Casual Games SIG/Conference Calls/June 2008
International Game Developers Association
Contents |
Role Call
Who's Here
Charles Merrin, Brian Robbins, James C Smith
Who's Not
Jason Akel, Wade Tinney, Margaret Wallace, Rex Sikora, Dave Rohrl, Jared Nieuwenhuis, Cherie Lutz
Next Call
- Tuesday, 1 July 2008 at 2pm ET / 11am PT
- Will use Cherie's conference line
Initiatives Overview
IGDA News and Updates
- Brian
- Brian sent necessary information
- Should have an opportunity to preview Beta before launch
- Brian will keep us up to date as things evolve
- Hope to get Casual Games archives moves over to MyAmphi - should help make the migration easier
ACTION ITEMS:
Quarterly
- Wade
- No Update
ACTION ITEMS
White Paper
- Dave R lead
- Dave delivered feedback, with a target of 1 July 2008 for all sections back
- all sections (except casual MMO) are on track
- still trying to get everything done for casual connect
- Casual MMO may come in a second release of the white paper
- everyone is working on second draft - Things look good
ACTION ITEM:
SIG communication
- Cherie lead, Brian second
- No update
ACTION ITEMS:
- Cherie: Is there a Casual Game SIG session scheduled? If so, where?
- Dave or Cherie: did we get a White Paper Editor section on the schedule?
Solving the Problem of Portal Hopping (was DRM Standardization)
- Rex lead, James C. Smith second
- No progress
Surveys
- Charles leads
- No significant update
ACTION ITEM:
- Charles: Prepare HTML for posting or send link
Developer / Publisher Acknowledgement
- Jared lead
- No update
ACTION ITEMS:
- Rex:
Upcoming Events
Casual Connect Seattle
- Date: 23 - 25 July 2008
Other Business
- Casual Connect Seattle talk / topics
- Everyone: Get ideas to Cherie ASAP
Initiatives indefinitely on hold
- Data Royalty Reporting Standards Initiative (complete, but we should continue trying to promote this where we can)
- Webinar/Roundtable Broadcasts
- Business Model Education
- Developer Showcase
