Watch GDC 2012 - Game Developers Choice Awards Video Replay courtesy of Gamespot. From March 5-9, 2012, GDC served as the headquarters for learning, networking and inspiration for the digital games industry.
The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the world's largest and longest-running professionals-only game industry event.The GDC attracts over 19,000 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 TechWeb Game Network.
The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the world's largest and longest-running professionals-only game industry event.The GDC attracts over 19,000 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 TechWeb Game Network.
IGF winners for 2012:
Best Student Game:
Way (Carnegie Mellon University, Entertainment Technology Center)
Technical Excellence:
Antichamber (Alexander Bruce)
Excellence in Design:
Spelunky (Mossmouth)
Best Mobile Game:
Beat Sneak Bandit (Simogo)
Excellence in Visual Art:
Dear Esther (thechineseroom)
Excellence in Audio:
Botanicula (Amanita Design)
Audience Award:
Frozen Synapse (Mode 7 Games)
Microsoft XBLA Award
Super T.I.M.E. Force (Capy)
Nuovo Award:
Storyteller (Daniel Benmergui)
Seumas McNally Grand Prize
Fez (Polytron)
Game Developer's Choice 2012 winners
Best Audio:
Portal 2 (Valve)
Best Debut:
Supergiant Games for Bastion
Best Narrative:
Portal 2 (Valve)
Best Visual Arts:
Uncharted 3 (Naughty Dog)
Best Downloadable Game:
Bastion (Supergiant)
Best Game Design
Portal 2 (Valve)
Best Technology
Battlefield 3 (DICE)
Best Mobile Handheld Game
Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery (Superbrothers and Capy)
Innovation Award
Johann Sebastian Joust (Die Gute Fabrik)
2012 Pioneer Award
Dave Theurer, creator of Missile Command, Tempest and I, Robot
Game of the Year
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
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