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The energy at Game Your Future Conference 2025 was incredible! Day 1
The energy at Game Your Future Conference 2025 was incredible!
Over 300 students from across Maryland came together to explore game development, design, coding,…
Game Your Future Conference Highlights with voice over
Watch Potomac24’s highlight video capturing the best moments from the three-day Game Your Future Conference 2025, organized by Game4Good, at Baltimore Convention Center.
Dexter Carr Jr Closing Remarks
A Tear, a Yes, and the Moment That Defined the Game Your Future Conference 2025. Listen to Dexter Carr Jr.’s closing remarks.
Interview – Marjie Cota
Marjie Cota, Director of Entrepreneurial Services at bwtech@UMBC Research and Technology Park, delivered an inspiring call to action—empowering students to explore emerging pathways in tech,…
Interview – Chris Ewing
Chris Ewing, Co-Founder and CMO of Game4Good, reflects on today’s incredible student engagement and the unmatched opportunities this conference brings to Maryland’s youth.
Interview – Greg Foertsch
Greg Foertsch, Co-Founder of Bit Reactor, LLC, delivered a packed session on the pre-production process behind Lies We Tell. shared that the session quickly…
Interview – Will Gee
Will Gee, CEO & Co-Founder of Balti Virtual, who delivered the Day 2 keynote reflected on how the conference has grown from a small…
Interview – Ken Lawrence
Ken Lawrence, Director of Solution Architecture at Mind Over Machines delivered a talk on how gaming skills translate into real business skills, and shared that…
Interview – Rick Williams
Rick Williams Founder of Landline Games and incoming Chair of Baltimore IGDA, who has helped build this three-day event shared that Day 1 brought over…
Interview – Phil Rogofsky
Phil Rogofsky, Founder and Executive Director of the Maryland STEM Festival, has supported Dexter Carr’s vision since the very first conference.
Phil shared that Day…
Interview – Kyrstin Cooksey
Kyrstin Cooksey, CEO & Co-Founder of Boba Studios shared insights about showcasing their work and connecting with the vibrant game development community at the conference.…
Interview – Ryan Griffin
Ryan Griffin, President of the Baltimore IGDA, who helped bring 30+ industry speakers to the event. Ryan shared that Day 1 connected over 300 students…
Interview – Tony Li
Tony Li, Founder of Fixel Crushers and organizer of the Baltimore Indie Game Devs — and one of the organizers of the conference shared that…
Interview – Melanie Stegman
A biochemist-turned–game developer, who moderated a panel on the future of games in education and workforce training. Melanie shared that teaching and training games are…
Interview – Michael Hoff & Sarah Lorentson
The Schmungus Games team, Michael Hoff, and his co-founder, Sarah Lorentson gave players their first hands-on experience with Ghost Normal.
They shared how their…
Interview – Pat Genest
Pat Genest, Co-Founder of Guiltygames, showcasing two exciting titles — Snowball Chance and the upcoming Dreidel at their booth at GYFC25!
Pat shared that the…
Interview – Claudius Taylor
Claudius Taylor, PMP — startup investor, angel investor, accelerator director, and two-time exit founder — who served as a judge for the pitch competition.
He…
Interview – James Peterson Jr.
James W. Peterson, Jr., Small Business Ambassador at M&T Bank, spoke about supporting founders, moderating the Sackbird Studios panel, and helping new entrepreneurs access funding.…
Interview – Sam Hopkins
Sam Hopkins, Senior Advisor at Mind Over Machines, shared how gaming shapes real-world skills. He said, “Gaming builds the mindset to navigate complexity and solve…
Interview – Dexter Carr Jr
Dexter Carr Jr., CEO and Founder of Game4Good, shares his inspiring message about empowering youth through creativity, learning, and purpose-driven gaming.
Interview – Logan Cundiff
Logan Cundiff, Co-Founder of Props, shared his insights with students on how gamification, technology, and community building are shaping the future of digital innovation.
Interview – Michaela Frank
Michaela Frank, Industry Advisor, Game4Good shows students how shapes and colors bring game characters to life and make them unforgettable.
Interview – Stephanie Alphee
Stephanie Alphee, Co-Executive Director at Code in the Schools, empowers students to step into real game development—guiding them from their first lines of code to…
Interview – La Tasha Vanzie
La Tasha Vanzie, Chief Strategy Officer at Agile Care Enterprises, leads students through the Agility Experience Career Discovery Lab—showing them how their passions can translate…
Interview – Anne Evans
Anne Evans, a game design instructor for code in schools provides her insight.
Interview – Concept Artist & Character Designer
An interesting perspective from a professional concept artist and character designer.
Interview – Zora Troupe
Zora Troupe provides her experience in the table top games room at Game Your Future.
Pitch Winner Andre Davis
Andre Davis, Founder of Ludolla, received a $500 award along with a monthly membership at VentureX coworking space at The Game Your Future Conference 2025…
Game Your Future Team Interview
Claudius Taylor, PMP — startup investor, angel investor, accelerator director, and two-time exit founder — who served as a judge for the pitch competition.
He…