March 2009
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Day 3 Recap
This was the first full day of the conference. There were a lot of great sessions to choose from and even more friends to catch-up with. I started the day by watching Clint Hocking discuss his approach to game design in FarCry 2. It was a great look into his thoughts on design and how he is working to define the process he uses to make games. After Clint’s session I went to a panel that was...
Photos from day 3 of GDC 2009 →
“You are going to die soon. Don’t waste your time making crap.”
– Jesse Schell at GDC 2009
GDC 2009 - Day 2 Recap
Day two was very similar to day one. This was the last of the tutorial days and the entire conference begins in full on Wednesday the 25th. The best sessions of the day for me were the working lunch and Jesse Schell’s keynote. The working lunch put academics together with industry professionals to discuss a variety of issues. I was fortunate enough to be paired with a table of extremely...
Random photos from day 2 of GDC 2009 →
GDC 2009 - Day 1 Recap
Day 1 was a great day. I got to catch up with a lot of good friends and I was able to gain a great deal of information from the educational sessions. The final keynote by Jane McGonigal was amazing and really reminded me of the power of games and what we can all achieve as game designers. I posted some video clips and pictures from my travel day and my 1st full day at the conference. Sorry if...
Random photos from day 1 of GDC 2009 →
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GDC Session Recommendations
I’ll be at GDC 2009 the week of March 23rd and there are way too many sessions to choose from over the course of the conference. If anybody wants to take a look at the schedule and make some recommendations in the comments as to what I should go to (and why I should go there) I’m more than happy to listen.
I tend to lean more towards programming and game design sessions so any...
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