[games_access] We have selected the new chair!

[Tara Tefertiller]

Robert,

Michelle linked you the website, but we also have both the wiki page  
is through the IGDA website, and our blog.

Our wiki page is done through the IGDA website. Wikis are often good  
sources of info, where people can compile lots of info at once. The  
plan for us to put literally everything that has happened with the  
sig on there. Wikis are often used when there is a lot of information  
that could bog down a normal site, and can be a great and easy to  
navigate resource. The wiki will be something for members who are  
likely looking for a key piece of information or reference. It also  
is a good thing to have for members of IGDA who may not be SIG  
members yet who wish to learn about us. All of the other SIGs also  
have a wiki page, so it may be the first place someone goes to look  
for information on us if they are already a member of IGDA.  As for  
reliability, our page will be more reliable than a wikipedia page for  
sure. Additionally, i trust that no one in this SIG would put false  
information on our wiki. And to ensure that our information is up to  
date (well, after we get it up to date I mean) I will personally  
monitor the wiki's status so it doesn't fall behind again.

As I mentioned we have our blog as well, but it may not provide the  
up front knowledge that new comers to accessibility will need. It has  
a lot of great information, and hopefully that could be rolled over  
into a website.

The steering committee is currently discussing what we would like to  
accomplish with a website, as well as other factors, but I totally  
agree with you Robert. We need something creative, memorable, and  
highlights us and what we do.  There's been talk of moving it off the  
IGDA wesbite.... which I am for because I have tech problems with the  
IGDA site all the time. Additionally, we will likely want non IGDA  
members to be able to visit our site and so on.

Does anyone else have issues with the site like I do or am i just lucky?


Like I said before, once we have a plan of action I will be sure to  
ask for volunteers to help- so be on the look out for that email!

-Tara


On Nov 3, 2010, at 1:51 PM, Robert Florio wrote:

> Awesome idea.
> Personally I think our web site never looked great.
> Can someone send me a current link to what it is?
> Why do we have to have a wiki web page?
> Maybe I'm just ignorant to the idea I don't even know what the  
> purpose of
> which he is.  If everyone just makes up anything they want on there  
> anyway
> why is it so reliable and used?
>
> I don't know anyone who says, let me check your wiki web page.   
> I've never
> heard that.
>
> I propose that we create a really creative designed, memorable web  
> page that
> highlights our members, what their speciality is, and make it look  
> like a
> fun interactive may be gaming knowledge base Corp. that we might be.
> Make it look and feel like people think we are some huge group.  :-)
>
> Robert
> I would love to do a web site for you check out the web site for my
> autobiography.  Definitely not what we need in its function, but  
> something
> along those lines.
> My autobiography is really picking up in good reviews, if I get any  
> help
> promoting it that would be awesome and it definitely talks a lot  
> about my
> life and accessibility.
>
> www.RobertFlorio.com/LIFE
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access- 
> bounces at igda.org]
> On Behalf Of Dimitris Grammenos
> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 12:38 PM
> To: 'IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List'; 'Sheri Rubin'
> Subject: Re: [games_access] We have selected the new chair!
>
> Congrats to everyone!!!!!!
>
> Dimitris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access- 
> bounces at igda.org]
> On Behalf Of Tara Tefertiller
> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 6:26 PM
> To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List; Sheri Rubin
> Subject: [games_access] We have selected the new chair!
>
> Hello everyone!
>
> It is a great pleasure for me to announce that Barrie, Kevin and I
> have chosen that I will be serving  as the next chairperson for the
> GA SIG. I am very excited to have this opportunity and I plan on
> doing everything I can to push game accessibility forward while
> addressing all the needs of everyone in the group. I think we have a
> very strong steering committee, and great members overall, so I am
> confident that we can get a lot accomplished.
>
> The first issues we are going to be addressing are the Wiki and the
> website- which was a hot topic right before the election. Barrie,
> Kevin and I will be discussing what the details should be (on or off
> the IGDA page, what should be covered and how, etc) and then once we
> have a plan get back in contact with all of you to make it real
>
> Thanks again for everyone who voted, and let's all thank Sandra for
> running as well!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Tara Tefertiller
> GA SiG Chairperson
>
>
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