GDC 06 So Far

It's the second day of the Game Developer's Conference 2006, and so far there isn't much to relate. Yesterday saw some interesting talks, with Linden Labs CEO Philip Rosedale offering up a discussion on serious games entitled You Can (Not) Be Serious. There was also some Talk of Mobile gaming with Nokia offering up some views on that part of the industry. Earlier today Jesper Juul gave another view of serious gaming, A New Kind of Game. He discussed how games have evolved, and where they're going now that they've begun to gain broad cultural acceptance.

I got into San Jose earlier today, and so should have a rundown on the press preview event later tonight. Things to look forward to during the rest of the week include the Sony (Wednesday) and Nintendo (Thursday) keynotes, a talk by Battlestar creator Ronald Moore (Wednesday), and Will Wright's talk about the future of Game Design (Thursday).

Nokia?!

[SheeEttin]

There was also some Talk of Mobile gaming with Nokia offering up some views

OH GOD NO.
Nokia's offering advice on handhelds? Someone get me my shotgun!

Re:International?

[spagetti_code]

43% of all users in Second Life are female

Or claim to be... How many of the females playing are "voluptuous 18 year olds" :-)