A brisk guide to Develop:Brighton 2021 We hope the sun is shining on this year’s Develop:Brighton for its return to the seaside. However, given it’s late October we wouldn’t bet on it. The silver lining to those presumed clouds is that it’ll give you more time to see more of the conference. There’s so much great information to absorb at this year’s event that compiling this list was tricky. Everyone has their own specialty and interests, so tastes will differ but we’ve concentrated on forward-looking talks from interesting perspectives. Here’s our top ten highlights.
THE KEYNOTES You really shouldn’t miss any of these, and that comes from a person who has overcome the traditional Thursday morning hangover to not only attend but actually host one of the things. All this year’s keynotes are essentials (and all in Room 2). Debbie Bestwick will be kicking things off at 9.45 on Tuesday morning, speaking about her 30 years at Team17. With that day finishing on a bang too with a Fireside Chat with Insomniac’s Ted Price at 17.45. Mike Bithell’s panel of indie creators will launch Wednesday by discussing creativity, again at 9.45. With that day’s finale being the brilliant Lorne Lanning and Bennie Terry III discussing the creation of Oddworld: Soulstorm. And we can testify that’s not a story to be missed.
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