103 Building a Multi-Disciplinary Team for Creating VR Simulations

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Tuesday, June 26

Piedmont

You’re building VR simulators, and you need to either scale up your company’s production capabilities or get more productivity out of the staff you have. Join this session to discuss a real-world case study that demonstrates the steps followed to accomplish both goals.

This session will use AAA video game development practices as a guide to help define best practices around building teams and increasing productivity. You will learn how to address changing needs, as well as the best ways to maintain motivation when working in complexity.

In this session, you will learn:

  • How to build a multi-disciplinary team
  • How to conduct performance management
  • How to manage change as you build for scalability
  • How to motivate and reward staff working on complex technical projects

Audience:

Managers and senior leaders (directors, VP, CLO, executive, etc.).

Technology discussed in this session:

Virtual reality.

Kevin Barrett

Executive Director—Studio Operations

Serious Labs

Kevin Barrett is an executive director of studio operations at Serious Labs, based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Kevin’s career has spanned 30 years of design, marketing, team assembly, and project and studio management. Previous corporate affiliations have included Echo Advertising & Marketing, Wizkids Games, and Electronic Arts.

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