IGDA Newsletter - July 2002
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IGDA Newsletter - July 2002
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0.0 A Word From the Chairperson
1 IGDA News
1.1 SIGGRAPH 2002 - the IGDA Presence
1.2 GDC Europe Coming Up Fast...
1.3 New Sponsors & Studios Support IGDA
1.4 Chapter Updates & News
1.5 New Site Content: Event Reports, Legal Column, Member Profile
2 From the Wire
- ELSPA Investigator Talks on Pirate Raids
- Paper on Male Dominance of Game Playing & Development
- Games Produced by Hate Groups on the Rise
- Japanese Study Finds Negative Correlation Between Playing Games, Brain Activity
- Nintendo Cleans Up America
- The Pirates of WarCraft III
- FTC Follow-Up Report on the Marketing of Violent Entertainment to Children
- Write to Your Congressperson
- Cool School: Games and Shopping 101
- Female Animators Discuss Female Characters
- Video Games Sales to Top $31 Billion in 2002
- Game Appreciation: Love of Pac-Man, Game History and Art
- Dance Dance Revolution Used in Gym Class
- GDC 2003 Call for Abstracts
- Electronic Games Banned in Greece
3 Events, Benefits & Services Update
3.1 Updated Member Benefits
3.2 Upcoming Events
4 Logistical Bits
4.1 Thanks to our Sponsors and Partners!
4.2 IGDA Registration
4.3 Contact Information
========================================
===============================
0.0 A Word From the Chairperson
===============================
Dear IGDA Members and friends,
Summer months always pass by so quickly, and many of you will be narrowing in
on those fall releases. I can't wait to play some of those games, so hurry up!
:-)
It's been a busy month for the IGDA as well, if you caught the ABC Nightline
report last week on video game violence, you would have seen Jason Della Rocca,
our program director, representing our industry voice. Although much of it was
edited, I'm proud that the IGDA can serve as such a voice for you all.
If you joined or renewed your membership (and what better reason to join than
for getting your voice heard) this month, you'll be amongst the first to get
our new membership card. Now you're card-carrying members! This will be a year-long
process, so bear with us!
Finally, I'm sure some of you are down in Texas for SIGGRAPH too. Remember to
stop by the IGDA stand and say hello! More importantly, there are two game industry
oriented sessions we're holding down there that should be on your "must attend"
list. Read on below for details.
See you in 30!
Graeme Devine
Chairperson, IGDA
================
1 Community News
================
1.1 SIGGRAPH 2002 - The IGDA Presence
-------------------------------------
The IGDA will be hosting two sessions during the upcoming SIGGRAPH conference:
"The Fate of Play: Game Industry Revolutionaries Speak Out" and "Game Development,
Design, and Analysis Curriculum". The IGDA will also have a small stand in the
lobby area of the convention center for membership and chapter info. SIGGRAPH
has set up a handy link for game developers with all the content they deem "must
see":
http://www.igda.org/Endeavors/Events/events.htm#siggraph
http://www.siggraph.org/s2002/gamescontent/
1.2 GDC Europe Coming Up Fast...
--------------------------------
GDC Europe is fast approaching (August 27th to be exact). The IGDA will be hosting
an Academic Day to further developer-academic relations and look into such topics
as curriculum, games and learning, and research initiatives. The IGDA will also
be involved in several "classic" sessions
on business topics, etc. Finally, don't forget that all IGDA members receive
a 10% discount when registering. All the info is online:
http://www.igda.org/Endeavors/Events/events.htm#gdce
http://www.gdc-europe.com/
1.3 New Sponsors & Studios Support IGDA
---------------------------------------
The IGDA is proud to announce that two new Studio Affiliates have signed up:
Sega Development Studios and Carbon 6 Entertainment. Also, a new batch of sponsors
have recently pledged their support for the association: Microsoft Research,
Havok, Mary-Margaret.com. And both NXN and Alias|Wavefront have renewed their
sponsorships recently.
