The MVP Reunion

Last night was a large gathering at Steamworks for anyone who had worked on any of the MVP Baseball games years back.  It was surprising to see that so many people had showed up.  I hadn’t kept in contact with many of the folks who had left the studio, but I was able to chit chat with a number of them fairly easily (I’m horrible at social events).  It was just a good time to see everyone together again.

MVP was always a great team.  Although I didn’t think I always quite fit in, it still felt like a family.  It was a small enough team to be able to splurge on monthly birthday celebrations with beer and cake.  Also small enough to sometimes get the company American express to pay for a dinner or two.  :P  Every monthly meeting had raffle prizes.  The wrap-up parties were always a blast.  People partied like friends rather than co-workers.  There were limbo contests, poker games, curling and karaoke.  It was good times.  I don’t think that sort of thing will ever exist again on another game team at the studio.  But I think we all try to pass it along wherever we work now.

One of the girls there was pointing out how the majority of them who started in the industry when they did are in such good positions now.  They are the senior people in Vancouver’s gaming industry now.  I feel quite lucky to be sort of a part of that group.

Posted by tastethehappy March 2008

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