14 DAY TRIAL // QuakeCon 2012 is set to kick off in Dallas, Texas, next week and now its organizer, prestigious developer id Software, has presented the actual program of the convention.
QuakeCon started out as a celebration of the games made by id Software, but it quickly turned into a full-fledged convention where many titles are shown and lots of interesting panels are held by members of the id staff, as well as from other developers.
For the 2012 edition of QuakeCon, which kicks off on August 2 and ends on August 6, id Software is preparing plenty of big things, starting with the annual keynote of the studio’s co-founder and technical director, John Carmack.
After that, on Friday, August 3, the actual panels start. These include all sorts of presentations with developers from studios like id, Valve, Bethesda, Arkane, and much more, so check out the schedule below.
Welcome and Annual Keynote with John Carmack Thursday, August 2nd at 2:00pm
The Game of Making Games
Friday, August 3rd at 11.30am Jens Matthies, MachineGames Raphael Colantonio, Arkane Studios Ted Price, Insomniac Games Todd Howard, Bethesda Game Studios Moderated by Blair Herter, G4TV
Capture the Fan: Making Multiplayer Games That Last
Friday, August 3rd at 1pm Chet Faliszek, Valve Software Marty Stratton, id Software Max Hoberman, Certain Affinity Moderated by Kevin Kelly, Wizard World
Looking Back at Looking Glass
Friday, August 3rd at 2.30pm Austin Grossman Emil Pagliarulo, Bethesda Game Studios Tom Leonard, Valve Software Moderated by Harvey Smith, Arkane Studios
Talking Shop: Skyrim, Modding and Steam
Friday, August 3rd at 4pm Chet Faliszek, Valve Software Joel Burgess, Bethesda Game Studios Moderated by Nick Breckon, Bethesda Softworks
Virtual Insanity
Friday, August 3rd at 6pm John Carmack, id Software Michael Abrash, Valve Software Palmer Luckey, ModRetro Moderated by Todd Hollenshead, id Software
Celebrating id Modding
Saturday, August 4th at 12.30pm Brendon Chung, Blendo Games Robert Duffy, id Software JP LeBreton, Double Fine Moderated by Justin Blankenship, Hit Detection
The QuakeCon 2012 Exhibition hall is open on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, between 10am and 6pm.