ðə ɡˈeɪm pˌiːsˈiː kənsˈɔːɹɾiəm wʌz sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt ɪn bˌiːɪŋ wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈɜːli ɛɡzˈæmpəlz əvən ˈɪndʌstɹi kənsˈɔːɹɾiəm ˈɪnfluːənsɪŋ ðə dɪvˈɛləpmənt əvə stˈændɚd ˌeɪpˌiːˈaɪ ɪnðɪ ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz pɹəpɹˈaɪətɛɹi wˈɪndoʊz ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ sˈɪstəm.
The GamePC Consortium was significant in being one of the early examples of an industry consortium influencing the development of a standard API in the otherwise proprietary Windows operating system.