IGDA Online Games SIG

Online games are continuing to grow as both an industry segment and as a necessary feature to most games. The IGDA Online Games Special Interest Group represents a broad cross-section of the leaders and thinkers in the online games industry.

Mailing List
Subscribe to the SIG's Yahoo Group list by sending email to
igdaonlinegames-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

Discussion Forums
Dive into the Online Games Discussion Forum. The IGDA hosts online discussion forums to faciliate peer-to-peer communication and the sharing of knowledge

Online Games White Papers
The purpose of our White Papers is to provide information, research and analysis on various aspects of Online Games. They are written by and for developers in the industry. View all white papers.

Online Games Quarterly
A quarterly publication with the goal of providing information and resources in a more timely manner than White Papers can provide. View the latest issue of the Online Games Quarterly

SIG Contributors
Without the support and time of our volunteers, we would not be able to provide anything for the community. See our current contributors or take a look at who has volunteered in the past.

File Library
Some miscellaneous files of interest to Online Game Developers, such as the PowerPoint presentations from the Casual Games Summit at the 2005 GDC.

The Online Games SIG can also be reached via email at: online@igda.org.

If you know of changes or additions to the information on this site, please send them . Thanks!

The SIG's main activity is to publish white papers with diverse and useful information on a variety of topics in online gaming. Our current papers cover:

Web/downloadable games
Mobile games
Persistent world games

Past white papers have been presented at the Game Developers Conference every year since 2002, and are published on this site.
The group is also mobilizing to form a venue for recognizing achievements in online game development.

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