The inaugural 2013 App Developers Conference (ADC) and Game Developers Conference Next (GDC Next) call for submissions are now open through Wednesday, May 29. ADC will feature app best practices (outside of games), covering some of major app vertical markets -- Entertainment, Enterprise, Health/Wellness, Lifestyle, Brand Marketing, and Education, while GDC Next will feature detailed content about creating the game experiences of the future. Coincidentally or not, most of the addressed vertical markets for apps are also major Serious Games target markets. “With the evolution and growth of interactive technology moving at light speed, it became clear to us that we should bring our 25+ years of expertise producing the Game Developers Conference events to the ever-expanding universe of app development, and also create a new event that looks at the future of the games space," said Meggan Scavio, general manager of GDC events. The brand new co-located event
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