roundtables

Don't forget the Leadership Forum coming up on October 27 and 28 in Los Angeles.  Let us know if you will be there!

When: Wednesday, October 12th - 7pm doors open, 7:30-9pm roundtables, then bar...
What: IGDA-Montreal Roundtable Discussions Night
Where: Holiday Inn Midtown "La Plaza" - 420 Sherbrooke West
Why: Four in-depth roundtable discussions
Who: All game developers, and those related to the game industry
Entry: free, but must RSVP - priority for IGDA members (see below)

Government funding.  If you've spent any time in the Canadian game dev scene, you know it exists.  If not, you should know that many of the games created in Canada were made possible by government grants, and we're the envy of the world due to the support we receive!  We've seen numerous presentations about the logistics of applying for these funds, but we've never had a meeting quite like this.
 

Join us on Thursday July 28 at 7:30 PM for a special roundtable meeting as we dissect funding applications for video games.  

Come one, come all to the first IGDA meeting of 2011. On Tuesday, April 19th, IGDA Huntsville will present "Inside the Game Studio" -  a panel consisting of:

• Rev. Dr. Josh Drescher (former EA/Mythic - Dark Age of Camelot, Warhammer Online)
• Wes Platt (former Icarus Studios - Fallen Earth)
• Nathan Hanish (former EA - James Bond, Godfather)

The panel will answer 20 questions about the joys, trials, and tribulations of working for a major game studios followed by questions from the audience in an open forum.

Please join us on Saturday, April 2, at 5:00 PM for the April 2011 IGDA Philadelphia chapter meeting.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

AGENDA
- 4:45 - 5:15 :: Socializing
- 5:15 - 5:20 :: Welcome / Opening Announcements
- 5:20 - 6:50 :: TBD
- 6:50 - 7:00 :: Closing Remarks / Socializing

* Note: All times are estimated

When: Tuesday, March 22nd - 7pm doors open, 7:30-9pm roundtables, then bar...
What: IGDA-Montreal Roundtable Discussions Night
Where: Holiday Inn Midtown "La Plaza" - 420 Sherbrooke West
Why: Four in-depth roundtable discussions
Who: All game developers, and those related to the game industry

We are planning a roundtable at GDC 2011 to brainstorm SIG initiatives, prioritize for 2011 and give a chance for SIG members to meet eachother in person.  The meeting will be Thursday, March 3rd from 1:30-2:30 in  Room 114, North Hall  at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. You will be required to have at least an Expo Pass to get into this event.

http://schedule.gdconf.com/session/12322

 Come meet your fellow SIG members and discuss current and future initiatives as well as trends and issues in casual and social game development.

 Come meet your fellow SIG members and discuss current and future initiatives as well as trends and issues in casual and social game development.

Members have been asking for a chance to talk game engines for years. The day has finally come!

IGDA Wisconsin launches our series of workshops with the single most-frequently requested topic, game engines. Guild Software's Ray Ratelis will lead a roundtable discussion on game engines on Saturday, December 11.

Topics will be determined by you, the audience, but come ready with questions (and answers!) on subjects like:

• Matching engine capabilities with design requirements
• Favorable licenses for small projects
• Cross-platform considerations and tradeoffs
• Evaluating prospects for engine extensions

Unlike our chapter general meetings, workshops are targeted events that focus on a single topic. We hope they will give a smaller audience a chance to explore a subject in greater detail than would be possible in the general meeting format, and look forward to evaluating the merits of this debut event.

 Come out on November 4th, to witness one of the coolest panels dedicated to Production. The topic for the evening is Project Management: Maximizing Capacity – scheduling, organization and implementation strategy.  Come find out how others do it and share your experiences on what works and what doesn’t. Discussions continue at the Elephant & Castle afterwards!

