If you're serious about video games, I mean really serious, like making a career of it serious (creating, not playing), then you don't want to miss Game Developers Conference 2006, which opens tomorrow at the San Jose (CA) Convention Center.

Exhibits are open tomorrow through March 24 (as is the career pavilion).  Thursday night is Suite Night, where you can mingle with professionals from leading game industry companies and hear about the newest technologies and games.  Some 12,000 pros are expected to attend the show -- if you go, let me know ...

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