GDC 2011

UNCCheezy

Hey guys,

I saw some older posts for recent years, but thought I may as well start this one up.

My goal is to get all the Polycount members who are going to GDC together at a bar and meet some virtual faces. Anybody have ideas/suggestions or interest in this?

OrganizedChaos

It worked out really well last year- I wish I could remember the pub we ended up at- it was some irish place I think. I'm not sure if I'll make it this year or not Hopefully you guys get another TURBOOOOO!!!! haha

Edit: I think the place was called Lefty's

Del

OrganizedChaos wrote: »

It worked out really well last year- I wish I could remember the pub we ended up at- it was some irish place I think. I'm not sure if I'll make it this year or not Hopefully you guys get another TURBOOOOO!!!! haha

Edit: I think the place was called Lefty's

~ Yeah TURBO pretty much made that night turn from 'good' to 'epic'

I'm still not sure if I'm gonna make it this year too

UNCCheezy

What would be really cool to do is print some polycount buttons off of greentooth, and people could wear them around all week...

And...I just realized you can buy them at the store...

Bigjohn

Man I hope Turbo shows up again. That guy was epic.

And yeah, for the life of me I can't remember the name of that bar. All I remember was it was Irish themed, and had a German-speaking hostess.

artstream

The pub was called Lefty O'Douls. Bought my pass yesterday, super excited.

roosterMAP

dude, not all of us are over 21. why a bar?

XenoKratios

roosterMAP wrote: »

dude, not all of us are over 21. why a bar?

Exactly why they choose a bar.

Zipfinator

XenoKratios wrote: »

Exactly why they choose a bar.

So anyone under 21 doesn't matter? Okay.

LoTekK

It's more of a food+pub sort of joint. They don't card at the door, just don't order alkie.

Doubt I'll be able to make it this time.

UNCCheezy

Yea people under 21 should be able to get in especially if it it's around 5 and not later.

As for why a bar??? Well, if you havent been to GDC yet, then I should tell you, there's a lot of alcohol consumption involved that week.

Purplepaint

I wish i could go

spacemonkey

Me and Mop will be there next year, so it could be fun to meet up for a drink

Wells

Pretty sure I'll be there.

Emil Mujanovic

I'm saving desperately to make it out again next year. Had a ball at the last one and was awesome catching up with Polycounters new and old.
We gotta make next year even bigger!

Lefty O'Doul was a rad place to meet up because it's quiet most nights, it's far enough from the Moscone Center to go unnoticed by the crowds, they serve food as well as drinks and like LoTekK mentioned, they didn't have bouncers at the door carding people. I think they ask for ID when buying alcohol anyway.

crazyfingers

If i do go it will be in large part for this meetup!

parasyte7

I will be there as well.

haiddasalami

one day when I get the cash

Firebert

i wanna be cool

PeterK

Yeap, already got my pass. Cya guys there.

UNCCheezy

So what day are we thinking??

Oniram

just came across this. sounds like a great idea. as for days.. no clue. ill be there all week with little to no plans outside the event, so any day works. haha.

JasonLavoie

I'm very pumped to say me and some other dooders from DE will be attending GDC this upcoming year

I've never been to a GDC before but if there is a way, I'd love to meet up with the polycounters as well Count me in weopweop!

haiddasalami

JasonLavoie wrote: »

I'm very pumped to say me and some other dooders from DE will be attending GDC this upcoming year

I've never been to a GDC before but if there is a way, I'd love to meet up with the polycounters as well Count me in weopweop!

:thumbup: Ill make it there someday sigh* When all my loans are paid off

Gav

Pretty sure I'll be there, would love to have a few drinks

Richard Kain

I applied to be a volunteer at GDC this year, but I haven't heard back on whether or not I've been accepted. If yes, then I'll be up for a meet-up for certain. If no, I will still consider going, but will have to budget for it and plan around it.

If I have to pay my own way again, I'll probably have to settle for the cheapest pass again, which I'd rather not do. I enjoyed the few panels and talks that I got to go to, and would much prefer a pass that allowed me to attend more of those. If I make the volunteer squad, I'll be able to attend for the whole week, and commit the money that I would have spent on a pass to pay for a hotel.

I missed the get-together last year because I was bumming at a relative's house and had to accommodate their schedule. If I make it this year I'll probably be staying at a motel, and should have more time to socialize and attend parties after-hours.

NordicNinja

I'll be at GDC again for sure. It would be awesome to meet up with you polycount guys this year!

Renaud Galand

Vadim (slipgatecentral), Vitaliy (Mr Rockstar) and I will be there this year and those guys can drink a pretty decent amount of vodka! (not so sure about myself, though )

Pseudo

I was just going through the session list for this year and noticed that MoP and spacemonkey will be presenting. Congrats guys, I'm looking forward to seeing it!

sprunghunt

I will be in the bay area - although not actually attending GDC. So I'll probably see if I can make some kind of polycount get-together.