The panelists: 

Alex Parizeau  (Producer on Splinter Cell Conviction at Ubisoft)

Lesley Milner  (Producer on Bioshock 2 at Digital Extremes)

Rhys Yorke  (Producer on The Secret World at Funcom)

Moderator: Andrei Petrov, SoftGravity

When: Wednesday, October 27th - 7pm doors open, 7:3o-9pm roundtables, then bar...
What: IGDA-Montreal Roundtable Discussions Night
Where: Holiday Inn Midtown "La Plaza" - 420 Sherbrooke West
Why: Four in-depth roundtable discussions
Who: All game developers, and those related to the game industry

IGDA-Los Angeles invites you to join the local game development community on the second Thursday of each month to explore current industry topics, connect with professional peers, and foster the advancement of the game industry.

IGDA-Los Angeles invites you to join the local game development community on the second Thursday of each month to explore current industry topics, connect with professional peers, and foster the advancement of the game industry.

Panel Topic for August

Writing Videogames:

IGDA-Los Angeles invites you to join the local game development community on the second Thursday of each month to explore current industry topics, connect with professional peers, and foster the advancement of the game industry.

Panel Topic for July

IGDA-Los Angeles invites you to join the local game development community on the second Thursday of each month to explore current industry topics, connect with professional peers, and foster the advancement of the game industry.

Panel Topic for June

Hollywood & Games: The Return

IGDA-Los Angeles invites you to join the local game development community on the second Thursday of each month to explore current industry topics, connect with professional peers, and foster the advancement of the game industry.

Panel Topic for June

Hollywood & Games: The Return

Come join us at the IGDA-LA May chapter meeting on Thursday, May 13th from 6:30pm to 9:00pm in Santa Monica (see below for details)!

The Los Angeles chapter of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA-LA) invites you to join the local game development community on the second Thursday of each month to explore current industry topics, connect with professional peers, and foster the advancement of the game industry.

This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP at: http://bit.ly/dpk8du

Panel Topic for May
*God of War III*: Developer Roundtable

To RSVP:  http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/UFPFAADGILTUMLHRFMQH/IGDA_LA_April2010

IGDA Ottawa is pleased to announce a round tables event - we have 5 topics for you to choose from!

Time to have a real sit-down chat with other members of the community and maybe teach them a thing or two in the process.
Everyone interested in the gaming community of Ottawa is invited - its a great opportunity to meet members of your community, so please pass this invitation on to anyone else who you think would be interested.

Where: Carleton University, rooms specified below
When: March 2nd - arrive from 6:30, tables begin at 7:00, we get kicked out at 9:00

This SIG offers a high-level survey of the types of games that are being funded by foundations, non-profits, the US government, foreign governments. It also addresses some of the success and challenges in rising the over-all sector of impact games. Rusel De Maria, co-chair of the Positive Impact SIG, will join this discussion.

IGDA Los Angeles moves into February and GDC season with the second chapter meeting of the year! We invite you to join us on the second Thursday of each month as we explore current industry topics, connect with our professional peers and foster the advancement of the video game industry.

Spend an evening with a group of experienced games writers who will share their thoughts on game writing and where it’s headed by regaling stories of how they broke into the industry, discussing the obstacles that face writers new to the industry and answer any questions the audience might have. In association with IGDA’s Writing SIG and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain, IGDA’s London chapter invite all those interested in games writing to join them on the Thursday, December 3 at 7 pm at London South Bank University (followed by a pint at The Ship).

Game Developers Conference re-cap. If you attended the GDC on San Francisco last month come and talk to the rest of the group about what you saw. Bring pictures if you like.

SAVE THE DATE :: 8/29
Next Philly IGDA Meeting Will Be August 29th, 2009

Our next meeting will be held at Levine Hall on Penn's campus, starting in room 307. It will consist of four roundtable discussions, each taking place in a separate room (we will split after everyone has met in 307). Also, Joshua Caulfield, the new Executive Director of the IGDA, will be in attendance.

Date: Saturday, August 29th, 2009
Time: 5:30 - 8:15 PM
Location: Levine Hall
3330 Walnut St.

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