Anna Brandberg

A few people I spoke to tried to explain it as 'we have to cram it all into a week because we have interstate and international visitors who can't afford to take more time out.' 5/7

I would argue that the Australian film industry has similar requirements, and yet hosts multiple events (both industry and consumer facing) in multiple states across the year. There must be a way we can spread this stuff out so people don't FOMO themselves into oblivion. 6/7

Let's have a constructive conversation; I want to hear your suggestions on how to improve this! @GCAPConf @PAXAus @GamesWeekMelbs @gdaa_oz @TreveReed @YugSTAR @jenmacl @jazzrozz, penny for your thoughts? Everyone, feel free to tag people you think might want to contribute. <3 7/7

Such an important conversation! I for one suffered a huge burnout due to MIGW prep, and suspect I'll have a long recovery... More spread out events would be good, I think? Tagging in @allymcleangames @raejohnston @spamoir @steggy_ & @liamesler - would love to hear your thoughts.

I for one would prefer this. Seeing me and my friends kill ourselves over games week is too much.

Why do you and your friends do it? Is that any different from crunching?

Obligation, a sense of pressure for progress, a desire to give back to and learn from the community, social pressure, to see friends, to be seen, to do business and myriad reasons.

Doesn’t sound worth killing yourself over? People use exactly the same justification for crunching on game projects. Helping others doesn’t mean you can ignore self care.