Comments on: Effective Networking (GDC Guide)

By: Game Developers Conference 2013 - Erich Schuler

Game Developers Conference 2013 - Erich Schuler — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 04:52:33 +0000

[...] befriend professionals in the field. The networking potential is priceless. One more thing to add, Darius Kazemi mentioned in his blog that GDC is a great way to build [...]

By: Max Nichols

Max Nichols — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:15:10 +0000

Another thing worth noting is that if you are unfortunate enough to get stuck in a food line for a half-hour, don’t despair! It’s actually a networking opportunity on par with the best of them, because everyone around you in that line has to kill the time somehow… make sure they do it by talking to you. After talking in line for a half-hour, you’ll have at least one awesome new acquaintance.

It also helps that when people are laidback and commiserating about a shared torment – in this case, hunger, sore knees or feet, or the long wait – the odds of talking about personal interests and stories, as opposed to industry topics, skyrockets. Which can only be a good thing. Just don’t let it descend into whining.

By: Darius Kazemi

Darius Kazemi — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:51:12 +0000

I have an allergy to cigarette smoke too. When I’m outside it’s not so bad but generally I can’t really hang around smokers either. It’s just something that can’t be helped.

By: Epic Wizard

Epic Wizard — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 06:29:07 +0000

Smokers are people too and I have nothing against them. I do have something against the twig in their hand because I have a bad reaction to it. When I breath cigarette smoke my nose gets REALLY irritated and my lungs make it clear they want to crawl off somewhere not here. >.<

In essence I have an allergy. If you have any tips I'd welcome them but I think I'm relegated to networking with people outside the smoking circles.

By: Patrick Dugan

Patrick Dugan — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 22:16:00 +0000

I techically quite smoking some time ago, but that sounds like a good time to make exceptions. Good artilce Darius, I just bought my plane ticket the other day so I'm pretty stoked, this is going to be my first GDC.

Hey introduce me to some good writers/artists/animators and I'll introduce you to some of my contacts.

By: Craig Perko

Craig Perko — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:28:00 +0000

It should be noted that the very act of standing around smoking puts people in a mood to chit-chat. Smokers are GREAT people to approach, because they’re stuck standing there with a burning twig in their hand for several minutes.