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GDC 2016 organizers are offering an early look at the informative and intriguing sessions taking place during the Audio Bootcamp that helps open the March conference.

Of course, the Audio Bootcamp is just one of many Bootcamps and Tutorials that take place during the first two days of GDC (Monday and Tuesday, March 14th and 15th this year) and offer attendees the chance to dive deep and explore focused topics like level design, game production, art direction and animation.

 This year the Audio Bootcamp takes place Tuesday, March 15th, its 14th anniversary at GDC. Make time to attend the bootcamp to see expert talks focused on the technical, creative and logistical topics needed to successfully navigate the field of sound for games.

Game Developers Conference officials are happy to announce that GDC 2016 in March will host an earnest, insightful postmortem of an extraordinary game by one of Japan's most innovative creators.

Tetsuya Mizuguchi, the remarkable designer best known as the creator behind critically-acclaimed works like Space Channel 5, Lumines and Child of Eden will be delivering a Classic Game Postmortem on his groundbreaking game Rez at GDC 2016!

Mizuguchi's life work has revolved around activating our imaginations and elevating human consciousness through various forms of media, including music video games, live performances and music itself. At his newly-established studio, Enhance Games, he continues to lead an effort to develop synesthetic entertainment experiences with the power of mobile and virtual reality technology.

With GDC 2016 on the horizon, organizers are excited to announce another great behind-the-scenes talk that will be taking place at the conference in March.

David Edery, CEO of multifaceted development studio Spry Fox, will be delivering an earnest postmortem of the studio's popular mobile puzzle game Alphabear.

Simply titled "Alphabear Postmortem," this talk will be part of the GDC 2016 Free-to-Play Summit and offer attendees a rare glimpse into the design, production and testing of a mobile game that quickly outstripped its expected development time. 

As the GDC 2016 lineup locks into place, organizers would like to highlight some more notable Design track talks you should know about ahead of the March conference.

Red Hook Studios cofounder Tyler Sigman will be there this year delivering what promises to be an insightful, engaging look at the making of the studio's flagship game. In "Darkest Dungeon - A Design Postmortem," Sigman will reveal the greatest design challenges that faced the Darkest Dungeon team -- and how they overcame it to create a critically acclaimed game.

We're less than two months away from GDC 2016, and today organizers would like to let you know about a great talk from 80 Days writer Meg Jayanth highlighting some concrete things you can do to make more diverse games.

Jayanth's Advocacy track talk, titled simply "10 Ways to Make Your Game More Diverse," invites attendees to consider ten straightforward ways to ensure they're engaging with fresh ideas about inclusion, representation and cultural respect.

It's a process, one that touches on everything from your game's narrative, art and visual aesthetic to its design and production process. Make time to hear what Jayanth has to say, and you'll walk away with specific examples to learn from and approachable strategies for improving your own projects.

Passes for the Game Developers Conference 2016 are still available, and as the conference draws closer we're announcing even more sessions for the Main Conference that you'll want to check out.

Today we're highlighting a number of informative sponsored sessions from Nvidia, Intel and other influential tech companies. If you're looking for an opportunity to learn about how cutting-edge hardware and software works from a game developer's perspective, you'll want to keep these talks on your radar.

VR enthusiasts should make time to check out "Magical Realism: The Art of Creating Everest In Your Living Room with VR." Presented by Nvidia, it will feature Solfar Studios chief Kartan Perre Emilsson talking about the development of the studio's Everest VR experience and how the team pushed the limits of Unreal Engine 4 while also using 'brain hacks' to manipulate users' perceptive realism and create a more engaging, realistic VR experience.

 GDC 2016 organizers are offering an early look today at the scope and ambitions of the Advanced Graphics Techniques Tutorial Day that will help kick off the March conference.

It's just one of the many Bootcamps and Tutorials that take place during the first two days of GDC (Monday and Tuesday, March 14th and 15th this year) and offer attendees the chance to dive deep and explore focused topics like level design, art direction and storytelling fundamentals.

Brought to you with the collaboration of the industry's leading hardware and software vendors, the day-long Advanced Graphics Techniques Tutorial provides an in-depth look at how DirectX technologies can be applied to creating cutting-edge PC game graphics.