I've been thinking about hitting up GDC for a few years now, but I really only have money (and time) for one major convention a year, and E3 has been my drug of choice. The panels aren't nearly as technically rigorous, but there's still some great stuff there, and nice opportunities to kick around ideas with The Big Names. The show floor is more than worth it, too.

But I still sort of want someone to sell me on GDC, because it looks like it'd be so much more mentally stimulating... except I've got friends who enjoy E3, but would die of boredom at GDC, meaning I'd have to go alone. Hmm. Dilemmas.