Comments on: Guest Post: GDC Networking Stories from Jeff Edward Ball

By: GANG Newsletter: December 2010

GANG Newsletter: December 2010 — Sat, 24 Aug 2013 15:51:19 +0000

[...] Networking stories with D. Kazemi and Jeff Ball [...]

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 00:19:14 +0000

I remember that GDC, most notably I remember passing out while you were counting business cards, and then later lamented you lost the memory signature on about 50 of them. Meanwhile I became known as the “pizza terrorist” to a modding team for eating some pizza someone left out for dinner one night. Despite my eccentricities, I would have ever been able to start a studio without some of the networking principles I learned from you.

By: Max Nichols

Max Nichols — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 05:03:45 +0000

I first read your blog four years ago, as a freshman in college, when my networking crusade began in earnest. I certainly couldn’t pinpoint specific examples where the blog made a difference, but your attitude towards networking was a huge influence on me, and, in turn, my school – which I preached to constantly about networking that most students weren’t doing, or at least doing well.

The single biggest thing I’ve taken away was the crystalization of an attitude that I think I would have developed anyways, just… not as fast or with as much clarity: that the reason the game industry is the best in the world is the people in it, and the conversations and interactions you can have with those people. I’m surrounded by amazing people every day, and “networking” events like GDC and Post Mortem are just an excuse to surround myself with a different, and equally amazing, group.

By: Aaron Melcher

Aaron Melcher — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:13:08 +0000

So when can I pick up a sweaty guy T-Shirt?

By: LostChocolateLab

LostChocolateLab — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:48:33 +0000

As someone who met Jeff that year, I can attest to his methodology…he rocked it! (and still does)

“What affected me the most about the blog was a sort of pervasive attitude that I got from it as a whole”

Having taken the sage advice of TinySubversions in the past, I wholeheartedly agree!
http://www.wildfiregames.com/0ad/page.php?p=9851

Thanks Darius!

Everybody needs some sweaty sometimes,
-damian

By: Darius Kazemi is a Cool Dude

Darius Kazemi is a Cool Dude — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:37:28 +0000

[...] Guest Post: GDC Networking Stories from Jeff Edward Ball If you enjoyed this article, please consider sharing it! [...]

By: Nazer

Nazer — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:11:01 +0000

Really great story, it’d be cool to see more stuff like this. I’m sure a lot of people have great stories after reading your networking advice.

And Jeff is the man, always puts up awesome work.