For me, being at E3 was a totally crazy experience. A few years ago, I didn’t even play video games, and yet it was still one of the few video game events that I had heard about on the news. Last year, I remember watching the livestream from my apartment and thinking how cool it’d be to attend the event in person, but never thought I’d be showing my game there.
This year, I showed RELATIVITY at E3, and in the PlayStation booth no less! It’s still really unbelievable for me.
I owe a huge thanks to Sony for the opportunity. There are A TON of great games that they could have chosen to show at E3 instead.
Also, because Sony took care of all the setup, it was not only the best presentation I’ve had at a show, but also the easiest logistically. Instead of having to lug a laptop and monitor to the convention center and set it all up, I just had to show up. And when the show was over, instead of having to stick around and pack up everything, I was able to just walk away. This made it a really great experience for me.
I got a tremendous amount of press during the event. Below is just a partial list of some of the coverage the game received during E3:
Canadian Videogame Awards – Willy Chyr’s RELATIVITY
PlayStation Universe – E3 2015 – Relativity PS4 preview impressions with gameplay footage
PlayStation Nation – E3 2015: Hands on with ‘Relativity‘
GamesRadar – Relativity is the mind-bending cousin of Portal and Echochrome
PSNStores – Relativity Coming to PS4 in 2016
Multiplayer.it – LA RELATIVITÀ È RELATIVA
Multiplayer.it – E3 2015 – SCOPRIAMO WILLY CHYR’S RELATIVITY
IndieMag – Relativity, l’héritier spirituel d’Antichamber !
I would say that the one thing about E3 that was very different from other game events I’ve been to, is how few indie devs there are proportionally. At GDC and IndieCade, you’re constantly running into familiar faces, and other indies you know from the web. At E3, most of the people I didn’t recognize.
It’s also much more international. There were people from all over the place at E3. I met developers from Costa Rica, journalists from Peru. It was a really cool atmosphere. In a lot of ways, definitely the biggest game event of the year.