The DeanBeat: Nine memorable moments from gaming’s elite DICE Summit

Last week, I heard a lot of smart people talking about the game industry at the DICE Summit, the elite game industry event in Las Vegas. After I got home, people kept asking me what the most interesting thing I heard was. I had to punt and say I couldn’t think of any single barn-burner moment that had everybody talking. But I’ve tried to cull the lessons I heard and the best quotes that I came across at the event and the accompanying DICE Awards, the Oscars of gaming. I’ve summarized some of the best moments for you in this week’s column.

I can’t say all of these snippets share a common thread. But they held my attention and made me linger on the ideas expressed well after the show was over. These are memorable moments, quotes, conversations, and ideas from the top minds in the video game industry. I’m still thinking about some of them, and so I’m sharing them with you. Hopefully, game developers and publishers will find their own inspiration from these words.