[games_access] GDC S.F preparation, status.

[Mark Barlet]

Sure, I can see what I can do with number 4

Mark

Sent from a handset.

On Aug 1, 2008, at 6:45 AM, "d. michelle hinn" <hinn at uiuc.edu> wrote:


> Thanks Thomas!

>

> What a relief! Thank you so much! I've been getting pumped full of  

> IV antibiotics and all kinds of stuff to try and get this under  

> control. There's a rather alarming documentary on the disease at:

>

> http://www.openeyepictures.com/underourskin/index.html

>

> I could hardly watch the trailer because I am so freaked out that we  

> didn't catch it early enough (every day matters with this thing).  

> So, Thomas, I absolutely don't mind you stepping in to assist AT  

> ALL. Perhaps you could help sort out some ideas beyond where I am  

> now (see below). I think that I have three solid ones that I think  

> will get accepted but I need some people to commit to those sessions  

> now so that I have descriptions of EXACTLY what tech talk solutions  

> we'll have, etc etc. So people -- now is not the time to ignore the  

> call -- these are our GDC passes for this next year!! Please let  

> both Thomas and I know, off list, which ones you want to help out  

> with as I'll need to get bio info, etc for when I put them into the  

> system.

>

> Thomas -- I'll send you my files sometime today or tomorrow so that  

> people can read and give feedback on them. Luckily I have three that  

> are almost done (see below) before this happened so I feel pretty  

> confident that we'll be able to get this done with no one spending  

> days at a time awake (me..hehe).

>

> So...

>

> To be brief (since I still can hardly type), my plan was to put in  

> the (1 Accessibility Arcade again only updated, (2) put together an  

> Accessibility 101 session where people could get a "crash course" in  

> an hour (I'm basing this on the feedback we are now getting that  

> people want us to explain accessibility more after seeing the  

> arcade), and (3) a "tech talk" panel on solutions for programmers  

> (this is the Advanced course for accessibility for those who  

> complain that we don't give them solutions). So those are the three  

> that I am focusing in on for my part of the writing and planning and  

> they are mostly done - just need editing.

>

> What other suggestions do people have for other sessions?

>

> What suggestions do people have for "must haves" in the arcade this  

> year (companies to sponsor us, devices to show, etc)?

>

> Who wants to be on the "tech talk" panel and what will you talk  

> about? This should be about 3-4 people giving super fast "solutions  

> that work" demos along with the technical bits behind it.

>

> For a fourth option, we could try to put together a "community"  

> panel with those with disabilities talking about their experiences,  

> etc.

>

> This last one is going to be hard to get accepted so if there's  

> enough interest in it from the list, we need to really make that  

> write up spectacular. I said this because I know now how  

> conservative GDC is becoming the bigger it gets. But if someone  

> wants to take the community idea and have a go at putting it  

> together, we definitely should. I can help on that one but I'm  

> hoping someone else (Mark Bartlet? This might be up your alley!) can  

> sketch out the plan (who would be a part of it, why it's an  

> important session to be at, etc, etc).

>

> Ok, back to not typing. That was an impressive amount for me given  

> my track record lately...

>

> M

>

>> Hello Michelle and all,

>>

>> I want to help out preparing for GDC but I don't know the status of  

>> the content so far, i.e what people have submitted to Michelle  

>> (have asked Michelle but I guess the Lyme disease is stopping her  

>> writing)

>>

>> (Michelle, I hope you don't mind I take some action managing this,  

>> I just want to do something so you don't end up doing it yourself,  

>> especially now with the disease).

>>

>> Putting stuff on the wiki came up earlier this week (or last week?)  

>> and as Michelle has the Lyme disease I have offered to help out  

>> editing the wiki.

>>

>> I suggest that we all put our stuff up on the wiki so Michelle  

>> won't have to manage it all by herself. I have begun to do so  

>> myself (sketchy version up right now, easier to write offline). If  

>> we all follow the GDC guidelines for submissions it should make the  

>> process smooth. I have yet to do so for my stuff :).

>

>>

>> Final deadline is August 11, so if all could please upload texts by  

>> August 6 it gives me a few days to edit. Thank you.

>>

>> Have a nice weekend,

>>

>> Kind regards

>> Thomas

>>

>>

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