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October 02, 2005
September 2005 Meeting Report
Jay and Brian, the chapter coordinators introduced the meeting at the University of Michigan’s north campus Media Union.
Andrew Pinson, president of Wolverine Soft:
Our meeting hosts, the University of Michigan Game Development group Wolverine Soft spoke on its plans for the current school year, including a show-off of their new website (wolverinesoft.org) with customizable member profiles, an updatable calendar and project database and more. With several projects in development, the group expects to have something to show at a future IGDA meeting.
Future Play Preview:
Brian Winn discussed the upcoming Future Play conference taking place October 13-15 at Michigan State University. The conference has an excellent line-up of keynotes, invited speakers, academic papers, and other exciting events such as an independent game exhibition. A conference flyer is available that outlines the highlights. Attendees were encouraged to take part in this unique event.
Jacob Pollack and Randy Rockafellor speak:
Two leaders of the Southeastern Michigan professional SIGGRAPH chapter (SEMAFX.net), discussed future plans for uniting members of the local IGDA with their organization for creative and business-oriented projects, including the “Groups of Eight” teams, as well as inviting all who can attend to their annual Halloween Party (at a yet-to-be-determined night club).
Brian DeMarco, Distinguished Speaker:
Since the fall meeting was a back-to-school kickoff to benefit attending students from Michigan, Michigan State, ITT Tech, Michigan Dearborn, Ferris State and Lawrence Tech, the feature presentation from Brian DeMarco, formerly of Monolith productions, dealt exclusively with breaking into the game industry. Students kept the questions coming as Brian discussed at length his process of entering the game industry, how he rose in his career, and what life is like for those working within.
IGDA for Michigan, and student chapters:
The IGDA Southern Michigan Chapter has been approached by several student groups looking to form their own Student IGDA chapter, and it was discussed that the IGDA professional chapter could serve as an umbrella organization for the smaller groups as they develop, lending support and guidance as well as potentially increasing the IGDA meetings and events to monthly schedule that would rotate from 3-4 locations within the state.
Posted by BrianWinn at October 2, 2005 12:26 AM