Schedule | Games Talks Live October 2025
16:00
Doors Open
17:00
Opening Remarks
Colin Macdonald (Chair, SGDA)
17:10
Games can do THAT? Exploring the unexpected power of games to drive real-world impact
Jennifer Javornik, Chief Partnerships Officer, Filament Games
17:20
Introducing MOVE Summit: Scotland's Animation Gathering
Lucy Teire, MOVE Summit
17:30
Break
18:00
The costs of launching a board game
Rob Gelb, Designer, Midnight Trading Co
18:10
Game Experience Design
Peter Greeves, Senior Game Experience Designer, Light & Wonder
18:20
Surviving the turbulent times in games
Cat Burton, Founder, Goth Boss Studios
18:30
Dinner Break
19:30
Failure is an option, and so are awards
Kitty Summers, CEO, Haggis Studios
19:40
Animation Scotland
Paula Poveda-Urrutia (E), Danielle Biggins (D/G), Animation Scotland
19:50
Writing Cyberpunk without Cyborgs, Guns, Cops, or Cyborg Gun Cops
Thomas Welsh
20:00
Break
20:30 (E)
Mixed Realities, Indie Realities: A journey through VR and AR
Gareth Griffiths
20:30 (D)
Finding a Memory Leak in the Dark: Diagnosing Performance Issues in Live Builds
Elliot Bartram
20:30 (G)
Worlds in Motion: The Importance of Motion Design in Games and Media
Ross Sneddon, Head of Motion, Revenant
20:40
Will AI Steal All Our Jobs?
Vicky Bloom, Lead Gameplay Programmer, Vector North
20:50
Raffle
21:00
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