Comments on: Conference Tricks http://tinysubversions.com/2008/06/conference-tricks/ Wed, 16 May 2012 14:59:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://tinysubversions.com/2008/06/conference-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-3718 Anonymous Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:31:00 +0000 http://tinysubversions.com/?p=1046#comment-3718 I agree with Bobby and the "stalker" reference! Especially as a woman, if some guy came up to me and said this, my pick-up-line radar would absolutely go off, and I would probably avoid the creep for the rest of the conference. Why would someone by looking for me in a crowd of people at every session? If we sat next to each other more than once coincidentally, then that would be a different story and the conversation might be more natural. I agree with Bobby and the “stalker” reference! Especially as a woman, if some guy came up to me and said this, my pick-up-line radar would absolutely go off, and I would probably avoid the creep for the rest of the conference. Why would someone by looking for me in a crowd of people at every session? If we sat next to each other more than once coincidentally, then that would be a different story and the conversation might be more natural.

]]> By: Bobby Thurman http://tinysubversions.com/2008/06/conference-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-3702 Bobby Thurman Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:33:00 +0000 http://tinysubversions.com/?p=1046#comment-3702 Just be careful. There's always the chance you'll experience one of those awkward moments when you come face-to-face with your stalker. Just be careful. There’s always the chance you’ll experience one of those awkward moments when you come face-to-face with your stalker.

]]> By: Ian Schreiber http://tinysubversions.com/2008/06/conference-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-3695 Ian Schreiber Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:03:00 +0000 http://tinysubversions.com/?p=1046#comment-3695 It's worth noting here that there's ALWAYS someone like this who inadvertently becomes like a shadow. It was kind of strange seeing this the first time I was at GDC, but in retrospect it's just basic statistics.<br/><br/>I always ask my students at their first GDC who their shadow is :) It’s worth noting here that there’s ALWAYS someone like this who inadvertently becomes like a shadow. It was kind of strange seeing this the first time I was at GDC, but in retrospect it’s just basic statistics.

I always ask my students at their first GDC who their shadow is :)

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