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GDC08 Starts: Two Focused Summits Are Serious Games Related

Expanded Summits Broaden Serious Games Coverage


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Today starts the Game Developers Conference, the major industry-only event dedicated to the advancement of interactive entertainment.

Since the Game Developers Conference has grown to be rather large, individual summits serve to fit the needs of specific markets, and these two-day sessions allow a more intimate environment within the larger scope of GDC.

GDC08 most appealing "new face" is a direct result of GDC being actively adapting their previously tutorial-oriented pre-conference schedule to feature pioneering developers in highly targeted summits.

By integrating each of these emerging micro communities into the curriculum, the GDC is well-positioned to remain the central hub of information and business for the entire game industry.

Two out of six focused summits at GDC08, designed to foster and facilitate community-building within emerging influential sectors of the game industry, are Serious Games related:

The returning Serious Games Summit continues to lead the dialogue for the rapidly-growing sector that features use of interactive games technology for non-entertainment purposes.

Original post: http://elianealhadeff.blogspot.com/2008/02/gdc08-starts-two-focused-summits-are.html

Eliane Alhadeff // GDC // serious games

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