Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) and PlayStation will once again grace their presence at the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC). The GDC is the largest annual gathering of professional video game developers, with focus on learning, inspiration, and networking. Sony Interactive Entertainment representative Ron Laserna reveals the details of their GDC activities via PlayStation Blog. First of all, there will be many game kiosks showcasing a variety of PlayStation’s PS4 and PS4 Pro titles. These include games like Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, Monster Hunter World, Gran Turismo Sport, Shadow Of The Colossus, Donut County, The Swords of Ditto, and Guacamelee! 2, as well as PSVR titles like Moss and Bravo Team.
There will be tech kiosks featuring PlayStation HDR Development and PlayStation Developer Tools – SN Systems. The “Ask Developer Relations @GDC” station will also be returning at this year’s GDC, where the Third Party Developer Relations team will answer any questions about working with PlayStation, licensing and more. Schedules have been made available here.
Additionally, other PlayStation-related sessions and roundtables will be held at GDC 2018. A few confirmed topics include “The Magic Behind ‘Joshua Bell VR’: Immersive Video with Positional Tracking”, which will reveal how a PlayStation VR-related problem was solved,” and “Player Engagement in VR Cinematics,” which discusses on how to strike a balance between player engagement and cinematic cut-scenes. Head on over here for the full list of talks.
Non-developers will also have something to look forward to as the SIE recruiting team will be there too. They will be providing a golden opportunity for anyone to schedule a one-on-one private meeting with them to discuss potential job openings available at SIE. Eager job seekers can head on over here to get started.
Game Developers Conference 2018 will take place at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, from March 21st to 23rd, 2018. Sony Interactive Entertainment will be there on the GDC Expo floor at Space 601 in the South Hall. Check out the prices of tickets and passes here.
