IGDA Newsletter - February 2004
===============================
IGDA Newsletter - February 2004
===============================
Technical Note: Due to a last minute server glitch, we could not send the
newsletter on February 27th, as scheduled (which is why you are receiving
the February newsletter on March 1st).
=============================
0: A Word From Kathy Schoback
1: IGDA News
- Choice Award Nominees Announced and "Special" Award Recipients Named
- Board of Directors Nominations
- Bing Gordon to Keynote IGDA Business Summit
- Human Resources SIG Formed
- Quality of Life Best Practices?
- Columns Update
2: Chapter Updates
3: From the Wires
- 2003 Game Development Salary Survey
- Academics Turn Their Attention to Video Games
- Stanford Conference puts Games Under the Spotlight
- Experimental Game Lab
- Violent Video Game Sales Decline in 2003
- Battle over Violent Video Games Heating up
- Parents Ask if Video Game Rating Bill is Necessary
- Educating Parents About Video Games Ratings
- ESA Asks For Government Assistance to Fight Piracy
- Game Pirate gets Four Years Jail Time
- Game Programming Gems 5 - Call for Abstracts
- Second Life Game Developer's Competition
- Rhizome.org Game Commissions
- Women over 40 Biggest Online Gamers
- Woman Loses 95 Lbs Playing Video Game
- Gamepad Aims to Build up Muscle
- Lawmakers Game the System
- Playing Politics - How Dean's Web Game is like Pac-Man
- The Gamer of Baghdad
4: Logistical Bits
=============================
=============================
0: A Word From Kathy Schoback
=============================
Dear Members and friends,
Behold the list! Top 10 reasons why we all love attending GDC...
10. To brainstorm creative solutions to industry-wide business challenges
with your peers:
http://tinyurl.com/3xaj2
9. To sit in on a session completely beyond your understanding, in the
hopes that something will soak in:
http://tinyurl.com/2zo4z
8. To meet the Fat Man behind the book:
http://tinyurl.com/ysxqb
7. To hear something so cool, it makes the entire show worth it:
http://tinyurl.com/2o6mc
6. To thank Alan and the GDC crew with a pat on the back...again:
http://tinyurl.com/22ah3
5. To hear the pronouncement of the oracles:
http://tinyurl.com/2vgd4
4. To meet the IGDA Directors (and director hopefuls) and find out what's
ahead for the org:
http://tinyurl.com/yvm57
3. To hear too much "confidential and proprietary" information revealed
after too many Herradura shots:
http://tinyurl.com/2rsy8
2. To give Ray and Greg the standing ovation they deserve:
http://tinyurl.com/39efp
and finally...
1. "The best time to make friends is before you need them." ~ Ethel Barrymore
http://tinyurl.com/324px
See you there!
Kathy Schoback
Chairperson, IGDA
Director of Product Operations, Eidos
============================
Ad: Metrowerks/Sony Ericsson
============================
See what the future of game development has in store with Metrowerks and
Sony Ericsson at GDC 2004 in San Jose, CA.
Metrowerks and Sony Ericsson empower developers with tools, phones,
knowledge and evolutionary technology. CodeWarrior offers the broadest
suite of development options for PlayStation2, NINTENDO GAMECUBE, Game
Boy Advance and wireless devices. Sony Ericsson supports an active
wireless developer community through its Developer World web portal and
real go-to-market opportunities.
Metrowerks and Sony Ericsson - Enabling Evolutionary Game Development.
Visit us on the expo floor at booth #628.
http://www.metrowerks.com/games
http://www.sonyericsson.com/developer
==============
============
1: IGDA News
============
Choice Award Nominees Announced and "Special" Award Recipients Named
--------------------------------------------------------------------
The nominees for the 4th annual Game Developers Choice Awards were recently
announced:
http://www.igda.org/awards/pr_2004_0225.htm
In addition, recipients were named for the four "special" honors selected
by the Choice Awards Advisory Board. They are:
Lifetime Achievement Award: Mark Cerny
http://www.igda.org/awards/pr_2004_0209.htm
First Penguin Award: Masaya Matsuura
Maverick Award: Brian Fiete, Jason Kapalka and John Vechey
IGDA Award for Community Contribution: Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk
http://www.igda.org/awards/pr_2004_0224.htm
Board of Directors Nominations
-----------------------------
We would like to invite you to submit nominations for the IGDA board of
directors. The next election will be held at the GDC and in the two weeks
following, and we are filling two open board seats. Nominations are due
Tuesday, March 9th.
The game industry is still developing both as a business and an art form.
