Ottawa
Welcome to the Ottawa Chapter of the IGDA!
The International Game Developers Association is the independent, non-profit professional organization for developers of digital games. We work to build the development community and serve as its voice.
The IGDA/Ottawa group gives you access to a strong network of peers in the greater Ottawa area. IGDA Chapters connect game developers in local communities around the world. Special Interest Groups (SIGs) facilitate communication around specific topics and disciplines.
The IGDA community also gives you a voice on issues that affect your work, such as: Developer quality of life, Publisher relations, Credit and recognition, Censorship and government regulation, Diversity in game development, and Academic collaboration.
On a regular period, we are organizing meeting to connect the local industry. These meeting can be technical, informative as well as social. Whether you are an industry insider or someone just becoming interested in game development, we invite you to come out to our next open meeting!
Eventually, these meetings will be found in our event calendar. For now, check out our Mailing List! (no email required)
News / updates
Global Game Jam (Ottawa) - First Call for Participation
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.
Next Event Announvement - Building Your First Console Title
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
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 ***
Bitheads Studio Theater - 1309 Carling Avenue
What is better for getting an industry job: A "Computer Science/Software Programming" degree or a "Game Development" degree?
| A "Computer Science/Software Programming" degree is better to have. | 6 |
| A "Game Development" degree is better to have. | 0 |
Local Jobs!
IGDA Ottawa Chapter Ignites!! (repost of Oct 2008)
Over 75 gamers, professionals, students, and related industry fans joined the IGDA Ottawa Chapter at The Code Factory on Wednesday night. It was record breaking attendance for the IGDA Ottawa chapter and the positive reviews keep flowing in.
How would you make games more accessible?
| text (provide subtitles for all speech, customizable fonts, standard text presentation compatible with Windows screen readers, e | 5 |
| controls (keyboard navigation for all controls, customization, etc.) | 2 |
| support (better in-game tutorials, feedback, help, hardware support for special devices, etc.) | 3 |
| visuals (color schemes for hard-of-sight, high contrast, ability to set unit color, etc.) | 0 |
| sound (alternative sound files setup, bass vibration for deaf, etc.) | 0 |