While the bulk of the IGDA's funding continues to be caring developers, it is
truly encouraging to see these studios and sponsors understand the importance
of the work being done and supporting those efforts.
1.4 Chapter Updates & News
--------------------------
Many IGDA chapters have had meetings in the past month or so, with several providing
great summary reports:
- Tokyo developers heard from the creators of ICO:
http://www.igda.org/Chapters/tokyo/Seminar/2ndseminarEng.htm
- Amsterdam hosted an event for the local students:
http://www.igda.org/Chapters/amsterdam/meet_your_industry.htm
- Boston had a BBQ at Steve's:
http://www.igda.org/Chapters/boston/boston_summary_Jun02.htm
- Industry legend Derek Smart came to speak in South Florida:
http://www.igda.org/Chapters/miami/miami_summary_Jun02.htm
- Montreal had a casual event in the sun:
http://www.igda.org/Chapters/montreal/montreal_summary_Jun02.htm
- Lithuanian developers met up for a second time:
http://www.igda.org/Chapters/lithuania/report01.htm
- Paris discussed artificial intelligence:
http://igda.paris.free.fr/paris/chapter_report_jun02.htm
Many chapters (such as Seattle, North West UK, San Jose, Utah, Houston, Malaysia,
Switzerland, and others) will hold meetings in the coming weeks. Check the Chapter
Calendar for dates and details:
http://www.igda.org/Chapters/chapters_calendar.htm
1.5 New Site Content: Columns, Event Report
-------------------------------------------
- New "Miller Time" game dev column: this month, Scott talks about the importance
of writing and biz terminology:
http://www.igda.org/Columns/millertime.htm
- New "Famous Last Words" legal column: this month, Jim talks about cash flow
problems:
http://www.igda.org/Services/Legal/lastwords/lastwords.htm
- A Visit to "Game On": The First UK Exhibition to Explore the History of Video
Games - read the summary report:
http://www.igda.org/Endeavors/Events/events_gameon2002.htm
===============
2 From the Wire
===============
ELSPA Investigator Talks on Pirate Raids
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=401
Paper on Male Dominance of Game Playing & Development
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=400
Games Produced by Hate Groups on the Rise
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=399
Japanese Study Finds Negative Correlation Between Playing Games, Brain Activity
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=398
Nintendo Cleans Up America
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=396
The Pirates of WarCraft III
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=395
FTC Follow-Up Report on the Marketing of Violent Entertainment to Children
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=394
Write to Your Congressperson
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=393
Cool School: Games and Shopping 101
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=392
Female Animators Discuss Female Characters
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=391
Video Games Sales to Top $31 Billion in 2002
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=390
Game Appreciation: Love of Pac-Man, Game History and Art
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=389
Dance Dance Revolution Used in Gym Class
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=387
GDC 2003 Call for Abstracts
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=386
Electronic Games Banned in Greece
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=385
========================================
A word from our sponsor: Alias|Wavefront
========================================
As the world's leading innovator of 2D and 3D graphics technology, Alias|Wavefront
develops software for the film and video, games, interactive media, industrial
design, and visualization markets. Games customers include Core Design, Electronic
Arts, Factor 5, LucasArts Entertainment, Nihilistic Software and Westwood Studios,
among others. Find out more at http://www.aliaswavefront.com/maya/.
