GDC Online seems to be right around the corner. We managed to corral the Advisory Board consisting of Eugene Evans, Gordon Walton, and Valerie Massey, hardcore MMO veterans all, to talk about the convention and about general online gaming trends. See what they had to say in this exclusive interview.
Gordon Walton has been around MMORPGs from the beginning and explains that he always comes away from the convention with new ideas and energy. One of the biggest values is networking for new developers or veterans. Gordon feels like this truly is the place to meet people who have been through the wars with games and exchange knowledge to help anyone on the design path. The convention is definitely small enough where you can walk up to people and say hello. The board and the speakers try very hard to keep the format open with questions and networking.
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