Having trouble viewing this email? Check the web version                                                      Follow us on:    January 9, 2013 Don't miss your chance to save close to 30% on your GDC conference pass! Early registration is available through February 13. Registering a group of ten or more? Contact Gillian Crowley to save an additional 10% off the total registration cost of your group.   Decide which pass best suits you   Start the registration process now Latest Summit Highlights The Summits return to GDC March 25-26, 2013 (Monday & Tuesday) for two days of lectures, panels, postmortems and more, to foster community-building within specific sectors of the game industry. From year to year, the GDC continues to define market innovations and future vision, providing insight into the future of gaming. LOCALIZATION English is a Localized Language: Translating Diablo III Andrew Vestal (Blizzard Entertainment) EDUCATION Play, Make, Appreciate: A Games Education Manifesto John Sharp (Parsons The New School for Design) and Colleen Macklin (Parsons The New School for Design) GAME NARRATIVE Seven (Or So) Techniques for Writing a Moral Game Richard Rouse III (Microsoft Game Studios)   View all current Summit sessions New Production, Audio and Visual Arts Sessions PRODUCTION Three Years of Collaboration on Assassin's Creed III Damien Kieken (Ubisoft), Marc-Alexis Cote (Ubisoft Quebec), Hugues Ricour (Ubisoft Singapore), Francois Pelland (Ubisoft Montreal) and Alexander Hutchinson (Ubisoft) AUDIO Contextually Driven Interactive Music in SSX Gordon Durity (Electronic Arts - EA Sports) VISUAL ARTS Crafting Destruction: The Evolution of the Dead Space User Interface Dino Ignacio (Visceral Games - Electronic Arts)   View all current conference sessions IGF Main Competition Finalists Announced The Main Competition finalists for the 15th annual Independent Festival (IGF) Awards have been revealed! Kentucky Route Zero, FTL: Faster than Light, and Cart Life are few of the games to be named in multiple categories. Screenshots, videos, and info for the finalist games are currently available on the IGF website. Finalist games will be showcased onsite at GDC13 at the IGF Pavilion. Winners will be announced live during the IGF Awards ceremony on Wednesday, March 27 at 6:30pm.   See the full list of IGF finalists ADVERTISEMENTS KEY PLAYERS Key Players is the biggest classified directory of the German games industry, providing important insights into the German games market. Featuring 100+ in-depth company profiles and contact details for 250+ "Key Players" of the German industry, including relevant developers, publishers, and a broad selection of service partners for outsourcing, PR, localization or legal advice. Key Players book will be distributed at GDC 2013, and the Key Players iPad-App can be downloaded for free at makinggames.de/keyplayers. 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