Post GDC Action

by Jason Della Rocca (March 2001)

...another month, another successful gathering of Montreal's IGDA chapter. There were approx 70-80 attendees on hand to chat about their GDC travels and share in all the leftover goodies from the show.

To get the presentations underway, JF William intro'd the evening's speakers with flair. First up was Francois Dominic Laramee to give an overview of GDC and some general trends from the show. Next, Rene Lavoie of CineGroupe summarized several AI sessions he had attended. Luc St-Onge of the NAD Centre gave a quick recap of the animation and modelling technologies. Finally, Jean-Francois Arseneau updated the group on a program to help entrepreneurs with financial aid to attend E3 in May (anyone interested should contact him directly at jfarseneau@numeriqc.ca).

Of note, was the journalists from GameCitizen.com on hand to find out what these chapter meetings are all about. Check out their story online:

GameCitizen.com (English): The International Game Developers’ Association Meeting
GameCitizen.com (Francais): Le rassemblement de L’International Game Developpers’ Association

March gathering - Pictorial

...here are some quick shots I took at the March gathering of the Montreal Chapter. (all persons are identified from left to right)

GDC booty: Table full of GDC swag leftovers...

Presentations begin: Luc St-Onge (NAD Centre) and others look on as JF William entertains

More onlookers...

GDC Recap: FDL gives his summary of GDC and key trends

Blank screen: Crowd watches as we play the 4-minute clip from the TV show Revanche des NerdZ, which was filmed during the February meeting

Chit-chat: Robert Lizee (Digital-Fiction) chats with David Vincent (KnightSoft), while FDL pokes in from the corner