Casual Games
The IGDA Casual Game SIG covers the wide world of casual games, whether on PC's, social networks, the open web, consoles, mobile devices, or elsewhere.
Casual Games are often referred to as "games for the rest of us" - games that target the 90% of the population that aren't 18-34 year old males.
Join our mailing list as well here at: http://j.mp/CasualGamesList
News / updates
Montreal International Game Summit
The Montreal International Game Summit will be held at the Hilton Bonaventure Hotel on November 1 and 2, 2011. Alliance Numérique organizes MIGS as part of MTL DGTL. Sessions are delivered by renowned experts in Business, Arts and VFX, Design, Production and Technology. A Business Lounge, an Exhibition Zone, a Career Fair, an Art Gallery and several other social activities complete our programming and make it the biggest event dedicated to professionals in Canada and on the East Coast.
Hilton Bonaventure
Montreal, Canada
Post to TwitterCasual Connect Seattle
Casual Connect is the place to learn more about an industry which entertains 300 million people each month. Learn all about iPhone, Social, Android, Flash, Browser MMO and Download Games
More information on content and logistics at http://seattle.casualconnect.org/
BENAROYA HALL & TRIPLE DOOR
200 University St
Seattle, WA 98101
E3 Expo
E3 Expo is the world's premiere trade show for computer and video games and related products. The show is owned by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the U.S. association dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of the companies, publishing interactive games for video game consoles, handheld devices, personal computers, and the Internet. For more information, please visit www.E3Expo.com or www.theESA.com.
Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles, CA
Casual SIG Round Table at GDC
Come meet your fellow SIG members and discuss current and future initiatives as well as trends and issues in casual and social game development.
At GDC in San Francisco (room TBD)
Casual SIG Round Table at GDC
Come meet your fellow SIG members and discuss current and future initiatives as well as trends and issues in casual and social game development.
At GDC in San Francisco (room TBD)
Podcast at last!
After a long (and challenging at times) birthing process, I'm pleased to announce that the first IGDA Casual Games SIG Podcast is available for download at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/going-from-casual-to-social/id391530102?i=87020216
Podcast at last!
After a long (and challenging at times) birthing process, I'm pleased to announce that the first IGDA Casual Games SIG Podcast is available for download at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/going-from-casual-to-social/id391530102?i=87020216
Unite 10 by Unity
Get ready for the 4th annual Unity developer conference! Unite 2010 will bring artists, programmers, designers, researchers, publishers, and other Unity enthusiasts from around the world together for three intense days of learning and networking.
Conference Highlights
* Three days of hands-on technical classes
* Keynote and road map presentations
* One-on-one time with Unity experts
* And as always, lots of time to get social and have fun!
Unite will be held on November 10-12, 2010 at the Marché Bonsecours in Montreal, Canada. Detailed agenda is on the way.
MIGS Conference Combo
Marché Bonsecours
Montreal QC
Canada
Montreal International Game Summit
The Montreal International Game Summit will be held at the Hilton Bonaventure Hotel on November 8 and 9, 2010.
For seven years now, the MIGS, organized by Alliance Numérique, has been offering high level conferences presented by renowned experts in business, arts and visual effects, design, production and tech, as well as a Business Lounge, an Exhibition Zone and various social events.
It is the biggest event entirely dedicated to professionals in Canada and on the East Coast.
Will you be attending?
Hilton Bonaventure Hotel
Montreal QC
Canada
GDC Online
I don't know how many people from the SIG are planning on attending, but it looks like GDC Online in Austin October 5-8 has a lot of interesting casual and social content and even has special iPhone and iPad tracks. I won't be attending 
but I know that several of my colleagues from Playdom (and staff from other prominent social gaming companies) will be speaking there.
Casual Game White Papers
One of the Casual Game SIG's original focuses was producing an annual white paper on the state of the casual games industry.
Here are links to the most recent efforts:
Casual Game SIG Magazine
For several years, the Casual Games SIG published a magazine 2-3 times a year online with 1-2 issues per year in print, covering a variety of topics around casual game design and the casual game business.
Here are links to several (relatively) recent back issues on the old IGDA site for your enjoyment:
The Podcast is coming!
Good news! Rob Carroll just recorded the first IGDA Casual Games podcast. It should soon be edited and posted online. Huzzah!
Casual Connect Europe
Casual Connect is the educational component of the Casual Games Association, the international trade association for casual games professionals. Casual Connect encompasses online news, a regular magazine and yearly conference series in Kyiv, Europe and Seattle.
More info: www.casualconnect.org
CONGRESS CENTER HAMBURG
Marseiller Straße 1
20355, Hamburg, Germany
Casual Games Wiki
Links on the Casual Games Wiki were updated to redirect back to document still located at archives.igda.org.
http://wiki.igda.org/Casual_Games_SIG
SIG meeting at Casual Connect
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