hope: #ASkyFullOfGhosts to your wishlist!
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#scifi #adventuregame #Cyberpunk #storyrich #Gaming #PointAndClick #indiegame #VideoGames
@jacky.blacksky.appOkay back for #GDoCExpo2026! Commencement speech just went down
@gdocexpo.comDay 2 of the expo begins in 15 minutes with the #GDoCExpo2026 commencement!
We'll talk about what happened to the game industry, online and offline community, how to envision a better world for game creators, and what to expect in the future.
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@gdocexpo.coma FIRE start to the expo🔥
That's a wrap on Day 1 of #GDoCExpo2026! Thanks for all the great questions, conversations, and game demos.
Day 2 of the expo kicks off at 11AM with our GDoCExpo 2026 Commencement!
Here's a screenshot of our staff in our virtual space in Gather 💃🏾🕺🏽
