Below is a selection of my speaking experiences, which include both international and high-volume conferences and events, as well as on-camera hosting appearances.

Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Edition 2024

Helped host Day of the Devs: Game Award Edition in 2024. My sections begin at around 37:11 in this video.

Summer Game Fest 2023

I introduced a few games for 2023’s Day of the Devs Summer Game Fest segment.

Day of the Devs Showcase 2022

Introduced a couple of games for the November 2022 Day of the Devs showcase. (My first portion begins at 25:18, second is at 29:50, and then I’m part of the little outro at 1:11:08.)

Polaris Game Design Retreat 2022 - Keynote

Gave a keynote for the first Polaris Game Design Retreat, a think-tank style conference inviting the industry’s top designers to solve the toughest problems in games. Spoke about the “Oh, Shit” moments in game design, times when a designer sees both the solution to a tough problem and the work it’ll take to get there, and what to do at that crucial decision point.

Summer Game Fest 2022

Introduced a couple of games for the indie games segment of the 2022 Summer Game Fest. (My first portion begins at 2:42:32.)

The Amnesia Fortnight Movie

I am one of the featured leads from design teams in this movie, a documentary about Double Fine’s game jam, Amnesia Fortnight. The events unfolded in 2019, the movie was released in 2021.

The Interplanetary Festival 2019 - Game Design Panel

Interplanetary Festival, an arts/science festival in Santa Fe. A panel on game design, in general.

GDC Microtalks 2019: Lightning Fast Game Design

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[Link to GDC Microtalks 2019: Lightning Fast Game Design.]

(My portion begins at 11:43.)

Profile: Women Behind the Games at Double Fine

We've made a short video series to highlight some #WomenBehindTheGames here at DF, this is #4 of 9! Lauren Scott (@Lauren_E_Scott) is a Systems Designer on Psychonauts 2, in her words she works on "the glue that sticks the game together" the very fabric of the gameplay itself.

Is it broken? (Or am I?): Diagnosing and Fixing In-Progress Systems - New Zealand Game Developers' Conference 2017

Is it Broken? (Or am I?): Diagnosing and Fixing In-Progress Systems - Lauren Scott When people enter the industry or change jobs, they often find themselves coming on to a project already in production. It's the rare few who join at the very beginning, and those who join at the end, which brings its own kind of excitement.

Been There, Done That - Game Developers' Conference 2017

In these 2017 Game Career Seminar microtalks, developers Kim McAuliffe, Sela Davis, Necklace Zhang, Brittany Aubert, Tara Brannigan, Lauren Scott and Mary Olson cover a unique topic drawn from their own experiences, covering a variety of roles and experiences, like QA, community management, production, art, UX design, game design, and programming GDC talks cover a range of developmental topics including game design, programming, audio, visual arts, business management, production, online games, and much more.

GaymerX 2017 Cosplay Competition

Healthy Habits of an Effective Game Maker - GDC 2016

This talk from Hangar 13's Lauren Scott at the 2016 Game Career Summit goes over the practices that helped this her launch her career, and which, if implemented, will aid viewers in doing the same, and in honing their skills as developers.

#1ReasonToBe Panel -GDC 2014

[Link to #1ReasonToBe video, on GDC vault.]

UCSC Alumni Weekend 2016

[Link to Alumni Weekend article.]

Start! WIG SIG Profile

The International Game Developers Association Women in Games Special Interest Group (IGDA WIG SIG) recently did a profile on me as a game developer.

[Link to article.]