19th February, 2008: Pre-GDC Thoughts, and San Francisco
So today the rest of the Global Scholars and I went on a bit of a touristy trip around San Francisco – we ate lunch in Scoma’s, took a boat trip under the Golden Gate Bridge and around Alcatraz, and generally walked rather a lot, and saw some great sights! Overall, an excellent day!
Although I’m very glad I had the opportunity to explore San Francisco a bit, I am a bit disappointed that my GDC ticket is simply for the main conference, and wasn’t an all-access pass like I’d originally planned, as I was rather looking forward to some of the sessions of the Serious Games Summit. However, my GDC experience will start tomorrow, and I am rather excited. In the morning, thanks to UK Trade & Investment and the British Consulate-General, I’m attending a Serious Games breakfast, and also a UK Private Networking Lunch. Then, in the evening, I’ll be going along to the Emotiv product launch event, followed by the IGDA party in the evening.
It seems that this year, GDC is getting a lot more press attention than previous years – it certainly seems to be being far more intensively covered by a lot of game journalists and websites. Whilst I’ve seen a few people take an issue with this, I’m not entirely sure if it’s a bad thing – it does mean that news of it begins to penetrate out to the non-gaming-specific media too, and anything that raises the profile of innovation in games is a Good Thing, in my opinion. (Also, on a far more self-centered level, it does mean that I only need to go somewhere like Joystiq to briefly read about what went on at some of the summit sessions I’m missing out on!)
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On February 19, 2008 at 9:01 am Grax said:
February 19, 2008 at 9:01 am
Dude, if I were you I would just try and walk into the main access bits and act like you’re suppose to be there. I’m thinking that they are only interested in filling up all the seats rather than whether you’re suppose to be there or not. That’s the technique I used when I went to Adobe Live last year.
Worse comes to worse you could always try talking your way through the door person, then roll your charisma plus negotiation. Or intimidation if you’re feel particularly angry.
On February 19, 2008 at 9:01 am Grax said:
February 19, 2008 at 9:01 am
Dude, if I were you I would just try and walk into the main access bits and act like you’re suppose to be there. I’m thinking that they are only interested in filling up all the seats rather than whether you’re suppose to be there or not. That’s the technique I used when I went to Adobe Live last year.
Worse comes to worse you could always try talking your way through the door person, then roll your charisma plus negotiation. Or intimidation if you’re feel particularly angry.