One would think I'd know by now - I've a long history of being lucky enough to be involved with projects where people were able to take the tools of creation into their own hands... and watched them do amazing things in the process. From the voice enabled lobbies at Mplayer to my work with indie developer teams at Multiverse, I've seen again and again how inspired people can get, and how that can lead to awesome, unique, surprizingly creative results. And sure enough, that was the vibe at the first IMGDC conference, an exciting passion for creating on the part of the participants, leading to a really exciting synergy at the conference, as we all recognized the inspiration we all share. Somehow I'd forgotten to expect that... but it was really infectious, and it really was inspiring. People are working on some really innovative stuff, and the passion they bring to their work makes things possible that have never been seen before. We're in a convergence of possibility, as was convincingly outlined by Dr. Richard Bartle in his keynote - a time of flourishing possibility, an era of creativity and innovation. You could feel it at the conference. And I can't wait to see the worlds that get created in the years to come.
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