{"id":13258,"date":"2018-02-19T19:11:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T19:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamasutra.com\/view\/news\/314734"},"modified":"2018-02-19T19:11:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T19:11:00","slug":"gdc-2018-is-proud-to-once-again-donate-passes-to-the-indie-giving-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/02\/19\/gdc-2018-is-proud-to-once-again-donate-passes-to-the-indie-giving-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"GDC 2018 is proud to once again donate passes to the Indie Giving Charity!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time again: with the 2018\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdconf.com?_mc=BP_LE_CON\">Game Developers Conference<\/a>\u00a0just a month away,\u00a0organizers are proud\u00a0to announce that for the sixth\u00a0year running, 30 GDC Indie Games Summit tickets will be donated to the 2018\u00a0Indie Giving initiative\u00a0in partnership with the fantastic\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiegiving.com\">Indie Giving charity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of this enduring partnership with Indie Giving, which continues to be overseen by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fgl.com\/\">FGL<\/a>\u00a0chief and indie community veteran Chris Hughes, is to give back to people in need &#8212;\u00a0and give\u00a0indie game makers who are generous with their time an opportunity to attend GDC at an affordable rate.<\/p>\n<p>GDC officials have reserved 30 of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdconf.com\/attend\/passes.html?_mc=BP_LE_CON\">sold-out<\/a> Indie Games Summit\u00a0passes\u00a0for purchase through the Indie Giving package program.\u00a0To purchase these $349 packages, you must agree to give back to the local community by volunteering to participate in an\u00a0onsite project before GDC 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how it works: Everyone who signs up\u00a0for the Indie Giving package will meet\u00a0ahead of GDC 2018 on Sunday, March 18th\u00a0to pitch in together\u00a0on a humanitarian service project in the Bay Area.<\/p>\n<p>Those who participate\u00a0after purchasing\u00a0an Indie Giving Package get transportation and lunch on the Sunday volunteering day, and\u00a0other perks to come. In addition, any remaining funds left after Indie Giving is completed\u00a0will be donated to charity.<\/p>\n<p>Indie Giving package buyers will also get a pass to attend\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdconf.com\/conference\/igs.html\">the Independent Games Summit<\/a>\u00a0on March 19th and 20th\u00a0at GDC 2018\u00a0&#8211; making this charitable program the\u00a0<em>only<\/em> way you can get this sold-out pass at this point.<\/p>\n<p>To get yours, head over to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiegiving.com\/index.php\">Indie Giving website<\/a> now &#8212; supplies are limited!<\/p>\n<p>For more information on GDC 2018, visit the show&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/gdconf.com\/?_mc=blog_x_gamar_le_tsnr_gdcsf_x_x-blog\">official website<\/a>, or subscribe to regular updates via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GameDevelopersConference\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Official_GDC\">Twitter<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/GameDevelopersConference\">RSS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Gamasutra and GDC are sibling organizations under parent UBM Americas<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time again: with the 2018\u00a0Game Developers Conference\u00a0just a month away,\u00a0organizers are proud\u00a0to announce that for the sixth\u00a0year running, 30 GDC Indie Games Summit tickets will be donated to the 2018\u00a0Indie Giving initiative\u00a0in partnership with the fantastic\u00a0Indie Giving charity. 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