Influencing the industry's growth in positive directions requires
leadership. If you care about making games and feel you could serve the
IGDA, we strongly encourage you to contact us about your candidacy
immediately. If you know someone you feel would contribute well, please
contact that person now and encourage him or her to run for an IGDA board seat.
Please review the complete details on the election and submission process:
http://www.igda.org/board/elections.php
Bing Gordon to Keynote IGDA Business Summit
-------------------------------------------
EA's Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer, Bing Gordon, will
keynote the IGDA's Developer Business Summit. The Business Summit will take
place on Monday, March 22, and Tuesday, March 23, at the Game Developers
Conference.
Game studio heads, publishing executives and other industry leaders will
gather to contend with some of the biggest issues facing game development
studios today, including: developer/publisher relations; Contract and
negotiation practices; Licenses versus original content; IP rights;
Financing; Alternative business models; etc.:
http://www.igda.org/newsroom/press_021104.php
http://www.gdconf.com/conference/thinktank.htm
Human Resources SIG Formed
--------------------------
There are many general purpose HR resources, but nothing specific to the
game industry. The IGDA's HR-SIG is meant to be a resource for the
community of game industry HR professionals (and those involved in the HR
process). The HR-SIG is just getting started and is looking for HR
professionals to get involved. One of the SIG's upcoming initiatives is a
forum/tutorial session at GDC (note: the HR-SIG does NOT get involved in
the job posting/finding process).
http://www.igda.org/hr/
http://www.cmpevents.com/GDx/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=2141
Quality of Life Best Practices?
-------------------------------
As a follow up to the Quality of Life Committee's recent survey, the
Committee is now looking for input from those who have experienced,
first-hand, positive impacts of good QoL practices in game studios.
Jump online to discuss in the forums:
http://www.igda.org/Forums/showthread.php?threadid=8829
Or email feedback directly to the Committee:
qol@igda.org
Columns Update
--------------
Monthly columns updated for February:
- The Ivory Tower:
Dungeons, Dragons, and Ivory Towers
http://www.igda.org/columns/ivorytower/
- Famous Last Words:
What's in a Name?
http://www.igda.org/columns/lastwords/
- Culture Clash:
Bad Santa - Creating realistic moral disjunction
http://www.igda.org/columns/clash/
- The Games Game:
Getting in Via Marketing
http://www.igda.org/columns/gamesgame/
==================
2: Chapter Updates
==================
Complete list of chapter reports and upcoming meetings:
http://www.igda.org/chapters/updates.php
Oslo
Meeting, March > Second meeting in 2004
http://www.igda.org/oslo/events.htm
DC & Vicinity
Meeting, March > Work @ Play Computer Game Day, Baltimore, Maryland
http://www.igda.org/dc/meetings.htm
Mexico City
Meeting, March > Reanudación 5ta Reunión
http://www.igda.org/mexico
Toronto
Meeting, March > IGDA Toronto Next Meeting--"Non-Directed Discussion"
http://www.igda.org/toronto
Denmark
Meeting, March > Bar meeting in Århus
http://www.igda.org/denmark/
Colorado
Meeting, March > March Meeting - Experimental Gaming & Machinima
http://www.coloradogamedev.org/
Tokyo
Meeting, February > 6th Game Developers Seminar, Feb 28
http://www.igda.jp/modules/xfsection/article.php?articleid=25
Montreal
Report, February > Behind the Scenes on Prince of Persia...
