Jesse Schell
Jesse Schell is the founder and CEO of Schell Games, a leading game development studio behind award-winning titles like Among Us 3D, I Expect You To Die, and Happy Atoms. He is also Distinguished Professor of the Practice of Entertainment Technology at Carnegie Mellon University and the author of The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses. A former Disney Imagineer and chair of the IGDA, Jesse is widely recognized for his contributions to both educational and entertainment games, and for his visionary insights into the future of interactive technology.
Keynote: News from the Future: Videogames from 2026 to 2035
New technologies are poised to make big changes in the world of videogames. VR, AI, and even robotics will have meaningful impacts on the way that people play. In this talk, Jesse Schell will use technological trends and psychological realities to make concrete predictions about how videogames for both entertainment and education will evolve over the next ten years.