I have identified all the publishers I would love to pitch, and I know the location of the AFK Room. I am packing prototypes and prescription brain drugs and melatonin. I have dedicated dozens of hours to this weekend. I’m as prepared as humanly possible. And I’m still a little terrified.
It’s hard to think of this event as part of the game design journey and not the final destination. It’s hard to believe that I will regulate my mental state with all the overstimulation.