Games Convention

[1] The conference took place in a sprawling modern complex of exhibition halls in Leipzig.

These colours corresponded to the age indicators used by the USK, the German version of PEGI or ESRB.

[1][failed verification] The GCDC was held in a building in the same complex in Leipzig where the GC took place, typically just before the opening of the main show.

During the conference attendees gained ideas and inspiration from the presentation of new tools and methods, and from a variety of sessions discussing both the craft and the business of game design and development.

Presenters in recent years included Bob Bates, Louis Castle, Don Daglow, Peter Molyneux, Bill Roper, Bruce Shelley, David Perry and Will Wright.

Well-known game music composers such as Nobuo Uematsu, Michiru Yamane, Akira Yamaoka, Jason Hayes, Rob Hubbard, Chris Hülsbeck and Yuzo Koshiro were among those who have attended.

The final takes place every year in August at the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany.

The western wings and central hall of the new Leipziger Messe Fairgrounds. The east wings and business centre are off-camera to the right. The central hall alone has been described as being large enough to enclose a World Cup football pitch.