a GDC experience <3
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HALT, GAMERS!! Don't waste your time and money traveling to GDC!
The hot new way to attend conferences IS HERE!! Immerse yourself in the highs and lows of the full and complete GDC experience over the course of 10 jam-packed minutes[1]!
A warm thank you to defense contractor Anduril Industries for funding a $5.00 digital discount vs. the in-person all-access pass[2]!!
Live out your wildest GDC dreams TODAY in this one-of-a-kind experience. You will:
- give a talk...
- ...collect b-cards from the gaming elite...
- ...experience culture at a responsible pace...
- ...and much more!!
Authentically conceived in a real overpriced Airbnb in San Francisco, this groundbreaking work combines elements of racing games, walking simulators, and interactive fiction to take you on an unforgettable journey sure to capture your attention for about 10 minutes[1].
So crack open a GFUEL™ and strap in for the future of virtual reality digitized metaversal conference attendance with "a GDC experience <3": The Heartbeat of Game Development!
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[1] 10-min completion time estimated for the median gamer; elite gamers may not derive the full 10 minutes playtime (current speedrun record is 5:47).
[2] playing this game in the browser without paying is an affront to God punishable by death, unless any of the following are true: (1) player has explicit written or verbal permission from the creator, cryy22; or (2) player is a broke boi; or (3) player is lazy.
Development log
- gdc update: generous developer concessionsMay 04, 2025
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peter love me...
peak
This game really makes you feel like a game developer at GDC. It's the dark souls of GDC. It has a little something for everyone.
nightmare blunt convention
i dont know what GDC is but that was the best i thing i played this year
I know nothing abt GDC but I enjoyed the experience, arigato!!!!
こちらこそ。 i hope you are able to hold on to that ignorance for as long as possible
holy shit
there’s nothing holy about this
sorry
*unholy shit
What did I just play
10/10
thank you for your generous rating. you just played “a GDC experience <3” on itch dot i o
This game both enthralled me and pissed me tf off. Good job!
i’m sorry and you’re welcome
I love how the anger surrounding this entire... experience can be felt in this game's design. The best I've ever done is a rage-induced scuttling on a rockclimbing wall after realizing an honor's society wasted an hour of my time and $100. I am not a rock climber.
Thank you for sharing your story. That was truly a Gaming Experience!
thank you for gaming and i’m sorry about your $100
So creatively bankrupt, triple AAAA is taking notes out of secretive jealous admiration. Delist while there is still time!
it’s too late for me, all i can hope for now is table scraps
this is so peak I shed a tear of approval
🥲
Games are truly an artistic medium, because they have the capability to express someone's rage at Peter Thiel.
I always wondered what a Youtube Poop would feel like to play: it's a bit of an unfocused mess. The developer feels the need to cloak everything in layers of irony for fear of criticism.
I did like the game mechanic for walking! It simulates walking.
thank you for your analysis and your respect for the art of walking simulation.
however – you’re banned for saying i’m afraid of criticism! who’s afraid of criticism!! not me!!! i’m not afraid of criticism you’re afraid of criticism!!!! guards arrest this person for saying i’m afraid of criticism!!!!! aaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!
What the hell did I play?
a walking simulator, i’m afraid
peak like the top of the 1,000ft hill you need to get uhhhhhhhh big mac
GENIUS
where???
I have no idea what to feel now that this masterpiece is over
feel nothing at all
ai could never replicate this even in a 1000 years
beep boop i’ma computa
I miss the free food at mixers, the waiting, the walking, the meetings that go nowhere and sightseeing.
if only the value of the free food could offset the cost of the not-free airbnb
That was an experience, I've never been to GDC but this is 100% accurate
don’t go
fun
ty
.....Ahhhhhhrrt *golf clap*
no golfing allowed at the moscone center in sunny san francisco california
Rational and valid, my apologies
gaming has revived
we are so back
As my art professor liked to say, "Art is not about what people like. art is about making a statement'. so.... congrats?
hrm… maybe GDC itself is the greatest artwork of them all…
so that is why i never saw gdc talks in my timeline again
thanks for informing me the cause of death
itch.io is the only true unbiased news source
Next year I'll have to make sure I avoid playing this.
this guy gets it
this is a cinematic work of art
"Masterpiece" 10/10 - IGN
thank you. ign will come around it’s just a matter of time
ok, I experienced it
i’m sorry
amazing,i love it, 11/10
you dropped these g8m3r -> 🎮👑
I went to GDC for the first time and honestly yeah this is about right
i’m so sorry
tbh i had a ton of fun and plan to go back, primarily just cause the people you meet are (mostly) chill and cool to talk to, but like,,,,damn is it expensive
I won? It is wild out there...
what a wild and woolly world
PEAK
this is art
this is a game that is utterly revolutionary in its execution. i mean to be fair i technically wouldnt know because i have never been to GDC because im always on that damn computer, yet in my heart of hearts i know that this game pushes the boundaries of what a simulation can be and shows just how far weve come not only as developers but as a species altogether. unfortunately i had to make do with the browser version as i spent the last of my birthday money listing my ai asset flip on steam last month but once the sales start rolling in on that ill be sure to buy at least 18 copies for to sharing with my friends or perhaps just to stockpile for a rainy day.
god bless video games o7
god bless the gamers
Actual masterpiece. I hated playing it.
thank you for this affirmation of authenticity
This is art, thank you