GDC Online Summits

October 5-6, 2010

The 2010 Game Developers Conference Online will feature four focused summits to foster community-building within emerging sectors of the game industry.

3D Stereoscopic Games Summit
October 5, 2010

This one day Summit will be the first GDC event to explore the world of 3D stereoscopic gaming in depth. With 3D-capable movies such as Avatar and Alice In Wonderland topping the worldwide box office for multiple weeks, and engine companies and console manufacturers alike touting the rise of 3D in gaming, we'll gather industry experts to explain and demonstrate the latest advances in the area. Should you be building 3D support into your games now? What are the key hardware penetration and technical barriers to 3D becoming a defacto standard in the video game industry? We'll explore these questions and more!

iPhone Games Summit
October 5, 2010

Continuing a successful series of iPhone-themed programs at GDC events, this third iPhone Games Summit will once again bring together top game developers from around the world to share ideas, best practices and discuss the future of this revolutionary platform. This one-day event, paired with the iPad Summit on the following day, will focus on key business and marketing strategies behind successful iPhone game companies, using the expertise of the leading speakers and advisors in the space. From truly succeeding through microtransactions through the iPhone 4.0 operating system and beyond, the event will be a must-attend for those in the space, or just looking to learn more about it.

Game Narrative Summit
October 5-6, 2010

The 2010 Game Narrative Summit is a vibrant new event dedicated to exploring the state and future of storytelling in video games - across the spectrum from emerging independent and social game experiences to the biggest AAA game titles. The two-day event, taking place on October 5th and 6th, will span all facets of the game narrative development process. It'll bridge the art of writing scripts that seamlessly integrate into major console and online game titles with the new breed of story experiences, centered in anything from ARGs to Facebook games. Evolving in name and scope from the long-running Game Writers Summit, experts from the writing, design and creative game communities will be in Austin this October to showcase what interactive entertainment can do with storytelling - and why it's so vital to the future of video games.

iPad Gaming Summit
October 6, 2010

With Apple's iPad off to a tremendous start in worldwide sales, it's clear that the touchscreen, tablet format is not to be underestimated. But what are the key lessons for developers, underneath the hype? The one-day iPad Gaming Summit will twin with the previous day’s iPhone Games Summit to provide a lexicon of key facts and advice for all those working in the iPhone and iPad game areas. From key business learnings through top technical takeaways, some of the developers who are even now surging to major success on the iPad platform are shaping this inaugural GDC Summit on the subject. The result is a boot camp in what you'll need to know to succeed on what is already an extremely competitive format.