GDC 2025

When: 17 – 21 March, 2025

IGDA Booth: South Hall, 1063
Where: Moscone Convention Center
747 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94102
United States

Sponsorship Opportunities available here. Contact sponsors@igda.org

Member Discount

IGDA members can save 10% on GDC 2024 All Access, Core, Online Only, and Summits passes, and 10% off the GDC Vault. Discount codes are available on the Member Benefits page.

The IGDA discount code cannot be combined with other discount promotions, including group discounts, alumni rates, exhibitor discounts, other special discount offers or previously purchased or registered passes. All discount codes are subject to review and are limited to one discount per registration. The IGDA discount code is available for online registration only and will not work for onsite registration.

IGDA Booth, sponsored by Dell

Visit us in South Hall of Moscone, booth 1043, alongside our friends at Dell and Nvidia!

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IGDA Schedule of Events @ GDC 2025

All times are in PST. Event lists includes all “Presented by the IGDA” Roundtables as well as IGDA Leaders who are speaking!

If you are an IGDA Leader and do not see your event listed here, please email social@igda.org and provide your full name, job title, company name, a link to your GDC conference schedule, the title of your talk/presentation, date/time, and GDC room.

This will be updated as often as we can, but for any programming outside of Monday and Tuesday, please refer to the GDC schedule for most up to date details.

IGDA Booth & Roundtables

IGDA will have a Booth at GDC in South Hall, Booth S1063, and our Chapters and Special Interest Groups will host informal programming on Monday/Tuesday at Moscone, as well as SIG Roundtables Wed-Fri. You can see a schedule of events here.

Tuesday, March 18th

6:30–9:30pm PT: AccelByte Game Dev Connect Indies Online: Challenges & Solutions (IGDA sponsored) RSVP HERE

Wednesday, March 19th

4-6:30pm: Cosmic Connections Executive Mixer, sponsored by Terminal3/IGDA – Invite/Approval Required
Note: We’ve received your feedback that the registration process is a bit extensive – thanks for your patience! We are excited to welcome you to this awesome event!

Thursday, March 20th

5-6pm: IGDA Annual General Meeting, Room 2002, West Hall of Moscone
6-10pm: IGDA & WIGI Networking Mixer at Children’s Creativity Museum – RSVP HERE

Friday, March 21st

10am-12pm: IGDA Mentor Cafe – SIGN UP AS A MENTOR/MENTEE HERE (Room 3000, West Hall)

DETAILED SCHEDULED

NEW THIS YEAR

Please note the rooms have since changed – if you see 211, please go to 301 instead. And if you see 203, please go to 304 instead. Thank you!

Monday, 17 March - IGDA xCHANGE

11:00am – 12:00pm | IGDA eSports SIG Meetup (Presented by IGDA eSports SIG, Room 211 South Hall)

11:30am – 12:30pm | Empowering Gamedevs: A Deep Dive into Incubators and Accelerators (Presented by IGDA Incubation SIG, Room 203 South Hall)

1:00pm – 2:00pm | IGDA Indies SIG Reboot Mixer (Presented by IGDA Indies SIG, Room 211 South Hall)

2:00pm – 3:00pm | Muslims in Games Discussion Group (Presented by IGDA Muslim in Games SIG, Room 203 South Hall)

2:30pm – 4:00pm | Black and Brown Networking Session (Presented by IGDA Black in Gaming SIG & IGDA Latinx in Gaming SIG, Room 211 South Hall)

3:30pm – 4:30pm | Neurodivergent Senior Dev Meetup (Presented by IGDA Neurodivergent in Games SIG, Room 203 South Hall)

4:30pm – 6:00pm | IGDA @ GDC Localization Mixer (Presented by IGDA Localization SIG, Room 211, South Hall)

5:00pm – 6:00pm | Neurodivergent Game Developer Networking Session (Presented by IGDA Neurodivergent in Games SIG, Room 203 South Hall)

Tuesday, 18 March - IGDA xCHANGE

11:30am – 12:30pm | Game Designer Meetup (Presented by the IGDA, Room 211 South Hall)

11:30am – 1:00pm | Green Games in Action: A Rapid Prototyping Workshop (Presented by IGDA Climate SIG, Room 203 South Hall)

