I don’t have much to say about GDC this year. Wrap-ups at gamasutra can do a better job of what all was there. GDC seemed dominated by two themes: Naughty Dog takes everyone to school. That’s what one of my coworkers called it. Really, I didn’t mind, though, they had a lot of detailed talks …
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Boys vs. Girls
If you haven’t kept up with the latest post-GDC tempest (and really, why would you?), it starts and ends with game critic Heather Chaplin giving a rant during the rant roundtable at GDC. Summary here. I didn’t attend this one, and I don’t really regret missing it. Short version: We developers are all stunted adolescents …
GDC Thoughts, Part 2
First blogging away from home. All two miles of distance. My best session today was ten sessions long. The problem with GDC is that, even when you know the speaker and the topic, sometimes you don’t get you what you’re looking for. Or the speaker has a bad day, whatever. What’s one answer to that? …
GDC Thoughts, Part 1
Three days of fun, right? Sometimes… anyway, the real benefit is the class reunion. Seeing old friends and colleagues, swapping stories, drinking, and lying to one another all over again. Between that, interviews, work, and meetings for work, I hope to sneak in a couple of conference sessions that were worth something. Dinner tonight at …