========================================
====================================
3 Events, Benefits & Services Update
====================================
3.1 Updated Member Benefits
---------------------------
- IGDA Membership Card
All new and renewing IGDA members will now receive a membership card. Expect
to receive your membership card within a month after renewing/sign-up. Not only
is the card a symbolic representation of being part of the community, but we
will leverage the card during events like GDC, at local chapter meetings and
so on. You can view a test example online:
http://www.igda.org/images/card.jpg
3.2 Upcoming Events
-------------------
SIGGRAPH
http://www.siggraph.org/s2002/
21 -26 July, San Antonio, TX
IEMA Executive Summit
http://www.executivesummit.com/
23-25 July, Dana Point, CA
Computers and Games
http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/%7Ecg2002/
25 - 27 July, Edmonton, Canada
National Conference on Artificial Intelligence
http://www.aaai.org/Conferences/National/2002/aaai02.html
28 July - 1 August, Edmonton, Canada
Assembly
http://www.assembly.org/
1-4 August, Helsinki, Finland
ELT Labs/IC2 - Game Development Workshops
http://www.eltlabs.org/workshop/index.htm
1-3 August, The University of Texas at Austin
Game Developers Conference Europe (10% member discount)
http://www.gdc-europe.com/
27-29 August, London, UK
ECTS
http://www.ects.com/
29-31 August, London, UK
=================
4 Logistical Bits
=================
4.1 Thanks to our Sponsors and Partners!
----------------------------------------
The IGDA extends its sincerest thanks to all our sponsors and partners!
Without their support, and the continued backing from the developer community,
the IGDA simply would not survive - let alone thrive.
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP
Alias|Wavefront
Gamasutra.com
Gama Network
GameDev.Net
Game Developer magazine
Game Developers Conference
GIGnews.com
Intrinsic Graphics
Jostick101.org
Mary-Margaret.com
Microsoft Research
Get more info online:
http://www.igda.org/About/Sponsors/sponsors.htm
http://www.igda.org/About/Alliances/alliances.htm
4.2 IGDA Registration
---------------------
Your support is critical to the success of the IGDA, and our industry. Our membership
is made up of programmers, designers, artists, producers and many other development
professionals who see the importance of working together to advance games and
game development as a craft. 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/Membership/membership.htm
Or refer a friend to win prizes:
http://www.igda.org/Membership/Referrals/referrals.htm
4.3 Contact Information
-----------------------
Contact our membership coordinator if you have questions, comments or input.
Liz Wakefield
IGDA membership coordinator
liz@igda.org
IGDA Newsletter - July 2002
===========================
===============================
0.0 A Word From the Chairperson
1 IGDA News
1.1 SIGGRAPH 2002 - the IGDA Presence
1.2 GDC Europe Coming Up Fast...
1.3 New Sponsors & Studios Support IGDA
1.4 Chapter Updates & News
1.5 New Site Content: Event Reports, Legal Column, Member Profile
2 From the Wire
- ELSPA Investigator Talks on Pirate Raids
- Paper on Male Dominance of Game Playing & Development
- Games Produced by Hate Groups on the Rise
- Japanese Study Finds Negative Correlation Between Playing Games, Brain Activity
- Nintendo Cleans Up America
- The Pirates of WarCraft III
- FTC Follow-Up Report on the Marketing of Violent Entertainment to Children
- Write to Your Congressperson
- Cool School: Games and Shopping 101
- Female Animators Discuss Female Characters
- Video Games Sales to Top $31 Billion in 2002
- Game Appreciation: Love of Pac-Man, Game History and Art
- Dance Dance Revolution Used in Gym Class
- GDC 2003 Call for Abstracts
- Electronic Games Banned in Greece
3 Events, Benefits & Services Update
3.1 Updated Member Benefits
3.2 Upcoming Events
4 Logistical Bits
4.1 Thanks to our Sponsors and Partners!
4.2 IGDA Registration
4.3 Contact Information
========================================
===============================
0.0 A Word From the Chairperson
===============================
Dear IGDA Members and friends,
Summer months always pass by so quickly, and many of you will be narrowing in
on those fall releases. I can't wait to play some of those games, so hurry up!
:-)
It's been a busy month for the IGDA as well, if you caught the ABC Nightline
report last week on video game violence, you would have seen Jason Della Rocca,
our program director, representing our industry voice. Although much of it was
edited, I'm proud that the IGDA can serve as such a voice for you all.
