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From a news release on October 14, 2015:
Source: http://www.gdconf.com/news/gdc_2016_opens_for_registratio.htmlGood news, game developers: Game Developers Conference 2016 is now open for registration!
This will be the 30th edition of GDC, the largest and longest-running worldwide event for game developers, and you can register right now by visiting the official GDC 2016 website.
Early Bird pricing, with discounts up to 30 percent, will remain in effect for a limited time and some passes, including the Indie Games Summit pass, have limited amounts -- so if you're interested, you should register soon!
The 2016 GDC runs from March 14-18th, 2016 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA, and will host the Virtual Reality Developers Conference (think of it as a sister event), eight high-quality Summits, tutorials and bootcamps, plus Main Conference tracks spanning all major facets of game development - from in-depth business strategy to hardcore design and programming sessions.
GDC organizers will be announcing more details on these talks in the coming months, and today we're proud to debut a pair of design and production talks from experts at Activision and Insomniac Games.
Activision senior systems designer Josh Menke will be digging into state-of-the-art skill determination systems in games in his GDC 2016 Design track talk "Matchmaking, and Ranking Systems Design." Menke has design credits on everything from Diablo III to Halo: The Master Chief Collection, and at GDC next year he'll discuss how skill can be properly used for matchmaking and point out potential pitfalls of mixing ranking with matchmaking.
Elsewhere during the conference, Insomniac engine director Mike Acton will offer programmer management tips in his "Great Management of Technical Leads" Production track talk. Leadership is hard, but Acton hopes to provide direction for those in lead roles and offer advice on setting clear expectations, defining the most important values for your team, and effectively describing (and dealing) with problems.
Alongside these expert talks, the GDC Expo at the show will showcase all of the most relevant game development tools, platforms and services helping to drive the industry forward, alongside a raft of country-specific pavilions, playable games in the GDC Play area, and beyond.
Pricing (early bird ends February 3, 2016)
All Access Pass ($1,599.00)
Monday - Friday
The premier, all-inclusive GDC pass! This pass is good for people who are interested in attending everything that GDC has to offer.
The All Access Pass provides access to:
Over 400 lectures, panels and roundtables (Wed - Fri)
All summits, tutorials and bootcamps (Mon & Tues)
All Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) sessions (Mon & Tues)
All one-day and two-day sponsored developer days (Mon & Tues)
All sponsored sessions
All poster sessions
GDC General Session (Wed)
Game Career Seminar (Fri)
GDC Expo Floor and Career Center (Wed - Fri)
GDC Play (Wed - Fri)
IGF Pavilion (Wed - Fri)
Independent Games Festival and Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony (Wed)
GDC Business Matchmaking
GDC Mobile App
GDC Expo Floor Happy Hour
All GDC Mixers
GDC Vault subscription (provides metered access to recordings of sessions for select GDC events via GDC Vault)
Main Conference Pass ($999.00)
Wednesday - Friday
This pass is good for people who are interested in attending the GDC lectures, panels, and roundtables but not the summits, tutorials, or bootcamps, or the Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC)
The Main Conference Pass provides access to:
Over 400 lectures, panels and roundtables (Wed - Fri)
All one-day and two-day sponsored developer days (Mon & Tues)
All sponsored sessions
All poster sessions
GDC General Session (Wed)
Game Career Seminar (Fri)
GDC Expo Floor and Career Center (Wed - Fri)
GDC Play (Wed - Fri)
IGF Pavilion (Wed - Fri)
Independent Games Festival and Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony (Wed)
GDC Mobile App
GDC Expo Floor Happy Hour
All GDC Mixers
The Main Conference Pass DOES NOT include access to:
All summits, tutorials and bootcamps (Mon & Tues)
GDC Business Matchmaking
All Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) sessions (Mon & Tues)
GDC Vault subscription (provides metered access to recordings of sessions for select GDC events via GDC Vault)
Summits, Tutorials and Bootcamps Pass ($799.00)
Monday - Tuesday
This pass is good for people who are interested in attending the summits, tutorials, and bootcamps, and the Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC).
The Summits, Tutorials & Bootcamps Pass provides access to:
All summits, tutorials and bootcamps (Mon & Tues)
All Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) sessions (Mon & Tues)
All one-day and two-day sponsored developer days (Mon & Tues)
All sponsored sessions
All poster sessions
GDC General Session (Wed)
Game Career Seminar (Fri)
GDC Expo Floor and Career Center (Wed - Fri)
GDC Play (Wed - Fri)
IGF Pavilion (Wed - Fri)
Independent Games Festival and Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony (Wed)
GDC Mobile App
GDC Expo Floor Happy Hour
All GDC Mixers
The Summits, Tutorials & Bootcamps Pass DOES NOT include access to:
Over 400 lectures, panels and roundtables (Wed - Fri)
GDC Business Matchmaking
GDC Vault subscription (provides metered access to recordings of sessions for select GDC events via GDC Vault)
Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) Pass ($699.00)
Monday - Tuesday
This pass is good for people who want to learn from experts in the fields of video game, entertainment and tech discussing the state of the art in making amazing, immersive VR (and AR) experiences.
