Andrew PlotkinMar 20

GDC recap part two: the gloomy future.

Really, what I'm doing is lining up as complete a picture as I can of GDC's overall trajectory. I’m not just here to say "It's doomed." I suspect it's doomed but the details are interesting regardless.

https://blog.zarfhome.com/2026/03/gdc-gloom

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GDC: gloom and haruspicy

"Haruspicy" in the sense that I'm going to examine the entrails and try to predict the future of GDC. Disclaimer: I cannot predict the future. Also disclaimer: I don't have any inside info. I've chatted with a lot of people on various Slacks ...

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Show threadDan Fabulich
@zarfeblong If I recall correctly, in 2012, the hotness was F2P mobile! The vendors were mostly hawking "solutions" for mobile cross-platform development, monetization, analytics, etc.
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Show threadAndrew PlotkinMar 20
@dfabulich Your memory of that year is for sure better than mine…