Game Developers Conference 2011

Next week is a convention in San Francisco in which game developers from around the globe come to give speeches, set up booths, and talk to people about designing video games. I will be attending and attempting to learn as much as possible! The show begins on monday and ends on friday. Each evening I'll be doing write-ups in this blog about what I learned and I'll be shooting out tweets throughout the week as well, so check me out on there as well if you care to follow me.

Here's my schedule for the event.

Session Title	Date	Start Time	End Time	Location
Game Design Workshop	2011-02-28	10:00 AM	6:00 PM	Room 236, East Mezzanine
Edu to Indy: Teaching Students Self-Reliance	2011-02-28	3:00 PM	4:00 PM	Room 301, South Hall
Game Design Workshop	2011-03-01	10:00 AM	6:00 PM	Room 236, East Mezzanine
Distance Education Vs. Brick and Mortar: What Game Courses Work Online and What Don't	2011-03-01	3:00 PM	4:00 PM	Room 301, South Hall
IGDA Indie SIG Social Gathering	2011-03-02	10:30 AM	11:30 AM	IGDA Booth, Lobby South Hall
How to Build a Game Studio: Workplace Design Strategies to Maximize Your Team's Creativity and Productivity	2011-03-02	12:00 PM	2:00 PM	Room 300, South Hall
The 13th Annual Independent Games Festival & Awards Ceremony	2011-03-02	6:30 PM	7:30 PM	North Hall D, Lower Level
The 11th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards	2011-03-02	7:30 PM	8:30 PM	North Hall D, Lower Level
Killer Portfolio or Portfolio Killer: Advice from Industry Artists (Part 1)	2011-03-04	11:50 AM	12:40 PM	Room 303, South Hall
Killer Portfolio or Portfolio Killer: Portfolio Review (Part 2)	2011-03-04	1:00 PM	3:00 PM	Room 300, South Hall
From College to Industry: 20 Lessons for Getting the Most out of Your Early Career	2011-03-04	3:10 PM	4:00 PM	Room 303, South Hall
Breaking into AAA Game development: Ask the Pros	2011-03-04	4:10 PM	5:00 PM	Room 303, South Hall

Nothing scheduled for thursday, so I'll likely end up spending a lot of time on the show floor talking to people and looking at all the booths. Maybe I'll even go to one of the parties, who knows. I'll try to take some pictures, too. This will be fun!