2021 Talks & Panels


 

DESIGN DIVE #4
The Role of UX in Games

March 31, 2021 | Clubhouse

Panelists:


Video Game UX with Coraly Rosario

2021 | Livestreamed on Linkedin

Interview about UX in Games. Hosted by Sam Harper.


WAFFLE GAMES 4.0
UX/UI Panel

2021 | Livestreamed on Twitch

Panelists:

  • Leanne Huang - Moderator

  • Coraly Rosario - Sr. UX Designer @ Niantic

  • Anna Brandberg - Lead UX Designer @ The Outsiders

  • Lynda Mc Donald - Lead UI/UX @ The Nestinars


PRGDA VIDEOCAST 9
Conexion Event from Latinx in Gaming with Coraly Rosario

June 2020 | Livestreamed on Facebook & Youtube

Latinx in Gaming presents CONEXION, a Virtual Career Fair connecting the Latinx community with professionals in gaming.

Presented in Spanish


EGD COLLECTIVE
Engineering and Design Panel

June 2021 | Livestreamed on Twitch

Panelists:

  • Coraly Rosario - Sr. UX Designer @ Niantic

  • Brandon Zellmer - Senior Technical UI Designer @ Epic Games

  • Mason Remaley - Founder and Director @ Antropic Studios

(Panel not recorded)

 

ALLVOICES
DEI Strategy: How to Empower Your ERGs & Foster Growth

2021 | Hosted by AllVoices

Panelists:

  • Christina Giordano - Moderator, Partnerships Manager @ AllVoices

  • Coraly Rosario - UX Designer @ Niantic Inc , Nianticos ERG Co-Lead

  • Courtney Clavon - Senior Technical Recruiter @ Chime, Co-Lead of AfroChime

  • Dionna Smith - Global Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion @ Thumbtack

  • Jordan Mitchell - DEI Engagement Partner @ Sprout Social

 

ALLVOICES CULTURE CHAMPIONS
Democratizing Learning In The Game Industry And Beyond With Coraly Rosario

2021 | Interview by AllVoices

Spotlighting the actionable advice, tips, tricks and learnings from top ERG leaders who are making a difference in their workplaces and communities


GDC 2021
The Wolfpack - Setting up a Women’s Advocacy Group Roundtable

2021 | Presented by the Game Developers Conference (GDC)

Moderators:

  • Coraly Rosario - Senior Game Designer @ Niantic, Nianticos ERG

  • Laura Warner - Lead Game Designer @ Niantic, Wolfpack ERG

(GDC Roundtables are not recorded)


GAY GAMING PROFESIONALS
Latinx Excellence 2021
Niantic Panel: Building Representation in Game Development

2021 | Streamed on Twitch

Panelists:


NATIONAL LATINA DAY
Urban Decay Cosmetics & Latinx in Gaming Presents: The Women Behind the Games

2021 | Livestreamed on Twitch

National Latina Day with Urban Decay Cosmetics.
Meet some incredible Latina women working in games! Join @corapiki , @chulatastic , & @solmsanchez as they discuss the many moving pieces to making games, from design to narrative to engineering roles.

Panelists:

  • Coraly Rosario - Sr. UX Designer @ Niantic

  • Elaine Gomez - Game Designer@ Brass Lion Entertainment

  • Sol Sanchez - Indie Developer @ Somber Pixels


UNIDOS ONLINE 2021
Niantic Presents: Advocating for a Better World, Together.

October 2021 | Streamed on Twitch

Join Niantic for a panel on how to build an ERG at your company, talk about the struggles you may face, building up your communities, and how ERGs can work together to improve your company.

Panelists:


LATINX GAMES FESTIVAL 2021
Niantic Presents: Nianticos ERG Panel

November 2021 | Streamed on Twitch

Join Nianticos – Niantic’s Latin American & Hispanic ERG – as they talk about how to build ERGs, impact products at your companies, and the learnings they’ve gathered to share with attendees.

Panelists:

  • Patty Allen-Stott - Moderator, Employee Experience Specialist

  • Lenette Posada - Executive Sponsor Nianticos & VP of Strategic Partnerships

  • Coraly Rosario - Co-lead Nianticos & Senior UX Designer

  • Jason Marino- Co-Lead Nianticos & 3D Artist

  • Samuel Villanueva- Co-Lead Nianticos & Senior Game Designer


LATINX GAMES FESTIVAL 2021
Niantic Presents: Carving Your Own Path

November 2021 | Streamed on Twitch

Join Niantic’s Paulette Zorilla and Gabriela Sanchez in a Fireside chat –moderated by Coraly Rosario–as they talk about how they explored ways into the game industry. Guests will impart insights from their own experiences, tips, and advice on how to flourish as an expert in your dedicated field.

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DIGITAL PLAYGROUNDS
Storytelling Through Design

Dec 2021 | Live talk on Zoom

Digital Playgrounds is a new program by the Cultural Services of the Embassy of France in the United States –with the support of the National Center for Cinema and Animated Image (CNC)– as a means to provide opportunities for French UX designers to learn about storytelling through design, processes, and methods used in the US (in UX, gaming, and XR). French attendees will meet in New York for this program and includes several industry experts either providing talks or mentorship opportunities for them.


GAME UX SUMMIT
Doing More With Less - Indie Devs that UX

Dec 3, 2021 | Live panel via Zoom

Panelists:

  • Coraly Rosario - Moderator, Senior UX Designer @ Niantic

  • Anthony Nicolosi - Co-founder @ K.O. Koala Entertainment


ADOBE COLDFUSION 2021
UX Best Practices in Games & AR

December 2021 | Presented by Adobe

Designing for games and AR comes with its own set of UX challenges. In this talk, attendees will come away with a practical list of UX best practices that anyone on a team can use as a guiding light to creating seamless experiences.


DESIGN DIVE
Affordances in Game Design

December 15, 2021 | Live panel on Discord

Speakers:

  • Coraly Rosario - Sr. UX Designer @ Niantic

  • Sonia Leticia - UX/UI Designer @ Reely.ai

  • Zorbaz Englander

  • DanF

  • Ian Schreiber - Senior Game Designer @ Oxide Games

  • Kelly Tran - Applied Game Designer and Founder @ Evolved Play

Panel Notes Coming Soon