On the Friday of this year's Game Developers Conference, the Game Career Seminar will offer a series of speakers and roundtables aimed toward students hoping to break into the industry. Kicking off the event will be David Jaffe, who will be delivering a keynote speech entitled "From Grunt to God to Startup: Career Lessons from the Edge of Development."
Jaffe will be discussing his own history in the industry, starting from his earliest projects and lowliest jobs, to his own indie studio, Eat Sleep Play, where he's working on several unannounced Playstation 3 titles. Though infamous for his matter-of-fact approach, Jaffe is also a dynamic and engaging speaker, having previously participated in GDC events like last year's Game Design Challenge. It will be interesting to see what advice he has to impart upon the wide-eyed developers of tomorrow.
Reader Comments (13)
Posted: Feb 5th 2008 3:47AM (Unverified) said
at first glance, I believed it was michael J. Fox on the picture... "nobody calls me a chicken!!"
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Posted: Feb 5th 2008 4:09AM ThornedVenom said
Damn those references NEVER get old...
...because you could always rewind back in time when they do.
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...because you could always rewind back in time when they do.
Posted: Feb 5th 2008 8:29AM (Unverified) said
Sadly weather he is right or a complete dumb ass, Jaffe always has the physical disadvantage of having a face people would just love to punch. XD
I am going to be at GDC and while I normally do not give a crap about what he says ever, I may wanna peek in to see if anyone is going to say anything negative about his methods. After all, this is the Game Developers Conference, not the Online Fanboys Circle Jerk. Seriously, you should have seen the reaction at 06 when Microsoft announced DX10 is Vista exclusive, or when Sony said they could not show their shit on the big TV because it was not HD equipped.
BOOOOOOOOO!!!! *throws crap at speakers*
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I am going to be at GDC and while I normally do not give a crap about what he says ever, I may wanna peek in to see if anyone is going to say anything negative about his methods. After all, this is the Game Developers Conference, not the Online Fanboys Circle Jerk. Seriously, you should have seen the reaction at 06 when Microsoft announced DX10 is Vista exclusive, or when Sony said they could not show their shit on the big TV because it was not HD equipped.
BOOOOOOOOO!!!! *throws crap at speakers*
Posted: Feb 5th 2008 8:28AM zsavior said
If Dynamic and engaging you mean he drops the F bomb everytime somebody asks a question he doesn't like or can't answer then yes he is dynamic and engaging.
He is as dynamic and engaging as a child with Turrets syndrome doing Shakespeare's Julius Caeser in a high school auditorium.
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He is as dynamic and engaging as a child with Turrets syndrome doing Shakespeare's Julius Caeser in a high school auditorium.
Posted: Feb 5th 2008 9:38AM (Unverified) said
Yeah, if you're lucky he'll show up drunk again and pepper his talk with some colourful language...
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Posted: Feb 5th 2008 1:00PM (Unverified) said
Once when I was listening to Jaffe talk, my ears literally caught fire from the swearing.
As much as I dislike Jaffe, I'm sure he'll have some good advice for up and coming indie developers.
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As much as I dislike Jaffe, I'm sure he'll have some good advice for up and coming indie developers.
Posted: Feb 5th 2008 2:03PM Negativecool said
Jaffe presents?
Ok, ok, DRINKING game!!
For every time he says "fuck" take a shot!
Anyone still breathing at the end, wins.
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Ok, ok, DRINKING game!!
For every time he says "fuck" take a shot!
Anyone still breathing at the end, wins.
Posted: Feb 5th 2008 2:04PM Negativecool said
Jaffe presents?
Ok, ok, DRINKING game!!
For every time he says "fuck" take a shot!
Anyone still breathing at the end, wins.
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Ok, ok, DRINKING game!!
For every time he says "fuck" take a shot!
Anyone still breathing at the end, wins.
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