The joys of overseas events like Reboot Develop Blue | The DeanBeat

This week, I spent my working days at the Reboot Develop Blue game conference for the first time. It was at the elegant Sheraton Dubrovnik Riviera Hotel in the beautiful seaside town of Dubrovnik, Croatia. I took a signature relaxation picture of my feet on a beach chair looking out upon the hotel’s pretty blue swimming pool against the backdrop of the blue Adriatic Sea. But the picture is a lie.

Of course, I had no time to enjoy the swimming because I was busy at the event, listening to talks, meeting new people in games, moderating three sessions, and writing some stuff. The news doesn’t wait, and that makes traveling extra busy for me. Add to that the joy of traveling delay-prone airlines in the post-pandemic world. I started writing this after missing my flight connection. It’s not so joyful in the Istanbul airport, where the Wi-Fi is not free and they confiscate your refilled water at the gate.