Preview: GDC 2010

GDC in San Francisco has long been one of the most crucial dates on the games industry calendar, and with the action set for next week, here conference director Meggan Scavio explains what's in store, how the team is encouraging a greater sense of community, and why the line-up of international events is now complete.

Q: For anybody not watching the press or the GDC website, what are the highlights for the conference this year? Sid Meier's the overall keynote...

Meggan Scavio: I've taken a bit of a shift when it comes to programming keynotes - I really want to focus on developers, and I want to have a developer onstage at GDC every year as a way of showcasing what the conference is about.

It's not about making news, it's not about announcing things - it's about making better games, and I kind of want to... not really turn them into icons, but I want to recognise the talent of the developers out there.

Read the rest of the interview at Gamasutra