GDC Could Be Press Invite Only
- Scribbled on February 29th, 2008 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in E3, GDC, Industry News, Rumor Mill, Shows and Events
Kotaku is positing that Game Developers Conference - and DICE as well - may have reached the level of popularity which will influence them to make it press invite only.
…both the Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain (DICE) summit and the Game Developers Conference are moving toward an invite only system and the same concern is rearing its head. But the heads of all three organizations [including E3] say they’re going to great lengths to make sure that doesn’t happen.
The Game Developers Conference is moving to a new invite-only system starting next year, the show’s director, Jamil Moledina, told me.
“We don’t have it nailed down, but we are looking at moving to an invite model for press access at GDC,” he said. “It’s meant to be a networking event for people who make games, but more and more we are seeing a lot of individuals who are obtaining press credentials who aren’t full-time press. It’s kind of open to being spoofed, in a way.”
In 2006, for instance, about 1,000 press members attended the conference, which had a total admission of just 16,000.
Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Discuss.
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