GDC 2017 Aftermath
Whew, what a blast it’s been in sunny San Francisco this year for GDC. Time flies when you’re having fun! Now it’s back to cold, snowy Sweden once again.
During our trip we met some great people and visited some interesting places – one SF resident told us that he especially loves the week when GDC takes places as we game developers are “so social, happy and nice”. I guess he hasn’t been around game developers during crunch times then! :D
Anyway, here’s a recap of some of the photos we accumulated over the week. Before the conference started we made the most of the good weather.
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- There was this big red bridge that everyone made a big fuss about.
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- Beautiful view of Horseshoe Bay
There’s some cool dudes right here. Just look at that cool pose with one foot on the rock. It will become a standard pose on the catwalks next season.
We took time to visit the beautiful forest moon of Endor – I mean Muir Woods National Monument – and had a couple of hours light hiking. We found it really spectacular, peaceful, and wonderful fresh smelling. After the D-pad driving of our chauffeur there (there was only ON or OFF) some of our more car sick people especially enjoyed the air and freedom.
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- It was very hard to capture the sense of scale in pictures.
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- The trees were really impressive up close.
After the woods we had a shorter stop around the Sausalito area for a stroll along the water and went for some really nice seafood, but most important – Crabcakes! (you don’t really find them here)
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- Wow.
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- So conversation.
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- Much fun.
The view around where most of us lived, in the two leftmost towers – Marriott and Four Seasons.
Time to get back to business. The conference, all the interesting lectures, roundtables and meetings made the week go by in a blast.
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- Main hall of Moscone Centre
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- The Indie Megabooth
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- If you got there early enough you could nab a table
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- Some devs taking a hard earned break
Uncharted 4 lectures were popular, but many others had very useful or inspiring topics to share.
Roka Ankor Japanese sushi and steak dining was definitely one of the most delicious meals we had while in San Francisco. That full tasting and drink pairing menu – just go for it if you ever have the chance!
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- Sushi of all colours!
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- Wagyu steak beautifully made
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- Off to Autodesk party afterwards, and they had a Lego dino!
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- Fun at the Autodesk photobooth :D
Sony & PlayStation had a great rooftop party
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- Cheesy Tiki bar is a must! The drinks were served in coconuts.
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- Yes, that’s a boat. With a band. In a pool. Inside the bar.
Just chillin’ in the sun at Sangria Hill.
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- Mmm, our main sustenance (+sunlight).
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- Breakfast cake. With bacon, because why not?
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- This cannot possibly go wrong. Just how big is American ‘Giant’?
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- We were not disappointed!
Sangria Hill – we will miss this place until next year! I think we also succeeded registering this name as a google location. Feel free to search for it and sign in!
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- Catching a ride on the famous Cable Cars. Out with silly Swedish safety, in with doing crazy shit on your own risk!
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- A rest at Fisherman’s Warf after the cable cars. We were also surprised with a rain shower.
See you next year, San Francisco!
Glad to see ya all had a great time! Hope to see what new projects are in the works soon :)