[casual_games] slamdance competition

[Kevin Jackson-Mead]

This open letter might answer some questions:

http://grandtextauto.gatech.edu/2007/01/08/from-slamdance-games-finalist
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Kevin Jackson-Mead
Editor
A K Peters, Ltd.

-----Original Message-----
From: casual_games-bounces at igda.org
[mailto:casual_games-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of Lennard Feddersen
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 2:59 PM
To: IGDA Casual Games SIG Mailing List
Subject: Re: [casual_games] slamdance competition


Just taking a quick peek, maybe I'm missing something. - what would be 
unclear about yanking a game about Columbine?

Lennard Feddersen
CEO, Rusty Axe Games, Inc.
www.RustyAxe.com

Lennard at RustyAxe.com
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5014 Walsh, Terrace, BC, Canada, V8G-4H2



John Szeder wrote:

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> For those of you who are not following the situation there are a

> number of blogs reporting events happening to the slamdance 

> competition regarding a controversial game that was pulled from the 

> competition for unclear reasons. I am including a link to a blog of 

> one of the participants who pulled out of the competition due to the 

> implications of the SCMRPG game being removed, and his very well 

> articulated reasons why. This is linked to many other blogs and it 

> does reflect my personal position on what is happening.

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> I would encourage everyone to read about what is happening and I hope

> that everyone feels a similar distasteful (or even disappointed) 

> reaction to the events of the organizers.

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> http://braid-game.com/news/?p=21

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> Warm regards,

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> John Szeder

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