About
GDC Vault is the virtual extension of the Game Developers Conferences enabling learning and inspiration for you the developer to continue after each GDC at your leisure. GDC Vault hosts a variety of audio, video, and PowerPoint presentations of previous Game Developers Conferences including GDC09, GDC Canada, GDC Austin, and GDC Europe.
Inside GDC Vault you will discover insightful talks, opinions, and techniques from the brightest minds in game development and business today. GDC Vault covers a range of developmental topics including game design, programming, audio, visual arts, business management, production, online games, and much more.
Vault Access
Everyone has access to the Vault
Free section.
Members-only content is available with an All Access Pass Purchase
or a Studio Subscription. GDC event All Access Passes from 2009
onward include a Vault subscription, and studio subscriptions
information is available on
our new demo page. See the event chart for
subscription expiration for All-Access Passes:
| Event(s) |
Subscription Start/End Dates |
| All 2009 GDC Events |
Now thru 2/1/2010 |
GDC 2010 GDC Canada 2010 GDC Europe 2010 |
1 week after the event thru 2/1/2011 |
GDC Austin 2010 GDC China 2010 |
1 week after the event thru 2/1/2011 |
I have an All Access Pass, how do I activate my account?
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If you have an All Access Pass, you can use the email address you registered with to activate your account. Use the "Forgot Password" link if you can't remember your password; you will be able to change this once you log in to the system.
Note to GDC China Registrations: GDC Vault will not take Chinese characters for email addresses.
What content do I get to access with my Vault membership?
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A GDC Vault membership grants access to all available GDC event media including audio, video, and slides captured since 2007 through current events. New event content is added to Vault 2 weeks following the live events. All 2010 event session capture will include Audio+Slides synced. In addition, we are reviewing historic content prior to 2007 for inclusion in Vault and we will continue to add this content on a rolling basis. Please note: Speakers may choose not to make their slides available.
Do I need a membership to access the Free Content?
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No, you do not need a membership to access the content in the free section.
What content do I get access to in the Free section?
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The free section provides access to all available speaker slides and whitepapers plus periodic sponsored and promotional audio and video recordings.
Event audio-only recordings are made available for individual purchase via the
online store.
I forgot my password, how do I recover it?
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Use the "Forgot Password" link located in the login box. You will receive an email with a new password at the email address that you registered with.
Your login is the email you used to register. Check your registration receipt, or contact us at
help@gdcvault.com.
You can purchase an All Access Pass for an upcoming event to renew your subscription.
Vault Navigation
Type a keyword into the search bar or click "Advanced Search" for more specific event, track, and speaker criteria. You can also browse for event specific content by clicking on the left column navigation. Once you've filtered your content, you can also sort the session list columns alphabetically by clicking on the grey arrows in the column headers.
Yes, you can save sessions you like by expanding the session description and clicking on the "Add to bookshelf" button. You bookshelf will appear in the left column when you are logged in.
If I'm logged in, is all of the free content already included in my search?
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Yes, if you are logged in, you will see results for all content.
Vault Content
What sessions are captured and posted to Vault?
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Number of sessions captured is determined event to event based on speaker approval, logistics, and session type. We are committed to capturing 70% of GDC event sessions via audio, video, or slides. Roundtables are not captured.
Why aren't all of the speaker's slides posted?
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Speakers may choose not to make their slides available.
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