Probably see you over there again, Mike. heh<br><br>For anyone still considering GDC; I was talking with a bunch of Melbourne devs last night and had some thoughts for consideration - the developer of Antichamber (<a href="http://www.antichamber-game.com/">http://www.antichamber-game.com/</a>) was saying he'd bought the all access pass the past few years and only really attended a few things with it, but recommended if you're going to network you could just get the indie summit pass for ~$350.<br>
<br>Pair that with Qantas flights on sale ~$1200 return Melbourne to LA and Delta LA<->SF ~$150, and a flight Perth<->Melbs/Sydney ~$200-250 if you catch a Jetstar sale.<br><br>Makes it more affordable. Plus hostels are mostly $30/night.<br>
<br>Ofcourse, if you want to be exposed to more cutting edge talks about all sorts of tech (AAA, big studies etc, not just indie) then an all access pass would be a better suit. +$1k.<br><br>S<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 5:23 PM, Mike Kyriacou <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michael@stratticagroup.com">michael@stratticagroup.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hi all,<div><br></div><div>This may be my first post to this group, though I already know a few of the good lads/ladies on this list.</div><div>I'm a Perth engineer/entrepreneur now based permanently in Silicon Valley and heading up a Social Gaming startup at the huge<a href="http://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/" target="_blank"> Plug and Play Tech Center</a> in Sunnyvale (with a small, awesome development team in Ukraine). </div>
<div><br></div><div>This year I'm looking to form better links with game developers here in Perth. (I'm back in Perth visiting until the 19th)</div><div>We're in closed beta on Facebook now, with a view to iterate and secure expansion capital in a few months time so we can ramp up later in the year. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Anyway - this email is to say HI to everyone and note that I'll be at the GDC for all 5 days if anyone wants to meet up over a coffee/beer or at one of the many parties. :)</div><div><br></div><div>
Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Mike</div><div><br></div><div>Mike Kyriacou</div><div>CEO, Founder</div><div>Great Big Enterprises Inc.</div><div><br></div><div><div>440 North Wolfe Rd</div><div>Sunnyvale CA 94085</div>
</div><div><br></div><div><a href="mailto:mike@great-big.com" target="_blank">mike@great-big.com</a></div><div>Ph (Aussie): 0403982371</div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div>Ph (USA): <a href="tel:%2B1%20408%20307%202406" value="+14083072406" target="_blank">+1 408 307 2406</a></div>
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<div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div class="h5">On 5 January 2012 09:08, Jon Hayward <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sonictail@gmail.com" target="_blank">sonictail@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div></div><div class="h5">
Hey Guys,<div><br></div><div>This is a shoutout to see who here in Perth will be attending GDC 2012. I'm already heading over with a small group and we have yet to purchase our tickets to the conference, I'm wondering if we might have enough to make group discount worth it. And if you're looking for a cheap flight to the US you can head to LA and back on virgin for $1670 (<a href="http://www.virginaustralia.com/au/en/specials-offers/flight-specials/view-best-fares/" target="_blank">http://www.virginaustralia.com/au/en/specials-offers/flight-specials/view-best-fares/</a>) so you would just need a cheap transfer.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Additionally I need to promote the IGDA Scholarship Program. I was a recipient of it back in 2008 and the experience and networking I have received has been excellent. Applications are now open for 2012 (GDC, SxSW and PaxEast) and you can check things out here (<a href="http://www.igda.org/scholarships" target="_blank">http://www.igda.org/scholarships</a>).</div>
<div><br></div><div>Anyways, this has been your daily sponsored message ;)</div><div><br></div><div>Hope you're having a good one!</div><span><font color="#888888"><div>Jon</div>
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