1 hr 8 min
GHG talks E3, coronavirus, and video game events Glass House Games
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- Video Games
"There's too many keyboard warriors. I'm like 'let's do this IRL!'" – Shay
Jordan, Shay, and Sam talk about GDC and E3 after both events have been cancelled or postponed this year over coronavirus concerns. Given this and other issues with the accessibility of GDC and the changing relevance of E3, we discuss what video game events offer, and how much of that could be carried over to new formats: in different countries, smaller and more often, or even entirely online. After a whistle-stop tour through some of our favourite events in the UK, we consider what we would want in an ideal video games event.
Links:
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-03-06-mojang-cancels-minecraft-festival-real-world-event-over-coronavirus-concerns
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-03-07-south-by-southwest-cancelled-due-to-coronavirus
https://twitter.com/E3/status/1237769050123534336
https://www.polygon.com/2020/2/28/21156431/gdc-2020-canceled-postponed-coronavirus-epic-games-unity-playstation-ea-activision-blizzard-covid-19
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-02-21-should-gdc-move-to-canada
https://twitter.com/tha_rami/status/1226811912857497605
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/02/13/visa-restrictions-prevented-two-pakistani-women-attending-gdc-so-they-made-game-about-it/
This week’s snack was: madeleines! You can find a recipe in Eric Lanlard’s book Home Bake. This week’s special bonus snack was: sea salt cheese lava cake! You can try it for yourself at Kova Patisserie in London.
Join the conversation at https://glasshouse.games
Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games
Follow @GHGshow on Twitter and Instagram
"There's too many keyboard warriors. I'm like 'let's do this IRL!'" – Shay
Jordan, Shay, and Sam talk about GDC and E3 after both events have been cancelled or postponed this year over coronavirus concerns. Given this and other issues with the accessibility of GDC and the changing relevance of E3, we discuss what video game events offer, and how much of that could be carried over to new formats: in different countries, smaller and more often, or even entirely online. After a whistle-stop tour through some of our favourite events in the UK, we consider what we would want in an ideal video games event.
Links:
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-03-06-mojang-cancels-minecraft-festival-real-world-event-over-coronavirus-concerns
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-03-07-south-by-southwest-cancelled-due-to-coronavirus
https://twitter.com/E3/status/1237769050123534336
https://www.polygon.com/2020/2/28/21156431/gdc-2020-canceled-postponed-coronavirus-epic-games-unity-playstation-ea-activision-blizzard-covid-19
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-02-21-should-gdc-move-to-canada
https://twitter.com/tha_rami/status/1226811912857497605
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/02/13/visa-restrictions-prevented-two-pakistani-women-attending-gdc-so-they-made-game-about-it/
This week’s snack was: madeleines! You can find a recipe in Eric Lanlard’s book Home Bake. This week’s special bonus snack was: sea salt cheese lava cake! You can try it for yourself at Kova Patisserie in London.
Join the conversation at https://glasshouse.games
Send your thoughts to community@glasshouse.games
Follow @GHGshow on Twitter and Instagram
1 hr 8 min