How to Succeed in Co-Development: Sam Carlisle Interview

GDC Festival of Gaming spotlights co-development as a trust-and-process problem, with Beth Elderkin speaking to XDS Spark co-founder Sam Carlisle on GDC Side Quest. The discussion is aimed at studios hiring external teams or joining them, with a focus on collaboration, expectations, and avoiding friction. It’s a timely reminder that co-dev success depends on more than just bandwidth.