What you need to know
- The Game Developers Conference takes place every year and focuses on technology.
- This year, many worried it would be canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
- It's going to go as planned, but with some restrictions.
- Developers from China will either not attend or will send American staff.
The Game Developers Conference (GDC) takes place every year and is regarded as one of the most important for game developers. This year though, many feared that it would be canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak in China. The illness has killed over 1,000 people and that number continues to rise as more people succumb to it in China and elsewhere around the globe.
Daniel Ahmad, an analyst with Niko Partners, spotted a post on the conference's website which confirmed plans. You can take a look at the summary from Ahmad below. He highlights the important parts of the announcement.
GDC 2020 will take place as planned in March.
Companies based in China will either skip this year or only send US based staff. China based attendees will not attend this year (2% of total).
Additional measures have been taken, outlined below-https://t.co/vSvTmAs44a pic.twitter.com/xQySZgojWwGDC 2020 will take place as planned in March.
Companies based in China will either skip this year or only send US based staff. China based attendees will not attend this year (2% of total).
Additional measures have been taken, outlined below-https://t.co/vSvTmAs44a pic.twitter.com/xQySZgojWw— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) February 17, 2020February 17, 2020
The GDC organizers recommend taking precautions against coronavirus by washing hands and practicing other sanitary protocols. Hopefully, it'll go smoothly this year despite the public health crisis that continues to worsen by the day.
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