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 The Games Convention, sometimes called the Leipzig Games Convention and abbreviated as GC, is an annual video game event held in Leipzig, Germany, first held in 2002. Besides video games, the event also covers Infotainment, Hardware, and Edutainment. Its concept was created by the Leipziger Messe (Leipzig Fair) in cooperation with Bundesverband für Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware (German Federal Association for Entertainment Software) amongst others. With 183,000 visitors, 2,600 journalists, and 368 exhibitors from 25 countries in 2006, the Games Convention rivals the Tokyo Game Show as the biggest games event in the world. By comparison, both the Leipzig and Tokyo shows, where gamers of all ages can visit the show floor, are three times the size of the trade-only 2006 E3 show in Los Angeles. The Business Centre at Leipzig is reserved for professional visitors. In 2008, the Games Convention had a record of 203,000 visitors. The conference takes place in a sprawling modern complex of exhibition halls in Leipzig. To help identify younger visitors, coloured bracelets are handed out to attendees, indicating their age: "12 years and older" (green), "16 years and older" (blue), and "18 years and older" (red). These colours correspond to the age indicators used by the USK, the German version of PEGI or ESRB.
[edit] HistoryThe Leipzig Games Convention was first held in 2002. In 2005, the convention achieved visitor numbers of 134,000, which had risen to 185,000 by 2007. The Games Convention is usually held in the last week of August. The Games Convention 2007 took place from 23 August to 26 August, 2007. It started one day earlier for press members, exhibitors, and professionals. In 2008, the Industry consortium BIU announced not to back a Games Convention in 2009 in Leipzig, preferring a newly to be established convention held in Cologne under the name of Gamescom. Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft are members of the BIU, representing 12 companies. On 29 January 2009, the Leipziger Messe (Leipzig Fair) announced that in 2009 there will be no Games Convention as in 2008, but a new fair called "Games Convention Online" from 31 July to 2 August 2009. It will feature mainly browser games and other online and casual games.[1] [edit] Asian expansionAn Asian edition of the Games Convention was announced for 2007. It was held in Singapore, starting on 6 September 2007. [1] The current title of the expo is Games Convention Asia 2007. The Games Convention is facing a rising demand in Asia.[2] [edit] Statistics
[edit] International Games Convention Developers ConferenceThe Games Convention Developers Conference (GCDC) is the largest game design and development conference in Europe, with 950 attendees in 2008.[3] The GCDC is held in a building in the same complex in Leipzig where the GC takes place, typically just before the opening of the main show. During the conference attendees gain 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. The conference is open to both game professionals, students and press. As the major European conference, GCDC draws top speakers from all over the world. Presenters in recent years include Bob Bates, Louis Castle, Don Daglow, Peter Molyneux, Bill Roper, Bruce Shelley, David Perry and Will Wright. [edit] Speakers[edit] 2007Notable speakers from the GCDC 2007. [2]
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[edit] Press day and press conferencesThe Games Convention opens for professional visitors, such as developers and members of the press, one day before the event opens to the public. Many developers and publishers hold official press conferences on this day. [edit] Symphonic Game Music ConcertMain article: Symphonic Game Music Concert As part of the Games Convention, on the evening of the first day of the Games Convention, a grand Symphonic Game Music Concert is held in the Leipzig Gewandhaus. Well-known game music composers such as Nobuo Uematsu, Michiru Yamane, Akira Yamaoka, Jason Hayes, Rob Hubbard, Chris Hülsbeck and Yūzō Koshiro are among those who have attended. [edit] See also[edit] External links
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