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We just wrapped up our first convention appearance for Ctrl Alt Deal!<\/em> To paraphrase another intelligent AI in video game history, it was a triumph (huge success).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The week started off with our attendance at the GDX convention, where we participated in panels hosted by luminaries including Trent Oster of Beamdog<\/a>, Cristina Amaya of Latinx in Gaming<\/a>, and Christopher Chancey of ManaVoid Entertainment<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s always so inspiring to be around other devs and creators who have accomplished great things in the indie sphere. The highlight of the con was definitely the Town Hall, where Chris Chancey discussed how developers in Qu\u00e9bec organized to create a strong and healthy industry. We came away with a fistful of business cards and a notebook full of great ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A staff dinner on Thursday night brought (almost) the whole team together for the first time. With the exception of our international Unity programmer, our team was able to gather and meet in person for dinner, board games, and great conversation. Remote work comes with a lot of benefits, but it\u2019s still great to get together in person. NPC \u201cLaura\u201d was even able to join us at the table via a holographic photo frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday was the first day of the exhibition at K-Days, and we were ready to go with our incredible booth. Our Art Director put together an eye-catching banner that drew people in, ready to try a demo of Ctrl Alt Deal. <\/em>We created a custom demo for the con featuring some of the K-Days fairground food (like the Kool-Aid glazed chicken burger and Pickle Cheese Fries), which got some chuckles. The three days flew by as we had over 100 people try the game\u2014and the feedback we got was phenomenal.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was so exciting to hear all the positive comments from players and see just how much Ctrl Alt Deal <\/em>resonated with people. We\u2019re making a quirky game that doesn\u2019t fit neatly in a box, and worried it might not be suitable for a convention demo. But our players really \u201cgot\u201d the game and loved our dramatic art style and emergent mechanics. It was overwhelming and wonderful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019d like to give a big thank-you to Interactive Arts Alberta<\/a> and all the volunteers, organizers, and sponsors that made GDX 2023 possible. See you next year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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