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We're just weeks away from GDC 2016, and a group of developers who want to ride the rails from Chicago to California in time to attend the March conference in San Francisco -- and make a game along the way -- have signed on to do so as part of the third annual Train Jam game jam.

The brainchild of indie developer Adriel Wallick, Train Jam has become a valuable place for developers to collaborate in close proximity with the promise (and the pressure) of knowing their work will be part of a unique showcase on the GDC show floor the following week.

This year the third annual Train Jam will once again last a little over two days and take place entirely within an Amtrak train. Participants have from when the train departs Chicago's Union Station on Thursday morning, March 10th until it arrives in Emeryville on Saturday afternoon to make the greatest game they can with whatever tools they can bring, borrow or build.

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

Epic Games director of user experience Celia Hodent will be taking the stage alongside Epic senior producer Heather Chandler to share the story of "How We Introduced UX to Epic Games' Production Pipeline."

It's a great session, part of the GDC 2016 Production track of talks, in which attendees will learn how to implement some of the critical techniques that helped Epic foster collaboration between its user experience team and development team.

As the 2016 Game Developers Conference draws nigh, organizers are eager to let you know about some of the great AI-focused talks that will be taking place during the March conference.

Each of these talks is part of the GDC AI Summit, one of eight that will take place Monday, March 14th and Tuesday, March 15th at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA during the first two days of the conference.

Each Summit offers a comprehensive overview of a specific game industry discipline, and the AI Summit is no exception. This year, Insomniac senior programmer Jan Mueller will be participating by delivering a talk on "Mind Your Step: Avoiding 3 Common Pitfalls in AI Development."

The 2016 Game Developers Conference is weeks away, and with that in mind organizers want to give you the lowdown on all the cool interactive spaces and exhibits attendees will have access to during the March event.

Encompassing everything from tabletop games to Train Jam game jam prototypes and the world's leading lineup of alternative controller games, the interactive spaces at GDC are designed to introduce you to a broad slice of the most interesting work being done by game developers from across the industry. 

So while you're putting together your GDC 2016 session schedule in the Schedule Builder, don't forget to set some time aside to check out the variety of lounges, exhibits, and other events that will be happening across the Moscone Center throughout the week

The 2016 Game Developers Conference is coming up fast, and today organizers highlight an informative talk that's part of the March conference's Smartphone & Tablet Games Summit about how, why and where to soft-launch your next mobile game.

If you're at all interested in the art and business of making successful mobile games, this talk is worth making time for because it affords you a look at how soft-launching your game in a market like Canada or Australia can help you understand how players respond to your game and adjust accordingly, before you launch worldwide.

Organizers of the Game Developers Conference are finalizing the lineup of great talks for GDC 2016 in March, and today they're excited to highlight one about the remarkable soundtrack of The Chinese Room's Everybody's Gone To The Rapture.

"The Music of Rapture: Scoring For The End of The World" will be part of GDC's popular Audio track of talks, and feature celebrated composer and studio director Jessica Curry speaking frankly about the process of creating a world-class score for your game.

In addition to showcasing how she scored Everybody's Gone To The Rapture, Curry plans to detail (using musical examples) the ways in which the music functions in the game and will also talk about the ethos of how you create such a score. 

The 2016 Game Developers Conference is coming up fast, and today show officials want to remind you about the new career growth and networking opportunities attendees can take advantage of through the GDC Career Center.

A popular hub for game industry recruiting, the Career Center returns to GDC 2016 to complement the expansive, vibrant Expo Floor. Stop by the Center, located on the lower level of Moscone Convention Center's North Hall, to get practical career-building advice, attend sessions focused on game industry career growth, and meet folks working at some of the largest and most prestigious publishers and studios in our industry.

This year, GDC's Career Center team aims to make it easier than ever for companies to hire great talent at GDC by bringing the best and brightest right to you via their new Concierge Service.