Feb 24

Gaming … Steve

Category: Podcasts, Site

The last day of GDC saw me getting ambushed by a really nice microphone - I’m not really one to turn those kinds of things down. Gaming Steve is well known in some circles, and I had the chance to sit in on episode 71 of his show.

  • Game Developers Conference Day 3 Recap
    • How on earth did one guy create an MMORPG with a player base of 1.8 million people?
    • The Chronicles of Spellborn is still alive and kicking.
    • What are Cryptic Studios and Jack Emmert up to?
    • What did game designers rant about this year?
    • Why do game developers dress so poorly?
    • What crazy game did Steve Meretzky design at this year’s Game Design Challenge?
    • WebWars: EVE sounds freaking awesome.
    • Why is Age of Conan – Hyborian Adventures going for an M-rating?
    • Why is GDC the place to be if you want to get into the game industry.
    • Finally, we get all goofy after three intense days.

I felt really bad running out on them, but I had to catch the BART before the Freemont line stopped running from downtown.

2 Comments so far

  1. Scarybug February 28th, 2008 9:16 am

    Out of curiosity, what were you wearing during the discussion of how people dress at GDC? I pictured you in one of your Penny-Arcade shirts, fuming as they mocked the concept of not dressing up.

    I am of the Fashion Voltaire school of thought (which I just made up) - I may not like what you wear, but I’ll defend to the death your right to wear it.

  2. Michael March 2nd, 2008 2:27 am

    Heh.

    I understand where they’re coming from (why I didn’t jump up and down on them on the podcast), but I’ve argued with Brent in the past about his hard-line about clothing.

    I’d like to think that there’s still some room in the industry for wearing a t-shirt and slacks.

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