Tickets for GDoCExpo 2024 are now available!
Our 9th annual celebration of Game Devs of Color will feature new voices and games that connect an uplifting community of creators from around the world. Save the date for:
- Online conference with talks, panels, and interviews with industry experts
- Networking Day, Grant Award Ceremony, live chat, digital booths, meetings, job board, and more
- Game Devs of Color Expo Steam Sale
- The GDoCExpo Direct
Unable to afford a paid ticket? Need-based tickets are available — just apply using this form.
Attend an in-person GDoCExpo Watch Party
Join your fellow devs at an official GDoCExpo Watch Party and celebrate the incredible creativity and talent in our community.
Recently announced speakers
Dev Interview:
Venba
Abhi S (He/Him)
Below the Triple A Line - South African Game Dev Panel
Diyanka Govender (She/Her),
Rodwin Malinga (He/Him),
Kirsten-Lee Naidoo (She/Her),
Siyabonga Siluma (He/Him),
Ulysses (He/Him)
250 Reviewed Game Pitches Later: The Lessons Learned
Ed Lago (He/Him)
Worldbuilding Untold Histories, Presented by Black Public Media
Jazsalyn (She/Her),
Dominick C Rabrun (He/Him)
Inclusive Gaming via Narrative Engine: A New Frontier in Accessibility
Victor Varnado (He/Him)
Generating Hope in a AI Hellscape
Dakota Hernandez (He/Him),
Alexia Mohabir (They/She)
Great Designers Steal: Successful UX Patterns From Games
Ava Liao (She/Her)
Write Your Way Out! ~ Creative Solutions for Unexpected Developments
Hassan DuRant (He/Him)
Applications for speakers and games are open!
Start a conversation and inspire your community.
Ready to share your expertise? Submit your talk or panel for our online conference.
Show off your game to a massive audience for free.
Apply for a Dev Interview with your team, for your trailer to be in the GDoCExpo Direct, or for your games to be in the GDoCExpo Steam Sale.
As always, all speakers are paid, and no fees for developers. Accepted speakers and games are automatically considered for the Game Devs of Color Grants (no-strings grant funding ranging from $15K - $25K USD per team). No additional application is necessary.
The GDoC Expo has become a premier setting for professionals to meet and exchange ideas. Game development can be a complex and exhausting process, and it’s important that creators have access to a support network capable of seeing them through the toughest of it.
GameDaily.biz
Events like this are a great way not only to find out more about developers and games you might not have heard about, but also to learn more about game development in general.
PC Gamer
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