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#GameAudioGDC right back at it again

#GameAudioGDC crew: Stop by CPK anytime between 5:30 and 9:30 PM tomorrow night for pizza, #GameAudio friends, and a percentage of your purchases going back to a good cause! 🍕

Map to the Morning Audio Community Meetup at GDC 2026

Monday- Audio Community Morning Meetup starts TODAY! If you’ve peeled your eyes open and are reading this before 8:00am, grab a beverage and head over! #GameAudioGDC

Game Audio Community Meetuo at GDC 2026

Game Audio Community Meetuo at GDC 2026

Game Audio Community Meetuo at GDC 2026

#GameAudioGDC Benders Pre-DC Audio Community Meetup last night was a blast! Thanks to @deadguydylan.bsky.social for continuing to coordinate the best way to kick-off the conference!

Wowowowow! ♥️♥️♥️

Going to GDC? If you're interested in #gameaudio, don't miss this hardcore guide by Damian Kastbauer:

👉https://www.asoundeffect.com/gdc26/

#gameaudio #sounddesign #gamedev #indiedev #gameaudiogdc #gdc2026 #soundeffects

Keep an eye on your people this week and believe the words and experiences they share with you. Take care of each other and find me (or someone) who can help if bad actors emerge. Help keep the community safe #GameAudioGDC

In some ways, incredible change. In other ways, not enough. The spectrum is brighter while the world feels darker. Optimism and action remain intact.

Loose threads connecting feelings and people contextualizing the passage of time.

Game Audio GDC 2012 - Lunch Behind the Carousel YouTube video by Damian Kastbauer

Nostalgia continues: Here’s what Lunch Behind the Carousel with the #GameAudioGDC Community looked like in 2012

Everyday of the conference, you should try to stay fed (and hydrated!). The best way is always with (new and old) friends!

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Game Audio - Conclusions from GDC 2006 Reprise I wrote this to the team at 0 A.D. where I was once the Audio Director (which was quite a lofty title for a then-scrappy loose conglomer...

Need some more last-minute perspective before #GDC26 kicks off?

Here’s my 2006/ 2016 Reprise - Conclusions from #GameAudioGDC

Even after 20 years, there are some incredible truths that continue to resonate.

See you soon!

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I loved the insights surfaced in your book. Thanks again for taking the time and energy required to extract the perspectives and bring them forward!

3 years since its release and I’m still reflecting. I’m grateful to all the people that supported me through its writing, the people who gave their stories, trustingly to my hands, and to people in the industry who reviewed the book.

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#InternationalWomensDay

Conversations with Women in Music Production – The Interviews Hal Leonard Online Buy the official Hal Leonard Book, 'Conversations with Women in Music Production – The Interviews'

My book, which took 4 years and a bit to research and compile won an award from the ARSC for its contributions to historical research of women in audio/recording.

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This book was a labor of love, and it did come with a cost.

#StudioLife #WomenInMusic #MusicSky

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! There’s still so much work we can do together. Women’s rights are human rights, and trans women are women.

Sending strength and solidarity to all in our shared efforts.

YouTube video by Damian Kastbauer Game Developers Conferance - G.A.N.G. Party

Wondering what #GameAudioGDC was like 20 years ago?

Here’s a video fly-through from the Game Audio Network Guild Meetup:

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Not sure how to approach GDC given all the horrors that are happening in the world. Spending time with the community will be very welcomed. But we can’t ignore all the gamedevs left behind, not to mention all the people struggling to simply stay alive while we’re discussing about games.

Sonic UX Most user experience (UX) research prioritizes what users see and touch—but what about what they hear? Sound is a powerful, often overlooked layer of u...

I have a cover and a date for my newest book, Sonic UX! May 19, 2026 from The MIT Press mitpress.mit.edu/978026205373...

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UPDATED - Audio Community Calendar #GameAudioGDC 2026

Check out the Guide to Game Audio GDC

www.asoundeffect.com/gdc26/

Like a dawn chorus whose voice fills the forest with ecstatic communication, the Morning Audio Community Meetup is the sound of people coming together to share their experience throughout the conference.

Monday - Friday
8am - 9am
222 2nd St.

#GameAudioGDC

The Hardcore Guide to Game Audio GDC 2026: What to do, hear and see when it comes to sound for games at GDC | A Sound Effect Game Audio Guru Damian Kastbauer gives you the ultimate guide to what to do, hear and see when it comes to sound for games at GDC 2026:

The Hardcore Guide to Game Audio #GDC2026 is available now at @asoundeffect.bsky.social! ✨

www.asoundeffect.com/gdc26/

Looking for details, insights, and a schedule of interesting audio things-to-do during this years Game Developers Conference? #GameAudioGDC #GameAudio #GameMusic

Hey folks, we have a change of venue for the talk at Elevate Play 2026: The Grand Hyatt SF, 5 Embarcadero Center!

Immersing listeners in SPATIAL AUDIO with Shirly Spikes Quickly and easily listen to Field & Foley for free!

Ever wondered what Spatial Audio is all about? And how many formats are there? 😵
Get some insights from a true professional in our episode with Shirly Spikes!
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Hi friends! #GDC is a week away, so I just want to remind any #gameaudio people, that we've got a little server for those who are at the event, and want to keep up with things! Can't wait to see you at the show!

discord.gg/sPEPBZfzjK

I’ll be doing a session on the audio of Cairn, with live gameplay and commentary, moderated by Alistair Hirst. We’ll explore how climbing Foley and an organic breathing system replace the traditional stamina bar, while spatial mixing further enhances immersion. Hope to see you there!

YouTube video by Lost Chocolate Lab Lost Chocolate Lab - Flight | Crows (Excerpt)

Lost Chocolate Lab - Flight | Crows (excerpt)

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YouTube video by Lost Chocolate Lab Lost Chocolate Lab - Flight (excerpt)

Lost Chocolate Lab - Flight (Excerpt)

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Cairn: Audio Feedback and Immersion. Martin Stig Andersen, Alistair Hirst. March 12th, 2026.

Next week, join Audio Director @martinstig.bsky.social & moderator @alistairhirst.bsky.social for an in-depth exploration of the sound of Cairn, featuring live gameplay with commentary!

📍 AMC Metreon 16 (Theatre 14)
🎟️ FREE Entry
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Game Developers Conference 2006 w/ Damian Kastbauer in foreground

20 Years of GDC is a long time.

Go read the Hardcore Guide to #GameAudioGDC
www.asoundeffect.com/gdc26/

See you in San Francisco