Thursday, October 15, 2009

VISITOR FEEDBACK

Feel free to express any questions, comments or experiences regarding the Game Developers' Conference or other conferences/expos - especially if it involves the cost of attending. Leave your name, email, and/or website so you can be given proper credit in the report.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Survey Q Ideas

1. How often do you attend conferences or expos related to the video game industry?
  • Never
  • 1 per year
  • 2 per year
  • 3 or more per year
2. How often do you attend the Game Developer's Conference?
  • Never
  • I've attended 1 or 2 times
  • I've attended 3 or more times
  • I attend every year
3. Is cost a factor in deciding whether to attend conferences or expos?
  • Yes
  • No
4. How did you find out about the Game Developer's Conference? (check all that apply)
  • Friends
  • Online (ex: videos, forums, blogs, podcasts)
  • Magazine/Newspaper
  • TV
  • Work
  • School (Instructor/colleague)
  • Other __________________________________________
5. Do you work in the video game industry (professionally)?
  • Yes
  • No
If YES, what do you do? ___________________________________________________

6. If employed, does your employer cover the cost of attending conferences and expos?
  • Yes
  • No
7. In your opinion, what is the biggest benefit of the GDC?
  • Testing upcoming games
  • Seeing new technology and peripherals
  • Hearing the latest industry news
  • Networking with industry professionals

Experts

Yuzo Watanabe & Tobin Coziahr

Co-creators of the independent video game review podcast NoobToob. They live and work locally in San Francisco and attend various conferences and expos nationwide, including the SFGDC.

email
Yuzo: yuzo@noobtoob.com
Tobin: tobin@noobtoob.com

website
http://www.noobtoob.com/

____________________________________________________
Jane Veeder

Professor at San Francisco State University in the Design & Industry program.

email:
jveeder@sfsu.edu

____________________________________________________
Joseph Sapp

IDGA Community Liaison.

joda -at- igda -dot- org

Revised PERT

Revised Timeline