Online Games SIG/Conference Calls/October 10, 2007

International Game Developers Association

Table of contents 1 Notes from Conference Call 10/10/2007 4 p.m. EST 2 Attendance 2.1 Present 2.2 Apologies 2.3 Absent 3 Next call 4 Minutes 5 Action items

[edit] Notes from Conference Call 10/10/2007 4 p.m. EST

Call organized via http://www.freeconference.com

[edit] Attendance

[edit] Present

• Elonka Dunin
• Jonathan Greechan
• Gordon Walton

[edit] Apologies

[edit] Absent

• Jeff Kesselman
• Peter Freese
• James Hursthouse

[edit] Next call

Third Wednesday of the month:

Changed due to Thanksgiving holiday, to November 28, 2007, 4 p.m. Eastern (Elonka will handle call setup, and email everyone one week prior)

[edit] Minutes

• GDC 2008 plans
  • Unanimous agreement that James did a great job last year, and should do a great job next year.  :)
• Status of white paper
• Jonathan attempting to get in touch with Alan about White Paper section
• Judging from wiki traffic, Alan appears to be working on the White Paper
• No recent word from James H., who has moved to Asia
• Jonathan has written up outlines for distribution practices, and will coordinate with Alan
• Future White Paper updates can be sent to the mailing list
• Discussion of "indy" game conferences in Atlanta (recently) and Cincinatti (next April)
• Discussion of finding out where game developers are "hanging out" so we can better identify community needs and figure out how to best offer assistance
• Discussion of wiki learning-curve issues

[edit] Action items

• Write up minutes (Elonka)
• Jonathan will continue trying to get in touch with Alan
• Elonka will watch the mailing list for information that can be incorporated into wiki
• Gordon will scout out game-dev meeting places.