Not a whole heck of a lot to report today. Set out today with my suitcase in hand, and one short flight and a taxi ride later I’m checked into a beautiful hotel in San Francisco.
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| For one week, I live like a messy king |
Next week is a convention in San Francisco in which game developers from around the globe come to give speeches, set up booths, and talk to people about designing video games. I will be attending and attempting to learn as much as possible! The show begins on monday and ends on friday. Each evening I’ll be doing write-ups in this blog about what I learned and I’ll be shooting out tweets throughout the week as well, so check me out on there as well if you care to follow me.
Here’s my schedule for the event.
| Session Title | Date | Start Time | End Time | Location |
| Game Design Workshop | 2011-02-28 | 10:00 AM | 6:00 PM | Room 236, East Mezzanine |
| Edu to Indy: Teaching Students Self-Reliance | 2011-02-28 | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Room 301, South Hall |
| Game Design Workshop | 2011-03-01 | 10:00 AM | 6:00 PM | Room 236, East Mezzanine |
| Distance Education Vs. Brick and Mortar: What Game Courses Work Online and What Don’t | 2011-03-01 | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Room 301, South Hall |
| IGDA Indie SIG Social Gathering | 2011-03-02 | 10:30 AM | 11:30 AM | IGDA Booth, Lobby South Hall |
| How to Build a Game Studio: Workplace Design Strategies to Maximize Your Team’s Creativity and Productivity | 2011-03-02 | 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Room 300, South Hall |
| The 13th Annual Independent Games Festival & Awards Ceremony | 2011-03-02 | 6:30 PM | 7:30 PM | North Hall D, Lower Level |
| The 11th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards | 2011-03-02 | 7:30 PM | 8:30 PM | North Hall D, Lower Level |
| Killer Portfolio or Portfolio Killer: Advice from Industry Artists (Part 1) | 2011-03-04 | 11:50 AM | 12:40 PM | Room 303, South Hall |
| Killer Portfolio or Portfolio Killer: Portfolio Review (Part 2) | 2011-03-04 | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Room 300, South Hall |
| From College to Industry: 20 Lessons for Getting the Most out of Your Early Career | 2011-03-04 | 3:10 PM | 4:00 PM | Room 303, South Hall |
| Breaking into AAA Game development: Ask the Pros | 2011-03-04 | 4:10 PM | 5:00 PM | Room 303, South Hall |
Nothing scheduled for thursday, so I’ll likely end up spending a lot of time on the show floor talking to people and looking at all the booths. Maybe I’ll even go to one of the parties, who knows. I’ll try to take some pictures, too. This will be fun!
