Heads up, would-be Game Developers Conference 2016 speakers: Now is your chance to propose a talk for one of the GDC 2016 Summits or the all-new Virtual Reality Developers Conference at GDC!
The call for submissions to present lectures and panels for both the VRDC and the specialized Summits that kick off the 2016 Game Developers Conference closes on Friday, October 2nd at 11:59 PM PT. Both VRDC and the GDC Summits take place on the first two days of GDC, signaling the start of the five-day conference.
This year, for the first time ever, GDC also debuts the Virtual Reality Developers Conference, a special two-day event where developers of all stripes will have the opportunity to explore and discuss interactive experiences, including both linear and non-linear VR and AR projects.
Programming for the conference, spearheaded by two parallel industry Advisory Boards, will include valuable content for the rapidly-growing community of VR game developers, storytellers, and creators looking to harness the uncharted potential of VR technology for 3D games, CG movies, actual filmed experiences and beyond.
You can find more information on the VRDC and how to submit your talks on the official VRDC website.
In addition, the 2016 GDC Summits now accepting submissions, with each Summit having dedicated industry Advisory Board members to evaluate your talks. This year's GDC Summits include the return of multiple popular Summits and the extension of the new eSports Summit to two days - the final line-up for 2016 is:
- AI Summit
- Free to Play Summit
- Game Narrative Summit
- GDC Education Summit
- Independent Games Summit
- eSports Summit
- Community Management Summit
- Smartphone & Tablet Games Summit
The perennially popular Game Career Seminar is also accepting submissions, and will take place on Friday, March 18th, to close out GDC 2016.
Organized by the UBM Tech Game Network, GDC 2016 takes place March 14-18 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California. For more information regarding the submission process and guidelines for the GDC summits, please visit the online submission portal. For more information about GDC 2016, please visit the official GDC website.
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