Dates: March 18-23, 2018 | Register here
Prices: starting from USD 249,-
Location: San Francisco, the United States
Game Developers Conference 2018
Game Developers Conference 2018 is the world’s largest professional game industry event.
Join game designers, programmers, artists, producers, and business professionals for 5 days of unparalleled education, inspiration and networking for the global game development community.
GDC attracts over 26,000 attendees, and is the primary forum where programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals, business decision-makers and others involved in the development of interactive games and virtual reality gather to exchange ideas and shape the future of the industry.
This market defining conference features over 500 lectures, panels, tutorials and round-table discussions on a comprehensive selection of game development and VR topics taught by leading industry experts.
In addition, the GDC expo showcases all of the most relevant development tools, platforms and services helping to drive the industry forward.
The conference also features the annual Independent Games Festival, the longest-running and largest festival relating to independent games worldwide, where original games compete for the attention of the publishing community, and the annual Game Developers Choice Awards, the premier accolades for peer-recognition in the digital games industry.
GDC Conference Overview
GDC 2018 brings you five days of expert-led education on nine key game development topics, in addition to the popular Classic Game Postmortem series.
Gain insight into the future of games, be inspired by new techniques and creative approaches, and define market innovation with the global game development community at GDC.
GDC Conference Tracks
- Design
Get ideas for new games, tips to push your project forward, and learn how to create compelling interactions and design great games. - Programming
Learn the latest tools, middleware, and technical skills to develop games across platforms and solve difficult development problems. - Business & Marketing
Gain insight into game industry trends, identity business opportunities & partners, and learn new strategies for marketing games. - Production & Team Management
Learn tactics for managing game production, from massive budget AAA console games to emerging platforms with new challenges. - Visual Arts
Be inspired by leading artists’ work from stellar concept art to post-production and learn about the process behind the work. - Audio
Share knowledge and top game audio professionals addressing audio’s unique aesthetic, technical, business, and logistical problems. - Vision
Be inspired by amazing work outside of games that feeds back into game innovation and the future of the industry. - Advocacy
Address topics ranging from diversity to censorship to quality of life within the realm of social advocacy in the game industry. - Monetization
Share best practices and learn about opportunities to monetize game titles across platforms in a competitive marketplace.
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