CEDEC 2027
Overview
Japan's largest technical conference for game developers, organized by CESA. Around 200 sessions run over three days across fields including engineering, visual arts, sound, game design and academic research. It exists so implementation knowledge crosses company boundaries, and it has raised the technical baseline of Japanese computer entertainment development for over two decades. The 2027 edition is again a hybrid of PACIFICO Yokohama North and online.
Foundation
- Founded
- 1999
- Founder
- First held in 1999 by the industry association CESA as the CESA Developers Conference
Founded as a venue for sharing the technology and knowledge behind computer entertainment development across company boundaries, with the aim of raising the technical capability of the whole industry.
Transition
- 1999 First held as the CESA Developers Conference
- 2022 Recorded 9,739 total participants including online
- 2023 Returned to a hybrid format with a physical venue at PACIFICO Yokohama North for the first time in four years
- 2026 Held July 22-24 at PACIFICO Yokohama North and online
- 2027 Confirmed for July 14-16 as a hybrid of PACIFICO Yokohama North and online
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