Too Holds Game Development Draft Conference 2026 With 9 Studios as Judges
The event gives aspiring developers a direct portfolio-review pipeline to major studios, with AI-use disclosure required for fair evaluation.
Reporting from 1 sources: GameBusiness.jp.
Too announced the Game Development Draft Conference 2026, a web job-hunting event for students and young creators aiming to work in game development. Applicants submit original 3DCG portfolios, and nine companies including Bandai Namco Studio and CyberConnect2 review them. The application deadline is July 31, 2026.
Too, a creative-market trading company, opened submissions for the Game Development Draft Conference 2026, a web job-hunting event for students and young creators targeting game development careers. Applicants submit original 3DCG portfolios, and nine participating game companies collectively review them. Companies that nominate a portfolio will be matched with the applicant; portfolios receiving the most nominations will be announced on the official website.
Eligibility covers students graduating in March 2027 or March 2028 and aspiring creators with less than three years of work experience. The nine judging companies are Bandai Namco Studio, CyberConnect2, PlatinumGames, CyberAgent, Tose, Inti Creates, GungHo Online Entertainment (Gambareon), Gemdrops, and Vaka Game Studio. The CG-ARTS Association is cooperating.
Too will also hold an online briefing session on July 3, 2026, where production and recruitment teams from the judging companies discuss their development philosophies and desired talent profiles. For submitted works, applicants must clearly state if image generation AI was used. The organizers said appropriately utilizing AI is also a way to demonstrate ability, and the information will be used for more appropriate evaluation.
- Bandai Namco Studio
- CyberConnect2
- PlatinumGames
- CyberAgent
- Tose
- Inti Creates
- GungHo Online Entertainment (Gambareon)
- Gemdrops
- Vaka Game Studio
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