GDC Side Quest - A Sit-Down With The Indomitable Sam Béart

It's time for another episode of GDC Side Quest and another fantastic conversation recorded live on the GDC Festival of Gaming Show Floor. This month’s guest: acclaimed actor Samantha Béart, known for her work in Larian Studios' Baldur’s Gate III, Cloak and Dagger Games’s The Excavation of Hobbs Barrow, and IO Interactive’s 007 First Light. The powerhouse actor took time to discuss how they’ve seen developers better integrate acting performances in the creative process, their conversations with showrunner Craig Mazin about his planned Baldur’s Gate III TV show, and the challenges of doing great work in a sometimes secretive recording environment.

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