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Take part in GDC’s network of game dev knowledge with the Monthly Newsletter Having trouble viewing this email? [View Web Version]( [GDC Monthly Newsletter]( [GDC News]( [GDC YouTube]( [GDC Vault]( The August 2024 edition of the GDC Monthly Newsletter includes: - [GDC Event News](#News) - [GDC TikTok Highlights](#TikTok) - [GameDeveloper.com Editor's Picks](#EditorialPicks) - [GDC Vault Highlight](#Vault) - [GDC YouTube Highlights](#YouTube) [] [GDC Event News] GDC 2025 Summits & GCS Call for Submissions now open! [Learn More >>]( Unlock your full potential and accelerate your career at GDC Showcase! [Learn More >>]( [Editor's Picks] [Welcome to Skyrim's House of Horrors.]( Former @bethesda quest designer Will Shen (alongside colleague Daryl Brigner) shares a behind-the-scenes look at how the quest design, level design, and art teams worked together on this iconic quest, and how it showed him the power of collaboration. [Watch Now >>]( [Games are fun, but will they hurt your hearing?]( Audio expert Brian Schmidt dives into one of the ways playing loud video games can cause hearing loss—even if you don't notice it right away. [Watch Now >>]( [Grab a controller and become a better game dev!]( @highmoonstudio's Ashley Poprik shares why it's important to play video games as a developer—not just for fun, but for your career. [Watch Now >>]( [] [Editor's Picks] [The Game Show Interview: Starting a Career as a Game Composer]( [The Game Show Interview: Starting a Career as a Game Composer]( Winifred Phillips Transcript of the uncut interview of game composer Winifred Phillips by Meena Shamaly, host of ABC Classic’s The Game Show. [Read More at GameDeveloper.com >>]( [] [GDC Vault Highlights] [Game Career Seminar: A Survival Guide for Game Developers in a Post Pandemic World]( [Game Career Seminar: A Survival Guide for Game Developers in a Post Pandemic World]( This is the ultimate survival guide for developers working in the post-pandemic world. After the pandemic, most game developers continued to work either hybrid or fully remote. This change has forced developers to find better ways to communicate, collaborate, and develop games. I will provide tips on honing some important soft skills, like fostering better communication and finding ways to foster collaboration. Learning time management and leadership skills. [Watch Now for Free >>]( [] [GDC YouTube Highlights] [Killer Portfolio or Portfolio Killer: Advice from Industry Artists ]( [Killer Portfolio or Portfolio Killer: Advice from Industry Artists]( As the game industry has become increasingly competitive, it has also become more difficult for artists to break into the industry and to obtain recognition for their work. There are, however, both positive and negative ways to stand out from the crowd.This panel consists of art directors and lead artists from major studios who will help expose portfolio pitfalls and how to avoid them, as well as provide real-world examples of how to succeed in getting, and holding, an art director's attention.The panel also discusses common hiring practices and variations among studios. [Watch Now >>]( [GDC YouTube Highlights] [GDC The AI Summit New York] [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Facebook]( [TikTok](official_gdc?sp_aid=125310&elq_cid=22018255&sp_eh=558b5bca28770e5056e8cfadd2bf9a5dda06ed0e24183b37db416422421c3bbf&utm_source=eloqua&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13_NL_GDCNL24_Batch8_A_EDNLSUB_SUBS_7132329447_August_20240829&sp_cid=54864&utm_content=13_NL_GDCNL24_Batch8_A_EDNLSUB_SUBS_7132329447_August_20240829&sp_eh=558b5bca28770e5056e8cfadd2bf9a5dda06ed0e24183b37db416422421c3bbf) [Game Developers Conference®]( c/o Informa Tech Informa Tech Holdings LLC | Registered in the United States with number 7418737 | 605 Third Ave., 22nd Floor, New York, New York 10158, USA [Informa Tech] This email was sent to {EMAIL}. To understand how we use your personal information, please see our [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( Copyright © 2024 Informa Tech Holdings LLC. All Rights Reserved.