Casual Games SIG/Conference Calls/March 2009

International Game Developers Association

Notes taken by James C. Smith 3/03/2009

Contents 1 Role Call 1.1 Who's Here 1.2 Who's Not 2 Initiative Updates 2.1 Quarterly Newsletter 2.2 Whitepaper Update 2.3 Mailing List 2.4 Developer Publisher Attribution 3 GDC 3.1 IGDA Casual Game SIG roundtable at GDC 3.2 Steering Committee Meeting 4 Next Year 5 Conference Call Logistics

Role Call

Who's Here

James C Smith, Alex Ionescu, Kirsten Duvall, Dave Rohrl, Michael Thornton Wyman

Who's Not

Regrets from: Alfredo Chaves, Dan Prig, Rex Sikora No show: Brian Robbins, Vishal Gondal

Initiative Updates

Quarterly Newsletter

Michael Wyman / Alfredo Chaves

• On track for spring issue. All content has been written. Michael is finish last edit and will send it to Alfredo for layout in a couple days. Dave will print it at Kinkos and hand carry to GDC
• We plan to post PDF online as soon as it is ready to print

Whitepaper Update

Dave Rohrl

• Core whitepaper is done
• Posted in IGDA (with no download count)
• Wiki links to 4 MB PDF
• Looking for PR help
• James will post on casual mailing list
• Alfredo will submit to Gamzebo
• Dave will submit to IGDA and Gamasutra
• Hope to get addition interest in specialty whitepapers once core whitepaper has been publicized

Mailing List

James C. Smith / Alfredo Chaves

• Nice traffic on its own

Developer Publisher Attribution

Rex Sikora / Dan Prig

• No update

GDC

IGDA Casual Game SIG roundtable at GDC

• Thursday Morning at 9:00
• We will publicize that we want membership to participate and let us know what we can do for them
• All steering committee members should attend

Steering Committee Meeting

• Thursday at 10:15 (immediately falling the round table)
• Location TBD by Dave

Next Year

• Our Terms expire in July at Casual Connect Seattle

Conference Call Logistics

• Next call April 3rd at 10:00 AM Pacific