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DevGAMM 2018, Seattle Enjoy the insightful Q&A session with Mitch Gitelman, a 25 year veteran of game development and the President & Co-founder of Harebrained Schemes, and David Edery, the co-founder and CEO of Spry Fox. During the fireside chat, Mitch will reveal the story of Harebrained Schemes establishment. Before founding Harebrained Schemes in 2011 with his partner Jordan Weisman, Mitch was a founding member and Studio Head for Microsoft Games Studios and led the Xbox LIVE Arcade business in its heyday. He's produced, designed, and written many games in the BattleTech and Shadowrun universes and co-developed the Crimson Skies franchise with Weisman. David Edery is the co-founder and CEO of Spry Fox, the studio behind titles such as Alphabear, Triple Town, Steambirds, Bushido Bear, and Realm of the Mad God.

Make sure to attend the discussion panel featuring such experts as Jay Chi, Founding Partner, Makers Fund, Alexis Garavaryan, Founder and General Partner, Kowloon Nights, Rhys Dekle, Partner, Strategic Alternatives, Ilya Karpinsky, Director, Mail.Ru Group Ventures. They are going to share insights on the current state of investment and funding in the game industry.

DevGAMM 2018, Seattle So much of success in business is timing. Is your studio ready to take on investment or to get acquired? Should either of these even be goals for your company? During this talk, Rhys Dekle, a partner at Strategic Alternatives, an acquisition focused strategy consulting firm in the game industry, is going to touch on Investment and Acquisition as options for your game company. You'll learn how to think about them; how to grow the value of your studio over time; how to think about valuation and how to handle offers and interest from 3rd parties. Previously, Rhys was a senior executive running business development for Microsoft Game Studios. He led their global content search for the launch of Xbox One, HoloLens, and Kinect. He ran business development for the Gears of War franchise.

Women in Gaming continues to grow our community through events such as the Girls Make Games camp. We believe that these girls are the leaders of our future, will change the gaming industry, and that the world needs to hear their stories. We are so excited to have been able to host this incredible event that brought fun, education, and inspiration together.

The Gaming and Disability Boot Camp strives to teach inclusive design and accessibility principles that aren't about compliance, but solving the actual challenges that gamers with disabilities face. In this talk, Bill Giese and Jon Knoles of Turn 10 Studios discuss their experience working on accessibility in the Forza franchise.

The Gaming and Disability Boot Camp strives to teach inclusive design and accessibility principles that aren't about compliance, but solving the actual challenges that gamers with disabilities face. In this talk, accessibility advocate Chris Robinson talks about his experiences.

The Gaming and Disability Boot Camp strives to teach inclusive design and accessibility principles that aren't about compliance, but solving the actual challenges that gamers with disabilities face. In this talk, Mark Barlet from The AbleGamers Charity discusses his experience as an accessibility advocate.

The Gaming and Disability Boot Camp strives to teach inclusive design and accessibility principles that aren't about compliance, but solving the actual challenges that gamers with disabilities face. In this talk, Tara Voelker of Mixer talks about the biggest items to focus on when designing a game.

The Gaming and Disability Boot Camp strives to teach inclusive design and accessibility principles that aren't about compliance, but solving the actual challenges that gamers with disabilities face. In this talk, accessibility advocate Brandon Cole talks about his experiences.

The Gaming and Disability Boot Camp strives to teach inclusive design and accessibility principles that aren't about compliance, but solving the actual challenges that gamers with disabilities face. In this video, accessibility advocate Cherry Thompson talks about her experiences.