GDC: First Night

By: Derek Yu

On: February 16th, 2008

Derek, Golds, Cactus

Mark (aka Colonel Klink), cactus and Derek

GDC Proper doesn’t begin until Monday, but tonight I met Mark “Golds” Johns and Jonatan “cactus” SÃ¶derstrÃ¶m at San Francisco International Airport. cactus is staying with me through GDC. His game, Clean Asia, is nominated for two IGF awards: Excellence in Visual Art and Excellence in Audio.

Speaking of which (via cactus’s website):

Me (Cactus) and VilleK of Z Game Editor has decided to try our hands at a joint effort to start up a business as independent game developers. This has been under the works for the past few months and we’ve got some things in the works, but for now they’ll remain secret a bit longer.

Some of you will be glad to hear that this will eventually lead to games not made in Game Maker. Which amongst other things could mean creations that will be playable on Mac and Linux.

Feel free to bookmark our site lofiminds.com for further updates. Not much there right now, but we’ll try to post updates frequently once I return from GDC/IGF.

Alright, yes! cactus, as you might imagine, is a pretty chill guy. And yes, Mark, they do have donuts in Sweden. I told the lady at my local donut shop that Mark and Jonatan also make video games, and she was like “so you’re all game buddies?” HA. Well, time to go play with Mark’s Wii (cough)…

It’s really awesome to know that all these TIGS people are going to be at GDC this year. Seriously, if you can’t make it next week, try to be here in 2009. Or at any events where TIGer’s might be… see you tomorrow!

Posted in Community, IGF / GDC | Tags: cactus, Golds

fubble feeble booble

so where exactly is GDC? I couldn’t ever make it to america in any case :(( undergrad >>> no money

but anyway…
your game company seems like a good idea I must say.. I wonder if cactus will release another couple of games this week LD
Voodoo Master

So far, Lo-Fiminds doesn’t seem to have much on it.

Glad to hear about the GDC. It’s also nice to see pictures of game designers; they always seem so faceless over the Internet. cactus only has one picture on his site, and it’s linked from an obscure topic in his forums.

Nice to see you all.
oliv

Cactus! You are just how I always imagined you! Good job man, you’ve come such a long way.
Jad

Cactus!

OFTA DU Ã„R SVENSK @ ___@

Ã’ AÃ“

I’ll go home to you, eat your brains and gain your powers as soon as you get home.
WOW

Man, cactus is so damn feminine.
kinten

Feminine? He might just be the most masculine man I’ve ever laid my monocled eye on.
raigan

how are you at the GDC already?! we had to get up at 5:30am and we’re still not there!
Kvalsternacka

Yeah man! Hope the trip to the states went smoothly ;)
joola

dÃ¥lig eller? didnt you know cactus was swedish?
Eclipse

i’m glad you will expand your views in non-gamemaker projects, you will find yourself wondering why the hell you was stuck with that stupid maker soon
Eclipse

oh, good luck both of you! my sh was on european gdcgame connection in lyon months ago and was a great experience.
Captain Bible

HOT
im9today

good luck din banan ~
kinten

Didn’t you know we’re all swedes?
There’s clear relation between global warming and the number of swedes in the gaming industry.
Jovisst.
Ilia Chentsov

Pro-tip: to wear the monocle, pull down your lower eyelid, insert monocle, release eyelid. This way, you won’t have to squint as our friend in this lovely (as the random gnome would say) photo.
Lila Chestnut

duurrrr
Corpus

I really want to go next year.. as it turns out, my week’s holiday from college coincides with GDC. Hopefully it’ll be the same time in 09.
Trotim

Oh Derek, you naughty boy.
Lorne Whiting

Cactus looks like a girl I know. :)
fish

I JUST GOT IN TOWN, TOO.

and petri will be here in like 15 minutes.

i hunger for burrito.
Derek

Mark Johns is texting you right now. Have dinner with us tonight. Brandon and Alec will be there.
http://www.shotbeakgames.za.net/niche Tr00jg

Looks awesome… I want to be there. :(
Space Ranger

Mark really reminds me of Timothy Spall

http://www.theage.com.au/ffxImage/urlpicture_id_1073877759875_2004/01/12/tony_spall,0.jpg
raigan

we got in at noon, but our cellphone sucks..
Radix

Derek and Cactus are both pretty.

Best of luck to C&V with the Lo-Fi thing.