http://www.igda.org/montreal/reports/summary_Feb04.htm
San Francisco
Report, February > Paul Topolos on Digital Painting in Games and Film
http://www.igda.org/sanfran/bayarea_summary_Feb04.htm
Ottawa
Report, February > Sound and Fury in Ottawa
http://www.igda.org/ottawa
Beijing
Report, February > Inaugural Beijing Chapter Meeting
http://www.igda.org/beijing/report_feb04.htm
Phoenix
Report, February > Meeting Report for 2004 JanuaryPostal 2 Postmortem
http://igda-phx.org/resources.php?id=13
Colorado
Report, February > February Meeting Report - Longhorn & The PDC
http://www.coloradogamedev.org/20040202.html
Orange County
Report, February > Orange County 1-30-04 follow up
http://www.igda.org/oc/IGDAOCChapterMeetingFeb2004.pdf
=================
3: From the Wires
=================
2003 Game Development Salary Survey
http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20040211/olsen_01.shtml
Academics Turn Their Attention to Video Games
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-02-13-ludology_x.htm
Stanford Conference puts Games Under the Spotlight
http://www.gamespot.com/all/news/news_6089068.html
Experimental Game Lab
http://grandtextauto.gatech.edu/archives/000238.html
Violent Video Game Sales Decline in 2003
http://www.forbes.com/newswire/2004/01/26/rtr1227949.html
Battle over Violent Video Games Heating up
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2004-01-28-videogame-fracas_x.htm
Parents Ask if Video Game Rating Bill is Necessary
http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/news/stories/20040203/localnews/341306.html
Educating Parents About Video Games Ratings
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/blog.asp?blogID=1234&trk=nl
ESA Asks For Government Assistance to Fight Piracy
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=3452
Game Pirate gets Four Years Jail Time
http://www.gamespot.com/all/news/news_6089247.html
Game Programming Gems 5 - Call for Abstracts
http://gameprogramminggems.com/guidelines.html
Second Life Game Developer's Competition
http://secondlife.com/games/?setcookie=true
Rhizome.org Game Commissions
http://rhizome.org/commissions/
Women over 40 Biggest Online Gamers
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4235270
Woman Loses 95 Lbs Playing Video Game
http://newsroom.eworldwire.com/view_release.php?id=2080
Gamepad Aims to Build up Muscle
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3399533.stm
Lawmakers Game the System
http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,62199,00.html
Playing Politics - How Dean's Web Game is like Pac-Man
http://slate.msn.com/id/2094039
The Gamer of Baghdad
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/01/20/baghdad_gamer/
==================
4: Logistical Bits
==================
Thanks to our Partners!
-----------------------
The IGDA extends its sincerest thanks to all our Partners! Especially those
who just joined us, or recently renewed their commitment to support the
game development community:
- Charles River Media
- Discreet
- Hybrid Graphics
- GameJOBS.com
- GameRecruiter.com
- Hybrid Graphics
- Mary-Margaret.com
- nVidia
- SN Systems
Without their support the IGDA simply would not survive - let alone thrive.
Further details and a complete list of Partners are available online:
http://www.igda.org/partners
Newsletter Subscription
-----------------------
You can update your subscription details via your MyProfile page:
http://www.igda.org/membership/myprofile.php
If you need help, contact us at info@igda.org.
IGDA Registration
-----------------
Your support is critical to the success of the IGDA, and our industry.
There are dozens of reasons to join the IGDA, ranging from personal career
advancement to more lofty industry-wide goals.
What are you waiting for? Join today.
http://www.igda.org/join
Contact Information
-------------------
Please contact us if you have questions, comments or input.
http://www.igda.org/contact.php
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IGDA Newsletter - February 2004
===============================
Technical Note: Due to a last minute server glitch, we could not send the
newsletter on February 27th, as scheduled (which is why you are receiving
the February newsletter on March 1st).
=============================
0: A Word From Kathy Schoback
1: IGDA News
- Choice Award Nominees Announced and "Special" Award Recipients Named
- Board of Directors Nominations
- Bing Gordon to Keynote IGDA Business Summit
- Human Resources SIG Formed
- Quality of Life Best Practices?
- Columns Update
2: Chapter Updates
3: From the Wires
- 2003 Game Development Salary Survey
- Academics Turn Their Attention to Video Games
- Stanford Conference puts Games Under the Spotlight
- Experimental Game Lab
- Violent Video Game Sales Decline in 2003
- Battle over Violent Video Games Heating up
- Parents Ask if Video Game Rating Bill is Necessary
- Educating Parents About Video Games Ratings
- ESA Asks For Government Assistance to Fight Piracy
- Game Pirate gets Four Years Jail Time
- Game Programming Gems 5 - Call for Abstracts
- Second Life Game Developer's Competition
- Rhizome.org Game Commissions
- Women over 40 Biggest Online Gamers
- Woman Loses 95 Lbs Playing Video Game
- Gamepad Aims to Build up Muscle
- Lawmakers Game the System
- Playing Politics - How Dean's Web Game is like Pac-Man
- The Gamer of Baghdad
4: Logistical Bits
=============================
=============================
0: A Word From Kathy Schoback
=============================
Dear Members and friends,
Behold the list! Top 10 reasons why we all love attending GDC...
10. To brainstorm creative solutions to industry-wide business challenges
with your peers:
http://tinyurl.com/3xaj2
9. To sit in on a session completely beyond your understanding, in the
hopes that something will soak in:
http://tinyurl.com/2zo4z
8. To meet the Fat Man behind the book:
http://tinyurl.com/ysxqb
7. To hear something so cool, it makes the entire show worth it:
http://tinyurl.com/2o6mc
6. To thank Alan and the GDC crew with a pat on the back...again:
http://tinyurl.com/22ah3
5. To hear the pronouncement of the oracles:
http://tinyurl.com/2vgd4
4. To meet the IGDA Directors (and director hopefuls) and find out what's
ahead for the org:
http://tinyurl.com/yvm57
3. To hear too much "confidential and proprietary" information revealed
after too many Herradura shots:
http://tinyurl.com/2rsy8
2. To give Ray and Greg the standing ovation they deserve:
http://tinyurl.com/39efp
and finally...
