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Results from the fifth annual Game Developers Conference State of the Industry Survey are in, revealing trends in the games industry based on the feedback of more than 4,500 game developers ahead of GDC 2017 in February and March.

Earlier this month we pointed out how the survey results suggest game developers are feeling optimistic about Nintendo’s upcoming Switch console, and feel unsure about the prospects of mid-cycle console refreshes like the PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox’s “Project Scorpio.” Also, the survey shows that for the first time ever, mobile game devs favor Android over iOS.

Now we round out our deep dive by digging into some of the interesting and intriguing responses submitted in response to one of the survey's most open-ended questions: "Is there anything else you'd like to say about the game industry?"

Download the 2017 State of the Industry Survey here

The 2017 State of the Industry Survey is the fifth entry in the ongoing series of yearly reports and serves as a snapshot of the games industry and illustrates industry trends ahead of GDC in San Francisco. Organized by the UBM Tech Game Network, GDC 2017 takes place February 27th through March 3rd at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California.

The Game Developers Conference is just weeks away! Today, organizers are excited to announce more details about the games that will be playable at GDC 2017 in the Day of the Devs interactive space, organized by iam8bit and Double Fine Productions.

After a public call for submissions, ten great games will be taking up residence inside San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center in the Day of the Devs area, which is conveniently accessible to all showgoers.

GDC 2017 attendees are encouraged to drop by between appointments to play the games and have the chance to chat with their creators, which include folks from studios like Fullbright, Supergiant, Playtonic Games and more!

With the 2017 Game Developers Conference right around the corner, organizers want to make sure you know about a neat animation talk from folks who build actual robots that's taking place at the show..

In their GDC 2017 talk on "Cozmo: Animation Pipeline for a Physical Robot", Anki's Daria Jerjomina and Molly Jameson will explain how, in designing the real-life robot Cozmo, Anki used real-world physics so there was no "cheating", and they had to adjust their way of thinking about assets accordingly.

This session presents an overview of the asset pipeline on Cozmo, a complex, physical, game-playing robot, with over 300 parts, powered by a mobile app. This session will also describe the complexities of using data from Maya to transfer animation onto something with physical constraints.

As the 2017 Game Developers Conference draws nigh, organizers want to let you know about a very cool talk taking place at the show from the folks responsible for HBO's Westworld!

See, over the last two years an internal team at HBO has been working out how to develop new storytelling experiences using cutting-edge technology. At GDC 2017, HBO's Colin Foran will deliver a talk about that team's efforts called "WestworldVR: Combining Linear and Interactive Content to Tell Character Centric Stories."

As part of that R&D effort, HBO created "Westworld: A Delos Experience", a room-scale VR installation that tells a coherent, character centric story using several new technologies. Combining realtime rendering, 360 video, interactive props and a physical set buildout staffed with actors, the piece represents a strong statement of intent to embrace new storytelling methods.

The game industry is gearing up for GDC 2017 in San Francisco next month, and conference organizers want to make sure you have an opportunity to learn more about some of the great talks taking place at the event -- direct from the speakers themselves!

For the second year in a row, we're loading the official GDC YouTube channel with brief videos submitted by a broad array of GDC 2017 speakers. Each one is a very fun, personal pitch for why you should make time to check out that person's talk while you're attending GDC.

They're funny, informative and packed with personality -- in short, perfect summations of what makes GDC talks so great.

This year, we've organized these GDC 2017 Flash Forward pitches into a playlist (embedded below) on the official GDC YouTube channel, and added more information about each speaker and a link to their talk in the description of their video. So make sure to check 'em out!

This year we've also worked with Gamasutra, official media partner of GDC, to produce video interviews with some of our GDC 2017 speakers. These are meatier hour-long affairs that explore the speaker's work in games, why they're speaking at GDC 2017, and what they think fellow devs should know about the art and business of making games.

The 2017 Game Developers Conference is coming up fast, but before it's upon us organizers want to let you know about a great talk the lead designer of Civilization VI is giving about the pressures of making the latest entry in a beloved franchise.

Firaxis Games' Ed Beach led design of Civilization VI, and in his GDC 2017 talk "Absolutely No Pressure: Continuing a Successful Game Series with 'Civilization VI'" he'll speak to how how the team at Firaxis approached this assignment, despite the fact it meant they had to be critical of their own work on the previous Civ game.

During the session Beach will look in depth at several of the key subsystems in a Civilization game and review what design changes were adopted (or abandoned) for each.

Results from the fifth annual Game Developers Conference State of the Industry Survey are in, revealing trends in the games industry based on the feedback of more than 4,500 game developers ahead of GDC 2017 in February and March.

Last week we pointed out how the survey results suggest game developers are feeling optimistic about Nintendo’s upcoming Switch console, and feel unsure about the prospects of mid-cycle console refreshes like the PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox’s “Project Scorpio.” Also, the survey shows that for the first time ever, mobile game devs favor Android over iOS.

Now we continue our deep dive into the survey findings to gauge where game developers feel the future of VR/AR is headed, and -- just out of curiousity -- how often they feel sick or nauseous in VR.

Download the 2017 State of the Industry Survey here

The 2017 State of the Industry Survey is the fifth entry in the ongoing series of yearly reports and serves as a snapshot of the games industry and illustrates industry trends ahead of GDC in San Francisco. Organized by the UBM Tech Game Network, GDC 2017 takes place February 27th through March 3rd at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California.