Ron Gilbert (GrumpyGamer)Mar 5
Please don't go to GDC. They charge a lot of money when the main benefit is socializing outside the conference and add to that the danger of traveling to the U.S and GDC must end. I have a lot of problems with GDC and how they con attendees and speakers with "it's good for your career" bullshit. I haven't gone in years and won't in the future.
Show threadMichael CritzMar 5

@grumpygamer I understand what you’re saying and I don’t disagree. But I have worked GDC at the PlayStation booth. I can say firsthand that a big benefit for them was meeting talent, bringing them into a demo area and having real talks about publishing, showcasing the (yet unannounced) tech, etc.

Call me out for equivocating, but the story is more complex than “GDC is a con”.

Show threadEsteban

@pixelscience @grumpygamer

All of that can happen (and happens) outside GDC too. If a golden era existed it's gone. And now that a lot of people is banned from going to the US safely I'd say the theoretical benefit diminishes a lot.

Good for Ron to call it out loud.

Also it seems USA needs some time to solve it's internal issues and remove pedos from power right now. If they ever become an open welcoming country again it would be nice.

Mar 5 at 4:23amWeb
Show threadJohn TimaeusMar 5

@esteban @pixelscience @grumpygamer

If a gathering has more than a few thousand attendees, or takes up more than one hotel; you're feeding the convention organizers and the (likely corrupt) local chamber of commerce, and/or the (definitely corrupt) corporate sponsors.

The entire paradigm needs to die. There is nothing redeemable left.