JS GameDev Summit

Christoph is an experienced engineering manager, frontend lead and aspiring game developer. He has played a key role in the development of tools such as Jest, React Native, Metro, and Yarn while working at companies like Facebook and Stripe. Currently Christoph is exploring game development and optimizing his workflows which he is excited to share more about in 2023.

Frank Force is a renowned game developer and generative artist based in Austin, Texas, with over two decades of experience in the gaming industry. He has worked with several well-known companies, including Rooster Teeth, Certain Affinity, LightBox, and Midway Games. Frank is also famous for creating over a thousand tiny JavaScript programs and releasing many games, art, and tools. He is the creator of the open source LittleJS game engine and ZzFX mini sound system, and also won Optical Illusion of the Year 2019 with a JS program. His other interests include cooking, playing guitar, gaming, gardening, and working on his home.

Passionate gamedev engineer and entrepreneur. Developer of tools and technology for games development. Creator of the popular gamedev framework raylib (www.raylib.com), a Google awarded C library to enjoy videogames programming.

Creative developer from Brazil creating games and teaching tech over 20 years. Currently focused in threejs projects and game development

Raanan Weber is a JavaScript and TypeScript ("Web"?) developer, currently working at Microsoft as Babylon.js Web Tech Lead and is one of its core contributors, with emphasis on WebXR and the engine's build system. With a passion for open source, he constantly contributes to Babylon.js and various other Open-source projects. He lives in Berlin, Germany, where they find joy in playing the guitar and exploring Berlin's forests with his family and dog.

Tom is a software engineer and game developer with a passion for creating and sharing educational content. With 15 years of experience in the industry, he has honed his skills in Unity, Unreal Engine, and Godot. As the lead engineer in Heroic Labs' DevRel team and creator of the popular YouTube channel CodeWithTom, Tom creates engaging educational content to empower the next generation of game developers.

Sahar is a software developer and a game enthusiast. She has been developing in the web and mobile platforms for years, but her childhood passion for games and gaming brought her to the game industry and her experience with web and mobile platforms gave her more insight to become an indie game dev. Starting with JavaScript web games made this passion burn brighter and she's been creating games ever since, working with different engines and experimenting with creating multiplayer and single player games.