Expo and conference · San Francisco, California · Major show
GDC - Game Developers Conference and Expo 2015
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Key numbers
- Visitors
- 24,000this edition, organiser's figure
- Editions on record
- 10first in 2008
About GDC - Game Developers Conference and Expo
The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the world's largest and longest-running professionals-only game industry event.
This year's conference will take place at the Moscone Center, the largest convention and exhibition complex in San Francisco.
The GDC attracts over 24,000 attendees, and is the primary forum where programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals, business decision-makers and others involved in the development of interactive games gather to exchange ideas and shape the future of the industry. The GDC is produced by the UBM Tech Game Network.
This market defining conference features over 400 lectures, panels, tutorials and round-table discussions on a comprehensive selection of game development topics taught by leading industry experts. In addition, the GDC expo showcases all of the most relevant game development tools, platforms and services helping to drive the industry forward. The conference also features the seventeenth annual Independent Games Festival, the longest-running and largest festival relating to independent games worldwide, where original games compete for the attention of the publishing community, and the fifteenth annual Game Developers Choice Awards, the premier accolades for peer-recognition in the digital games industry.
From our listing of this edition. Details may have changed since.
Editions
| Year | Dates | Where | Exhibitors | Visitors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 1–4 Mar 2027 Dates announced | Moscone Convention Center San Francisco, California | — | — |
| 2020 | 16–20 Mar 2020 | Moscone Convention Center San Francisco, California | — | — |
| 2015 | 4–6 Mar 2015 | Moscone Convention Center San Francisco, California | — | 24,000 |
| 2014 | 17–21 Mar 2014 | Moscone Convention Center San Francisco, California | — | — |
| 2013 | 27–29 Mar 2013 | Moscone Convention Center San Francisco, California | — | — |
| 2012 | 5–9 Mar 2012 | Moscone Convention Center San Francisco, California | — | — |
| 2011 | 28 Feb – 4 Mar 2011 | Moscone Convention Center San Francisco, California | — | — |
| 2010 | 9–13 Mar 2010 | Moscone Convention Center San Francisco, California | — | 17,000 |
| 2009 | 25–27 Mar 2009 | Las Vegas Convention Center LVCC Las Vegas, Nevada | — | — |
| 2008 | 20–22 Feb 2008 | Las Vegas Convention Center LVCC Las Vegas, Nevada | — | — |
Past editions from the bvents archive (2008–2019) and organiser figures where they were published.