The groundwork for resilience – musings from The Glasgow Independent Games Festival

Years ago, during my second time at IndieCade, and when I was fairly new to attending video game events, there was a lot of talk about prioritizing events that focus on local community over an international crowd. The conversation being that it was more important to build things specific to local spaces. At the time things like IndieCade, GDC… All seemed so new and amazing to me. I thought not prioritizing “the international” was a loss! It’s amazing to attend an event and meet people from all over the world that share a collective passion for games. It hypes you...