

As a reminder, be sure to avoid amplified sound (no mics or megaphones), pass around/follow the sign-up sheet, and clean up after yourselves at the end of the day. The “unconference” of GDC lives on! The annual Lost Levels, the off-site gathering held each year to offer an open creative space for students and developers not “officially” attending GDC, will once again be held near the gazebo at Yerba Buena Park on Thursday, March 21 (Friday if it’s raining). For more information and trailers for all the games being shown this year, check the site. You can find the Indie Megabooth in the West Hall on the second floor. The schedule will run as follows (note: * denotes titles that have been recently revealed and/or are publicly playable for the first time either globally or in North America, ** denotes titles that will be showcasing new content). As in years past, only half of the games will be shown the first half of the week, and the other 12 during the last three days. Among the many other promising entries (the winner receives a $3000 prize) is Cook Your Way, a political game that is played with a cooking playset and acts as a comment on the immigration process, and HELLCOUCH: A Couch Co-Op Game, which uses LED lights to turn your couch cushions into playable game controllers.Ī total of 24 games will be shown in the Indie Megabooth this year, the highlights of which can be seen in this year’s trailer above. This year promises some especially intriguing titles, like Plünge, a one-button game played with a toilet plunger Koo-Koo, a multiplayer game that is played with the mechanisms of a cuckoo clock and Neon Nemesis, an arcade game with a literal secret backdoor. One of the most creative and exciting parts of GDC, is a contest showcase highlighting the innovative use of alternate controllers in videogames. Here’s what we’re looking forward to this year.

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As your dance card starts to fill up, don’t forget that GDC isn’t just about sessions, GDC Play and afterparties, but also the off-site gatherings, the many demo and open play community spaces, and, this year, even a lowkey garden to listen to music and relax in during one of those rare free moments when you’re not in the halls of the Moscone Center. With GDC 2019 just around the corner, it’s just about time to start looking at that show planner and penciling in the best of what the event has to offer.
