The Scoop from Attendees at Austin GDC!

By Gina Bovara (Intel) (34 posts) on September 16, 2008 at 6:56 am

Hi all!  This week we're at the Austin Game Developers Conference 2008 and blogging straight from the show floor in the lounge.  View the comments from attendees below!

Categories: Events, Gaming, Visual Computing

Comments (43)

September 16, 2008 8:24 AM PDT


Joel De Guzman		 Okay, Day 1 of the Austin GDC exhibits. Intel has a nice booth and networking lounge (free drinks - hint, hint) at the expo floor. We're showing demos, tools, and the winners of the 2008 Game Demo contest and the Phase 1 of the Intel EPIC Make Something Unreal Modding contest. Intel Software Network and Intel Software Partner Program are also here to talk to developers, animators, ISVs and studios. Visitors have started to file in and there's an energetic buzz and hum on the expo floor. Welcome everyone!
September 16, 2008 8:35 AM PDT


DB Cooper		 The Intel guys are just super! Not only did one fellow help me out the very first day of the conference by giving me a dollar so I could use a self-pay parking lot, but Bruce is hugely enthusiastic about everything amd now I have a little Intel spaceman on my badge.
I am at the Austin GDC to give a talk about creating great dialog for games.
Life is grand.
Austin is a terrific city.
September 16, 2008 8:40 AM PDT


Patrick Sutter		 Confrence is amazing nice people. Bruce is the bomb.
September 16, 2008 9:01 AM PDT


Joel De Guzman		 Just found out that the drinks are not free at the Networking Lounge. There goes my shot of Johnny Walker (yes, there's alcohol at the lounge, that's a definite affirmative).
September 16, 2008 9:41 AM PDT


Jonathon Hubbbard		 I am here on the 2nd day of Austin GDC and I am hoping to find a job as a programmer out here today. I have ran out resumes today so I hope for good news.
September 16, 2008 9:44 AM PDT


Gina Bovara (Intel)		 Day 1 and we are busy, busy, busy! The Unreal Tournament 3 station is very popular with the CDs of 50 free mods that were the winners of the "Make Something Unreal" contest! :)
September 16, 2008 9:52 AM PDT


C Acosta		 Enjoying all the demos. Very freindly people, and lots of interesting discussion topics on game development.
September 16, 2008 9:57 AM PDT


Michael Jaso		 This being my first time ever going to a Game Developer's Conference. The Intel boothe has shown me so many new things about pc laptops I knew nothing about. I'm very surprised to find out that there are various console games that are available on the laptops. I think I'll look more into the visual computing developer community..
September 16, 2008 10:24 AM PDT


Matthew Williams		 My representative at Austin GDC was very informative. I am glad to talk to people like him who can relate to an IT/Networking person who wants to try and get into the gaming industry. Awesome customer service
September 16, 2008 10:53 AM PDT


Bruce		 Thanks DB... appreciate the plug. We're having a great time - meeting and talking with developers and software vendors about the innovative ways that folks are using Intel technologies. If you're here in Austin, come by and see what's up with Intel.
September 16, 2008 12:05 PM PDT


Matthew Williams		 THe girls at INTEL ROCK!
September 16, 2008 12:15 PM PDT


patrick hicks		 This is great, i am here with devry, i created a game called zamboni email zamboni@patrickhicks.com if you would like the link
September 16, 2008 12:28 PM PDT


Paul Murphy		 I'm only here for the swag. Plus the music. Plus the occasional informative seminar and the opportunity to find a new career. But mostly for the swag. Oh yeah, and Intel rocks.
September 16, 2008 12:34 PM PDT


Greg Hammond		 I'm glad to see Intel participating in and supporting the game industry. You'll reach more young people this way, and some of them will no doubt become future Intel engineers (we certainly need to encourage more kids to learn science and have fun with it!).
September 16, 2008 12:42 PM PDT


Jason Bassett		 Love you Intel! Love GDC, I love the game Industry. One of the best things about coming into this industry is the friendlyness and the people!
September 16, 2008 12:43 PM PDT


Jason Bassett		 Also, believes the girls at GDC rock!
September 16, 2008 1:24 PM PDT


Robert Mitchell		 We love VTune. But we would love it to be free so everyone on our team could use it.
September 16, 2008 1:28 PM PDT


Robert Mitchell		 gina is friendly!
September 16, 2008 1:30 PM PDT


Ramon		 Fun fun fun! Thanks for the good times at GDC, Intel.
September 16, 2008 1:31 PM PDT


