The DeanBeat: Picking up poop and bonding at events that celebrate gaming

If you’re stuck in the office trying to make games or publish them, you should consider the value of bonding. I like to get out to events where I can network with people in gaming and get some face-to-face meetings done. It’s where I learn the most about the $70 billion worldwide industry that games have created. I like to come back with a nugget of a story or some insight that you can’t pick up anywhere else.

Last week, I made a trip to London to see the Playhubs game accelerator and to Marseille, France, for the International Mobile Gaming Awards judging event (Disclosure: The IMGA paid my way to France, but our coverage remains objective), where we picked the best mobile games of 2014.