What you need to know
- Game Developers Conference (GDC) was initially set to be held the week of March 16.
- It was postponed a few weeks ahead of the event due to COVID-19.
- The organizers have now announced a new 3-day GDC Summer event to he held in August.
GDC Summer will be held from August 4-6 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, where it was set to take place in March. The event is said to be a unique GDC experience that will retain "the same high level of expert-led talks as the traditional GDC." There will be a freestyle two-day expo show floor on the 5th and 6th.
A new community partnership program will also roll out alongside GDC Summer so that developers can host meetings and other gatherings outside of the event space.
As a celebration of the game development industry, GDC Summer 2020 will roll out a new community partnership program. Organizations will have the opportunity to apply for space onsite to host meetings and gatherings alongside the main event. Qualifying organizations could include SIG meetings, non-profit board meetings, local meet-ups, hosted "office hours" by community professionals, portfolio review rooms, podcast recording and more.
It's unclear just how long the COVID-19 outbreak will last, so the team at GDC is constantly monitoring the latest information from health officials and the CDC.
