At GDC 2026, you'll have access to an expansive lineup of sessions, tutorials, and events, with many containing "tool" or similar terms. Finding the most relevant ones can be overwhelming.
At GDC 2025, you'll be able to explore more than 730 sessions, tutorials, and events. Since 340 of them mention "tool" or related terms, narrowing down the right ones can feel daunting.
The GDC 2024 agenda spans more than 650 sessions, tutorials, and events. Of these, 350 highlight "tool" or similar concepts, which can make finding the ones that match your expertise a demanding task.
With more than 700 sessions, tutorials, and events at GDC 2023 and 386 centered on "tool" or related topics it's easy to feel adrift while searching for the right ones.
There are around 600+ sessions/tutorials/events at GDC 2022, finding the sessions that a tools developer would be interested in takes time. Below you will find a list of sessions that can be used as a guide for your tools developer GDC 2022 experience, whether you plan on attending or you will be viewing after the fact.
Related: the 2019 GDC guide season and the USD glossary entry.
Notes from the 2018 GDC guide season.
Notes from the 2019 GDC guide season.
Notes from the 2019 GDC guide season.
Notes from the 2019 GDC guide season.
Notes from the 2019 GDC guide season.
There are around 760+ sessions/tutorials/events at GDC 2019, finding the sessions that a tools developer would be interested in takes time. Below you will find a list of sessions that can become the base for your tools developer GDC 2019 experience, whether you plan on attending or you will be viewing post-factum.
GDC 2018, Tools Tutorial Day, Ludovic Chabant, Senior Software Engineer @ Electronic Arts Vancouver shared the know-how of the Frostbite engine team when it comes to designing the game's data.
There are around 650+ sessions at this year's GDC, and it isn't easy to find sessions that you as a tools developer might enjoy. I have tried to find and collect most of the talks that a tools developer would be interested in attending or watching after the fact.