“This isn’t going to be a pity party. One can have a wonderful career after the age of 50.”

With those words longtime game developer and educator David Mullich opened a frank, multi-faceted panel discussion at GDC 2015 about what it's like to be over the age of 50 in the game industry.

It's a topic that's rarely broached, and during the ensuing discussion a broad array of points were made about how "old" in the game industry is often much younger than you think, and what game makers can do to keep their skills sharp and find new ways to apply them as they grow older.

Everything from becoming a game development educator to crafting games for new markets (including the small but growing audience of people over 50 who regularly play video games) was discussed, and if you missed catching it in person you should definitely watch it for free now via the official GDC YouTube channel.

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