[casual_games] 2008 White Paper is finally done (in 2009)!

[Dave Rohrl]

Hey all,

I'm super happy (not to mention rather relieved) to report that the 2008
IGDA Casual Games White Paper is finally complete and available for
download.  You can grab yourself a copy of the PDF at
http://www.igda.org/casual/IGDA_Casual_Games_White_Paper_2008.pdf

The white paper is a detailed and thorough overview of the state of casual
games.  It weighs in at over 200 pages and is the fruit of hundreds of hours
of work from several dozen volunteer writers, editors, and project
managers.

It gives in-depth coverage on the basics of casual gaming from both business
and creative perspectives.  It has detailed insights not only on
downloadable games, but also on ad-supported web games, advergames, console
downloads, and microtransaction-supported web games.  It even has a couple
of articles on exotic and interesting topics like the state of the casual
games market in India and the confluence of casual games and serious games.

Please take some time to check out the white paper and let the list know
what you think.  Is it useful?  Is it serving your needs?  How could we make
future editions even better?

And please feel free to come to the IGDA Casual SIG roundtable at GDC (next
Thursday at 9 AM) to discuss the white paper in person.  I hope to see many
of you there!

Sincerely yours,
Dave Rohrl
2008 IGDA Casual Games White Paper Editor
2008-2009 IGDA Casual Games SIG Chair
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