Went to the ADC and GDC Next conference (being held for the first time in LA) for a day trip from sunny San Diego and I was impressed by some elements and disappointed by others. To start with there were very few gaming companies there (far fewer than there had been in Austin I believe) and I was hoping to see more about the games coming out, but there was very little to see. The plus side was that there were lots of great people to talk with and lots to learn about as I traversed the not so large expo floor.
I was considering going for two trips, but there really wasn't enough there to make me feel like going through LA traffic again (also I timed it just right to catch San Diego traffic on the way back). I hope to keep in tough with some of the people I met there and work on finding a way to get our games in more peoples hands.
Overall I'd say that it was an interesting conference (although I didn't get a chance to sit through any of the private talks) and that I hope it only gets larger and better in the years to come.
