GDS2024
RECAP
SUMMARY OF GDS2024
Last year had an empowering vibe according to Riot Games’ Shiew Yeu Loh. We are happy to have successfully cultivated an atmosphere of open communication and professional cooperation.
EXTERNAL DEVELOPMENT TRACK
Helping hands is key to a thriving ecosystem. This was a recurring theme in the GDS2024: ExDev Track which was opened by a keynote from Ryan Lastimosa, Chief Creative Officer for Sentinel Games and former Creative Director for Respawn Entertainment. His inspiring stories gave us a glimpse of the challenges within the AAA space.
He was then followed by a talk from Riot Games’ Senior Art Outsourcing Manager, Shiew Yeu Loh on
An Environment for Effective Communication, a necessity in the massive and complex undertakings Riot has had to tackle.
Erik Petterson and Kim Aava, artists from EA DICE gave a presentation on
The Power of External Partnership Collaboration showing us how much coordination and teamwork is needed to power AAA releases.
Ryan Lastimosa
Chief Creative Officer
Sentinel Games
Shiew Yeu Loh
Senior Art Outsourcing Manager
Riot Games
Erik Petterson
Lead Outsource Artist
EA DICE
Two other panels shared their insights from each of their perspectives:
Panel 1: External Dev Success in Southeast Asia
Ashley Liu
Managing Director
Keywords Studios
Walter de Torres
Founding Partner
Pixel Mafia
Sri Ram Chandra
CEO, Co-Founder & Art Director
Little Red Zombie Studios
Panel 2: Developer/Publisher Panel on External Dev
Sam Carlisle
Xbox External Partners Director
Xbox
Hiroko Matsuda
Team Lead
Capcom Co. LTD
Karin Bruér
Senior Development Manager
Remedy Entertainment
INDIE GAMES TRACK
The Indie Games Track had been a wellspring of knowledge that had a variety of topics that concern both new and veteran indie developers the most. It opened with a keynote address from Bam Aquino, an ardent supporter of the game development industry in the Philippines.
Then, Kristian Roberts (Nordicity), detailed must have government resources and incentives for games in his talk on
Optimized Base-Building: How Indie Studios Can Leverage Supports and Incentives.
Jason della Rocca (Execution Labs) and Thiery Baujard (Spielfabrique) each fleshed out their perspectives on game development investment in their talks:
Funding Models: Understanding How To Invest In Games and
Investing In Games In Public/Private Partnership
respectively.
Juney Dijkstra (EA XDI), ways of multiplying both creativity and productivity in her talk on
Leveraging External Development Creatively.
Bam Aquino
Founder, BAM Gaming
Co-Founder, MEE Games
Executive Keynote
Jason della Rocca
Co-Founder
Execution Labs
Funding Models:
Understanding How To Invest In Games
Other Mainstage Sessions
Clara Sia
Business Development
Devolver Digital
Setting Sea Developers Up For Success With International Publishers
Jun Shen Chia
Cboc Global Expansion Lead
XBox
Working Together To Raise Southeast Asian Games On The Global Stage
Franco Varona
Managing Partner
Foxmont Capital
Philippine VCs And The Games Industry
WORKSHOPS
Chris Natsuume
Co-Founder & Creative Director
Boomzap
"Design is Bad and You Should Feel Bad"
Alexandre Mandryka
Game Design Consultant & Creative Strategist
Game Whispering
Master User Stories to Create Expressive Gameplay
Kimberly Rodatos
Founder & President
Digital Owl
Indie Gold: Crafting Viable Game Concepts And Budgets For Success
Last year was proof that one need only reach out to find a helping hand. And in GDS2025, we hope to do even more.
GDS2024 EVENT REPORT
Take a look back on what happened in last year’s event through the GDS 2024 Event Report! This handy guide is filled with comprehensive information and insights about what happened during the event – from various testimonials, analytics, survey results and more. This is also your sneak peek for what to expect next year!
2024 GALLERY
