Today I got up very early to take the train to Leipzig. There is a big Game Convention at the exhibition Center. On the Train I had a very nice and long conversation with a cafe owner who runs his business in Arabia.
Got a bed in a four share room in a Youth hostel close to the Train station in Leipzig. It’s located between a sex store and a store for pot smokers. Will be staying in a German Youth hostel be interesting to stay in a German Hostel this time. The place costs about twice as much as in Australia.
Leipzig looks very nice from my first glance. Just a shame that so many of the beautiful old brick buildings are empty and careless in a bad shape.
The games convention itself is rather empty. I am aware of a bigger Convention in about two three weeks in Cologne. Still It’s quite a disappointment. It semed that the organisation tried to fill huge spaces with activities like human bowling or indoor cart racing. I spoke to some Games Publisher and Developers. They told me to apply online or to go to the recruiting panel on the exhibition in Cologne.
Still I had the chance to show some of my work to interested people from the youth protection organizations and press.
2 Responses to 2009-08-01 Leipzig Game Convention
Great, you show your work to the press!
Hey Martin,
schade, dass wenig los ist, aber vielleicht ist gerade das ja eine Chance, um in Ruhe mit ein paar Firmenvertretern sprechen zu können.
Zur Messe ist gerade auch ein Artikel bei SPIEGEL ONLINE erschienen:
Games Convention Online
viele Grüße in den Osten!
Michael