First Develop:Brighton 2022 Speakers Announced – Super Early Bird Passes on Sale Now

Monday 21 March: Develop:Brighton returns this summer to unite, empower and skill-up the game making community with a host of fascinating expert talks from all corners of the industry covering everything from game design and monetisation to the metaverse and user interfaces.

Organisers Tandem Events have today announced the first speakers for Develop:Brighton 2022, taking place 12-14 July at the Hilton Brighton Metropole, including representatives from Tencent, Electronic Arts, Media Molecule and Creative Assembly.

“Develop:Brighton 2022 will once again have a focused selection of high-quality talks, firesides and roundtable discussions offering valuable insights and opportunities for game makers to bolster their skillsets no matter their field of expertise,” said Tandem Events Managing Director Andy Lane.

“The first wave of talks we’re announcing today covers a variety of topics beyond even our eight tracks. As ever, we’ve been listening to the community and will be hosting talks on a wide range of hot topics they want to hear about, including character design, ethical work practices, UX/UI design, TikTok and much more.

“All this and our headline keynote from Arkane Lyon, offering insight into the development of DEATHLOOP from the game’s creative leads.”

Conference passes are now on sale at a special Super Early Bird rate of 30% off until Wednesday 6 April. Digital passes are also available, offering access to livestream sessions and online networking through our dedicated event platform.

As ever Expo Passes are free and include access to Indie Bootcamp sessions, roundtables and more.

For more details on passes, visit the Develop:Brighton website: https://www.developconference.com/event-info/pricing-page

Below are the first Develop:Brighton 2022 sessions:

Art

‘Just Houdini It' - Using Houdini Effectively for Game Development
Sophie van den Boomen, Rebellion

12 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Making User Interfaces for Games
Henry Ryder, nDreams

Creating Characters with Narrative Appeal
Samantha Hogg, Sharkmob

Audio

What Voice Actors Need from Game Developers
Mark Estdale, OMUK

Post-Pandemic Directions for Game Audio Employment
Alastair Lindsay, Splash Damage

Seeing with Your Ears: The Unique Challenge of Audio and Interactive Storytelling in As Dusk Falls
Ross Stack, Soundcuts

Business

Hiring Ethically and Empathetically
Moo Yu, Team Artichoke

Founding a Game Studio: The Highs and Lows
Sally Blake, Silent Games

How Making Blockchain Games has Changed the Way I Think About the Internet
Robby Yung, Animoca Brands

Coding

Extra Credit - Turning Internal Assets into a Valuable Side Hustle
John Campbell, Triangular Pixels

A Beginners Guide to AI Character Design
Tommy Thompson, AI and Games

Terminal Velocity: How Backend Game Services Power Our Titles
Edwin Jones, Mediatonic

Design

There's Always Been a Metaverse
Sarah Brin, Media Molecule

Keeping it Simple: Creating a Tutorial for a Grand Strategy Behemoth
Joy Dey, Creative Assembly

Why Designing Inclusive Player Experiences Should be Everyone's Priority
Tulay McNally, Electronic Arts

Discoverability

Ten Steps to Steam Success
James Gourlay, Curve Games

Building a Contented Game Community
Hannah Flynn, Failbetter Games

The Indie Secret Weapon: TikTok (get discovered by doing very little)
Ashley Denton, Explosive Alan Productions

IBC

The Realities of Starting an Indie Game Studio
Jay Shin, Arrogant Pixel

The Price Is Right: What to Charge for Your Indie Game
Lewis Denby, Game If You Are

Signing Your Game (and what to avoid!)
Nina Adams, Auroch Digital

Mobile

The Importance of Quality Immersive Social Integration When Bringing Games to Asia
Jorvik Zhang, Tencent Cloud

Planting Seeds: Designing Games for Organic Growth
James Older, Landmark

Combining the Power of Free to Play with Play to Earn: Creating the Future of the Mobile Gaming Market
Nicola Mizon, Nexxter Interactive

Roundtables

Inclusion as a Shared Responsibility - Affecting Change as an Individual
Lily Woi , Lily Woi Coaching

LGBTQ+ Roundtable
Ugonna Nwosu, Rocksteady Studios/Out making Games
Leon Killin, Sumo Group

Building A Fair Playing Field
Marie-Claire Isaaman, Women in Games

The Develop:Brighton expo will run from Wednesday 13 July, including the returning Indie Showcase competition. The Develop:Star Awards also take place on that Wednesday and will celebrate the best and brightest of the game developer community.

Entries for The Develop:Star Awards are now open. The deadline for submissions is Friday 1 April.

For more visit: https://www.developconference.com/whats-on/develop-star-awards

For the latest on speaker announcements, the Develop:Star Awards, and everything Develop:Brighton visit: www.developconference.com and follow @DevelopConf on Twitter.