GDC 2006 info up

arshlevon

http://www.gdconf.com/

looks like i might be going this year since i am in california.. here is some info off gamasutra

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The official GDC 2006 website is now open, and some of the first sessions to be announced include the latest "Game Design Challenge", to be presided over by gameLab's Eric Zimmerman, and with a to-be-announced all star designer panel throwing out ideas on "designing a game that could win the Nobel Peace Prize."

Also revealed are sessions such as Stephen Rubin's "Crazy Taxi v. Simpsons Road Rage: Litigating a Gameplay Method Patent", which is billed as "a unique opportunity to hear from lead trial lawyers in the Sega Crazy Taxi case what is really at stake when a developer is sued for patent infringement", "Valve's Design Process for Creating Half-Life 2" by Valve's Brian Jacobson, plus a talk on "Next-Generation Inspirations" from Peter Molyneux, and the mysterious "Will Wright Talk", for which no further information is currently given. ---

killingpeople

i'm planning to go. i'm hoping to go as a conferenence associate, so if you see me be sure to jumpkick me in the face. hopefully things will work out, if they do, i'd love to meet up with some polycounters for a night of civilized tea sipping. or beer, whatever.

sinistergfx

I think I'll try to go to this one. I think if I had my pick between E3 and GDC, it'd have to be GDC.

E3 2005 was fun, but lacking in substance :P.

FunkaDelicDass

Bummer they moved it back to San Jose. There were some crazy nights last year, with San Francisco hosting the show. And that's really all I care about, getting smashed with my game industry folk.

Xenobond

Well, I'm glad they moved it back to San Jose. Less freaks, creeps and sweeps! I missed hangin out at 'The Temple' bar/kung fu movie lounge last year. ^_^

flaagan

Hopefully I can find a way to sneak in, may be able to do it as a student still, we shall see. Regardless, it'd be neat to meet up with anyone coming out to the GDC!