E3, COVID-19 and Video Game Events | GHG Show
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"There's too many keyboard warriors. I'm like 'let's do this IRL!'" – Shay
Jordan (she/her), Shay (she/her), and Sam (she/her) 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/
https://globalgamejam.org/2020/games/trying-fly-0
https://www.engadget.com/2013/06/06/sony-microsoft-nintendo-and-the-evolution-of-the-electronic-entertainment-expo/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-46235312
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/02/12/geoff-keighley-will-skip-e3-first-time-25-years/
https://www.wired.com/story/geoff-keighley-leaves-e3/
https://www.theesa.com/statements/esa-statement-on-sony-e3-2020-announcement/
https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/30/21115499/e3-2020-journalist-information-leak-youtube-twitch-security-doxx-vulnerability
https://gdconf.com/news/game-developers-conference-2020-announces-virtual-awards-and-talk-schedule
http://www.notgdc.fun/
https://gamedev.world/
https://venturebeat.com/2020/02/28/gamedev-world-will-raise-money-to-provide-relief-for-developers-affected-by-gdc-changes/
https://www.ludonarracon.com/
https://medium.com/@maggietan/the-indie-toaster-goes-to-ludonarracon-2c68b481666a
https://feral-vector.com/
https://www.talkingsimulator.com/podcast/2019/7/2/feral-vector-with-chella-ramanan
https://www.gameindustry.com/editorials/eurofiles/feral-vector-the-antidote-to-e3/
https://twitter.com/checkpoint_leam
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/game-gam-tickets-93584005279
https://www.stonewallscotland.org.uk/our-work/campaigns/act-trans-equality-scotland-gender-recognition-bill-consultation-guide
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p082w992/noughts-crosses
https://www.octopusbooks.co.uk/titles/eric-lanlard/home-bake/9781845337346/
https://www.kovapatisserie.com/
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.
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