Charnell		 Having a great time at Austin GDC. Thanks Intel!
September 16, 2008 1:36 PM PDT


Chris Barnhart		 AGDC is great.
September 16, 2008 1:37 PM PDT


Sean Hathaway		 The demo was great and very informative, thanks
September 16, 2008 1:44 PM PDT


Tim Jones		 I came to Austin GDC to network and have had a good time!
September 16, 2008 1:50 PM PDT


Stephen Babb		 The show is awesome!
September 16, 2008 1:57 PM PDT


Mike Rivet (Intel)		 the unreal contest has been so well received at GDC austin. We had the 2nd place tools cartegorie winner in our booth demoing their tool. They are extremely happy and want to participate in other contests. We have given out over 400 DVD's highlighting the 5 finalist in each category. Modding is alive and well and continues to grow.
September 16, 2008 2:00 PM PDT


Ian Weyna (NCsoft)		 For my first AGDC its been a fantastic experience! So many people to meet and exchange information with. This is by far the best way to meet fellow industry types. Furthermore, seeing the amazing new technology and middleware at the various booths in awe inspiring in how much power we will have in our hands as developers to make amazing games!
September 16, 2008 2:05 PM PDT


cody durant		 Love your work
September 16, 2008 2:16 PM PDT


Sean Lynott		 Having a great time :0)
September 16, 2008 2:17 PM PDT


Newton Grant		 AGDC is a wonderful show!
September 16, 2008 3:13 PM PDT


Janet Holmes (Intel)		 Our first booth visitor of the day enrolled in the Intel Software Partner Program - Welcome gameRNA! http://www.intel.com/partner/visualcomputing
September 17, 2008 7:50 AM PDT


Sean Hathaway		 Hey this is Orion.
AGDC is going great!
My session went well ^_^
I'm excited to see more of the Intel booth and lounge
September 17, 2008 7:55 AM PDT


JErry Makare		 GDC Austin day 2 is about to kick off. SHould be a good day to shoot some videos. Remember to check out Take Five Videos in a couple days for videos from the show floor. http://www.intel.com/software/videos
September 17, 2008 8:01 AM PDT


Mike Yi		 Orion's session went well!! The most attendees for any Intel session at Austin GDC!! Great job O!
September 17, 2008 8:13 AM PDT


Gina Bovara (Intel)		 Day 2 here in Austin -- everyone here is so friendly! We're getting so much traffic here in the Intel-sponsored lounge area; if you're here, come on by and say hello! Lots of folks are here hanging out having fun playing Guitar Hero 3, Mercenaries 2, Unreal Tournament 3, Spore, and Age of Conan!
September 17, 2008 8:29 AM PDT


Jerry Makare		 Gina Bovara just got some balsawood airplanes from one of the other booths. I am going to steal them from her...shhhh, don't tell her.
September 17, 2008 9:29 AM PDT


Ken Slagle		 I came here to network and look for jobs. I have to say that every booth that I went to was very approachable and easy to talk to. The Intel people were very friendly and fun to talk to as well.
September 17, 2008 9:34 AM PDT


Carol Klussmann		 Very friendly people; very nice products
September 17, 2008 10:10 AM PDT


David Carroll		 This has been a totally cool Exhibit!!!!
September 17, 2008 10:12 AM PDT


Jessica Lang		 At the intel booth I wat talking to Gena(Very friendly) and she intruduced me to Brad. It was very informative and I enjoyed hearing from the people from intel.
September 17, 2008 11:31 AM PDT


Mike Yi		 I cannot get through a HARD level on GUITAR HERO!!!
September 17, 2008 11:55 AM PDT


Scotty P		 Fun times had by all. Good people, friendly people, and lots of help. Community indeed!
September 17, 2008 1:09 PM PDT


Joel De Guzman		 Okay, the expo has finally come to a close. Exhibitors are starting to tear down the booths. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Intel booth and networking lounge. Post any further questions that you may have to the discussion forum on our Visual Computing Developer Community (http://www.intel.com/software/graphics). See you all at the next graphics and game developer event!
November 25, 2008 12:55 AM PST


Aaron (SmokeRingHalo) W.		 Mike Rivet (Intel) : We have given out over 400 DVD's highlighting the 5 finalist in each category. Modding is alive and well and continues to grow.

Hey there. Any way that I could get one of those DVD's? I'm the 2nd place winner in the MSUC Warfare Category. Epic had offered copies and said they would send me one but that was over a month ago and I still haven't received one.
Just let me know where to send my details. I'd appreciate it very much, thank you.

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