Game Writers SIG/Initiatives

International Game Developers Association

This is a comprehensive list of the projects the Writing SIG is working on currently.
Feel free to add comments and research items to any page.

Projects
Improving industry exposure and conditions

• Education Outreach — project page
• Hiring Hall — project page
• Magazine articles — project page
• Game credits — project page
• Collect academic evidence of the value of game writing — project page
• Game Writers SIG Quarterly — project page

Providing resources to writers

• Style Guide — project page
• Game Reviews — project page
• Game Writing Book — the sequel — project page
• Whitepaper Revisions — Whitepaper Revisions
• Improve GDC - and other conference - offerings for game writers — project page
• Create ties with other organizations — project page
• Surveys for game writers and employers — project page
• Format for scripts used in voice-over sessions — project page
• Library of Game Documents/Scripts — project page
• Game Writing Tools — project page

Create a new project
Each project page should contain:

• a complete description of the project
• the outline of the plan of action
• a volunteers list
• collection of research
• the current status of the project and assignments

Closed initiatives

• Gain Control of the Mailing List
• Stephen's Game Writing article for Game Developer Magazine
• The IGDA Writers Guide
• Lobby for the addition of a writing award in the Game Developers Choice Awards
• Hall of Fame for game writing — project page
• Group page at the primary IGDA website — project page
• List of Restricted Words for Games — project page
• Game writing book of essays — project page
• Collect a list of script agencies and game writers — project page
• Stress the commercial importance of game writing — project page
• Promote the game developers choice award for excellence in writing — project page