Conference FAQ

Yes, however it is paid parking. Overnight Self-Parking is $50. Overnight Valet parking is $63. Hourly Self-Parking is $16 for the first hour, and $7 each Additional hour, up to $58 in a 24-hour period. Hourly Valet parking is $20 for the first hour, and $8 Each Additional Hour, up to $68 in a 24-hour period. All Pricing includes Tax and there is a maximum parking height of 6’2”.

Additionally, Hourly Parking does not include in-and-out privileges.

For alternative parking options, there is the Olympic Garage, with a maximum daily fee of $33 and is located two blocks north of the hotel at 415 Seneca St. or the 800 Fifth Avenue Subterranean Lot with a maximum daily fee of $36, but no overnight parking, and located at 550 Columbia St. Finally, there is the Seattle Municipal Tower’s Imperial Parking located at 700 5th Ave with a maximum daily fee of $28. There are also several Park & Ride Locations on 10001 1st Ave, 6601 8th Ave, and 9200 2nd Ave.

You can also get there by using public transit. The Renaissance Hotel Seattle is near University St Station (6 min on foot) or buses on Madison or 5th-6th Avenue.

Online attendees will receive Zoom links via email where they can view both tracks of the Conference presentations. These will be simultaneously streamed on Youtube.

While presentations are streaming via Zoom. You can use the Q&A functionality to ask questions to the speakers.

We also welcome and encourage all attendees and speakers to engage in our Discord server, where channels will be created for each presentation and channels for “hallway” conversations and fishbowl discussions. Creating an account is free, and we encourage you to join us!

You can find more details about the 2023 program in our webpages dedicated to:

• The Speakers: who they are and their bios
• The Schedule
• The Talks: The presentations that will happen, their authors’ names and their abstracts.

Yes, they will be on the GRUX SIG Youtube channel in the month after the summit.

Our past conferences have been recorded and published online here.

You can find all the Committee Members for the 2023 Conference in our page Conference Committee.

We have already recruited all the Committee Members for 2023, but if you want to be part of our team of volunteers next year, stay attentive to updates in our social media channels and Discord.

You can also help by sponsoring the Conference . You can find the 2023 Sponsors in our page Sponsors. If you want to sponsor the Conference next year, stay attentive to updates in our social media channels and Discord.

You can stay updated by following our social media channels: Games User Research Twitter, IGDA Facebook Page IGDA GRUX SIG Linkedin and the GRUX SIG Youtube channel.

You can also be a part of our Games User Researcher community by joining us on Discord!

Please contact the organizers at gamesursummit@gmail.com or through the Discord server with any questions. We’re happy to help!

For accessibility related inquiries, you may also contact gamesurdei@gmail.com.