Game Developers Conference Returns to San Jose; Event to Explore What's Next for the World of CreationSpeaker Details and Registration Are Now Available on WebsitePRNewswire The 20th annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) is returning to the San Jose Convention Center -- the place where it developed into the annual networking and educational must-attend experience that it is today -- March 20-24, 2006. This year's theme will focus on "What's Next" and will seek to answer questions surrounding next- generation development, complex production and budgeting issues, strategic targeting of mass markets, and collaborations with the film industry. More than 12,000 game industry professionals will convene during the GDC, the world's largest event solely dedicated to the advancement of resources, tools and technologies used to create interactive games. "GDC is primed to address key technical, inspirational, and business questions right in the middle of next generation platform releases," said Jamil Moledina, GDC director. "Plus, we've built GDC 2006 to provide a more interactive forum to everyone in the game industry looking to get a peek around the corner, to see what's next for games." This week long event will also feature the GDC Expo, GDC Mobile, the Serious Games Summit GDC, the Independent Games Festival, the Game Developers Choice Awards, and Game Connection. Through these initiatives and the conference itself, attendees will gain access to the people, technologies and tools that will help define what's next for the interactive entertainment industry. The speaker line up, session descriptions and registration are all available online at www.gdconf.com. Press registration is also currently open. About the CMP Game Group (www.cmpgame.com) A core provider of essential information to the professional game industry, the CMP Game Group offers market-defining content, and drives community through the Game Developers Conference, GDC Europe, the Serious Games Summit D.C., GDC Mobile, Game Developer magazine, Gamasutra.com, the Independent Games Festival, GDCTV, and the Game Developers Choice Awards. For more information, please visit www.cmpgame.com. About CMP Media (www.cmp.com) Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands in the technology, healthcare and entertainment industries, CMP Media has earned the confidence of more professionals and enthusiasts in these fields than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in each of these industries in ways that yield superior return on investment. SOURCE: CMP Game Group CONTACT: Craig Sinel, ext. 211, craig@bohle.com, or Sibel Sunar, Web site: http://www.gdconf.com/ Web site: http://www.cmpgame.com/ Web site: http://www.cmp.com/ |