User Reviews: Game Developers Conf (GDC)

Game Developers Conf (GDC)
Game Developers Conf (GDC)
Informa Tech Holdings, LLC

Top reviews

  • Very useful

    Just would like to see more atendees and expositors use it fully.
  • Garbage

    Keeps logging me out. Back buttons take you to tops of long lists. Won’t clear my notifications. Filters logged me out. Has no facial recognition for logging in. Puts up an ad every time I do log in, can’t seem to close it manually.
  • Technically functional

    The app does an ok job displaying the full schedule and creating a personal schedule.

    There are two main reasons for my 2 stars:
    1) The app drains battery ridiculously fast. I have a brand new battery in my phone, and 20-30 minutes of looking through the schedule to plan my day took 25% of my battery. The battery usage data on the phone says that it used 45% of the charge and was open for 47 minutes total today.
    2) The app forces a popup ad every single time the app is opened. Due to the battery issues, I closed the app a lot and it is very annoying to have a forced ad when I just want to check my schedule.
  • Hard to filter My schedule

    Can’t locate current happening sessions in My schedule
  • Data confidentiality

    Cannot seem to remove my email/phone number from my profile. Have notifications I cannot clear.

    Otherwise seems ok.
  • New to GDC

    Very impressed by the app and how accessible everything is. I just wish there was more of me to see it all!
  • Notification options are limited to email.

    There are no settings to customize in-app notifications. This is critical for a busy conference like GDC.

    When you open the schedule, it goes to beginning of the week. It should default to the current day and time.

    Would be nice if full address wasn't visible to contacts by default.
  • Improved

    Not terrible
  • Great UI

    Perfect for GDC first timers!
  • Awful UI; security issues

    This is a terrible app and I wish GDC didn’t use it.

    Navigating the app is hilariously bad. The UI is clunky and doesn’t retain information it claims to have saved. I feel like this app (and this conference) doesn’t understand the average attendee for their own event.

    More egregiously, this app has been known for revealing the personal information (address, phone number etc) of their attendees across multiple years. This is a massive security risk and I highly suggest scrubbing your personal data and using the website for scheduling and LinkedIn for networking.

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