Practically 30,000 sport builders descended upon San Fransisco for the annual Recreation Builders Convention this previous March. The week-long occasion was action-packed, with over 100 workshops and summits on the primary day alone. Our cohost Peggy Anne Salz was on the bottom with convention attendees, together with KooApp’s CK Wang and Mintegral’s Shobier Shobieri. Try the complete GDC recap with the PG.biz podcast crew beneath.
I do not suppose anybody’s going, ‘Oh, free-to-play is useless, or it is not going to nonetheless be a large driver of income’. However I feel relating to beginning new tasks and searching forward, I feel there’s extra curiosity, pleasure, and alternative.
Chris James
On this week’s podcast
Metal Media CEO Chris James and COO Dave Bradley be part of Peggy Anne Salz and Brian Baglow for a post-conference dialog on this episode, breaking down the main matters of curiosity at this 12 months’s GDC.
The group discusses the rise of the subscription mannequin, the resurgence of VR, and artistic use circumstances for AI which might be remodeling video games and NPC characters. What’s extra, Chris and Dave reveal particulars about upcoming PG Connects in Seattle, Dubai, and Toronto and share suggestions for creating occasions curated to their location.
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Chris James boasts over 25 years of expertise in gaming and know-how, with the previous 18 years targeted on our very personal Pocket Gamer model. Chris is a well-known face at business occasions and sometimes calls out to fellow gaming fans, encouraging them to “give [him] a bell” when he’s on the town for one of many quite a few annual PG Connects.
Dave Bradley retains the ball rolling as COO at Metal Media, the place he oversees editorial, advertising, and occasions groups and participates in business gatherings. Dave additionally mans the helm of Electrical Field Media, his private consultancy firm that gives high-quality content material and recommendation to corporations like Dialect and That Media Factor. In his spare time, Dave additionally participates in Tub Spa College’s Trade Mentorship program, the place he mentors college students pursuing careers in publishing.
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