[games_access] OneSwitch sitting on it's arse...

[Barrie Ellis]

Re: [games_access] GDC 2007: Accessibility Idol and otherHi Michelle, Hi all,

Thanks so much again for the kind words. I've wrung my hands for a bit, but I've finally decided that I won't be coming to GDC 2007, as much as I'd love to. I know it will be fun, and a good place to spead the word further and further. With or without me, I'm sure it will be a big success.

Money was a factor, but time really is the main one. I have so little time left from my main job, that I'd need to take unpaid leave. This is okay-ish, but I really feel that I should be pressing on with a couple of projects that are very important to me. One being the new accessible musical instrument project I'm part of, and the second being developing some new controllers / interfaces that may need some capital.

All the best, and definitley planning to join up with you lot another time,

Barrie
www.OneSwitch.org.uk

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: d. michelle hinn 
  To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List 
  Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 3:29 PM
  Subject: Re: [games_access] GDC 2007: Accessibility Idol and other sessions


  Thanks you guys! Yes, I'll put news on GA.com if no one has beat me to the punch! I can easily turn my email into a press release and then we can start sending it to game magazines, game tv stations, etc. I'll do that and then send it here and put it on GA.com so that everyone can send it out as they see fit.


  We should probably report back on this list when we've emailed a bunch of organizations so that we don't send the same 5 people the PR over and over again! :D


  Barrie -- I'll definitely need help getting materials again for the accessibility arcade -- I want it to really show off a lot of things so we'll probably have to post things again and/or purchase some extras. Also -- and are you sure you can't come to GDC????? -- the one switch games meets one button games. I could use your expertise in prepping for that one as well! It's a roundtable but we should start thinking about discussion topics/questions to prompt the audience and such.


  Again...ahhh there must be a way we can get you to GDC Barrie! You do so much behind the scenes prep work and you'd have a blast. You'd have the speaker's pass and I'm sure that someone would be able to "host" you either via hotel room share or staying at someone's apartment who lives in the San Fran area-- anyone have any magical "consultant" funding or other ideas so we can try to get Barrie there??? We all want you with us!!! You do so much to help us with GDC every year that we want you to get to experience it too!!!!


  Michelle


    Hi,

    My mind is currently somewhere else unfortunately. Please feel free to use GA.com for the news. It's maybe easiest if one person writes a "press release" we can all copy-paste? And Barrie, I'll update your logo when I find time, promise.

    Ries


      ----- Original Message -----
      From: Barrie Ellis
      To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
      Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 9:20 AM
      Subject: Re: [games_access] GDC 2007: Accessibility Idol and other sessions


      Brilliant! Again - if I can help with sending bits out for the Accessibility Arcade just shout. This is looking really fun - perhaps we should announce this asap on our various web-sites and feed out to news sites, so we can improve upon past attendances.

      Nice.

      Barrie

        ----- Original Message -----
        From: d. michelle hinn
        To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
        Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 11:31 PM
        Subject: Re: [games_access] GDC 2007: Accessibility Idol and other sessions


        Just a quick follow up to my own email... ;)


        In case people were wondering how the email campaign to find contestants for Accessibility Idol went...it went really well. I'm still talking with a few more celebs and I heard back from a whole bunch of them -- even Will Wright! They were all super positive about the event but had conflicting conferences and/or they were caught in the PS3 and/or Wii crunch and/or just plain VERY busy. But a few asked me to ask them again for GDC 2008 and I think that, if anything, just getting the word out that the SIG's here and raising awareness about accessibility has been a success. So everyone -- we should be feeling GREAT about all the positive responses and just responses in general. We're getting there!


        The coolest thing? Is that our confirmed contestants are REALLY genuinely pumped for this and I don't think we can ask for better luck than that! Last year we had the tutorial...this year? Center stage! GDC 2007 is gonna rock!


        Michelle


          Hi everyone,



          Well, the GDC schedule is getting finalized and although we did not get the one day tutorial this year, we've got some really cool sessions onto the schedule! We've gotten old enough that we had to put most of the proposals through the official submission system rather than get our sessions through the IGDA so I think we did pretty well!




          (1) As you know, our "big session" this year is Accessibility Idol:

          https://www.cmpevents.com/GD07/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=3887



          Confirmed contestants include some very interesting characters who know each other well so it should help a lot with how smoothly things go (ie, lessen awkward pauses):



          * Ernest Adams (http://www.designersnotebook.com/)

          * Sheri Graner Ray (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheri_graner_ray)

          * Sam Lewis (https://www.cmpevents.com/GD06/a.asp?option=G&V=3&id=240132)



          and I'm waiting for final confirmation of two other contestants, who I don't want to announce publicly until it's official



          (2) Then we also have the Game Accessibility Arcade:

          https://www.cmpevents.com/GD07/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=3759



          CMP thought that this was a great idea to feature this.



          (3) Then...there's the Game Accessibility Group Gathering that IGDA is sponsoring:

          https://www.cmpevents.com/GD07/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=3892



          (4) I just learned that our annual roundtable has been accepted with a twist by GDC Mobile (which is held at the beginning of GDC like the tutorials are) who would like to hear what we have to say about the latest rage in mobile gaming: one button gaming...or as we say "switch" gaming. :)



          (5) I'm waiting on our final proposal for a panel to talk about accessibility and serious games.



          Also...I know that the "who" part of each session isn't complete yet and I'm working with them to update that and get everyone I know that's participating in one or more sessions onto the website. So fear not. :) Get me your bio's and contact info ASAP if you know that you are supposed to be on a session and are not yet. Thanks!!!



          BTW, hotels are SELLING OUT FAST!!! I got one of the last rooms at the hotel I'll be at and, while they only list that one is sold out, the Argent Hotel is sold out as well and the Westin is getting close! So check out the hotel list at:

          http://www.gdconf.com/travel/hotels.htm



          PS -- I'm trying to figure out a time next week for an online meeting so rest assured...we will meet soon!



          Michelle


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