GDC Europe Overview

Introduction

The Game Developers Conference Europe™ (GDC Europe) is the world’s largest professionals-only game industry event in Europe. Presented every fall in Cologne, it is the essential forum for learning, inspiration, and networking for the creators of computer, console, handheld, mobile, and online games.

GDC Europe attracts over 2,000 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. GDC Europe is produced by UBM TechWeb Game Network, a division of UBM TechWeb, LLC.

Expo

The most innovative companies in the world exhibit at the GDC Europe Expo demonstrating the tools developers use to create the games that will be on store shelves two to three years from now.

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Press Release

View all 2011 GDC-related press releases here.
View all 2010 GDC-related press releases here.

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GDC Europe Filming Guidelines

2011 Official Filming and Videotaping Policies

Members of the press, speakers and attendees who plan to film or videotape sessions at the GDC must adhere to the following policies. Additional Guidelines:

• Permission must be authorized for filming on-site by conference management or the GDC’s press relations representative: fortyseven communications. Please obtain a sticker for your badge from a fortyseven representative in the press room which will indicate that you have been approved.
• Individual conference session recordings can be no longer than five minutes in length, and can only consist of the first five minutes of the session.
• Conference session footage taken at the event must be used as B-roll only with replay of 5 minutes total of the GDC at the most.
• Interconnecting with existing audio or video recordings is prohibited. In other words, you may not obtain a direct feed from the AV technician in the session room you are attending.
• Once permission for taping is obtained from conference management or fortyseven communications, recorder must also obtain permission from speaker.
• Requests for interviews with conference management must be facilitated through fortyseven communications. Prior to the conference, please contact fortyseven communications directly. On-site, please proceed to the press room for assistance.
• Recording of roundtables is prohibited.

Please note that press and attendees found violating these guidelines will be asked to leave the event. Conference volunteers staffing each session will be policing recording activity.

NOTE: The official photographer and members of the media with filming permission stickers are exempt from this rule.

If you have further questions, please contact the following:

Sandra Lew Game Developers Conference Europe +1.415.947.6232

Brian Rubin fortyseven communications +1.323.658.1200

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GDC Europe Logos

Download the GDC Europe 2011 logo and other GDC event logos here.

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