http://www.igda.org/montreal/ Copyright 2008 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:57:35 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss par P. R. Boudreau Alex Hutchison raconte les défis liés au design de Spore. Le SAT a été témoin du dernier rassemblement automnal de l’année 2008 de l’IGDA (Montréal) et aussi témoin des esprits fertiles qui étaient présents. L’attrait de... http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/11/les_semences_de.html http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/11/les_semences_de.html Rapport de Réunion Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:57:35 -0500 The annual donation drive for Child's Play has begun! Locally, the Montreal Children's Hospital receives the benefits of your generosity. Child's Play works the same as last year. With the help of hospital staff, we've set up gift wish... http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/11/donate_to_child.html http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/11/donate_to_child.html Local News Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:39:44 -0500 by P. R. Boudreau Alex Hutchinson speaks on the design challenges of Spore. The SAT was ripe with fertile minds as the Montreal IGDA held its final autumnal gathering for 2008. The big draw this evening was a public post-mortem... http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/11/the_seeds_of_sp.html http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/11/the_seeds_of_sp.html Meeting Report Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:49:41 -0500 On the opening day of the MIGS conference, Alliance numérique has announced that according to a recent study Quebec is the sixth largest gaming industry in the world with 4,400 developers.... http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/11/quebec_gaming_i.html http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/11/quebec_gaming_i.html Local News Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:58:54 -0500 Gamasutra reports that they have obtained an old email between two local gaming companies, along with telephone confirmation from another, in which they discuss the possibility of fixing salaries to increase employee retention and decrease poaching from other companies. Other... http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/11/montreal_gaming.html http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/11/montreal_gaming.html Local News Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:55:49 -0500 The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Korea has been mandated by the Seoul government to organize a delegation of South Korean companies to Montreal. As part of the delegation, they are hosting a breakfast presentation for Montreal area game companies.... http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/11/seoulkorea_visi.html http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/11/seoulkorea_visi.html Local News Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:48:48 -0500 The McGill Health Challenge, an international conference taking place in Montreal this Wednesday to Friday, will focus on how exergaming can be used to combat obesity. Lisa Carson, one of the conference speakers says, "Exergaming needs to recognised as an... http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/11/montreal_health.html http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/11/montreal_health.html Local News Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:33:46 -0500 As fear is the oldest and strongest emotion of mankind (Lovecraft), human beings have always taken a malicious pleasure in frightening themselves. If literature and cinema were and still represent good means for the expression of horror, nowadays, the... http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/10/call_for_papers.html http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/10/call_for_papers.html Local News Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:12:49 -0500 You have until Nov 1 to register for the upcoming Agile Workshop presented by Alliance numérique. Their two-day course will provide hands-on experience using Scrum. Check out their website for more information.... http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/10/agile_workshop.html http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/10/agile_workshop.html Local News Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:30:50 -0500 http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/10/november_5th_sp.html http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/10/november_5th_sp.html Meeting Announcement Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:20:51 -0500 Malheureusement, le bar ouvert n’a pas été capable de prendre le devant sur le match d’ouverture des Canadiens. Donc, ce n’était qu’une petite foule (disons d’une cinquantaine) de développeurs qui s’est réunie au Vinyl Lounge pour grignoter, s’imbiber, s’entremêler et... http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/10/verres_a_volont.html http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/10/verres_a_volont.html Rapport de Réunion Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:33:10 -0500 The Montreal Gazette ran an editorial over the weekend describing how Montreal can thrive during an economic crisis by tapping into its enormous pool of creative talent. The article mentions some interesting statistics, like how one third of the people... http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/10/montreals_econo.html http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/10/montreals_econo.html Local News Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:11:44 -0500 Alas the lure of an open bar was not sufficient to overcome the Habs' season opener. And so, a relatively small crowd (say 50+) of developers "packed" into the Vinyl Lounge to schmooze, drink, eat and be merry. Everyone (there,... http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/10/many_drinks_for.html http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/10/many_drinks_for.html Meeting Report Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:59:55 -0500 http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/10/october_15th_op.html http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/10/october_15th_op.html Meeting Announcement Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:06:51 -0500 Par Steve Wark C’était toute une foule qui s’était assemblée jeudi à l’extérieur du SAT pour la première réunion de la saison. Dès que le public s’était bien installé, un sondage impromptu mené par Jason Della Rocca a confirmé que... http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/09/en_posture_pour.html http://www.igda.org/montreal/archives/2008/09/en_posture_pour.html Rapport de Réunion Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:51:50 -0500