# 155: GDC 2026 LIVE Special!

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-secret-lives-of-games-439116/155-gdc-2026-live-special
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-secret-lives-of-games-439116/155-gdc-2026-live-special.md
Podcast: [The Secret Lives of Games](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-secret-lives-of-games-439116)
Published: 2026-03-23T19:58:00+00:00
Episode link: https://eggplant.show/155-gdc-2026-live-special
Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thespelunkyshowlike/TSLOG_155__GDC_2026_Episode.mp3?dest-id=790494
Processing state: processed
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-secret-lives-of-games-439116/episodes/155-gdc-2026-live-special
Duration seconds: 5373

## Resource

Recorded live from the Game Developers Conference 2026! They gave us time in the Official Podcast Box, so we made the most of it discussing the process of writing for the IGF Awards, reflecting on the culture of GDC, and even having a couple surprise guests drop in. Let's get loose! Audio edited by Dylan Shumway Discussed in this episode: Scripto https://scripto.live/ Starfriends https://shop.brainfruit.studio/products/starfriends-card-game 2026 Independent Games Festival Awards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoH4EmfB4Z4 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet https://store.steampowered.com/app/205730/Insanely_Twisted_Shadow_Planet/ Dustbiters https://dustbiters.com/ Tooth and Tail https://store.steampowered.com/app/286000/Tooth_and_Tail/ Brogue https://sites.google.com/site/broguegame/ Caves of Qud https://www.cavesofqud.com/ Monaco 2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1063030/Monaco_2/ https://secretlives.games https://discord.gg/tslog https://www.patreon.com/tslog

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-secret-lives-of-games-439116/episodes/155-gdc-2026-live-special/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-secret-lives-of-games-439116/155-gdc-2026-live-special.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.