2:00pm – 3:00pm | Taco Tuesday: Let’s Taco ‘Bout Indie Game Dev (Presented by IGDA Mexico Chapter Room 203 South Hall)

2:00pm – 3:30pm | Level Up Your Career: Tools for Professional Growth & Perfecting Your Profile (Presented by the WIG+ SIG, Room 211 South Hall)

3:30pm – 4:30pm | Accelerate Your Growth: Harnessing the Power of Incubators and Accelerators (Presented by IGDA Incubation SIG, Room 203 South Hall)

4:00pm – 4:30pm | Social Media & Marketing Best Practices Roundtable (Presented by IGDA Global, Room 211 South Hall)

4:30pm – 6:00pm | Chapter/SIG Leadership Hangout (Presented by IGDA Global, Room 211 South Hall)

5:00pm – 6:00pm | Interactive Audio Special Interest Group Networking Meet Up (Presented by the IGDA Interactive Audio SIG, Room 203 South Hall)

Wednesday, 19 March

9:00am – 10:00am | How AI is reshaping Hiring and Interviewing Roundtable (Room 301 South Hall)
9:00am – 10:00am | Legal Roundtable: Navigating Kids’ Online Privacy and Safety Laws in the Video Games Industry (Room 304 South Hall)

10:30am – 11:30am | Being an Effective Ally Roundtable (Room 301 South Hall)
10:30am – 111:30am | IGDA Analytics and Data Science SIG Roundtable (Room 304 South Hall)

2:00pm – 3:00pm | Developing Deeper Player Engagement and Emotional Connection through Sound and Design Roundtable (Room 301 South Hall)
2:00pm – 3:00pm | Creating Safer Digital Playgrounds Roundtable (Room 304 South Hall)

3:30pm – 4:30pm | Games & Research: Collaborations with Academia Roundtable (Room 301 South Hall)
3:30pm – 4:30pm | Tackling Climate Issues and Stress in the Games Industry Roundtable (Room 304 South Hall)

5:00pm – 6:00pm | Making Jewish Games Roundtable (Room 301 South Hall)
5:00pm – 6:00pm | Accessibility by Design Roundtable (Room 304 South Hall)

Thursday, 20 March

9:30am – 10:30am | Game Art: A Legal Guide to Navigating the AI Landscape Roundtable (Room 301 South Hall)
9:30am – 10:30am | Muslims in Games Roundtable (Room 304 South Hall)

11:00am – 12:00pm | Forever Games: In-Game Economics Roundtable (Room 301 South Hall)
11:00am – 12:00pm | Open Source Licensing and Games Roundtable (Room 304 South Hall)

2:00pm – 3:00pm | Serious Games Roundtable (Room 301 South Hall)
2:00pm – 3:00pm | AAPI in the Games Industry Roundtable (Room 304 South Hall)

3:30pm – 4:30pm | Let’s Talk: Neurodiversity in the Games Industry Roundtable (Room 301 South Hall)
3:30pm – 4:30pm | Empowering All Genders: The Future of Inclusive Gaming Roundtable (Room 304 South Hall)

5:00pm – 6:00pm | What Indies Need Roundtable (Room 301 South Hall)
5:00pm – 6:00pm | Incubation Roundtable (Room 304 South Hall)

Friday, 21 March

Friday, March 22

10:00am – 11:00am | Latinx in Games Roundtable (Room 301 South Hall)
10:00am – 11:00am | Kids as Devs: How to Lead a Kids Game Jam Roundtable (Room 304 South Hall)

10:00am – 12:00pm | IGDA Mentor Cafe – Register in advance (Room TBA)

11:30am – 12:30pm | Queers in the Games Industry (Room 301 South Hall)
11:30am – 12:30pm | Games User Research Roundtable (Room 304 South Hall)

1:30pm – 2:30pm | Localization Roundtable (Room 301 South Hall)
1:30pm – 2:30pm | Behind the Screens: Optimizing Production for Remote Teams Roundtable (Room 304 South Hall)

3:00pm – 4:00pm | The Future of Narrative Design and Game Writing Roundtable (Room 301 South Hall)
3:00pm – 4:00pm | The Great Engine Debate Roundtable (Room 304 South Hall)