[games_access] GDC 2008 SIG proposal
Thomas Westin
thomas at pininteractive.com
Mon Oct 1 06:12:32 EDT 2007
OK!
/thomas
1 okt 2007 kl. 11.53 skrev d. michelle hinn:
> I'm putting you guys in for 60.
>
>> yes
>>
>> just so I know, is it a 60 minute or 20 minute we get?
>>
>> /thomas
>>
>> 1 okt 2007 kl. 11.36 skrev d. michelle hinn:
>>
>>> 20 hours to go...actually less. Gotta put the sexy in the
>>> proposals now!
>>>
>>>> Hello Eelke,
>>>>
>>>> 20 minutes is a bit tight I think, just to show the Cyberlink
>>>> and explain how it works and show the Jedi example; I think that
>>>> will take 10-15 minutes alone
>>>>
>>>> Then we have the Half-life 2 one-button, to start the game, and
>>>> show examples and explain how to do it will take some time too,
>>>> not sure exactly but my guess is 10 minutes?
>>>>
>>>> Also, AudiOdyssey and Wiimote - is Eitan with us? You mentioned
>>>> an idea to include him too
>>>>
>>>> I am also planning (if I get permission) to talk about a
>>>> contract game we (pin) are making
>>>>
>>>> and I think we have a lot other things to talk about; e.g how to
>>>> utilize mainstream hardware for accessibility
>>>>
>>>> So I'd say _at least_ 45 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes
>>>> for discussion with the audience, and a 5 minutes buffer for
>>>> technical issues which almost always arise
>>>>
>>>> /thomas
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 1 okt 2007 kl. 05.57 skrev Eelke Folmer:
>>>>
>>>>> ow my bad.... ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> cheers Eelke
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 9/30/07, d. michelle hinn <hinn at uiuc.edu> wrote:
>>>>>> Uh...I think we have proposal mix up. This was about the talk
>>>>>> you and
>>>>>> Thomas are doing.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Now 20 minutes for the business one, yes, that seems sufficient.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Michelle
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hmmm well I don't know 20 minutes seems sufficient. It's not
>>>>>>> rocket
>>>>>>> science. ;-)
>>>>>>> Cliff Blezinsky gave a Gears of War postmortem in 60 minutes
>>>>>>> last year
>>>>>>> as a comparison and we don't have nearly as much material. 20
>>>>>>> minutes
>>>>>>> is enough time to bring the message and still deliver
>>>>>>> something that
>>>>>>> is high quality. I rather go slightly over 20 minutes than
>>>>>>> only have
>>>>>>> 40 minutes of material and then bore my audience to death for
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> remainder.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Then again I can only speak for myself and Reid might have a
>>>>>>> different opinion.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> cheers eelke
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 9/30/07, d. michelle hinn <hinn at uiuc.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Keep in mind that there are VERY few 20 minute slots. I
>>>>>>>> don't know
>>>>>>>> the number but they are warning us about them having worse
>>>>>>>> odds than
>>>>>>>> the 60 minute slots. Do you think that you can do justice
>>>>>>>> to all of
>>>>>>>> these things in 20 minutes? It seems to me that you would
>>>>>>>> be really,
>>>>>>>> really rushed.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> A 20 minute talk is sufficient and is likelier to be accepted.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> the title changes are good.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> cheers Eelke
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 9/29/07, d. michelle hinn <hinn at uiuc.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> How did you envision this talk? As a panel? A 20 minute
>>>>>>>>>> or 60 minute
>>>>>>>>>> talk? A roundtable? I'm thinking a 60 minute talk but I
>>>>>>>>>> want to be
>>>>>>>>>> sure that's what you were thinking too. :)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> We need to work on the title a bit -- it's a little
>>>>>>>>>> vague. Basically
>>>>>>>>>> we need something that says what the talk is about and/or
>>>>>>>>>> is enticing
>>>>>>>>>> enough to look up the abstract for when they are glancing
>>>>>>>>>> through the
>>>>>>>>>> title cards on display at GDC. Thomas had a good idea about
>>>>>>>>>> emphasizing the "Jedi" bit -- maybe "Turning Gamers into
>>>>>>>>>> Jedis:
>>>>>>>>>> Designers Creative & Accessible Toolbox" -- or just
>>>>>>>>>> accessible or
>>>>>>>>>> just creative? Or maybe "Turning Gamers into Jedis:
>>>>>>>>>> Creative and
>>>>>>>>>> Accessible Design Tools"?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Michelle
>>>>>>>>>> (who is on 11th hour "GDC think" -- like "doublethink"
>>>>>>>>>> but less
>>>>>>>>>> scary...I think...I think again...ahhhhhh)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> we have expanded it a bit more so if you want to take
>>>>>>>>>>> another look ;-)
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> cheers Eelke
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 9/29/07, Barrie Ellis <barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk>
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Short and sweetly: Looks very good to me.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Barrie
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>>> From: Thomas Westin
>>>>>>>>>>>> To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 9:28 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [games_access] GDC 2008 SIG proposal
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> hello
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I and Eelke have come up with this draft for our proposal
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.igda.org/wiki/Game_Designers_Creative_Toolbox
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> any comments and feedback welcome
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thomas and Eelke
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
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