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Last year I attended the Game Developer Conference in San Francisco. This is a global event, in which people coming from different countries gather together to
by Lucasoato 9mo ago
Last year I attended the Game Developer Conference in San Francisco. This is a global event, in which people coming from different countries gather together to showcase their projects, chasing the dream. Many are independent developers, looking for the opportunity or investment that could change their life.
To me, the fact that crêpes were sold at 20$ and cans of coke at 10$ at the event was a shame. The organizers turned what was once a great event to bring everyone together into a way to scalp even more indie game developers. The price to partecipate as a company was so high that even big names boycott it.
- alephnerd 9mo ago> To me, the fact that crêpes were sold at 20$ and cans of coke at 10$ at the event was a shame... They can price as such because such purchases tend to be expensable during business travel. Corporate conferences like GDC, RSA, etc aren't targeted at ICs - they're meant to essentially be a "safe space" for vendors to meet with prospective clients.
- JohnFen 9mo ago> cans of coke at 10$ at the event Damn! It's been a couple of decades since I attended the Game Developer conference (thank goodness), but when I used to go, cans of soda were free.