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'It Doesn't Feel Safe' -- Many Int'l Game Developers Skip Major Conference

This week, tens of thousands of game developers and producers will once again gather in San Francisco, as they have since 1988, for the weeklong Game Developers Conference. But this year's show will be missing many international developers ...

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From the latest innovations to people sharing their gaming insights, the Game Developers Conference (GDC) has been a place where people have gathered to share their stories. This year, GDC will have 1,000 speakers, 700 sessions, and we are even presenting our own panel: https://bit.ly/4rN5C1q

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... Dozens of those developers who spoke to Ars in recent months say they're wary of traveling to a country that has shown a callous disregard for -- or outright hostility toward"the safety of international travelers. That's especially true for developers from various minority groups, those with transgender identities, and those who feel they could be targeted for outspoken political beliefs.

"I honestly don't know anyone who is not from the US who is planning on going to the next GDC," Godot Foundation Executive Director Emilio Coppola, who's based in Spain, told Ars. "We never felt super safe, but now we are not willing to risk it." ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-09 12:15 PM | Reply

"It doesn't feel safe"

This is what I voted for.
--Boaz

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-09 03:33 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#2 | Posted by snoofy

He'll blame SF for that.

#3 | Posted by morris at 2026-03-09 03:47 PM | Reply

He'll blame SF for that.
#3 | POSTED BY MORRIS

And he wouldn't be wrong.

#4 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-09 03:49 PM | Reply

This weekend ...

Violent stabbing attack in San Francisco's Chinatown captured on video
www.ktvu.com

#5 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-09 03:57 PM | Reply

The reddest part of red Florida:

Mother accused of stabbing 6-year-old daughter more than 20 times, killing her

#6 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-03-09 04:02 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"It doesn't feel safe" - Many int'l game devs skip GDC in US

Rene Nicole Good was murdered

#7 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-03-09 04:05 PM | Reply

"Violent stabbing attack in San Francisco"

I voted for that
~ Snoofy

#8 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-09 04:16 PM | Reply

Rene Nicole Good was murdered

I voted for that
~onepigironheadedsmoothbrainaut

#9 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-03-09 04:21 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Mother accused of stabbing 6-year-old daughter more than 20 times, killing her

I voted for that.
~onepigironheadedsmoothbrainaut

#10 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-03-09 04:22 PM | Reply

Jeff is a gutless coward.

#11 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-09 09:27 PM | Reply

San Francisco is generally safe for visitors as of early 2026, with violent crime dropping to levels not seen since the 1950s and overall crime down nearly 30%.

It is not the record low levels of crime they are worried about. Obviously

It's "the tales of visitors being detained or sent back home at the airport, especially if they had a record of public statements likely to run afoul of the current administration".

#12 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-03-11 11:04 AM | Reply

Good instincts.

#13 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-03-11 08:43 PM | Reply

@#12 ... San Francisco is generally safe for visitors ...

Yeah, but that is not the concern here.

The concern of these visitors seems to be Pres trump's CE sweeping them up and deporting them to some random country.

Not local violence, but ICE violence.

rom the aricle, and noted in #1...

... Dozens of those developers who spoke to Ars in recent months say they're wary of traveling to a country that has shown a callous disregard for -- or outright hostility toward-- the safety of international travelers. ...

#14 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-11 09:03 PM | Reply

Another view ...

Ig Nobel Prize flees US for Switzerland after 35 years over safety concerns
www.theregister.com

... The Ig Nobel Prize, which satirizes its more noble namesake, is moving its award ceremony to Europe following concerns about the safety of those attending the US event.

The event's founder said that the awards could not ask scientists and journalists to attend unless the event was moved elsewhere.

The Ig Nobel Prize has been held in the US for 35 years. Organized by the Annals of Improbable Research magazine, it aims to honor less obvious scientific achievements, while making people laugh, and then making them think.

Ceremonies have so far taken place at Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Boston University. The next is scheduled to be held in Zurich, Switzerland.

Marc Abrahams, founder, emcee of the ceremony, and the magazine's editor, said: "During the past year, it has become unsafe for our guests to visit the country. We cannot in good conscience ask the new winners, or the international journalists who cover the event, to travel to the USA this year." ...

#15 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-11 09:05 PM | Reply

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