The Game Developers Choice Awards deliver:

• millions of logo impressions online, in print, and in person, to the most influential audience in games
• access to the industry elite: nominees, winners, presenters and advisory board members
• media attention from industry and mainstream outlets, including a broadcast from G4
• significant brand presence at the Game Developers Conference, including logo exposure in prime locations not available to other sponsors

Advisory Board Members

• Hal Barwood – Finite Arts
• John Vechey – PopCap
• Bob Rafei – Naughty Dog
• Mark Cerny – Cerny Games
• Susan O'Connor – Susan O'Connor Writing Studio
• Raph Koster – Areae, Inc.
• Julien Merceron – Eidos
• Clinton Keith – High Moon Studios
• Ryan Lesser – Harmonix
• Clint Hocking – Ubisoft
• Tommy Tallarico – Video Games Live
• Brian Reynolds – Big Huge Games
• Ray Muzyka – Bioware

When game developers share information, it moves our entire art form forward and everyone benefits.
Being recognized with the Community Contribution award for helping out with this vital process was a high point in my career!
- Chris Hecker, Technology Follow, Maxis/EA
2006 Community Contribution Award Recipient

GDC ATTENDEE DEMOGRAPHICS

• Top reasons for attending GDC include: session content, GDC Expo and industry networking/meetings*
  
  
• Attendees spent an average of 5 hours on the show floor.
  
  
• The average development budget for conference attendees is $8.8 million.
  
  
• GDC attendees have an average of 5.4 years of experience, have worked on an average of 8.3 game titles, and published an average of 10.4 game titles.*
  
  
• GDC attendees manage 14 people directly or indirectly.*
  GDC attendees average development team size for their current project is 29.*
  
  
• Top four actions attendees have taken as a result of attending GDC08
  Visited an exhibitor's website • Sent an email
  Requested more information • Contacted an exhibitor
  
  
• Geography: 82% of GDC attendee are from North America with the balance mainly coming from Western Europe (10%) and Asia (5.2%)
  
  
• 95% of 2008 attendees rated the information GDC as relevant to their jobs.*
_{*Source: 2008 Onsite Attendee Survey by Audience Insights}