JasonLavoie

Pseudo wrote: »

I was just going through the session list for this year and noticed that MoP and spacemonkey will be presenting. Congrats guys, I'm looking forward to seeing it!

oh which session is that?

almighty_gir

spacemonkey wrote: »

Me and Mop will be there next year, so it could be fun to meet up for a drink

lol, they're letting you out of your cell at splash damage?

no way!

kaze369

I think I'll enough cash to go as a volunteer again so hopefully I'll be able to go to a meetup this year; I missed last years meetup.

MoP

spacemonkey wrote: »

Me and MoP will be there next year, so it could be fun to meet up for a drink

This for sure!

Tim, just remember, we have to actually put together that presentation first, yeah?

kaze369

Richard Kain wrote: »

I applied to be a volunteer at GDC this year, but I haven't heard back on whether or not I've been accepted. If yes, then I'll be up for a meet-up for certain. If no, I will still consider going, but will have to budget for it and plan around it.

If I have to pay my own way again, I'll probably have to settle for the cheapest pass again, which I'd rather not do. I enjoyed the few panels and talks that I got to go to, and would much prefer a pass that allowed me to attend more of those. If I make the volunteer squad, I'll be able to attend for the whole week, and commit the money that I would have spent on a pass to pay for a hotel.

I missed the get-together last year because I was bumming at a relative's house and had to accommodate their schedule. If I make it this year I'll probably be staying at a motel, and should have more time to socialize and attend parties after-hours.

hey dude, search you inbox for "CA Manager" and see if you got an acceptance letter. that's what I had to do.

Marcus Dublin

Renaud Galand wrote: »

Vitaliy (Mr Rockstar) and I will be there this year and those guys can drink a pretty decent amount of vodka! )

I don't think Vitaliy is capable of getting intoxicated, haha!:poly124:

bagelsaur

(first post here! :O)

I'll be there! I went last year and had a blast. And yeah, plenty of alcohol. I remember one booth had kegs and was just passing out beers... lol.

Anyway, yeah, I'll be at the expo, tryin to network and get some leads. My name's Maddy btw, I've been browsing these forums for a while but this is my first post. Hoping to actually become part of this awesome community. Greetings.

Christian Hjerpe

I´ll be there this year and it would be cool to meet up with the polycounters since I missed last years meetup.

MoP and spacemonkey which session is yours?

Keg

JasonLavoie wrote: »

oh which session is that?

Searched the gdc site, the session is called "Punching Above Your Weight: Small Art Teams, Big Games"

http://schedule.gdconf.com/session/12132

JasonLavoie

schweet, that is on mai list of things to check out

profchaos354

Last year was pretty sweet and I'm really looking forward to it again this year. Gotta find a way to filter out the GA loyal people though I'm jk, of course

arshlevon

i should be there.

kaze369

luke wrote: »

got accepted as a volunteer so hopefully i'll be there

me too! ::high five::

Richard Kain

kaze369 wrote: »

me too! ::high five::

Ahhh, you lucky guys! I got turned down for a volunteer position. I'm still planning on going, but I won't be getting a full pass. I'll have to settle for one of the lesser options. I'm also considering driving this year instead of flying. I come from AZ, so it is within reasonable driving distance. Does anyone know of a good place to stay? Last year I stayed with my brother-in-law, but they've moved since then. Hotels and motels are fine, as long as the prices are reasonable.

PeterK

Hey guys, looks like I'll be doing a booth at game-connection for Exis. If you guys can get into the west hall, we could all just meet at my booth.

I'll have Majestic-12 there if anyone wants to play, hehehe. :poly136:


maybe I should get some booze.

artstream

GDC is fast approaching, what day are most people getting to San Fran?

Oniram

im flying out on march 1st

Pseudo

All-Star postmortems on classic games, such a cool idea -
Prince of Persia, Doom, Elite, Pac-Man, Maniac Mansion, Populous, Another World, Marble Madness, and a few others!

http://www.gdconf.com/news/gdc_25_reveals_all-star_classi.html

Richard Kain

I have a question. I'm looking into which pass to register for, and I would like to know if the Summit/Tutorials are worth going to, or if the Main Conference sessions are more worthwhile. I can't be dropping 1.5K on a ticket. The Summit pass is a lot more affordable, but would require that I be there for the whole week. (more hotel money) The Main Conference pass is more expensive, but the hotel fees would be lower, since I would only be there beginning Wednesday.

LMP

I'll be at GDC and in the area, so I don't see why I shouldn't check this out.

kaze369

It pains me to say it but I won't be able to attend the conference. I just don't have the money right now.

Richard Kain wrote: »

I have a question. I'm looking into which pass to register for, and I would like to know if the Summit/Tutorials are worth going to, or if the Main Conference sessions are more worthwhile. I can't be dropping 1.5K on a ticket. The Summit pass is a lot more affordable, but would require that I be there for the whole week. (more hotel money) The Main Conference pass is more expensive, but the hotel fees would be lower, since I would only be there beginning Wednesday.

there are only a few instances where I found summits/tutorials useful. The Main conference mostly has some of the more interesting sessions. If you don't have a job I would also make sure to get a pass for the career pavilion and the Game Career Seminar.