🕹️ How to do GDC
How to attend GDC on an indie budget: badges, hotels, parties, and more!
Hi game devs! It's time for another advice video that's really for me but also I make public to help my fellow devs (and sell books)!
This time it covers my trip to GDC 2024, where I recorded random footage and took notes about how to not screw it up next year. Might this help you? Yes, it might! Unless you're a conference speaker, or coming from another country, or any other infinite variables that might invalidate all of this advice.
Either way, enjoy! I spent like 2 whole days editing this monstrosity when I should have been making games. (Story of my life!)
The video covers:
- Preparing for GDC
- Getting a badge (or not)
- Lodging around GDC
- A tour of Moscone Center
- Navigating GDC parties
- General tips & advice
📺 Watch the video
Watch How to do GDC (17:01) on YouTube
🔗 Show Notes
- Game Developers Conference
- Making a mobile video for quick, in-person demonstration
- 🐷🫧 Add Pixel Washer to your Steam washlist
- Bay Area Rapid Transit
- Yerba Buena Gardens
- gdcparties.com
- hbomberguy
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