1. "The best time to make friends is before you need them." ~ Ethel Barrymore
http://tinyurl.com/324px
See you there!
Kathy Schoback
Chairperson, IGDA
Director of Product Operations, Eidos
============================
Ad: Metrowerks/Sony Ericsson
============================
See what the future of game development has in store with Metrowerks and
Sony Ericsson at GDC 2004 in San Jose, CA.
Metrowerks and Sony Ericsson empower developers with tools, phones,
knowledge and evolutionary technology. CodeWarrior offers the broadest
suite of development options for PlayStation2, NINTENDO GAMECUBE, Game
Boy Advance and wireless devices. Sony Ericsson supports an active
wireless developer community through its Developer World web portal and
real go-to-market opportunities.
Metrowerks and Sony Ericsson - Enabling Evolutionary Game Development.
Visit us on the expo floor at booth #628.
http://www.metrowerks.com/games
http://www.sonyericsson.com/developer
==============
============
1: IGDA News
============
Choice Award Nominees Announced and "Special" Award Recipients Named
--------------------------------------------------------------------
The nominees for the 4th annual Game Developers Choice Awards were recently
announced:
http://www.igda.org/awards/pr_2004_0225.htm
In addition, recipients were named for the four "special" honors selected
by the Choice Awards Advisory Board. They are:
Lifetime Achievement Award: Mark Cerny
http://www.igda.org/awards/pr_2004_0209.htm
First Penguin Award: Masaya Matsuura
Maverick Award: Brian Fiete, Jason Kapalka and John Vechey
IGDA Award for Community Contribution: Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk
http://www.igda.org/awards/pr_2004_0224.htm
Board of Directors Nominations
-----------------------------
We would like to invite you to submit nominations for the IGDA board of
directors. The next election will be held at the GDC and in the two weeks
following, and we are filling two open board seats. Nominations are due
Tuesday, March 9th.
The game industry is still developing both as a business and an art form.
Influencing the industry's growth in positive directions requires
leadership. If you care about making games and feel you could serve the
IGDA, we strongly encourage you to contact us about your candidacy
immediately. If you know someone you feel would contribute well, please
contact that person now and encourage him or her to run for an IGDA board seat.
Please review the complete details on the election and submission process:
http://www.igda.org/board/elections.php
Bing Gordon to Keynote IGDA Business Summit
-------------------------------------------
EA's Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer, Bing Gordon, will
keynote the IGDA's Developer Business Summit. The Business Summit will take
place on Monday, March 22, and Tuesday, March 23, at the Game Developers
Conference.
Game studio heads, publishing executives and other industry leaders will
gather to contend with some of the biggest issues facing game development
studios today, including: developer/publisher relations; Contract and
negotiation practices; Licenses versus original content; IP rights;
Financing; Alternative business models; etc.:
http://www.igda.org/newsroom/press_021104.php
http://www.gdconf.com/conference/thinktank.htm
Human Resources SIG Formed
--------------------------
There are many general purpose HR resources, but nothing specific to the
game industry. The IGDA's HR-SIG is meant to be a resource for the
community of game industry HR professionals (and those involved in the HR
process). The HR-SIG is just getting started and is looking for HR
professionals to get involved. One of the SIG's upcoming initiatives is a
forum/tutorial session at GDC (note: the HR-SIG does NOT get involved in
the job posting/finding process).
http://www.igda.org/hr/
http://www.cmpevents.com/GDx/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=2141
Quality of Life Best Practices?
-------------------------------
As a follow up to the Quality of Life Committee's recent survey, the
Committee is now looking for input from those who have experienced,
first-hand, positive impacts of good QoL practices in game studios.
Jump online to discuss in the forums:
http://www.igda.org/Forums/showthread.php?threadid=8829
Or email feedback directly to the Committee:
qol@igda.org
Columns Update
--------------
Monthly columns updated for February:
- The Ivory Tower:
Dungeons, Dragons, and Ivory Towers
http://www.igda.org/columns/ivorytower/
- Famous Last Words:
What's in a Name?
