http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=26026

A couple of corrections are that Human Head representatives did not make it to the meeting, but Raven representatives were present. Eric Francksen works for Raven, not Frozen Codebase.

Tuesday July 28th

Thursday September 10th

Thursday November 19th

The videos are located here:

Part One
http://www.vimeo.com/3824850

Part Two
http://www.vimeo.com/4054317

So! In short! Join the stalwart crew of the Madison IGDA on TUESDAY MAY 19th at 7 PM Central Daylight Time as we descend, locust-like, upon the hallowed stronghold of SHARENDIPITY, at 3 South Pinckney Street in Mad-town! All the cool kids are doing it, and we know these kinds of things!

In other news, Jason Della Rocca, the long standing Executive Director of the IGDA, has decided to leave the IGDA and pursue other opportunities. If you never met Jason, I should say that he was an extremely helpful and friendly guy to work with while we were starting up. He’s also been a tremendous source of support along the way. If you do know Jason, be sure to send him your best wishes.

Also, one of our members, John Bergman (Guild Software), has informed us that he was interviewed by the Nintendo Community Fangame Convention and was kind enough to share the post with the chapter. Thanks, John!

Our next meeting will be held Thursday, February 26th at Herzing College (5218 East Terrace Drive), starting at 7 PM. There, Eric Francksen will share with us Frozen Codebase’s first Wii Ware title: Sandy Beach. We’ll talk about the game itself, as well as development challenges that came up along the way. We’ll also continue our talks on the chapter chartering process.

Hope to see you there!

We have three different positions we need to fill for this election: Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer. Six months later, we'll have an election for a Vice-Chair as well. For now, though, see below for details about the positions and their duties.

Chair: The Chair shall give active direction and have control of the business and affairs of the Chapter. He or she may sign contracts or other instruments, which the Board of Directors has authorized to be executed, and shall per form all duties incident to the office of Chair as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.

Secretary: The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors; see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws, ensure appropriate records are kept; and in general perform all duties inci dent to the office of Secretary and such other duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors.

Treasurer: The Treasurer shall be responsible for and oversee all financial administration of the Chapter. The Treasurer shall ensure that accurate bookkeeping and accounting of the Chapter's moneys are performed, and in general perform all the duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors.

The deadline for nominations for any office is October 28, 2008. You can nominate yourself, or you can accept a nomination from someone else if you like. If you're interested in running for any of them, please e-mail us right away!

The IGDA has recently changed its structure and its relationship with its chapters. This meeting opens with details about these changes and how it will affect the chapter and the board of directors. It also provides notes about how the board of directors works and how to run for election to a position on the board. The election is slated to be held at our next meeting later this year.

After that, our friends at Big Rooster give an overview of the Unreal Engine and how it's best used to make great games. This includes a Q-and-A session about implementing this popular engine.

Once the meeting ends, we make our way to Erins Snug Irish Pub (4601 American Parkway), just around the corner from the school, to continue the conversation.

We hope to see you there!

For a summary of the event, check out the new entry (an RTF file) in our "Minutes" section. Also, Matt Ciarlante—the IGDA Green Bay Student Chapter Secretary—came up with a pair of videos documenting the evening. While they're not as good as being there, they are the next best thing. The first covers the introduction and the talks from Ben and Tim, and the second wraps up with Chris's chat and the following Q&A session.

We have three speakers scheduled for the event, each talking for about 30 minutes. The first speaker is Ben Geisler, who will talk about the story of Frozen Codebase: how they started, how they got together, and how they got to where they are now. Ben is titling his talk "The Camaro of Game Development," because he thinks Camaros are funny.

Tim Gerritsen of Big Rooster is the second speaker. His talk is called "They've come to Snuff The Rooster." It's about how Big Rooster got started, how it almost died, the trials and tribulations thereof, and how it's now back and better than ever.

Chris Rhinehart of Human Head Studios rounds out the night with "Heads Will Roll." In it, he discusses the formation and history of Human Head, including the company's challenges and triumphs.

Finally, we will close with a Q-and-A session with all three speakers. After that, we will walk over to Erins Snug Irish Pub (4601 American Parkway), just around the corner from the school, to continue the conversation.

We hope to see you there!

As I mentioned at the meeting, we've had a heavy influx of volunteers lately, and we’ve wasted no time putting them to work! Member Jason Compton wrote an excellent briefing of the November meeting that can be found on our new “Minutes” section.

Also, for those of you who couldn’t make it, we have a video of the meeting for you to watch at your leisure. At the moment, we only have the Filament talk posted. The Frozen Codebase portion of the evening will be posted soon.

Our next meeting will be held February 12, 2008, at 7 PM, at Rocky Rococo's Madison East Theater at 1753 Thierer Road. More information will be posted closer to the date. In the meantime, have a great New Year's Eve, everyone!

The meeting will be held at the Rocky Rococo's Madison East Theater at 1753 Thierer Road. That's the Rocky's near I-90/94 and East Town Mall on East Washington. We'll be in the larger theater in the back, same as last time. This time, however, we'll start thirty minutes later than normal, at 7:30 PM.

Thank you, Filament! We’ll see you all soon.

The meeting will be held at the Rocky Rococo's Madison East Theater at 1753 Thierer Road. That's the Rocky's near I-90/94 and East Town Mall on East Washington. We'll be in the larger theater in the back. There's pizza, beer, and games, so come in early for dinner or stay late and enjoy the evening.

After Mark Nelson's talk, we'll split in to two groups, with Mark reviewing artist portfolios and giving commentary on improving your craft. This is your chance to have one of the top artists in the field take a look at your portfolio, so please bring yours along if you are an artist. Here are some samples of his gorgeous work.

The other roundtable talk for this meeting will be for those people who want to improve the IGDA Madison chapter. We've been doing this for a year now, and we'd like to hear your feedback on what we can do to make the chapter more beneficial to you.

We hope to see you there!

For our next meeting, Mark Fernandez (producer of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for Rockstar and now VP of Marc Ecko Entertainment) will be joining us as our guest speaker on August 14th at 7pm at the East Washington Rocky Rococo’s (Please note, this is not the west side Rocky’s.) We have reserved the large conference room in the back. More information will be posted in regards to Mark’s talk closer to the date. Until then, best of luck in all our endeavors.