The VRDC Pass provides access to:
All Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) sessions (Mon & Tues)
All one-day and two-day sponsored developer days (Mon & Tues)
All sponsored sessions
All poster sessions
GDC General Session (Wed)
Game Career Seminar (Fri)
GDC Expo Floor and Career Center (Wed - Fri)
GDC Play (Wed - Fri)
IGF Pavilion (Wed - Fri)
Independent Games Festival and Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony (Wed)
GDC Mobile App
GDC Expo Floor Happy Hour
All GDC Mixers
The VRDC Pass DOES NOT include access to:
Over 400 lectures, panels and roundtables (Wed - Fri)
All summits, tutorials and bootcamps (Mon & Tues)
GDC Business Matchmaking
GDC Vault subscription (provides metered access to recordings of sessions for select GDC events via GDC Vault)
Audio Track Pass ($699.00)
Tuesday - Thursday
This pass is good for people who are interested in attending the GDC Audio Track sessions and the one-day Audio Bootcamp.
The Audio Track Pass provides access to:
All GDC Audio Track sessions (Wed - Fri)
The one-day Audio Bootcamp (Tues)
All one-day and two-day sponsored developer days (Mon & Tues)
All sponsored sessions
All poster sessions
GDC General Session (Wed)
Game Career Seminar (Fri)
GDC Expo Floor and Career Center (Wed - Fri)
GDC Play (Wed - Fri)
IGF Pavilion (Wed - Fri)
Independent Games Festival and Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony (Wed)
GDC Expo Floor Happy Hour
All GDC Mixers
The Audio Track Pass DOES NOT include access to:
Over 400 lectures, panels and roundtables (Wed - Fri)
All summits, tutorials and bootcamps (Mon & Tues) except the Audio Bootcamp (Tues)
All Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) sessions (Mon & Tues)
GDC Business Matchmaking
GDC Vault subscription (provides metered access to recordings of sessions for select GDC events via GDC Vault)
Independent Games Summit Pass ($329.00)
Monday - Tuesday
This pass is good for people who are interested in independent games, and seeing what the Independent Games Summit has to offer.
The Independent Games Summit Pass provides access to:
The Independent Games Summit (Mon & Tues)
All one-day and two-day sponsored developer days (Mon & Tues)
All sponsored sessions
All poster sessions
GDC General Session (Wed)
Game Career Seminar (Fri)
GDC Expo Floor and Career Center (Wed - Fri)
GDC Play (Wed - Fri)
IGF Pavilion (Wed - Fri)
Independent Games Festival and Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony (Wed)
GDC Mobile App
GDC Expo Floor Happy Hour
All GDC Mixers
The Independent Games Summit Pass DOES NOT include access to:
Over 400 lectures, panels and roundtables (Wed - Fri)
All summits, tutorials and bootcamps (Mon & Tues) except the Independent Games Summit (Mon & Tues)
All Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) sessions (Mon & Tues)
GDC Business Matchmaking
GDC Vault subscription (provides metered access to recordings of sessions for select GDC events via GDC Vault)
GDC Education Summit Pass ($329.00)
Monday - Tuesday
This pass is good for people who want to learn about the most innovative and exciting ideas in game education today.
The GDC Education Summit Pass provides access to:
The GDC Education Summit (Mon & Tues)
All one-day and two-day sponsored developer days (Mon & Tues)
All sponsored sessions
All poster sessions
GDC General Session (Wed)
Game Career Seminar (Fri)
GDC Expo Floor and Career Center (Wed - Fri)
GDC Play (Wed - Fri)
IGF Pavilion (Wed - Fri)
Independent Games Festival and Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony (Wed)
GDC Mobile App
GDC Expo Floor Happy Hour
All GDC Mixers
The GDC Education Games Summit Pass DOES NOT include access to:
Over 400 lectures, panels and roundtables (Wed - Fri)
All summits, tutorials and bootcamps (Mon & Tues) except the GDC Education Games Summit (Mon & Tues)
All Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) sessions (Mon & Tues)
GDC Business Matchmaking
GDC Vault subscription (provides metered access to recordings of sessions for select GDC events via GDC Vault)
Searched but found no prior thread.Expo Pass ($199.00)
Wednesday - Friday
This pass is good for people who are interested in an introductory look at GDC, and are interested in visiting the Expo Floor.
The Expo Pass provides access to:
GDC Expo Floor and Career Center (Wed - Fri)
GDC Play (Wed - Fri)
IGF Pavilion (Wed - Fri)
Independent Games Festival and Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony (Wed)
All one-day and two-day sponsored developer days (Mon & Tues)
All sponsored sessions
All poster sessions
Game Career Seminar (Fri)
GDC Mobile App
GDC Expo Floor Happy Hour
The Expo Pass DOES NOT include access to:
Over 400 lectures, panels and roundtables (Wed - Fri)
All summits, tutorials and bootcamps (Mon & Tues)
All Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) sessions (Mon & Tues)
GDC General Session (Wed)
GDC Business Matchmaking
All GDC Mixers
GDC Vault subscription (provides metered access to recordings of sessions for select GDC events via GDC Vault)