The event features talks, 1-2-1 portfolio reviews, roundtable conversations, plus developer and university booths that are all designed to help people find their way into the video games business. The event covers all disciplines, from games programmer, art, design and testing, to marketing, journalism, music and business development. As well as taking place alongside big consumer shows, such as EGX, the GI Live: Academy also takes place several times a year via a Discord event.