The hugely anticipated event was attended by more than 250 press, game developers and business partners who heard from panelists Ronnie del Carmen (co-director, Inside Out), Chris Buck (director, Frozen) and Suzanne Todd (producer, Alice Through the Looking Glass) about their approaches to storytelling and what influences their stories. Heatherly led Disney’s second annual Storyteller Panel on March 16, at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

This type of event can only be hosted by Disney.” “At this year’s show, we combined major game announcements with an incredible panel of Disney filmmakers, which makes our annual Storytellers event unique to the Game Developers Conference. “Disney has an extensive legacy of telling rich and unforgettable stories, and storytelling is something we want to champion across games as well,” said Chris Heatherly, senior vice president and general manager, Disney Interactive Games.

Multiple segments of The Walt Disney Company were on hand to showcase what’s to come in Disney gaming. San Francisco’s Moscone Convention Center recently hosted the Game Developers Conference (GDC)-the annual weeklong forum where programmers, artists, producers, business decision-makers and other gaming industry professionals gather to shape and provide insight into the future of digital games.

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