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GDC 2009 - Day 5.1 - Breakfast with 6 Gaming Titans. Scrambled Eggs.

One man attends a GDC panel where the ideas flow freely. Officially "Stretching Beyond Entertainment: The Role of Games in Personal and Social Change". Starring Rusel deMaria, Peter Molyneux, Will Wright, Bing Gordon, Lorne Lanning, Ed Fries and SomeGuy.

Jim McGinley, Blogger

April 3, 2009

10 Min Read
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Arrive 5 minutes late. Titans mostly talking to each other. Panel format. Large audience.

Rusel deMariaNice. Thoughtful. Host let panel flow freely.

Peter MolyneuxClever. Big Picture.

Will WrightCut-to-the-chase smart.

Bing GordonAttitude & Swagger. Gravelly voiced. Dash of drawl.

Lorne LanningCool.

Ed FriesPoints good. Didn't feel I got to know him.

Peter

Ed

Lorne

Lorne

Rusel

Bing

Trouble keeping up with Joneses. Can't transcribe discussion fast enough.Forced paraphrase. Attempt record essence honestly.

Bing

Will

Rusel

Will

Rusel

Lorne

Peter

Bing

Ed

Will

Bing

Lorne

Bing?

Lorne

Will

Rusel

Lorne

Peter

Notes indicate conversation almost derailed by violence in media debate.

Rusel

Peter

Will

Bing

Rusel

Lorne

Will

Rusel

Bing

Will

Giant robot with long arms marches by. Singluar mission. left right left right hut hut hut.Each arm deadly pendulum. Wait... he is human. Upper body still during giant strides.Could bend steel. He's... pre-lining up for question. First GDC pre-line up.

Lorne

Rusel

Ed

Peter

Lorne

Peter

Lorne

Bing

Will

Rusel

Bing

Peter

Lorne

Ed

Will

Bing

Peter

Q & A11 people lined up. GDC Win!

SomeGuy

mood of room instantly changed. narc?

Lorne

SomeGuy

Rusel

Lorne?

Rusel

Peter

Bing

Ed

Panel ended. Still 5 people in line including giant. Holding round table to continue discussion in Room 113. Everyone invited. Unable to attend. Need time to recover.

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