October 15 : GameCafé - Games in the New Social Media Era

When: Thursday, October 15th, 6:00pm dinner / 7:30pm discussion

What: IGDA Montreal Chapter "GameCafé"

Where: Hurley's Irish Pub (upstairs room), 1225 Crescent Street

Why: Lively discussion with your peers

Who: All IGDA members

Entry: free for members, must RSVP

Note: Each member is responsible for covering any personal food/drink consumption.

"Games in the New Social Media Era "

The GameCafé concept is a discussion format with an emphasis on intimate interactions in a casual setting. For our next GameCafé we will focus on the intersection of games and social media. Social media isn’t just limited to Facebook and iPhone. It’s actually a lot broader: Xbox Live, Home, achievement systems, sharing videos the Spore way, creating game modules and rating them, promoting your game via Twitter and recruiting via LinkedIn, etc… All of that is part of using social media and networks within the games world. Specifically, we'll look at these three areas:

1. Use of social media for "traditional" games (eg, Spore, RockBand, Achievements, etc)
2. Designing social media specific games (eg, FarmVille, Mob Wars, Zynga, etc)
3. Broader applications of social media in the games biz (eg, PR, recruiting, training, etc)

Each participant will have the opportunity to explore and discuss all three topics, as well as participate in a group-wide "debrief" at the end.

GameCafé Hosts:

The following members will serve as discussion "hosts" for the evening:

• Eric Chartrand - Lead Designer, EA Montreal
• Chris Crowell - Creative Director, Tribal Nova
• Dorian Kieken - Development Director, BioWare Montreal
• Ken Schachter - Founder/President, trapdoor
• Ollie Sykes - Creative Director, EA Mobile

For those who want to enjoy some delicious Irish cooking, please arrive early at 6:00pm. Note, this is optional and at your own personal expense. If you only want to participate in the GameCafé discussion portion, please arrive no later than 7:30pm.

Please RSVP to montreal@igda.org your intention to attend this GameCafé.
Note, you must be an IGDA member in good standing to attend or become one prior to attending. Contact us if you are uncertain of your membership status.

Note: Space is limited to the first 50 members who reserve.