http://www.igda.org/columns/lastwords/
- Culture Clash:
Bad Santa - Creating realistic moral disjunction
http://www.igda.org/columns/clash/
- The Games Game:
Getting in Via Marketing
http://www.igda.org/columns/gamesgame/
==================
2: Chapter Updates
==================
Complete list of chapter reports and upcoming meetings:
http://www.igda.org/chapters/updates.php
Oslo
Meeting, March > Second meeting in 2004
http://www.igda.org/oslo/events.htm
DC & Vicinity
Meeting, March > Work @ Play Computer Game Day, Baltimore, Maryland
http://www.igda.org/dc/meetings.htm
Mexico City
Meeting, March > Reanudación 5ta Reunión
http://www.igda.org/mexico
Toronto
Meeting, March > IGDA Toronto Next Meeting--"Non-Directed Discussion"
http://www.igda.org/toronto
Denmark
Meeting, March > Bar meeting in Århus
http://www.igda.org/denmark/
Colorado
Meeting, March > March Meeting - Experimental Gaming & Machinima
http://www.coloradogamedev.org/
Tokyo
Meeting, February > 6th Game Developers Seminar, Feb 28
http://www.igda.jp/modules/xfsection/article.php?articleid=25
Montreal
Report, February > Behind the Scenes on Prince of Persia...
http://www.igda.org/montreal/reports/summary_Feb04.htm
San Francisco
Report, February > Paul Topolos on Digital Painting in Games and Film
http://www.igda.org/sanfran/bayarea_summary_Feb04.htm
Ottawa
Report, February > Sound and Fury in Ottawa
http://www.igda.org/ottawa
Beijing
Report, February > Inaugural Beijing Chapter Meeting
http://www.igda.org/beijing/report_feb04.htm
Phoenix
Report, February > Meeting Report for 2004 JanuaryPostal 2 Postmortem
http://igda-phx.org/resources.php?id=13
Colorado
Report, February > February Meeting Report - Longhorn & The PDC
http://www.coloradogamedev.org/20040202.html
Orange County
Report, February > Orange County 1-30-04 follow up
http://www.igda.org/oc/IGDAOCChapterMeetingFeb2004.pdf
=================
3: From the Wires
=================
2003 Game Development Salary Survey
http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20040211/olsen_01.shtml
Academics Turn Their Attention to Video Games
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-02-13-ludology_x.htm
Stanford Conference puts Games Under the Spotlight
http://www.gamespot.com/all/news/news_6089068.html
Experimental Game Lab
http://grandtextauto.gatech.edu/archives/000238.html
Violent Video Game Sales Decline in 2003
http://www.forbes.com/newswire/2004/01/26/rtr1227949.html
Battle over Violent Video Games Heating up
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2004-01-28-videogame-fracas_x.htm
Parents Ask if Video Game Rating Bill is Necessary
http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/news/stories/20040203/localnews/341306.html
Educating Parents About Video Games Ratings
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/blog.asp?blogID=1234&trk=nl
ESA Asks For Government Assistance to Fight Piracy
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=3452
Game Pirate gets Four Years Jail Time
http://www.gamespot.com/all/news/news_6089247.html
Game Programming Gems 5 - Call for Abstracts
http://gameprogramminggems.com/guidelines.html
Second Life Game Developer's Competition
http://secondlife.com/games/?setcookie=true
Rhizome.org Game Commissions
http://rhizome.org/commissions/
Women over 40 Biggest Online Gamers
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4235270
Woman Loses 95 Lbs Playing Video Game
http://newsroom.eworldwire.com/view_release.php?id=2080
Gamepad Aims to Build up Muscle
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3399533.stm
Lawmakers Game the System
http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,62199,00.html
Playing Politics - How Dean's Web Game is like Pac-Man
http://slate.msn.com/id/2094039
The Gamer of Baghdad
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/01/20/baghdad_gamer/
==================
4: Logistical Bits
==================
Thanks to our Partners!
-----------------------
The IGDA extends its sincerest thanks to all our Partners! Especially those
who just joined us, or recently renewed their commitment to support the
game development community:
- Charles River Media
- Discreet
- Hybrid Graphics
- GameJOBS.com
- GameRecruiter.com
- Hybrid Graphics
- Mary-Margaret.com
- nVidia
- SN Systems
Without their support the IGDA simply would not survive - let alone thrive.
Further details and a complete list of Partners are available online:
http://www.igda.org/partners
Newsletter Subscription
-----------------------
You can update your subscription details via your MyProfile page:
http://www.igda.org/membership/myprofile.php
If you need help, contact us at info@igda.org.
IGDA Registration
-----------------
Your support is critical to the success of the IGDA, and our industry.
There are dozens of reasons to join the IGDA, ranging from personal career
advancement to more lofty industry-wide goals.
What are you waiting for? Join today.
http://www.igda.org/join
Contact Information
-------------------
Please contact us if you have questions, comments or input.
http://www.igda.org/contact.php
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