COLOGNE -- Over 1,500 game professionals representing more than 45 different countries congregated at the Cologne Congress Center East in Cologne, Germany for three days of learning, networking, and inspiration at Game Developers Conference Europe 2010 (GDC Europe). Thanks to a strong lineup of speakers, ranging from famed game developer Warren Spector of Disney’s Junction Point, to Hermen Hulst of Guerilla Games, the show presented an esteemed selection of 170 European and international speakers, a total of 40 exhibitors and sponsors and 275 media representatives covering game development on PC, social networking sites, consoles and mobile platforms. GDC Europe returns to Cologne, Germany on August 15-17, 2011. 

If you think game developers have cookie cutter backgrounds, you haven’t met Jennifer Canada, a former Rice University opera performance and political science double-major who, for a time, abandoned playing video games all together. Today, The Guildhall at Southern Methodist University alumna is a designer for Insomniac Games.

Playing virtual golf just became more realistic. The United States Golf Association (USGA) has entered into a long-term relationship with online high-definition golf destination World Golf Tour (WGT), putting golf on the forefront of technology and marketing innovation in the sports industry. YuChiang Cheng, CEO of WGT, talks about this new deal as well as the technology behind this golf simulation in this exclusive video interview.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Hardcore Computer delivered breakthrough performance at GDC 2010 with the launch of Reactor X, based on the new Intel Core i7-980X six-core processor. As with its original product, Reactor, which was launched last year, Reactor X was developed for hardcore computer users such as gamers, graphic artists, audiophiles, industrial designers, engineers, medical imaging technicians and military technologists. Reactor X is designed for performance and quality with many patented technologies and innovations.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Bethesda Softworks, a ZeniMax Media company, showed media behind closed doors at the St. Regis Hotel during GDC 2010 a new third-person perspective Unreal Engine 3 game from inXile Entertainment. Bethesda Softworks will publish Hunted: The Demon’s Forge for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.

The success of 3D movies like the Oscar-winning Avatar and Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland is proof that audiences are embracing the 3D revolution. No longer a tawdry gimmick, 3D technology is driving advances in storytelling, visuals, and visceral experiences. Of course, experiencing 3D in your local Cineplex is one thing, but bringing it home to your living room is another. Over the past year or so, NVIDIA has been driving advances in 3D digital entertainment, through our large ecosystem of display, content, and hardware partners. Today, NVIDIA has announced the latest addition to its 3D solutions, a software technology called 3DTV Play, that lets gamers connect their compatible GeForce-based desktop or notebook PC to a full HD 3D TV.