HENRY BAWDEN

3D Artist, Educator, Author | Bawden Studios

Henry is an explorer, experimenter, and active creator in many mediums. Henry has been a working artist since 1999 and has been in the video game industry since 2006. Since 2010, he has built and been the director of the Video Game Art and Animation program at Columbus State Community College. He remains active in the game industry doing freelance work for various studios and even working on many internal projects through his company, Bawden Studio. He has been on the board of the Ohio Game Developer's Association, and as part of that role has helped organize and participate in GDEX (Game Developer Expo) since it was conceived in 2013. He speaks regularly at local and international Industry conferences, as well as to various groups about aspects of game development. In 2023 Henry got his debut novel, Amelia Splint and the Doorway to Hope, published. You can find it and his latest novel, Gerald's Quest, for sale at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and on Google Play Books.

GDEX 2026 Panel: Design Exercises
In this session, participants will have an interactive design exercise session and will learn about the importance of regular practice to prepare for production. This will be a nice warm up for the rest of the development they will explore throughout the day.

GDEX 2026 Panel: Burnout Roundtable
In this session participants will discuss burnout in the game industry, and creative endeavors in general, as well as ways to recover and avoid future burnout.