chapter news

NJ IGDA - Election open - VOTE NOW!

The time to elect the next IGDA NJ Board of Directors is at hand.  

All paying members of the chapter have been given access to vote at:

http://www.igda.org/nj-board-elections-2010/vote-your-2010-nj-board-members

 

There is a link to the candidacy statements there, or you can check them out at - http://www.igda.org/forum/nj-igda-2010-elections-candidacy-statements

 

March Post-GDC Social Meeting

Our next meeting is at the end of the month, a post-GDC social to help everyone relax! As always there will be drink specials.
Date: Tues., March. 30th
Time: 6:30-9:30pm
Place: Miles Square Bar in Hoboken

Chapter Elections
Don't forget we are having our own local elections. To run or nominate someone to run, go to the forums: http://www.igda.org/forum/nj-igda-2010-elections-nomination-thread
Expect more election information to follow soon.

Reminder on Feb Meeting - Rapid Prototyping and Global Game Jam Demos

Just a quick reminder to everyone that we have a great meeting coming this Sat., Feb. 20th, 1-4pm at Bloomfield College (http://bloomfield.edu). The theme is Rapid Prototyping. We have Tom Toynton and Bill Crosbie who will be speaking about their experiences as Global Game Jam coordinators for Bloomfield and RVCC respectively. We have about 3 teams from each location who will discuss their experiences and demo their games.

We're also going to briefly discuss the elections. Come find out first hand how it will all work and the schedule for this year.

See you there!

IGDA NJ supports the Global Game Jam

IGDA NJ is strongly supporting the Global Game Jam. NJ has 3 locations:

1) BloomField College (proudly sponsored by Majesco Entertainment)

2) Raritan Valley Community College

3) Camden County College

IGDA NJ Rockin' Holloween Meeting

Hey Everybody,

We're having a Boo Tie Affair...uh...ok, I'll keep my day job Smile

But yeah, that's right, come dressed to impress with your best costume.  We're having a Rock Band Costume contest with 4 ways to win:
1) Best Game Score
2) Best Costume (extra bonus for dressing as the band of the song you use in the game)
3) Best Crowd Pleaser
4) Overal Winner

Date: Thurs, Oct. 29th
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm