GDC Play has announced a new award for their 2013 show, “Best in Play.” GDC has been around for years, but the organizers behind the show decided to create a separate expo for emerging and independent game developers, which they called GDC Play. GDC Play will be held on Tuesday, March 26 – Thursday, March 28 at Moscone Center during the 2013 Game Developers Conference. The “Best in Play” award will be given to a developer after being judged by a team of GDC organizers and Gamasutra editors. The top eight will be named the winners and will receive two all access passes to GDC 2014. If I put a lot of work into a game for years, I’d want a little more than a pass to another gaming expo. Maybe they could throw in a pack of Skittles? That seems a bit more fair. Just a thought.
Jonathan Robinson, President of Lokisplanet, says his team couldn’t have been happier with his experience at GDC Play 2012. “The intimate interaction between exhibitors, attendees, press and VIPs was something that you couldn’t find anywhere else. I would absolutely recommend GDC Play for anyone trying to gain exposure within the gaming industry in a [sic] environment that is perfectly suited to talk about your product.”
