Posts Tagged ‘CRI’
September 17th, 2009 | Author: Cryss
Wow! I’m actually at an official Game Developers Conference place! ^_^
I’m currently sitting in the Austin Convention center, on the 3rd day so far. They have two days of panels, then the convention really starts. I’ve been sitting in on Sessions and Panel’s for the last couple of days, so I’m learning lots!
The main theme seems to be mostly about MMO RPG’s and iPhone. I also got to sit in on some story panels about how to write good stories and things! Lots of programming talks as well, and a neat Expo downstairs!
The Expo has companies such as CRI Ware (ADX Dreamcast/Saturn Audio format creator), Bioware (Showing off Dragonair I think), Microsoft, Sony’s Online department, Valve / Steem, Intel, DeVry, DigiPen and a whole bunch of other cool places.
Last On Tuesday and Wednesday there were iPhone Mixers, where people with shared interests in iPhone and iPod touch’s could talk about stuff and meet other people. And free booze. 
It was all beer so I just drank coke. Then last night (wednessday), we managed to score tickets to the Valve/Steem Party at a local club called “Moltov”. It was fun! We didn’t actually get there when it started at 8p, we got there at about 10:30p, but it was still fun! After that, people started dispersing, and we were invited to a bar called Chugging Monkey. The Valve guys let us ride in their limo there, it was so cool!
This trip has also been full of food, which was pretty good. TGIFriday’s is beneath our hotel, and lots of neat food options. I ate at La Cafe Crepe, and had a Swiss cheese, Egg and Bacon breakfast crepe. While I was eating it, there was this small black bird that walked into the cafe and started grabbing scraps. O.o it was funny actually. XD He was just walking around, then finally the staff realized, and one of them went to chase the bird out. The bird got cornered behind the door, and attempted to fly through the window. But it was just glass, XD Just like that windex commercial.
While meeting lots of people, it was kind of sad that when we described the games we made, we had to keep mentioning, “Diner Dash” or “Bejeweled” as comparison. o.O;
Well, I suppose I should get back to my sessions, my next one is at 1:30p/ ^^ See ya!
It was all beer so I just drank coke. Then last night (wednessday), we managed to score tickets to the Valve/Steem Party at a local club called “Moltov”. It was fun! We didn’t actually get there when it started at 8p, we got there at about 10:30p, but it was still fun! After that, people started dispersing, and we were invited to a bar called Chugging Monkey. The Valve guys let us ride in their limo there, it was so cool!
This trip has also been full of food, which was pretty good. TGIFriday’s is beneath our hotel, and lots of neat food options. I ate at La Cafe Crepe, and had a Swiss cheese, Egg and Bacon breakfast crepe. While I was eating it, there was this small black bird that walked into the cafe and started grabbing scraps. O.o it was funny actually. XD He was just walking around, then finally the staff realized, and one of them went to chase the bird out. The bird got cornered behind the door, and attempted to fly through the window. But it was just glass, XD Just like that windex commercial.
While meeting lots of people, it was kind of sad that when we described the games we made, we had to keep mentioning, “Diner Dash” or “Bejeweled” as comparison. o.O;
Well, I suppose I should get back to my sessions, my next one is at 1:30p/ ^^ See ya!