Schedule | Games Talks Live October 2026
16:00
Doors Open (arrive before 5pm for 2 drinks tokens!)
17:00
Opening Remarks
Colin Macdonald (Chair, SGDA)
17:10
An intro to Politics and Policymaking: Why Game Devs Should Care
Gabriella McKenzie, Policy Engagement Manager, Interactive Entertainment Scotland
17:20
The Binary Bard: Gameplay as Narrative in Reigns: The Witcher
Oscar Harrington-Shaw, Freelance Writer & Narrative Designer, Wordsalad
17:30
Break
18:00
Game Trailers: Don't Do These Things
Mark Flynn, Creative Director, The Artist Mark Flynn
18:10
Do Game Jams!
Cypriana Przybyla, Developer Independant
18:20
3 things that can help you today
Darren Newnham, Country Manager & Business Development, Xsolla
18:30
Dinner Break
19:30
Steal from everything, It's about taking inspiration from other areas outside of games
Mark Sample, Founder, Own It Studios
19:40
Fuse Games : A genuinely positive AAA story (Edi only)
Alan McDairmant, Co-Founder and Head of Studio Operations, Fuse Games
19:40
Developing with Packages and Why I Think You Should (Dun and Gla only)
Dave Andrews, Principal Engineer, Outplay Entertainment
19:50
How to run playtests from scratch
Louise Jackson, Producer Independent
20:00
Break
20:30
Ancient Vehicle Physics
Pat Kerr, Former Junior Programmer, <unaffiliated>
20:40
Helping Indie Games Get Discovered: The Role of Smaller Gaming Publications (Gla only)
Frank Carballeira, Editorial Lead, WildStarGaming Ltd
20:50
Crafting Horror: Screen Burn’s Creative Journey (Gla only)
Jon McKellan, CEO, Screen Burn Interactive
21:30
Raffle and Close