AI And The Metaverse Were Leading Trends At The 2023 Global Game Developers Conference San Francisco’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) – the global gathering of the greatest creative minds in the games industry – opened its doors for the second time since the pandemic in March 2023. Each year a number of key trends stand out. For 2023 it was applications of artificial intelligence (AI) for game development, with the future shape of the gaming experience – with and without virtual reality (VR) – high on the agenda. Following last year’s tentative steps back on to the expo floor –...