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Albany Global Game Jam Registration Page is Live!
Post to TwitterGames Created in Albany, NY from the Past 3 Games Jams
27 games have been created at the Albany, NY event over the last 3 years of the Global Game Jam. Here's the full list of games from the GGJ Game Browser. Click on the game name to a link to the game and more information about each one:
2011 Games
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November First Thursday
First Thursday tonight at the Double Wide Grill!
6:30pm-8:30pm
Please join us for food, drinks, and networking with other game industry professionals and enthusiasts!
Don't forget your PIGDA 1st Thursday Loyalty Card, which can be used to save up to redeem free food or drinks! Don't have one? You can start one this Thursday.
New Canadian Game Development Talent Awards!
Click on the image above to read all about this exciting new development!
The Road to Glory!
Perhaps you've heard of Slam Bolt Scrappers, the exhilarating competitive co-op game by Fire Hose Games?
Fire Hose Games took the indie game world by storm last year with their alpha, and on Tuesday they took over PSN as a featured game!
How did they do it? The following links should shed some light on the twisty road to success and everlasting glory:
A piece they wrote for Penny Arcade yesterday - http://bit.ly/gqwKZO
The talk they gave for PAX last year - http://bit.ly/9jMDNB
Home page - http://www.firehosegames.com
Call for Articles -- February Edition of IGDA Perspectives Newsletter
The IGDA Perspectives Newsletter is looking for content for its February issue on “Lifestyles of the Indie and Humble”.
We are looking for pieces of any length. Topics may include but are not limited to:
- What it means to be indie.
- Reflections on indie-friendly genres.
- Reflections on indie-friendly platforms.
- A day inside your indie studio.
- Alternative revenue sources for indies.
- Marketing tips for indies.
- Indie game success stories.
Please send article pitches to Editor-in-Chief Beth Aileen Lameman [beth(at)bethaileen(dot)com] by January 15th and final articles by February 1st.
Now is this cool or what?
I don't know about you but I wouldn't buy the soda because I wouldn't want to be the guy to wreck it.
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/08/08/best-supermarket-display-ever/
Ottawa Game Developers Social and BBQ
Ottawa's IGDA Chapter and Dirty Rectangles game collective proudly present the Ottawa Game Developers Social and BBQ.
On Saturday August 21st, IGDA and Dirty Rectangles welcome you to join us at Vincent Macy Park for an evening of hamburgers, sausages, and fine company. The barbecue will begin at 6pm with the social extending into the evening.
There are outdoor outlets available at Vincent Macy Park and we welcome anyone to bring laptop to show anything you might be working on. This event marks the 6 month anniversary of the Dirty Rectangles collective, as such they will be displaying some of the games created for there past events and competitions.
We hope to see you at this informal Ottawa Game Developers get together!
Chillfest Location Clarification
Some people have had trouble viewing the map of the park in the post below. Here is another link to the image: http://www.gamedesignkit.net/links/chillfest
Still having trouble? Head to the West end of Washington Park. From there, just walk directly east from E. Ohio Ave and follow the scent of burgers and hot dogs!
Board Game Jam- Q & A
Several people have asked some questions about the details of the Board Game Jam on May 1st. Here are the answers!
Q: Can I bring my own materials?
A: Absolutely. You can bring whatever you want.
Q: Really? Anything I want? What about a 3D printer?
A: Yes, you can bring anything. 3D printer, catamaran, snuggie, it's all
legal.
Q: Can I bring in design notes?
A: This is strongly discouraged. The idea is that you're building something
from scratch. You are welcome to bring written or other materials that will
help you, just preferably not game design plans or ready-made art assets.
Impressions of GDC 2010
Well another GDC is in the can. I must say that, compared to the last two, the overall vibe was a much happier one -- one of possibilities. It also wasn't lorded over by the consoles as much as in the past. I think this was the breakout year for social games (for better or worse). Anyway, rather than write up the whole week myself, I'm going to point you to one of the better write-ups. If you have never been to GDC, this is a real feel for what it is like. If you have been -- it's still a good read.
http://www.magicalwasteland.com/2010/03/the_fantasy_of_control_dispatc.htm
Vote for the IGDA Board!
Members! The time has come for you to express your voice in the IGDA's leadership! My friend Scott Macmillan has reviewed the candidates here:
http://www.macguffingames.com/blog/
Vote here:
http://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=d239b70fc6659f7d5fc1e4bd8&id=7ee9ea2e74
Remember, your vote makes a difference to the IGDA!
