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16/12/2003 at 8:34 pm #2918AnonymousInactive
It turns out Space Station Manager made it to the finals in the Independent Games Festival (http://www.igf.com). Essentially it means I will be traveling to San Jose for the Game Developers Conference this year.
Who else is going to GDC? Anyone from the Digital Hub?
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17/12/2003 at 12:43 pm #10256AnonymousInactive
Hi Kai-Peter,
Booked everything yesterday. I think today is the last day for the cheapie Alumni rates. Managed to get a hotel downtown this year, being out near the airport can be a pain.
I’m not in the Digital Hub (yet anyway) but Galway is not that far away! :-)
Alan
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17/12/2003 at 1:36 pm #10257AnonymousInactive
For anyone who’s going be sure to check out Northern Ireland’s own David Perry giving a speech that is not to be missed. For a little info on the gaming legend click here.
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18/12/2003 at 7:00 pm #10266AnonymousInactive
Yeap will be there i think..(not in the Hub either).
Should be good craic!
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20/12/2003 at 3:57 am #10274AnonymousInactive
Congrats on making the finals!
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22/12/2003 at 9:30 pm #10284AnonymousInactive
Managed to get a hotel downtown this year, being out near the airport can be a pain.
[/quote:68d47852ca]Duh, I managed to book yesterday and the only places free were the ones by the airport .. :) Something to learn for next year ..
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23/12/2003 at 6:36 pm #10287AnonymousInactive
They have free buses that run out to the hotels near the airport so getting in and out is ok as long as you don’t mind waiting. It felt like I was leaving the action behind each time I left the city centre last year to go back to the hotel (don’t know that this is actually true!) so thought I would try to get somewhere downtown this time.
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09/01/2004 at 2:05 pm #10319AnonymousInactive
Havok will be attending, mostly folks from our San Francisco office, but also myself and Dave Gargan (who some might have met at the IGDA event on Thursday night), plus perhaps one or two more from Dublin.
Hope to see some of you there in San Jose.
And we are in the Digital Hub!
Steve
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12/01/2004 at 4:08 pm #10336AnonymousInactive
Hi Steve,
Do you guys have a stand again this year?
I missed out on your party last year, had other commitments, and was very glum because of it. I had reports from some who were there and I was green! Green and Glum!
Anyone interested in meeting for a few social beverages while there? Maybe we could have a chapter meeting at the IGDA booth. They have seats and a weird word game that draws an incredible crowd. No they don’t have social beverages that I know of.
Alan
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12/01/2004 at 7:25 pm #10340AnonymousInactive
And while you are at the exhibition come check out the Mistaril stand in the IGF section.. I have even managed to recruit some of my best modders to really show what can be done with the game .. :)
I’m definetly in for any social gatherings ..
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20/01/2004 at 8:59 pm #10383AnonymousInactive
Hi Folks,
one of the IGDA Organising Committee members has been talking to Enterprise Ireland about organising some kind of Irish Developers stand at this year’s GDC.
Watch this space for more info over the next few days
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20/01/2004 at 9:52 pm #10384AnonymousInactive
Hi Tony,
That’s excellent news.
Would extra voices help in the discussion?
Alan
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21/01/2004 at 8:55 am #10385AnonymousInactive
Hi Alan,
probably not at this stage. EI are pretty keen and my sense is that it’s nearly there. The remaining issues are logistical (ie. GDC organiser’s end) rather than at EI’s end.
If it comes off, and I’m optimisitic it will, thanks are due to Dylan Collins
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05/02/2004 at 10:26 am #10481AnonymousInactive
it has been confirmed that there will definitely be some kind of meeting area and/or expo space for irish develpers at this year’s GDC.
Will post more info tomorrow after this afternoon’s meeting of the IGDA organising committee
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16/02/2004 at 6:42 pm #10563AnonymousInactive
Hiya Tony,
Any more news on this EI stand et all?
Also anyone having difficulty with Hotel rooms while there? Anywhere reasonable and close that isn’t completly booked out?
Mark
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16/02/2004 at 6:47 pm #10564AnonymousInactive
Hi Mark,
the EI stand has been confirmed. You can contact Dylan Collins for more info (dylan.collins AT demonware.net) & about getting in on any promo materials, etc.
Have no info on the hotels (haven’t booked my own yet) other than what some of the others have said in earlier posts about them booking up long before now. You’ll probably have to look further out to get one at this stage. There are some hotels listed on the GDC site – maybe they could recommend one?
Let me know how you get on – as I’ll have to book my own this week
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16/02/2004 at 7:29 pm #10565AnonymousInactive
Hi Mark, Tony,
If all the hotels listed on their website are gone, try to get one that is close to the shuttle route, i.e. near the shuttle hotels. I stayed at the Wyndham out near the airport last year which was a nice hotel but, I felt, a little away from everything. That said it has a shuttle service to the Conference which is a help. Looks like it is completely booked up now but I would check expedia and the like as they can sometimes have block reservations that they then sell on.
Alan
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23/02/2004 at 10:26 am #10593AnonymousInactive
cheers, Alan. Had similar trouble myself at E3 last year
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23/02/2004 at 10:28 am #10594AnonymousInactive
anyone interested in a meal/few drinks one evening? I’ll be arriving on Saturday and leaving on Thursday evening.
Apart from the folks above, I know DemonWare and Torc will have a presence.
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23/02/2004 at 10:43 am #10597AnonymousInactive
Absolutely.
I leave Monday early, arrive Tuesday late (groan), leave again on Sunday.
Alan
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23/02/2004 at 11:14 am #10598AnonymousInactive
Myself and Wendy are heading over on Saturday …will be here for the full week.
I am also taking holidays for a week after and spending time in San Fran till Tuesday then New York will Saturday and Home again. Should be a nice break!
Im sure we’ll meet up for a couple of pints over there. I believe, from last talking to Dylan at the lastIGDA meet, they’ve organised some bar fun for the week would this be correct? Also the EI and Havok stands should be a decent point to meet up with the Irish contingent.
Looking forward to it!
Mark
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