Convince Your Boss: Why You NEED to be at GDC
You know the Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the event for anyone serious about game development. It’s where the biggest names, brightest ideas, and newest innovations within the industry are all together under one roof. But how do you get your boss to say “yes?” Easy—show them the ROI. Let’s help make your case.
Why GDC is a No-Brainer for Your Company
GDC isn’t just any conference, it’s the hub for game development. Here’s how attending could make you an even more valuable asset to your team.
Stay Ahead
With over 700 sessions led by experts in the field, you’ll bring back insights that can directly benefit your current and future projects on a variety of topics from AI innovations to game engines.
Level Up Your Skills
GDC is more than just cool talks, there’s hands-on workshops that can help sharpen and improve your technical and creative skills that will help make you more effective and agile in tackling challenges and pushing the envelope.
Game-Changing Connections
From industry legends to indie innovators, and everyone in between, you have the opportunity to rub elbows with them all at GDC. The relationships you build here has the ability to help you long after the conference ends.
Hands On the Latest Tech
When you step foot onto our expo floor, you get direct access to the latest development tools and software. You, and your team, can see what new capabilities are within reach!
Immediate Payoff
Whether it’s introducing new processes, refining current projects, or exploring new opportunities, you’ll come back with actionable insights for your entire team.
Don’t Just Take Our Word for It
Hear from the people who’ve come to the event and what they’ve had to say:
The wholesome atmosphere, how everyone treated everyone else with kindness, empathy and willingness to help, it's a very humane conference where the heart of hearts of the gaming community comes to meet.
– Tiago Magalhães, Software Engineer, Sega HARDlight
The amount of knowledge and information that was available… you had many opportunities to gain knowledge from people in the industry that are ahead of you or have done what you want to do. So being able to hear from these people are talk with them was super valuable. - Jesse Saunders, Gameplay Programmer, FatalFox
It completely changed my life. It unlocked my ability to network with other people and gave me confidence to keep pushing towards my dream of making games. - Joseph Deutscher, Game Designer, Lazy Mouse
Meeting and seeing so many industry greats, networking with peers, I made so many wonderful connections! - Johann Ungerer, CEO, Digital Puppetry Inc.
Ready to Convince Your Boss?
We know you’re ready to go to GDC—so here’s the game plan:
- Download the templates
- Customize the files to fit your role and goals
- Meet with your boss and lay it all out on why GDC will be an investment in you and your company’s future.
