February 2009

After the culmination of much effort, the formalization of local IDGA chapters has finally been resolved and is ready for implementation. The charter forms have been finalized, after a brief delay, and we should be getting benefits within a few months. This should include funding support (for guests and pizza) and insurance (for afore mentioned guests and any pizza hazards that may occur). All chapters, nation wide, will be signed up by the end of April. Once this is done, the process to formalize all international chapters will begin.

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!