GDC YouTube Top 5: Wooga's Jana Sloan van Geest

By Staff | December 17, 2019

For December, we bring you the top GDC YouTube picks from Jana Sloan van Geest, senior game writer at Berlin, Germany-based studio Wooga and writer on Guerrilla Games' Horizon Zero Dawn: Frozen Wilds.

Learn how Remedy designed Control's mind-bending Oceanview Motel at GDC!

By Staff | December 16, 2019

If you played Remedy's mind-bending occult action game Control, you know it does some remarkable things with level design and dream logic, and at GDC you'll have the opportunity to learn how!

Come to GDC and see how Untitled Goose Game's levels were scouted!

By Staff | December 13, 2019

Join the rest of the game industry at GDC 2020 and learn how one of the Untitled Goose Game devs applied his filmmaking background in a unique way to scout locations for game levels!

Check out the 20+ unique games you'll play at GDC 2020's alt.ctrl.GDC showcase!

By Staff | December 12, 2019

One of these remarkable games will win the alt.ctrl.GDC Award -- which includes a $2,000 prize plus a special trophy -- at the IGF ceremony during GDC 2020, with judging taking place on-site!

Apply now to participate in the GDC 2020 low-income pass lottery!

By Staff | December 11, 2019

Game Developers Conference organizers have once again donated a number of complimentary passes for GDC 2020 that will be given away (via lottery) as part of a special low-income GDC pass program!

Catch a Classic Game Postmortem of FMV chiller 7th Guest at GDC!

By Staff | December 10, 2019

GDC organizers are excited to welcome some of the original development team to GDC 2020 in March for a special Classic Game Postmortem of their influential '90s FMV horror game The 7th Guest!

See Death Stranding's AI deconstructed at GDC 2020!

By Staff | December 9, 2019

Kojima's Death Stranding is defined by hard-to-traverse landscapes, and few devs know that better than those responsible for the game's AI and pathfinding systems. Learn how they did it at GDC 2020!

The GDC Vision track is back with a fresh look at Tron's cultural legacy

By Staff | December 6, 2019

Author and design historian Tim Lapetino will be at GDC 2020 to deliver a fresh look at how Disney's '82 classic Tron influenced the zeitgeist across video games, pop culture, and beyond.

Learn about lost histories of labor in game dev at GDC 2020

By Staff | December 4, 2019

Come to GDC 2020 and see Laine Nooney recounting key moments in game industry lore from the perspectives of three women at Sierra On-Line, sharing lessons from these lost histories of labor in games.

Remember, the 2020 GDC Film Festival submissions close Friday!

By Staff | December 3, 2019

Just a quick reminder that submissions for the 2020 GDC Film Festival are open, but only until this Friday, December 6th -- so if you're planning to submit, now's the time!

Here are your juries for the IGF 2020 Narrative, Student, and Visual Art awards!

By Staff | December 2, 2019

The diverse group of devs and industry professionals who make up the juries of the GDC 2020 Independent Games Festival will soon decide the finalists for next year's awards!

Learn how Rockstar breathed life into the wildlife of Red Dead Redemption 2 at GDC

By Staff | November 29, 2019

The illusion of a living, breathing world full of wildlife was key to the design of Red Dead Redemption 2, and at GDC 2020 you'll have a rare chance to see how the team at Rockstar pulled it off.

Come to GDC for a postmortem look at the making of Apex Legends!

By Staff | November 27, 2019

Respawn's Apex Legends is one of the big games of 2019, and at GDC 2020 the team will share a rare look at how it went from a Titanfall 2 battle royale mode to a hugely popular standalone game.

Friday is your last day to submit unique controller games to Alt.Ctrl.GDC 2020!

By Staff | November 27, 2019

Just a quick update today that if you're interested in submitting your game to the 2020 Alt.Ctrl.GDC showcase, you'd better hurry: the deadline for submissions is this Friday, November 29th!

See how Control's stunning Ashtray Maze was made at the GDC 2020 Summits!

By Staff | November 26, 2019

The GDC 2020 Session Scheduler has been updated with a smorgasbord of planned Summit sessions, including a fantastic look at how Control's striking Ashtray Maze level was designed!

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