BAS (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} brokenattitude) wrote,@ 2007-03-10 03:02:00 |
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Keeping the Press out of GDC
Pardon this developer's rant.
I've just returned home from a very eventful Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco. For those reading this unfamiliar with the event, it is pretty much self explantory in the name - it is a conference where large amounts of game developers attend, along with publishers, veterans in the industry, and so on. One of, if not the largest celebrity at this event, was the legendary game designer, Shigeru Miyamoto. Again, for those of you unfamiliar with the name, this is the mastermind behind the Mario and Donkey Kong series, as well as the epic game series known as the Legend of Zelda. Long story short, it was a great priveledge to hear his insights on the industry.
Now, this conference is primarily for game developers, whether the hobbyist in college, the independent developer (like Broken Attitude Studios) or developers working for large companies like EA or Activision. The lectures and panels presented are to give developers insight and new ideas and information. Yet, for some reason, the press always sticks their nose in at this event, looking for a story. Yet, for the gameplayers of the world, there's really not much for them, nor to make a story. Yet, the press for these game websites insist on snooping around and looking for something to report on. Granted, they might be able to do a report on the Game Developer's Choice Awards, but to report on lectures and speeches is simply pointless.
For the record, I won't even give the author of the internet article the honor of having a link to his article here, so you'll have to do without. yet the author, Dan Nicolae Alexa, decided to sit in this speech given by Shigeru Miyamoto, and write a news article about how he was disappointed that there was no major news given by the legendary designer. Maybe this is because it was a speech aimed at DEVELOPERS, not a press release.
Yet, that isn't quite the issue at hand as much as the ignorant statement that Mr. Alexa went on to make: "with E3's shrinkage this year, GDC will have to shoulder some of the burden eventually." To sum it up briefly, E3 is another game industry event, previously a much larger and bolder event, which focused primarily on new releases and press information. Let's clarify something quickly. GDC is about the developers, not about the press, not about the public. To even suggest that GDC will have to change to meet the needs of the press is simply disgusting. If there is such a need or desire for such a large event to replace the now scaled down E3 event, then I suggest that the press collaborate and find a location and choose a date to host a whole NEW event, that focuses on feeding the frantic press. LEAVE GAME DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE ALONE!
I would apologize for the rant, but that wouldn't be very Broken Attitude like.
Pardon this developer's rant.
I've just returned home from a very eventful Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco. For those reading this unfamiliar with the event, it is pretty much self explantory in the name - it is a conference where large amounts of game developers attend, along with publishers, veterans in the industry, and so on. One of, if not the largest celebrity at this event, was the legendary game designer, Shigeru Miyamoto. Again, for those of you unfamiliar with the name, this is the mastermind behind the Mario and Donkey Kong series, as well as the epic game series known as the Legend of Zelda. Long story short, it was a great priveledge to hear his insights on the industry.
Now, this conference is primarily for game developers, whether the hobbyist in college, the independent developer (like Broken Attitude Studios) or developers working for large companies like EA or Activision. The lectures and panels presented are to give developers insight and new ideas and information. Yet, for some reason, the press always sticks their nose in at this event, looking for a story. Yet, for the gameplayers of the world, there's really not much for them, nor to make a story. Yet, the press for these game websites insist on snooping around and looking for something to report on. Granted, they might be able to do a report on the Game Developer's Choice Awards, but to report on lectures and speeches is simply pointless.
For the record, I won't even give the author of the internet article the honor of having a link to his article here, so you'll have to do without. yet the author, Dan Nicolae Alexa, decided to sit in this speech given by Shigeru Miyamoto, and write a news article about how he was disappointed that there was no major news given by the legendary designer. Maybe this is because it was a speech aimed at DEVELOPERS, not a press release.
Yet, that isn't quite the issue at hand as much as the ignorant statement that Mr. Alexa went on to make: "with E3's shrinkage this year, GDC will have to shoulder some of the burden eventually." To sum it up briefly, E3 is another game industry event, previously a much larger and bolder event, which focused primarily on new releases and press information. Let's clarify something quickly. GDC is about the developers, not about the press, not about the public. To even suggest that GDC will have to change to meet the needs of the press is simply disgusting. If there is such a need or desire for such a large event to replace the now scaled down E3 event, then I suggest that the press collaborate and find a location and choose a date to host a whole NEW event, that focuses on feeding the frantic press. LEAVE GAME DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE ALONE!
I would apologize for the rant, but that wouldn't be very Broken Attitude like.
