http://www.igda.org/albany/ Copyright 2008 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:18:08 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RPI's 5th Annual Game Festival & Symposium is coming up on April 25th and 26th. The Albany IGDA Chapter will have a table at the Festival and we will be having a free raffle for members that attend the... http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2008/04/rpi_2008_game_f_1.html http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2008/04/rpi_2008_game_f_1.html Announcements Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:18:08 -0500 Tuesday, March 18th at 5:30pm. A protest will be held in front of Troy City Hall at 1 Monument Square. In support of the Sanctuary for Independent Media and against the abuse of public power to suppress art and dissent.... http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2008/03/protest_to_take_1.html http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2008/03/protest_to_take_1.html Announcements Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:12:33 -0500 War on "terrorism" flares up in Troy, NY. Game Politics has been following the story pretty closely. After the administration at RPI removed Wafaa Bilal's Virtual Jihadi exhibit from RPI campus, it relocated to the Sanctuary for Independent Media in... http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2008/03/censorship_in_t_1.html http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2008/03/censorship_in_t_1.html Miscellaneous News Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:54:08 -0500 The next Albany IGDA meeting will be held on February 13th from 6 to 9pm (presentation starts at 7 PM), at Brown's Brew Pub. Joel Gonzales will be giving his GDC talk, "Invasion of the Communities!"... http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2008/02/february_meetin.html http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2008/02/february_meetin.html Meeting Announcements Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:27:28 -0500 The 2008 Game Developers Conference is in San Francisco again this year. Developers from all over the world will be meeting up to share ideas and talk shop from February 18th to 22nd. For more info on the conference itself,... http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2008/01/gdc_2008_is_com.html http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2008/01/gdc_2008_is_com.html Announcements Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:27:01 -0500 Ernest gave a great talk at RPI last night. If you missed it, you can still check out the slides for the talk on his website and a real audio recording from the same talk he made at GDC 2007.... http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2007/11/recap_of_ernest.html http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2007/11/recap_of_ernest.html Meeting Reports Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:16:48 -0500 Freelance designer, author, and IGDA founder, Ernest Adams, will be coming to RPI this Thursday to give a lecture on stories and challenge in gameplay. Thursday, November 29th 7:30-9pm Russell Sage Laboratory Room 3303 RPI Campus Troy, NY Rethinking... http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2007/11/ernest_adams_at.html http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2007/11/ernest_adams_at.html Announcements Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:34:54 -0500 The fourth Montreal International Game Summit is coming up on November 27th and 28th! For the last two years we have been going up with members of the chapter and RPI Game Dev Club. This a great nearby conference... http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2007/10/the_montreal_in_1.html http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2007/10/the_montreal_in_1.html Announcements Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:47:47 -0500 Minutes by Casey O'Donnell Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Welcome - Ian Stead IGDA and IGDA Board - Tobi Saulnier Introduction - Jamey Stevenson Gameplay Metrics for a Better Tomorrow - Darius Kazemi (Full Slides Available Here)]]> http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2007/09/meeting_report_9.html http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2007/09/meeting_report_9.html Meeting Reports Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:19:55 -0500 Darius Kazemi- Metrics Master Albany IGDA Members listening intently... http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2007/09/photos_from_sep_1.html http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2007/09/photos_from_sep_1.html Meeting Photos Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:11:21 -0500 Speaker: Darius Kazemi, President, Orbus Gameworks Topic: Gameplay Metrics Location: Brown's Brewing Co., 417 River Street, Troy, NY Date: Wednesday, September 12th, 6:30-9 PM When designing and maintaining an MMO, developers are faced with a litany of questions. Do mages... http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2007/08/gameplay_metric_1.html http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2007/08/gameplay_metric_1.html Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:41:17 -0500 Tobi speaks a bit about IGDA goings on Casey talks about his experiences in India... http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2007/08/photos_from_aug_1.html http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2007/08/photos_from_aug_1.html Meeting Photos Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:28:28 -0500 On July 23rd the first annual Games in Education Symposium was held at WMHT in Troy, NY. Chapter Coordinator Jamey Stevenson was there to report on the event. Here's an excerpt. "This past Monday I attended the Games in... http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2007/08/games_in_educat.html http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2007/08/games_in_educat.html Miscellaneous News Wed, 01 Aug 2007 21:45:19 -0500 Speaker: Casey O'Donnell, PhD Candidate, RPI Topic: Game Development & Quality of Life in India Location: Brown's Brewing Co., 417 River Street, Troy, NY Date: Wednesday, August 1, 6:30-9 PM The rise of India, China, and South Korea as viable... http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2007/07/game_developmen.html http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2007/07/game_developmen.html Meeting Announcements Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:05:39 -0500 More Photos IGDA Meeting Minutes by Casey O'Donnell Tuesday, May 22 Colin Wilkinson - Senior Designer, 1st Playable Productions on Puzzle Quest: Co-development for the Handheld Market Minute Taker's Notes: Colin had a nice set of slides which I'm... http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2007/05/meeting_report_8.html http://www.igda.org/albany/archives/2007/05/meeting_report_8.html Meeting Reports Fri, 25 May 2007 16:43:21 -0500