Game Developers Conference

"The 4th Annual Game Developers Conference™ China (GDC China) returns to Shanghai November 12-14, 2011. Presented by the UBM TechWeb Game Network, producers of the Game Developers Conferences®, Game Developer Magazine, and Gamasutra.com, GDC China brings a unique forum and reach into the region. The conference features content programmed by an advisory board consisting of local Chinese develops who share a commitment to promoting and supporting their country's growing games industry. With support from major local and national government entities, GDC China aims to advance the state of digital entertainment in China by incorporating GDC's top-quality content and worldwide community reach. GDC China will present tracks and summits on online game development & business, global game development, mobile games, independent games, and social games."

"The Game Developers Conference Online® focuses on connected games including casual, MMOs, virtual worlds, and social networking games. More than 120 sessions will address the most pressing development challenges for connected games with tracks related to: Business and Marketing, Design, Customer Experience, Production and Programming. In addition to the return of a robust expo floor and four full days of content, GDC Online will also feature a series of two-day summits including Game Narrative Summit, the Smartphone & Tablet Games Summit and the GDC Virtual Items Summit."

“The Game Developers Conference® (GDC) is the world’s largest professionals-only game industry event. Presented every spring in San Francisco, it is the essential forum for learning, inspiration, and networking for the creators of computer, console, handheld, mobile, and online games. The GDC attracts over 17,000 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 gather to exchange ideas and shape the future of the industry. The GDC is produced by the Think Services Game Group, a division of United Business Media, LLC.”

"UBM TechWeb (producer of Game Developer magazine, Gamasutra.com, and the Game Developers Conference) established the Independent Games Festival in 1998 to encourage innovation in game development and to recognize the best independent game developers."

"The Game Developers Conference Europe™ (GDC Europe) is proud to return to the Congress-Centrum Ost Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany, for a third year of the must-attend European forum for game development industry professionals. GDC Europe features over 100+ lectures taught by leading industry experts, focused on a comprehensive selection of topics pertinent to the European and wider international game development industry."