NYC - The Future of Games: A GDC Mixer by NYU Game Design Future Lab x Medal
An invite-only evening during GDC for a curated group of founders, developers, publishers, investors, and creative leaders shaping what comes next in games and creative tech.
Hosted by the NYU Game Design Future Lab in partnership with Medal, this private mixer brings together the GDFL NYC cohort alongside trusted partners, collaborators, and friends of the program. It’s an opportunity to connect with the studios and find out more about the vibrant scene for the future of games and tech in NYC.
We're grateful to Medal.tv for sponsoring and making possible GDFL Cohort 001's Mission to GDC by ensuring all founders are able to travel and stay in SF during the conference, and grateful to GDC for partnering with us as an official Festival Partner — come and meet the companies and find out more about them.
About NYU Game Design Future Lab
The Game Design Future Lab (GDFL) focuses on what comes next in games — both in terms of game design but also models for building sustainable companies in this current landscape. We support NYC games and creative tech entrepreneurs and digital game developers moving forward. Since 2025, our incubator program, backed by NYCEDC, has been helping a select cohort of companies in their mission to develop sustainable growth in NYC.
Learn more about NYU Game Design Future Lab here.
About the GDFL companies
CYBRLICH Studios – Building CYBRLICH and the Death Cult of Labor, a narrative-driven, hand-animated first-person shooter offering a fresh take on genre classics.
Made in Brooklyn Games – Creators of the hit VR game Don't Look Away, building rich experiences with emerging technology and social commentary.
Munity Games – A cooperative studio creating Shootlanzer, an arcade shoot-em-up game.
Pahdo Labs – Developers of the recently released Starlight: Re:Volver, a social world built around anime-inspired IP.
Remixing Reality – Building a no-code platform for creating and deploying AR experiences across any AR device.
Sapient Technology – Developing scalable GenAI tools integrated within Unreal Engine to streamline game development workflows.
About Medal
Medal is the fastest way to clip, save, and share PC gameplay. With 15M+ MAU and 3M+ players sharing clips weekly, Medal turns your game’s best moments into online word-of-mouth, quietly driving discovery across every genre, from indie to AAA.