Overheard@GDC: Defragging the seats
by Zack Stern 
{ Feb 23rd 2008 at 5:00AM }
The pink-shirted volunteers made GDC run smoothly, helping answer questions and usher people to the right sessions. Ten minutes before Peter Molyneaux's scheduled speaking time, attendees filled into the room. Conference-goers often left spaces between cootie-carrying strangers, but this pattern didn't bother a veteran volunteer. He shrugged to another helper, saying, "We really aren't defragging [yet]."
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Pink Shirts @ Feb 23rd 2008 6:32AM
Pink shirts are gangster.
Ask Dipset.
Arno @ Feb 23rd 2008 8:14AM
You sir, get a vote up. :p
Vegan @ Feb 23rd 2008 7:15AM
You know what, the next time I have to explain what defragging is, something like this would be a good example to use. I've always found it hard to explain.
bobartig @ Feb 23rd 2008 6:02PM
Defragging would be putting people from the same groups together, assuming that they will later be "read" as a unit.
Bunching people together closely would be the analog of disk 'optimization', which does not necessarily increase drive performance any more with modern drive technology.
So, he is not using the term correctly.
Arno @ Feb 23rd 2008 8:14AM
Heh, geeky. :)
ThornedVenom (Ludwig Defense Force) @ Feb 23rd 2008 8:30AM
XD
Brian @ Feb 23rd 2008 3:25PM
I was in a session that got defragged. Fridays Expo-only pass sessions seemed to fill up.
hvnlysoldr @ Feb 23rd 2008 7:00PM
At first I thought of fragging used like in FPS multiplayer, then I realized it meant defragging computer hard drives. Maximizing space by moving files into more efficient groups.
A-Troll-Named-Slickback (Yes the A Troll Named part, and yes every time!) @ Feb 24th 2008 9:16AM
testing
Brinstar @ Feb 25th 2008 3:56PM
You have to admit that "Defrag the room" is a little more impactful and memorable than "Optimize the seating".