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The 2016 Game Developers Conference is weeks away, and with that in mind organizers want to give you the lowdown on all the cool interactive spaces and exhibits attendees will have access to during the March event.

Encompassing everything from tabletop games to Train Jam game jam prototypes and the world's leading lineup of alternative controller games, the interactive spaces at GDC are designed to introduce you to a broad slice of the most interesting work being done by game developers from across the industry. 

So while you're putting together your GDC 2016 session schedule in the Schedule Builder, don't forget to set some time aside to check out the variety of lounges, exhibits, and other events that will be happening across the Moscone Center throughout the week

The 2016 Game Developers Conference is coming up fast, and today organizers highlight an informative talk that's part of the March conference's Smartphone & Tablet Games Summit about how, why and where to soft-launch your next mobile game.

If you're at all interested in the art and business of making successful mobile games, this talk is worth making time for because it affords you a look at how soft-launching your game in a market like Canada or Australia can help you understand how players respond to your game and adjust accordingly, before you launch worldwide.

Organizers of the Game Developers Conference are finalizing the lineup of great talks for GDC 2016 in March, and today they're excited to highlight one about the remarkable soundtrack of The Chinese Room's Everybody's Gone To The Rapture.

"The Music of Rapture: Scoring For The End of The World" will be part of GDC's popular Audio track of talks, and feature celebrated composer and studio director Jessica Curry speaking frankly about the process of creating a world-class score for your game.

In addition to showcasing how she scored Everybody's Gone To The Rapture, Curry plans to detail (using musical examples) the ways in which the music functions in the game and will also talk about the ethos of how you create such a score. 

The 2016 Game Developers Conference is coming up fast, and today show officials want to remind you about the new career growth and networking opportunities attendees can take advantage of through the GDC Career Center.

A popular hub for game industry recruiting, the Career Center returns to GDC 2016 to complement the expansive, vibrant Expo Floor. Stop by the Center, located on the lower level of Moscone Convention Center's North Hall, to get practical career-building advice, attend sessions focused on game industry career growth, and meet folks working at some of the largest and most prestigious publishers and studios in our industry.

This year, GDC's Career Center team aims to make it easier than ever for companies to hire great talent at GDC by bringing the best and brightest right to you via their new Concierge Service.

Heads up, game artists and animators: GDC 2016 organizers are offering an early look at the informative and intriguing sessions taking place during the two-day Animation Bootcamp that kicks off the March conference.

As always, the Animation Bootcamp is one of many Bootcamps and Tutorials that take place during the first two days of GDC (Monday and Tuesday, March 14th and 15th this year) and offer attendees the chance to dive deep and explore focused topics like level design, game production, art direction and animation.

 This year the Animation Bootcamp kicks off on Monday with a series of great talks aimed at exploring new animation techniques, processes, and dimensions of what game animation is capable of contributing to a project.

Organizers of the 2016 Game Developers Conference are happy to welcome back the popular GDC Play emerging/independent developer showcase to the show this year, with a special new event that will help select participants practice their pitching skills in front of a live audience: GDC Pitch.

A great pitch can secure the future of your studio, or ensure your game has the resources to reach the players who will appreciate it most. At the all-new GDC Pitch, game developers that register to exhibit their game in this year's GDC Play may be selected to receive pitching advice and coaching, then pitch their game an opinionated panel of investors and publishers in front of a live audience. No pressure!

It's a new year, and that means the 2016 Game Developers Conference is coming up fast. Today, organizers are excited to highlight a new talk for the March conference from the developers of the critically acclaimed Limbo.

In "Low Complexity, High Fidelity - Inside Rendering," Playdead graphics coder Mikkel Gjoel and visual effects artist Mikkel Svendsen will detail the techniques used to achieve high visual fidelity in the context of the strict simplistic aesthetic of Inside (pictured) -- Playdead's follow-up to the critically acclaimed Limbo.