We're highly adaptable to each client's needs - whether having Globant team members on-site, offshore, or a mix with onsite travel at key milestones. Our global talent reach provides flexibility to be embedded closest to partners.

Additionally, with 15+ years servicing gaming, we've productised processes and tools to facilitate outsourcing relationships. Many studios operate in an ad hoc way, so adding external partners can be cumbersome. We provide structures - protocols, dashboards, defined cadences - scaffolding consistency with distributed teams based on proven AAA techniques. For less mature partners, this eases their outsourcing transition. While for sophisticated studios with outsourcing experience, we directly meld into their existing flows.

In essence, we pride ourselves on custom-fitting the engagement model to each gaming client's specific maturity level and integration needs for smooth, value-driving services delivery.

We foster partnerships in a few key ways:

First, by connecting in-person during pivotal milestones, even when mostly operating remotely day-to-day. Sharing physical creative spaces builds bonds critical for fluid collaboration. Second, Globant's culture intrinsically aligns with gaming values - creativity, imagination, and having fun. This cultural affinity eases working together as an integrated team.

Third, implementing robust processes and frameworks smooths effective collaboration at scale despite complexity. And lastly, we take a growth mindset by constructively challenging partners with suggestions based on accrued industry lessons. For instance, collaborating with EA for 15+ years, we can responsibly cross-pollinate best practices to mutual benefit.

In essence, by embedding as a true design partner versus just a vendor, with shared creative passion, operational excellence and mutual growth ethos, we gain gaming leaders' trust and respect as collaborators in innovation.

While our specialised engineering skills inherently speed projects, we also employ AI to further streamline workflows. Importantly, we don't use AI to build full games - rather to simplify routine tasks for engineers and testers.

For instance, our proprietary Ogwar tool auto-generates code documentation when onboarding new mid-project team members, saving immense ramp up time. And our Magnify automated visual testing suite detects graphical defects in builds, freeing QA staff to tackle more nuanced issues.

So in tandem with expert resourcing, we optimise processes through AI assisting with rote responsibilities. This force multiplier effect goes far beyond what additional headcount alone provides in accelerating polished launches. Our fused specialised talent and workflow automation make for an extremely powerful proposition to ship quality games faster.

AI has become central at major gaming conferences - 80-90% of sessions at last year's Game Developers Conference were AI-focused. We've felt right at home having built proprietary gaming AI tools already years ago. We recognised this emerging need early and have become leaders in applying AI to streamline workflows.

For example, our homegrown solutions auto-generate code documentation for faster ramp up and automate graphical defect testing to free up QA staff. These innovations optimise and accelerate studios' processes.

We're showcasing more gaming AI advancements at this year's GDC while also sharing them across the industry to help studios work smarter. As AI permeates virtually all sectors, including gaming, we pride ourselves on pushing boundaries - both developing new innovations for clients and advancing state-of-the-art solutions to transform the entire field.

More than metaverse hype, I'm excited by broader "immersive worlds" platforms like Roblox and Fortnite where we're already helping develop next-gen experiences. As brands want to connect with audiences in these spaces, we're skilling up to meet that demand.

There are also strong synergies between gaming and immersive tech like VR/AR. Many VR pioneers emerged from gaming, and even enterprise AR leverages gaming engines under the hood. We're thrilled by this continuity from our gaming foundations into new interaction paradigms.

We prepare by training talent in these ecosystems while also connecting our robust gaming IP and toolsets to adjacent spaces as immersive matures. For instance, Apple's high-end VR headset will present new opportunities to translate our gaming capabilities to fresh devices and user experiences.

Ultimately, major innovation happens when gaming converges with pioneering platforms redefining engagement. We fully embrace this by bridging our gaming DNA across these new technology frontiers.

I'd highlight three key points: First, clearly define project scope upfront for both your team and the vendor's - ensuring alignment on responsibilities to prevent duplication or conflicts. Second, actively facilitate a collaborative, integrated culture across internal and external staff. Make connections, ensure teams support each other in blending work streams smoothly. And third, strategically view partners for their force multiplying abilities versus just extra capacity. While learning curves exist in partnerships, seasoned vendors like Globant have proven integration models to ensure seamlessness. Industry growth dictates more need for flexibility that partners can unlock. In summary - clarity in scope, nurturing a unified team culture across staff, and leveraging partners strategically to expand capabilities. Do those things right and you’ll see partnerships catalyse innovation dramatically.