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GDC + VRDC 2019 Session Scheduler
View, browse and sort the ever-growing list of GDC sessions by pass type, track, format, and more! With Session Scheduler, create an account to build your own GDC schedule and access it anywhere, including on the GDC app, once live.
If you've registered for GDC, you can use the same login credentials. Adding a session to your schedule does not guarantee you a seat. Sessions do fill up, so please arrive early to sessions that you would like to attend.
John Byrd is the CEO of Gigantic Software. Millions of copies of games have shipped with Gigantic Software technology in them. Gigantic's new audio synthesis engine, Varantic, is currently being used to make AAA video games, toys, and theme parks. Previous roles include founder and CFO of CRI Middleware, USA; director of development at Sega; and senior project manager at Electronic Arts. John wrote the first interactive MIDI demo for a game console in 1995, the same year of his first GDC presentation. John has written on video game development for Forbes.com and Apple News.