The Game Developers Conference Online (GDC Online) focuses on connected games including casual, MMOs, virtual worlds, and social networking games. More than 120 sessions will address the most pressing development challenges for connected games with tracks related to: Business and Marketing, Design, Customer Experience, Production and Programming. In addition to the return of a robust expo floor and four full days of content, GDC Online will also feature a series of two-day summits including Game Narrative Summit, the Smartphone & Tablet Games Summit and the GDC Virtual Items Summit.
The community-oriented conference attracts more than 3,000 attendees worldwide and provides game development professionals educational, networking, and business opportunities that help drive the $19 billion video-game industry. GDC Online is a forum where programmers, designers, producers, writers and others involved in the development of interactive games, gather to exchange ideas, and ultimately shape the future of a thriving industry.
GDC Online is hosted by UBM TechWeb Game Network. UBM TechWeb Game Network–formerly known as the Think Services Game Group–offers market-defining content, and drives community through its award-winning lineup of print, online, event and research products and services, including Game Developer Magazine and Gamasutra.com.