The summit provides a forum for game developers and industry professionals to examine the future course of serious games development in areas such as education, government, health, military, science, corporate training, first responders, and social change.

The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the world's largest professionals-only game industry event. Convening every spring in San Francisco, it is the essential forum for learning, inspiration, and networking for the creators of computer, console, handheld, mobile, and online games.

The GDC attracts over 16,000 attendees, and is the primary forum where programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals, business decision makers, and others involved in the development of interactive games gather to exchange ideas and shape the future of the industry. The GDC is produced by the CMP Game Group, a division of CMP Technology.

This year's Game Developers Conference will feature five focused summits to foster and facilitate community building within emerging influential sectors of the game industry. These two-day and one-day single-track summits will run on the Monday and Tuesday of the GDC.