The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has begun the call for entries for speakers in the wake of its games development summit, the NASSCOM Game Developer Conference (NGDC) 2015 which will take place from 5-7 November in Pune, India at The Westin.
Featuring over 1300 industry delegates, 70 speakers, 50 games, an Expo promoting Indian video games and a dedicated day for workshops, the three day conference showcases the creative talent and upcoming industry trends in interactive entertainment in India. Along with its Call for Speakers entries, it has also started early bird registrations for the conference, valid till 27 September.
“The NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2015 in Pune, is this year’s most important Indian gathering of indie and games development studios”, said NASSCOM, chairman – gaming forum, Rajesh Rao, “We are incredibly excited to announce that the NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2015 will return, with a truly international and domestic speaker line-up, a home-grown games expo and delegates from games developers throughout India and beyond.”
The previous editions features speakers like Ed Fries, Yoichi Wada, Trip Hawkins, Rami Ismail and Ian Livingstone and this year’s line-up will feature two days of dedicated tracks focused on Indies, Game Design, Publishing/Advertising, Game Art and Technology.
The NGDC 2015 Expo will give Indian developers and publishers, the opportunity to showcase their games throughout the conference on the expo floor and is increasing its size to promote 50+ Indian games. The NGF 2015 Awards will also recognise achievements in Indian games development and encourage the creation of building original IP in India.
