GDEX 2023
Hi I am Eyrie, a content creator from North East Ohio and the content manager for The Cincinnati Fear!
I founded DragonSquad eSports in 2020 and began by running online smash tournaments. In 2021 we were able to bring in person tournaments back and h...
Hi, I'm Sai! I'm an esports commentator/competitor/podcaster and web developer! I've been in various parts of the competitive gaming space for over...
Host and creator of Boundary Break - a Web series dedicated to looking at the most interesting things that can be found out of bounds in video games.
As a passionate animator and game developer; Wesley currently represents a co-founder and 3D artist for the game studio Multivarious Game by day an...
As a seasoned XR software developer with a passion for immersive technology, I discovered the power of virtual reality in 2016 after trying a Vive ...
Henry Elmo Bawden has been active in the game industry since 2006. He is a Professor at Columbus State Community College and has been in charge of...
Thor Bremer is a highly acclaimed composer, sound designer, and musician with a passion for creating immersive audio experiences. With an extensive...
In 2019 Caitlin began working in video games, appearing in a live-action spot for Tom Clancy's Division 2, motion capture for an upcoming Warner Br...
Tom Caprel is a veteran entrepreneur with 13 years of experience in marketing, technology, gaming, and working with (and for) startups. After gradu...
For more than 27 years, Jason Conaway has made a successful career as a video game developer. His credits include engineering roles on more than a ...
A local media critic with a passion for video games. I find sincerity is required when breaking down media, especially games. I cant help but want ...
Scott [he/him] has played D&D since the blue paperback Player's Handbook and video games since the Atari 2600. Originally from Missouri, he gra...
Tim Cullings(he/him) is a Seattle video games industry veteran and champion for game development and climate science and currently the Executive Di...
A career technologist, James has founded multiple technology companies in addition to Mega Cat Studios, giving him a unique perspective on start-up...
Nick Driscoll is a graduate of the Ohio State University's computer science program and a local 3D graphics programmer who has been studying graphi...
A professional voice actor for the last six years, Carrie has voiced game characters ranging from a spoiled child, to a diva warrior princess, to a...
Abdallah Elayan aka Abdallah Smash is an award-winning Gaming Influencer with an ever increasing global reach. His channel focuses on family-friend...
Spencer Everhart is a game developer operating out of Cleveland and an Adjunct Professor for Kent State University’s Animation Game Design program,...
Travis Faas is a lecturer in the School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, where he teaches game ...
Monica Fan is a game designer currently working at Pipeworks Studios. They are experienced in system and gameplay design for existing IPs. They are...
Katie is an illustrator from Ohio, Lead Concept Artist for Multivarious and partnered Twitch streamer. She has four wonderful cats and a passion fo...
Founder of Loading Law Ross is the Founder of Loading Law, a Chicago-based law practice, and provides legal counsel to video game developers and en...
Chris Humphries is a QA Tester at a AAA Studio. She is a graduate of Ohio State University where she earned a B.S. in Psychology. While working in ...
Currently, Nox exists and works tirelessly on many creative projects in Los Angeles California. He’s the Creative Director and General Manager for ...
Peter Jamieson has gone from Kapuskasing, Ontario to Picton, Ontario to Ottawa, Ontario to Toronto, Ontario to London, England to Oxford, Ohio and ...
A long-time game enthusiast, Tony Justo has spent over a decade working for corporations of various sizes and honing his craft in software developm...
Robert Lauer currently is the Creative Director at 360 Alley, creating AR applications for museums, architecture, and education. He is experienced ...
Scot is an Associate Producer at Lost Boys Interactive. He previously worked as a brand representative for PlayStation before shifting into game pr...
Zack Manko is the Head of Studio at Mega Cat Studios. A career WrestleFather, Zack is the Head of Studio and writer of WrestleQuest. Zack has spent...
Andrew Marsh is the Director of Cinematography at Mega Cat Studios. Celebrating over a decade of games industry experience after years of film and ...
Matt "Cap" Marsters has spent life honing skills in music, art, design, theater, VR/AR, and UX. For close to a decade, Matt was counted among the m...
Branden is a Technical Artist Team Manager and the Chairman for the International Game Development Association (IGDA) Cincinnati, managing and help...
Riley Patrick is a user experience designer, programmer, and game developer who has worked in the game design field in a variety of roles. Professi...
"The Zack Of All Trades". A comedian at heart, Zack has always enjoyed entertaining people through various mediums over the years. With 10 years ex...
Dr. Eric Rapos is an Assistant Professor of Software Engineering at Miami University, specializing in research in tool and interface design aimed a...
Jonathan Reynolds is an XR Simulation Developer working for Aptima Inc. He has experience working in the Serious Game industry for about 2 years an...
I am Stephen "Doorstop" Schmidt, I am 23 years old and I'm a competitive super smash bros ultimate player from Cincinnati, Ohio. I've been competin...
My name is Anthony "Geist" Smith, I'm from Columbus, Ohio, and I represent Ohio's Cincinnati FEAR. My passion is Smash and this has been the case s...
Cristina “Trinity” Vélez-Justo (they/she) is a public speaker and educator, and an award-winning composer for media through their business ReelScor...
Dan is a Software Engineer on the Amazon Prime Gaming team by day, and an indie game developer by way too late at night. He first started programmi...
Chris is the Founder and Executive Director of GDEX, President & Founder of Multivarious, and Founder & Executive Director of the Ohio Game...
Dwayne Waite Jr is a trained marketing professional with over 12 years of experience in marketing and advertising. With a bachelor's degree of busi...
Jonathan White is a game designer with a passion for monsters and combat. No detail is too small when it comes to implementation and you may find h...
Craig Wright is a game developer with over 5 years of experience in the industry. He graduated from Columbus State Community College with a degree ...
Austin is a Lecturer of Game Development / XR in the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering, Co-Founder of the International Game Develope...
Hey, I’m Kyle Yonut! I'm a Columbus native who currently works as an associate motion capture animator for rockstar games. I'm an alumni from Colu...
Steven Zavala is the Founder and President-for-Life of Flyover Games as well as a co-organizer of the Locally Sourced game developer collective. He...
E. Margarete Ziemer is the president and CEO of Sine Nomine Associates. She is a native of (former East) Germany, and she holds several advanced de...
George Ziets has been a game designer and writer since 2001. He spent most of his career making RPGs at Obsidian and InXile, where his credits incl...
