[games_access] Game Accessibility Conference

[d. michelle hinn]

Hey, we can always use more and bigger opportunities! And, yes, 
perhaps a combined effort the first time out might ease everyone's 
minds a bit. The IGDA can then help us support that combined 
conference to the mainstream.

Where's Games for Health 2008 located?

Michelle

>I think that's true but we can also use a standalone event with our 
>branding and IGDA/DIGRA to attract more mainstream developers as 
>well.  We also can spend a lot more time promoting it as well.
>
>- Ben
>
>On May 23, 2007, at 8:47 PM, d. michelle hinn wrote:
>
>>I think that's a great opportunity to do as well -- I think we'd 
>>hit two different communities (Games for Health doesn't always 
>>cross over to the mainstream game dev community and vice versa) and 
>>that would give us a chance to get the folks doing stuff in health 
>>together and the folks doing stuff with the mainstream together.
>>
>>Michelle
>>
>>>We would like to support a one day conference as part of Games for 
>>>Health in May 2008 and I think a portion of our audience would 
>>>definitely respond to it.
>>>
>>>- Ben
>>>
>>>On May 23, 2007, at 5:59 PM, Reid Kimball wrote:
>>>
>>>>"I'm kind of concerned whether we will be able to attract an audience
>>>>for it" I think the first GDC had 7 attendees. We shouldn't put
>>>>unrealistic pressure on ourselves with our first conference to bring
>>>>in huge numbers or big names. The other questions you ask are right.
>>>>If it's a conference, I'd want to see some sessions geared towards the
>>>>academic/research crowd talking about ways to improve accessibility
>>>>and others geared to developers talking about the practical
>>>>implementations that work now.
>>>>
>>>>On 5/23/07, Eelke Folmer <eelke.folmer at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>>The idea of a conference focusing on game accessibility is great but I'm
>>>>>kind of concerned whether we will be able to attract an audience for it.
>>>>>What is the goal? 'spreading the word' e.g. convincing game developers of
>>>>>the importance of making games accessible? or or do we target our fellow
>>>>>researchers and discuss & explore new ways of making games more accessible
>>>>>and putting accessibility on the roadmap of developers?
>>>>>
>>>>>I think it is important to distinguish between these goals.
>>>>>
>>>>>cheers Eelke
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>On May 20, 2007, at 12:01 PM, d. michelle hinn wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>>So I've mentioned this before but we should probably start 
>>>>>discussing it for
>>>>>real. The IGDA would like to support our efforts in creating a one-day
>>>>>conference on Game Accessibility. Now this could be something attached to
>>>>>another conference (like GDC) or on it's own as a "summit" at a time where
>>>>>we aren't so frazzled from GDC.
>>>>>
>>>>>This is one of the things I'll be bringing up at the online meetings this
>>>>>week so I'd appreciate ideas for location, dates, how wide we cast the net
>>>>>(ie, do we personally court a person from every major game 
>>>>>company we can to
>>>>>attend), do we want it to be small the first year and then cast the net
>>>>>wider the next year?
>>>>>
>>>>>What are your thoughts? Basically the IGDA now has a group that does
>>>>>conference/summit set ups for us so we tell them what we want 
>>>>>and they deal
>>>>>with the registration, hotel block reservations, venue, some advertising,
>>>>>etc. So that's what make it's a very cool opportunity!
>>>>>
>>>>>Michelle
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>>>>>University of Nevada                         Reno, Nevada 89557
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