Experience a high-speed exploration of the tech landscape: from knowledge collapse to the future of game engines. Our Lightning Talk series features four experts delivering punchy, high-impact insights on the challenges and breakthroughs shaping our world. No fluff: just 40 minutes of ideas designed to spark curiosity.
The Lineup:
Beyond Play: Game Engines in Industry | Cody Fitch. See how real-time 3D tools are moving past gaming to transform manufacturing, architecture, and enterprise simulation.
Information Apocalypse: Now | Mike Taylor. An urgent look at "epistemic decay": why shared sense-making is collapsing, and how technical communication principles can help us resist information chaos.
Teenagers Are Already Building AI for the Real World | Joe Alessi. A grounded look at how PNW students in the Congressional App Challenge are using generative AI to tackle civic engagement and healthcare.
The Console that Couldn't Exist | Aaron Christensen. Go behind the scenes of the ServicePack Game Station to explore niche game design and features the "big names" won't touch.