2021 Talks & Panels
DESIGN DIVE #4
The Role of UX in Games
March 31, 2021 | Clubhouse
Panelists:
Paul Stephanouk - Design Director of Candy Crush.
Kelly Tran - Game Design Professor researching games and players.
Jon Radoff - CEO Beamable.
Jody McLain - Developer and Designer Math Facts.
Alexander “Xelnath” Brazie - Game Designer World of Warcraft, League of Legends, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Snackpass Tochi.
Kristina Drzaic - Narrative Director and Game Designer.
Ahmed Salama - UX Director Ubisoft Stockholm.
Coraly Rosario - Senior UX Designer Niantic.
Sonia Leticia - UX/UI Designer at Reely.ai
Mohamed Abdel Khalik - Co-Founder Karnak Studios, Creators of The Daily Tut webcomic, and Game Director on Tut Trials.
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:
Coraly Rosario - Sr. UX Designer
Priscilla Campillo - Emerging Markets Manager
Samuel Villanueva - Senior Game Designer
Jason Marino - 3D Artist
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:
Rejess Marshall - Moderator, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program Manager at Iron Galaxy Studios
Coraly Rosario - Nianticos ERG
Jennifer Stanton - Compass ERG
Kawaldeep Singh - Guardians ERG
Mikey Chang - AAPI ERG
Nadhiya Govindaraj - Wolfpack ERG
Karla Reyes - Legend ERG
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.
Panelists:
Coraly Rosario - Moderator, Co-lead Nianticos & Senior UX Designer
Paulette Zorilla Bautista - Software Engineer
Gabriela Sanchez - Quality and Continuous Improvement Manager
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
Elaine Gomez - Game Designer @ Brass Lion Entertainment
Gabriel Gutierrez - Founder & Creative Director @ November Reign
Cari Watterton - UX Designer @ Puny Astronaut
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