Google and Stadia Announce Digital Dev Summit After cancellation GDC due to Coronavirus

The much-awaiting Game Developers Conference was officially postponed on this Friday. According to the official statement, the reason for the cancellation is the Coronavirus epidemic seen throughout the world. Another Game Developers Summit held by Google and featuring Stadia has been converted into a “digital experience” in response. This incident has raised many questions across the digital world as well as the safety of Google for Games Developer’s Summit’s safety as well.

What Is Google for Games Developer’s Summit Featuring This Year?

Google’s GDC has been a centre for innovation in the Android games and Cloud services market for the past several years. Last year, Google unveiled Stadia and the event began incorporating streaming from them. The GDC for 2002 is seeing its first day on Monday and will feature keynotes from many teams from all over the company. In light of the cancellation of the other GDC, this event has gained a lot of importance since it will showcase the tech coming through in the rest of the year and beyond.

What Would the Now Cancelled GDC Have Showcased?

The original GDC had a complete list of events items for its entire duration. According to the original release, the GDC would have included full days of Android development along with Google Cloud applications. Many major developers in these two domains were set to make their appearances at the event. Further, Google’s Stadia, which has generated a lot of interest in the market would have been featured on the following day. This session was also packed with promising and exciting presentations. These would have included:

• Bringing Destiny to Stadia: A GDC Postmortem
• Bringing Vulkan Graphics Into the Mainstream
• Mastering Cloud Gaming: Tales from Stadia’s Launch
• Bringing Google’s Machine Learning to Game Development
• Super Charge Your Game’s Discoverability
• The Journey of Bringing Our Unity Game to Stadia

According to a statement by Google, the company has supported the decision by the organizers as a consequence of the Coronavirus outbreak. The tentative date for the event has been scheduled for summer this year.  Nevertheless, Google is proceeding with its planned event and will be releasing details on how developers worldwide can register. These details will be available on Google’s official channels and through major news outlets.

What Does Google’s GDS Digital Experience Can Offer?

Google’s Digital Experience at the GDS will be featuring full online streaming for the duration of the event. The Livestream will be available on YouTube for both days. According to experts, Google will need to prepare adequately for the massive event. This will no doubt will be very challenging but the opportunity to make interpersonal relationships with Google and other developers is certainly unique. It is expected that the event will be a major landmark in the history of Android development, Cloud-based services and all related gaming IPs are also sure to feature prominently along with their future being showcased.