GDC Heads Up: Prove I Was There
So that picture up there is my business card. My first-ever business card, believe it or not, and I’m very proud. This is no Kinko’s lunch-rush toss-out: it’s a professionally-printed deluxe two-sided color card. And it almost matches my hair!
Here’s the deal. As I’ve told you all, I’m going to GDC next week. I’ll be covering the conference and my impressions and reactions here on this blog, and on Twitter. And I’ll be running around meeting people and naturally, handing out my shiny new business cards.
Thing is: my friend Jessica has a bet with me. She doesn’t think I can network. She doesn’t believe I’m actually going to get out there and work the room, let alone get rid of all these cards I just paid for.
I know what you’re thinking: biiiiiitch. But Jess is cool. She just wants to make sure I get out there and have fun. So we have this friendly wager.
Jessica wants to know that you have my cards. If you get one - whether I handed it to you, or you picked it up in the convention hall or the women’s room or wherever - write me at my e-mail address (it’s right on there), and send me proof you have the card.
There are two ways to do that:
1. Take a photo of yourself holding the card. This is more fun and we all have camera phones, so it should be easy.
2. OR. For bonus points: there’s a message on the back of the card (you know, the side I’m not showing you). It’s printed in code. Jessica tells me that you should all be able to figure out how to crack it, and if you do, you jump to the front of the line.
I’ll send your proof to Jessica, and she promises that the first 10 or so people I pass her will get something very cool. She won’t tell me what, but she promises it’s worth your trouble.
Deal?
18/03/2009 at 7:17 pm Permalink
I’m so pissed that I’m not going to be able to take part in this…
18/03/2009 at 7:28 pm Permalink
Damn! Curse my geographical remoteness!
18/03/2009 at 7:45 pm Permalink
I’m going to have to start two comment threads here - one for people with excuses, and another for the people who are ready to step up.
19/03/2009 at 6:46 pm Permalink
GDC? Liar, I just saw you today in Montreal! Proof: [1][2][3]
(I promise I thought of this silly idea before @E_munnie did)
19/03/2009 at 7:14 pm Permalink
Matthew - HA HA HA! C’est trop brilliant.
20/03/2009 at 8:12 pm Permalink
Man, I really wished I could get out to CA on a more frequent basis. I would *love* to take part in events like GDC, especially for chances to do awesome stuff like meet you! Alas. One day, maybe, when I have more time and money…
21/03/2009 at 6:50 am Permalink
Meet me in the lobby of Moscone West at 9am on Monday? There’s a chance I’ll be schedule to work a shift, but I’ll Twitter my whereabouts throughout the week.
And in case it doesn’t go without saying, I’ll be the guy with the curly moustache and bowler hat.
21/03/2009 at 1:39 pm Permalink
Corvus - not sure I can make Moscone at 9 AM that morning. But I can’t forget that moustache, and will keep an eye out for your hat!
Ursos - Maybe next year? GDC should be a blast, though if you’re more interested in the fans and the games than the industry, I’ve heard PAX is even better - and next year that’ll be bi-coastal …
22/03/2009 at 6:13 pm Permalink
Can you just post me a business card as I won’t be there anyways?
PO Box 88
Marden
South Australia
Australia 5070
Will post pics to blog if you send.
If you include a return address, I can send you something special in return.