The annual appointment with the Game Developers Conference (GDC) reference event of the video game industry, where programmers, artists, producers, professionals, audio, game designers, come together to exchange ideas and shape the future of the industry. The conference is currently running until March 25, 2022
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The very rich program of the event presents beyond 700 sessions including lectures, panels, tutorials and round tables on a comprehensive selection of game development topics (Audio, Marketing, Design, Production & Team Management, Development, and Graphics) taught by leading industry experts.
According to the available data, at the last edition in attendance which dates back to 2019, the conference attracted over 29,000 participants, of which 70% from North America, 12% from Western Europe and 5% from Asia. Over 550 companies exhibited in the Expo section, including sector leaders such as Epic Games, NVIDIA, Intel, Google, Facebook and Amazon
Italy participates in the event in hybrid form with a delegation of 20 companies, partly present (7 companies) in the institutional stand organized by ICE-Agenzia, in collaboration with theIIDEA Associationpartly (13 companies) in digital form on an online platform.
The Italian delegation is highly specialized with operators who develop different types of videogames for all the main distribution platforms and with a great variety of genres, from racing to action, from single player experiences to multiplayer competitions, with both entertainment and e-learning content.
In support of the Italian participation, ICE Agenzia – Los Angeles Office in close coordination with the Audiovisual & Multimedia Office of the Rome Office, has developed a package of services that includes: ICE – IIDEA institutional stand of 18 square meters set up with video wall and graphics, catalog on Italian companies and a publication entitled ‘Games in Italy’ to be distributed during the fair.