Paweł Sasko

Associate Game Director, CD PROJEKT RED

Paweł started working in the gaming industry almost 19 years ago. His last 12 years at CD PROJEKT RED, includes work on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, both of its expansions, Cyberpunk 2077 and Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. Currently, as an Associate Game Director Paweł oversees game design and production on Cyberpunk 2077's sequel, code name Orion, in the new CD PROJEKT RED studio located in Boston, MA. He holds two Master's degrees (Journalism & Psychology) and frequently speaks at game developer conferences. He loves dancing, streams Cyberpunk 2077 on Twitch, and is learning Mandarin.

Sessions by Paweł Sasko

Commandments of Quest Design in CD PROJEKT RED

In-Person Day 1 - 11:00 - 12:00

Language: English (accompanied with Mandarin/Chinese subtitles.)

Comprehensive look on the design pillars and methodologies employed in CD PROJEKT RED to produce high quality Quests for AAA RPGs, based on the examples from Cyberpunk 2077, Phantom Liberty, and The Witcher 3. Lecture leads the audience through narrative pipeline, team structure and cooperation of the departments, goes deep into the rules of design for the non-linear narratives, contains numerous examples of the most well known Quests ever produced for CD PROJEKT RED games. Numerous production anecdotes serve as an illustration of the creation process and give a unique insight into design methodology of one of the top game development studios in the world.