Permissions
Permissions on the group should be fixed now. Please let me know if you come across any other problems.
-Sela
Global Game Jam
The Global Game Jam is coming up at the end of January and I wanted to gauge our chapter's interest in participating. I spoke with Norb and Jerry a couple nights ago at the Games Gateway meetup, who are a couple members of the chapter from before the Big Collapse of 2007, and they mentioned some contacts from the local SIGGRAPH group who might be able to offer space for participating in the GGJ. I took part in this last year at MIT and it was a lot of fun; is anyone else interested in participating?
Other Groups
Now would probably be a good time to pimp our other groups.
Along with this site, we have the following methods of keeping up with chapter members:
Our Twitter List: http://twitter.com/alexlifschitz/igda-rochester (Please let us know if you would like to be added.)
Our Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/igda-rochester?hl=en
Our Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=info&ref=ts&gid=190839496856
We hope to see you all at our first meeting, and hopefully use these to keep everyone in the loop.
Masters Of Digital Media Student Wins IGDA Scholarship
VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA – February 13, 2008 – Masters of Digital Media graduate student Mike Cornford was selected to receive one of 25 scholarships awarded by the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) (www.igda.org) to attend this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) (www.gdconf.com) in San Francisco, California. He is only one of two Canadians to be chosen for this award.
Hundreds of students from around the world applied for the IGDA scholarship due to the generous package. Winners received a Main Conference Pass, access to all sessions, roundtables and keynotes. Plus, each scholar is paired with an industry mentor. The IGDA matched Mike Cornford with game industry veteran Mike McShaffry (http://www.mcshaffry.com/mrmike/), who will also be speaking on project management at the conference. Further, scholars are treated to a studio tour at nearby Three Rings Design (www.threerings.net), a pioneer in the casual games space.
New Year and Gamehotel
Wow 2007 started warm and cozy, at least here in central Switzerland!
Last year there was the Gamehotel event in Zurich and I thought it would be a good idea to start this new year with a look back to that event. Spot@nothing had to say this about Gamehotel (in German, ask Babelfish for a translation):
http://blog.nothing.ch/2006/10/gamehotel-2006-grosse-namen-an-einem-kleinen-event/
Now that things are slowing down again from the end year run in late 2006, I look forward to an interesting 2007 and more interesting IGDA chapter meetings.
How to announce a conference
Since the beginning of 2007 I received about 10 emails telling me that there will be an "Electronic Entertainment Expo" in Australia somewhen end of March 2007. All the emails contained tons of pictures and the text that I should not "MISS OUT ON BEING A PART OF THE BIGGEST SHOW IN 2007".
If the expo is as big as the amount of mails sent, they are definitely right about "the biggest show". Now this is what I call marketing. 
Update (24.1.2007)
Another email from the same event. They really are working on getting an entry in my blacklist.
EA and TakeTwo are coming to Geneva!
I just learned today, that EA and TakeTwo are opening offices in or around Geneva!
http://www.geneva.ch/_electronic_arts_headquarters_geneva_location.htm
Electronic Arts today announced plans to create an international headquarters for its publishing business in Geneva, Switzerland.
And
http://www.geneva.ch/take-two.htm
Take-Two, a leading worldwide publisher, developer and distributor of
interactive entertainment software, hardware and accessories, establishes its international headquarters for publishing in Geneva.
What a nice surprise!
State of Groups/Associations/Gathering of Game Development in Thailand
A. Pisal Setthawong from Assumption University just wrote an interesting article on State of Groups/Associations/Gathering of Game Development in Thailand. The article provides a quick rough overview of the groups/associations/gathering of game developers in Thailand and where they came from.
Studio Visits
One of the things we would like to do in the New Year is get out and have some of the local studios host chapter meetings. That way people can come and check out your work and see how different teams go about creating games. If your studio is interested in hosting a chapter meeting, email us at la@igda.org and we can discuss the details.
Montreal International Game Summit 2005
As some of you may be aware the Montreal International Game Summit 2005 is quickly approaching. The event is on the 2nd and 3rd of November in Motreal so if some of you were looking to take a vacation this should be the perfect opportunity to do so. I've been informerd that all IGDA members recieve a 10% discount on their passes making this quite a deal considering the list of speakers that they have scheduled. If you want to check out some more information on the event just shoot over to http://www.montrealgamesummit.com/.
