Please don't go to GDC.
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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.
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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.
@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”.
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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.
@grumpygamer I was a volunteer at the conference for years, and even with the amazing connections it helped me make, I honestly agree, esp for devs outside the US. Don't risk it. Hell, even US citizens have cause to be nervous.
I do miss going, but yeah it was usually more about the socializing than whatever insane tech Naughty Dog farted out this past year (no shade at them but damn they gave a lot of talks).
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@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”.
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.
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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.
@grumpygamer You're also pretty much guaranteed to catch COVID.
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