Game Developers Conference Unveils Hybrid Physical and Virtual Event for 2021 – Hollywood Reporter

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2:30 PM PDT 8/12/2020

GDC Summer, the very first all-digital variation of the conference, concluded Aug. 6 with over 9,700 registrants and featured academic and technical information on the art, craft and business of video game development, as well as appropriate reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Separately, a slate of day-long and multi-day master classes on game advancement craft will be announced in the next few weeks to happen as virtual workshops in the staying months of 2020. The lineup will be revealed in coming weeks and months.

As in previous years, the program likewise offered an indie display and pitch occasion to facilitate networking and profession development.

Informa Tech, the organizer of the annual Game Developers Conference committed to the art and science of making video games, exposed Wednesday that GDC 2021 will be held as a hybrid virtual and physical event.

The occasion, which is debuting this new format as an outcome of the novel coronavirus pandemic making in-person conferences challenging, will occur online and at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from July 19-23 with an option of participation alternatives. More details on exhibits will be upcoming..

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The newly formatted program will happen from July 19-23 with an option of presence choices.

Prior to the hybrid event, there will be a GDC community celebration from March 1-5, 2020, including behind-the-scenes lectures on popular recent games from the current year, interactive material, talks and other sessions.