News & Updates From Around IGDA

Joseph Sapp 2009/11/03 - 09:20

The Third Annual Leadership Forum takes place November 10-13 2009 in San Francisco. This years event features a 2 day Scrum Training certification course lead by Scrummaster Clinton Keith.

This years Leadership Forum features keynotes by Chris Hecker, Samantha Ryan and Chris Satchell. More information on this years event plus registration info can be found here, http://www.igda.org/leadership/.

A Night with MachStudio Pro Sponsored by DigiPen

Joseph Sapp 2009/11/05 - 11:50

Join us for an exclusive demo of MachStudio Pro, StudioGPU's revolutionary new non-linear real-time workspace for 3d professionals. See first hand how you can start working at the Speed of Thought.

Check it out!

November Chapter Meeting

Chris Hood 2009/11/04 - 02:12 Orange County

Join us for our November chapter meeting. In addition to our topic for the evening, we will aslo be opening the floor to listen to canidates interested in participating on the Board of Directors for the restructuring of the Orange County Chapter. If you are interested in offering your time to making our chapter successful, we'd love for you to cast your nomination or nominate someone you believe would be a good fit.

Topic: Audio in Video Games Today and the Future

Format: Round table discussion

Special Guests: To be announced

Recap: 4th Annual South Side Studio Crawl & Halloween Party

Sabrina Haskell 2009/11/03 - 16:05 Pittsburgh

We hope you all had a happy halloween! Thank you to everyone who came out for the 4th Halloween Studio Crawl. We had an unprecedented turnout of 130 people- twice what we were expecting! It just goes to show you how strong our community here in Pittsburgh really is!

November First Thursday

Sabrina Haskell 2009/11/02 - 15:24 Pittsburgh

Our monthly First Friday happy hour social has been moved to the first THURSDAY of the month and, due to the imminent wintery weather, we're moving from the beer garden of the Hoffbrauhaus to the warm, 2nd floor interior of The Library (not be confused by the south side public library a block away). Join us for a chance to unwind with other local professionals.

November Meeting - Funde Razor Nov 19th at the Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom

Brian Robbins 2009/11/02 - 11:08 Colorado

Our November meeting will be tied to the Funde Razor again this year. This event helps to raise money for the Child's Play Charity.

Global Game Jam (Ottawa) - First Call for Participation

Jean-Sylvain Sormany 2009/10/31 - 10:46 Ottawa

Carleton School of Information Technology will once again host the Global Game Jam, on January 29-31, 2010, as part of the Carleton Game Day series of events.

Brisbane Beta World

truna aka j.turner 2009/10/30 - 21:59 Brisbane

Smile over on the Brisbane forums: http://www.igda.org/forum/brisbane-beta-world

IGDA NJ Rockin' Holloween Meeting

Nick Smolney 2009/10/29 - 14:44 New Jersey

Hey Everybody,

We're having a Boo Tie Affair...uh...ok, I'll keep my day job Smile

But yeah, that's right, come dressed to impress with your best costume. We're having a Rock Band Costume contest with 4 ways to win:
1) Best Game Score
2) Best Costume (extra bonus for dressing as the band of the song you use in the game)
3) Best Crowd Pleaser
4) Overal Winner

Date: Thurs, Oct. 29th
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm

IGDA STAFF BLOG - 4th and Goals!

Joshua Caulfield 2009/10/29 - 09:00

The 4th Quarter of 2009 is upon us. Where did the year go? I am sure many of us had some incredible plans for 2009, and I know at least my own were changed dramatically by the economy. Things haven’t been all bad, as I have been visiting the chapters and calling/visiting members, I have learned that there are a great deal of new and exciting things going on in our industry. Naturally, I can’t tell you about most of them, but that seems to be a given in our group.

04 Annual South Side Studio Crawl & Halloween Party

Sabrina Haskell 2009/10/28 - 08:17 Pittsburgh

The 2009 Halloween Video Game studio crawl is this Friday, October 30th from 6-9pm.

Next Event Announvement - Building Your First Console Title

Jean-Sylvain Sormany 2009/10/27 - 21:03 Ottawa

Date: November 10th
Location: Bitheads Studio Theater - 1309 Carling Avenue
Time: Talk will begin at 7pm, people can gather at 6pm
This event is FREE admission.

Please RSVP to Jean-Sylvain [dot] Sormany [AT SIGN] polymtl [dot] ca

Building Your First Console Title

Jean-Sylvain Sormany 2009/10/27 - 20:58 Ottawa

Welcome to the start of the 2009 / 2010 season for the Ottawa IGDA!

*** Please RSVP to Jean-Sylvain [dot] Sormany [AT SIGN] polymtl [dot] ca ***

November 4th - WET: The Soap Opera

Jason Della Rocca 2009/10/22 - 13:21 Montreal

Event Details

When: Wednesday, November 4th @ 7:00pm
What: IGDA-Montreal Presentation Night
Where: The SAT, 1195 St.Laurent
Why: Stéphane Roy discussing production of Wet
Who: All game developers, and those related to the game industry
Entry: free for IGDA members; $5 for non-members

IGDA Members: Looking to get your game some exposure?

Joseph Sapp 2009/10/22 - 12:55

October 22, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Dark Harbor Stories, the production company headed by actor David Schwimmer and Tom Hodges, is looking for a game clip to be used in the film TRUST. Schwimmer is directing this very dark indie which stars Clive Owen, Catherine Keener and Oscar nominee Viola Davis.