Carolina Games Summit News, Forums, Exhibitors, Speakers
East Coast Game Conference "The largest gathering of video game professionals on the East Coast"
E3 Expo "E3 is the world’s premier event for computer and video games and related products. At E3, the video game industry’s top talent pack the Los Angeles Convention Center, connecting tens of thousands of the best, brightest, and most innovative in the interactive entertainment industry. For three exciting days, leading-edge companies, groundbreaking new technologies, and never-before-seen products will be showcased. E3 connects you with both new and existing partners, industry executives, gamers, and social influencers providing unprecedented exposure to the entire video game industry, all under one roof."
Game Developers Conference "The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the world's largest professional game industry event. The market-defining GDC Conference features 750 lectures, panels, tutorials and roundtable discussions on a comprehensive selection of game development and VR/AR topics taught by leading industry experts."
Games For Change "Since 2004, Games for Change has offered programs and events for people of all ages and backgrounds to explore, learn, and create at the intersection of games and social impact."
GDC Vault "GDC Vault is a trove of in-depth design, technical and inspirational talks and slides from the influencers of the game development industry, taken from over 20 years of the worldwide Game Developers Conferences". Subscription required.
Indiecade "Indiecade is organized by an expansive team of dedicated individuals who truly believe that we can make an impact on the industry and ultimately the way the world plays, understands, and is impacted by games. To this end, Indiecade supports independent game development and a series of international events showcasing the future of games."
International Conference on Meaningful Play "Whether designed to entertain or to achieve more "serious" purposes, games, virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality have the potential to impact players' beliefs, knowledge, attitudes, emotions, cognitive abilities, physical and mental health, and behavior. Meaningful Play brings scholars and industry professionals together to understand and improve upon games to entertain, inform, educate, and persuade in meaningful ways."
PAX EAST "Each year we showcase a collection of the best indie games you’ve never heard of available on mobile platforms." Also see PAX WEST
SIGGRAPH "The ACM SIGGRAPH community is a global nonprofit organization serving the evolution of computer graphics and interactive techniques. With thousands of members across the world, the researchers, artists, developers, filmmakers, scientists, and business professionals of ACM SIGGRAPH are building the future of digital art and interactive design."
Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences "The mission of the AIAS is to promote and advance the worldwide interactive entertainment community; recognize outstanding achievements in the interactive arts and sciences; and host an annual awards show, the D.I.C.E. Awards, to enhance awareness of the interactive art form. Other special programs and initiatives led by the AIAS also include the prestigious D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit, bringing together the top video game designers and developers from around the world and business leaders from all major publishers to discuss the state of the industry, its trends and the future; and Into the Pixel, an exploration and celebration of the art of video games."
Digital Games Research Association (DIGRA) "DiGRA is a non-profit, academic association dedicated to the study of games and associated phenomena."
Entertainment Software Association "We are visionaries redefining the business and creative boundaries of entertainment."
Game Developers Guild "The Game Developers Guild is dedicated to bringing together those who desire to work with people interested in game development/programming as well those who want to learn about it. Our goals include but are not limited to educating community members on the art of video game development, hosting an open space where like-minded developers can get together, and hosting events to further the community growth in the tech sector."
International Game Developers Association "The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) is the largest non-profit membership organization in the world serving all individuals who create games. Mission: The IGDA supports and empowers game developers around the world in achieving fulfilling and sustainable careers."