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The organizers of GDC Next featuring ADC are excited to confirm their continuing partnership with AppCircus, the unique global traveling showcase of some of the world's most innovative and creative apps.
As part of that partnership, AppCircus is once again bringing its Best in Apps free contest to GDC Next featuring ADC in Los Angeles, with a deadline to submit by 11:59 PM PT on October 15.

Future GDC speakers, don't miss your chance to propose a talk for one of the GDC 2015 Summits! The call for submissions to present lectures and panels for the specialized Summits that kick off the 2015 Game Developers Conference closes on Friday, October 3rd at 11:59 PM PT. The GDC Summits take place on the first two days of GDC, signaling the start of the five-day conference.
Covering a variety of topics from business models and platforms to industry trends and specific design elements within game development, the summits aspire to foster community building, expand the scope of games to incorporate new players, define market innovations and provide valuable insight into the future of gaming. Organized by the UBM Tech Game Network, GDC 2015 takes place March 2-6 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California.
New to the GDC Summit lineup this year are the eSports and Community Management Summits.

We're just months away from GDC Next 2014 featuring ADC, and today the organizers are happy to announce two more great talks that will take place at this year's November conference.
To wit, veteran game designer Tadhg Kelly will be delivering a talk on the language of raw game design (and how fluency in it will help you build your best games) while a panel of kid-friendly app developers discuss the trials and tribulations of developing compelling educational apps for the contemporary app stores.

Would-be GDC speakers, take note: Conference organizers would like to remind you that the call for submissions to present Main Conference talks, roundtables, and panel sessions for Game Developers Conference 2015 ends tomorrow, Thursday, August 28 at 11:59 PM Pacific.
GDC GM Meggan Scavio has issued a call for more diversity at GDC, and that goes for speakers as well as attendees. GDC organizers are ready to field submissions from the best and brightest in the industry, so if you have a good idea for a GDC talk, now is the time to submit it.
In addition, some of the GDC Advisory Board members have shared some advice for pitching a GDC talk in an effort to help you in the submission process.

The GDC Next team continues to work with the best and brightest in the game industry to organize a great session lineup for GDC Next 2014 featuring ADC this November.
Today, they're excited to share two more excellent talks that will take place at this year's conference: Halfbrick (Fruit Ninja, Jetpack Joyride) executive Ramine Darabiha will explain how and why the company successfully revived a four-year-old game, and members of the Glitch City developer collective in L.A. will offer practical advice to developers looking to form their own creative supergroups.

In order to better understand the game industry before GDC Next 2014 featuring ADC, conference officials are polling game industry professionals about their opinions on contemporary game marketing across markets that grow more crowded every year.
The short survey is live now and seeks to capture data on how developers promote their games before, during and after development, as well as how they feel about the value of coverage by YouTubers, traditional press and the promotional divisions of platform holders.

The video game industry is a rapidly evolving, diverse community, and the organizers and advisory board of the Game Developers Conference are striving to ensure that the 28th annual GDC is a forum which reflects that diversity.
As part of that ongoing effort, GDC organizers are pursuing a number of initiatives aimed at encouraging a broader variety of game industry professionals to attend and speak at the conference, which will be held from March 2nd through March 6th next year in San Francisco.
Doing so is critically important to the organizers of the conference; GDC is intended to be a safe, respectful place where developers can feel comfortable sharing knowledge with their peers across the industry, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability or religion, and strictly enforces its Code Of Conduct.
You'd be hard-pressed to find someone more passionate about the issue than GDC general manager Meggan Scavio, who made time this week to answer some questions about her plans to improve diversity at GDC, why it's important to do so, and how you can help GDC organizers make the show a more diverse and representative conference.