Saturday April 27th

Student Game Design Showcase and Competition

Albany Capital Center

11:00 AM – 6:00 PM

EXPO HOURS: 11:00 AM — 4:00 PM

Panel Schedule

11:00 – 11:45: Local RPI Alumni: Where are They Now?

Leander Hasty (Velan Studios), Chris Sweeney (1st Playable Productions),
Je Cutler (PUBG), Jazmyn Borman (Velan Studios),
Tess Wainwright (Independent)

12:00 – 1:00: Eco Resilience in Games

Jessica Ochoa Hendrix (Killer Snails), Sam Donato (Ecovative Designs),
Tobi Saulnier (1st Playable Productions), Kathleen Ruiz (RPI)

1:15 – 2:00: Co-Working Together

Pat King (Another Castle), Taro Omiya (Tech Valley Game Space),
Noah Ratcli (ROC GameDev)

2:15 – 3:15: Game Narratives

Sam Barlow, Kathryn Himes (Thorny Games), Emily Short (Spirit AI),
Maurice Suckling (RPI)

Keynote

4:30 – 5:30: Emily Short: Narrative Design, In and Out of Games

Awards

5:30 – 6:00