If you joined or renewed your membership (and what better reason to join than
for getting your voice heard) this month, you'll be amongst the first to get
our new membership card. Now you're card-carrying members! This will be a year-long
process, so bear with us!
Finally, I'm sure some of you are down in Texas for SIGGRAPH too. Remember to
stop by the IGDA stand and say hello! More importantly, there are two game industry
oriented sessions we're holding down there that should be on your "must attend"
list. Read on below for details.
See you in 30!
Graeme Devine
Chairperson, IGDA
================
1 Community News
================
1.1 SIGGRAPH 2002 - The IGDA Presence
-------------------------------------
The IGDA will be hosting two sessions during the upcoming SIGGRAPH conference:
"The Fate of Play: Game Industry Revolutionaries Speak Out" and "Game Development,
Design, and Analysis Curriculum". The IGDA will also have a small stand in the
lobby area of the convention center for membership and chapter info. SIGGRAPH
has set up a handy link for game developers with all the content they deem "must
see":
http://www.igda.org/Endeavors/Events/events.htm#siggraph
http://www.siggraph.org/s2002/gamescontent/
1.2 GDC Europe Coming Up Fast...
--------------------------------
GDC Europe is fast approaching (August 27th to be exact). The IGDA will be hosting
an Academic Day to further developer-academic relations and look into such topics
as curriculum, games and learning, and research initiatives. The IGDA will also
be involved in several "classic" sessions
on business topics, etc. Finally, don't forget that all IGDA members receive
a 10% discount when registering. All the info is online:
http://www.igda.org/Endeavors/Events/events.htm#gdce
http://www.gdc-europe.com/
1.3 New Sponsors & Studios Support IGDA
---------------------------------------
The IGDA is proud to announce that two new Studio Affiliates have signed up:
Sega Development Studios and Carbon 6 Entertainment. Also, a new batch of sponsors
have recently pledged their support for the association: Microsoft Research,
Havok, Mary-Margaret.com. And both NXN and Alias|Wavefront have renewed their
sponsorships recently.
While the bulk of the IGDA's funding continues to be caring developers, it is
truly encouraging to see these studios and sponsors understand the importance
of the work being done and supporting those efforts.
1.4 Chapter Updates & News
--------------------------
Many IGDA chapters have had meetings in the past month or so, with several providing
great summary reports:
- Tokyo developers heard from the creators of ICO:
http://www.igda.org/Chapters/tokyo/Seminar/2ndseminarEng.htm
- Amsterdam hosted an event for the local students:
http://www.igda.org/Chapters/amsterdam/meet_your_industry.htm
- Boston had a BBQ at Steve's:
http://www.igda.org/Chapters/boston/boston_summary_Jun02.htm
- Industry legend Derek Smart came to speak in South Florida:
http://www.igda.org/Chapters/miami/miami_summary_Jun02.htm
- Montreal had a casual event in the sun:
http://www.igda.org/Chapters/montreal/montreal_summary_Jun02.htm
- Lithuanian developers met up for a second time:
http://www.igda.org/Chapters/lithuania/report01.htm
- Paris discussed artificial intelligence:
http://igda.paris.free.fr/paris/chapter_report_jun02.htm
Many chapters (such as Seattle, North West UK, San Jose, Utah, Houston, Malaysia,
Switzerland, and others) will hold meetings in the coming weeks. Check the Chapter
Calendar for dates and details:
http://www.igda.org/Chapters/chapters_calendar.htm
1.5 New Site Content: Columns, Event Report
-------------------------------------------
- New "Miller Time" game dev column: this month, Scott talks about the importance
of writing and biz terminology:
http://www.igda.org/Columns/millertime.htm
- New "Famous Last Words" legal column: this month, Jim talks about cash flow
problems:
http://www.igda.org/Services/Legal/lastwords/lastwords.htm
- A Visit to "Game On": The First UK Exhibition to Explore the History of Video
Games - read the summary report:
http://www.igda.org/Endeavors/Events/events_gameon2002.htm
===============
2 From the Wire
===============
ELSPA Investigator Talks on Pirate Raids
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=401
Paper on Male Dominance of Game Playing & Development
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=400
Games Produced by Hate Groups on the Rise
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=399
Japanese Study Finds Negative Correlation Between Playing Games, Brain Activity
