Game Developers Conference (GDC) is being held for the first time in Vancouver on May 12-13 and the Panic Manual’s West Coast staff will be in attendance to keep you in the loop on what the Canadian gaming industry is up to.
A relatively small conference compared to it’s sister event which took place in March, but big on Canadian content and keynote speeches from a few bigwigs. Here’s a quick preview of what to expect:
Keynote Speeches:
May 12 – The Evolution of the Canadian Game Industry: A Conversation with Don Mattrick Senior Vice President, Microsoft
May 13 – Emotionally Engaging Narrative: Gaming’s New Frontier with Dr. Ray Muzyka, Co-Founder, General Manager and CEO of BioWare and Dr. Greg Zeschuk, co-founder and vice president of BioWare
The exhibition portion consists of mainly Vancouver based developers, the biggest being Radical Entertainment who care currently developing the hotly tipped Prototype.
Watch this space and twitter for updates over the next 2 days.