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=398
Nintendo Cleans Up America
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=396
The Pirates of WarCraft III
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=395
FTC Follow-Up Report on the Marketing of Violent Entertainment to Children
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=394
Write to Your Congressperson
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=393
Cool School: Games and Shopping 101
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=392
Female Animators Discuss Female Characters
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=391
Video Games Sales to Top $31 Billion in 2002
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=390
Game Appreciation: Love of Pac-Man, Game History and Art
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=389
Dance Dance Revolution Used in Gym Class
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=387
GDC 2003 Call for Abstracts
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=386
Electronic Games Banned in Greece
http://www.igda.org/About/Press/news_item.php?nid=385
========================================
A word from our sponsor: Alias|Wavefront
========================================
As the world's leading innovator of 2D and 3D graphics technology, Alias|Wavefront
develops software for the film and video, games, interactive media, industrial
design, and visualization markets. Games customers include Core Design, Electronic
Arts, Factor 5, LucasArts Entertainment, Nihilistic Software and Westwood Studios,
among others. Find out more at http://www.aliaswavefront.com/maya/.
========================================
====================================
3 Events, Benefits & Services Update
====================================
3.1 Updated Member Benefits
---------------------------
- IGDA Membership Card
All new and renewing IGDA members will now receive a membership card. Expect
to receive your membership card within a month after renewing/sign-up. Not only
is the card a symbolic representation of being part of the community, but we
will leverage the card during events like GDC, at local chapter meetings and
so on. You can view a test example online:
http://www.igda.org/images/card.jpg
3.2 Upcoming Events
-------------------
SIGGRAPH
http://www.siggraph.org/s2002/
21 -26 July, San Antonio, TX
IEMA Executive Summit
http://www.executivesummit.com/
23-25 July, Dana Point, CA
Computers and Games
http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/%7Ecg2002/
25 - 27 July, Edmonton, Canada
National Conference on Artificial Intelligence
http://www.aaai.org/Conferences/National/2002/aaai02.html
28 July - 1 August, Edmonton, Canada
Assembly
http://www.assembly.org/
1-4 August, Helsinki, Finland
ELT Labs/IC2 - Game Development Workshops
http://www.eltlabs.org/workshop/index.htm
1-3 August, The University of Texas at Austin
Game Developers Conference Europe (10% member discount)
http://www.gdc-europe.com/
27-29 August, London, UK
ECTS
http://www.ects.com/
29-31 August, London, UK
=================
4 Logistical Bits
=================
4.1 Thanks to our Sponsors and Partners!
----------------------------------------
The IGDA extends its sincerest thanks to all our sponsors and partners!
Without their support, and the continued backing from the developer community,
the IGDA simply would not survive - let alone thrive.
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP
Alias|Wavefront
Gamasutra.com
Gama Network
GameDev.Net
Game Developer magazine
Game Developers Conference
GIGnews.com
Intrinsic Graphics
Jostick101.org
Mary-Margaret.com
Microsoft Research
Get more info online:
http://www.igda.org/About/Sponsors/sponsors.htm
http://www.igda.org/About/Alliances/alliances.htm
4.2 IGDA Registration
---------------------
Your support is critical to the success of the IGDA, and our industry. Our membership
is made up of programmers, designers, artists, producers and many other development
professionals who see the importance of working together to advance games and
game development as a craft. 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/Membership/membership.htm
Or refer a friend to win prizes:
http://www.igda.org/Membership/Referrals/referrals.htm
4.3 Contact Information
-----------------------
Contact our membership coordinator if you have questions, comments or input.
Liz Wakefield
IGDA membership coordinator
liz@igda.org
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