[games_access] Our First Weekly Topic

Wed Jan 26 10:12:29 EST 2011

Oh, I would like to add for clarification- If you have an important
question, or want an answer promptly - you are more than welcome to email.
I'm not trying to kill listserv conversation, just shift a lot of it to the
forums. :)

-- 
Tara Tefertiller - Chairperson
IGDA Game Accessibility SIG

igda-gasig.org
http://gameaccesssig.forumotion.com/

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:43 AM, <hinn at illinois.edu> wrote:

> Don't lose heart, yet! We've tried forums in the past in this SIG and it
> takes a lot to get people to devote time in forum sections -- takes a lot of
> nurturing. The WIG SIG actually does have a lot of conversation on it's
> mailing list -- but they are such a large SIG that having more than one area
> of discussion has worked out well for them.
>
> I personally don't use the WIG SIG forums (or that many forums in general)
> because it becomes "one more place to check" for messages. (Kind of the
> opposite argument for the "too much in my email inbox!" excuse people have
> for not subscribing to listservs)
>
> But I'm definitely hoping that this works out and have "check forums" on my
> daily "to do" list! :) Tara's got a lot of great ideas for it so I think it
> really has the potential to become a nice resource for the game developer's
> community.
>
> Check 'em out everyone! :)
>
> Michelle
>
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:24:15 -0500
> >From: Tara Tefertiller <ttefertiller at igda-gasig.org>
> >Subject: Re: [games_access] Our First Weekly Topic
> >To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List <games_access at igda.org>
> >
> >   Hey everyone,
> >
> >   Right now we have a great discussion happening in
> >   the forums, but one of the most active voices in the
> >   thread isn't even a member or our SIG! Let's step up
> >   and become active!
> >
> >   We also have 3 new topics in addition to the topic
> >   of the week - so please, get involved!
> >
> >   The goal is to move the general discussion off the
> >   listserv and onto the forums. I've done some talking
> >   to non SIG members who seemed interested in
> >   accessibility but were reluctant to join the SIG.
> >   When I asked why, they said they didn't want their
> >   inbox flooded with short emails about accessibility.
> >   They wouldn't mind one weekly emails about hot
> >   topics in the forums or using the listserv as news,
> >   but they were not interested in any community that
> >   had it's main source of information be via email. A
> >   great model for how we could work would be something
> >   like the "Women in Games " SIG. They have a weekly
> >   update email, but general discussion is for the
> >   forums.  From my observations, non members wanted
> >   to be able to take in information on their own time,
> >   at their own pace. That's why our new site and
> >   forums are going to become so important!
> >
> >   They also mentioned that having a place like the
> >   forums could give developers a place to browse
> >   through our discussions and pick our brain.
> >
> >   I've also been talking with an associate producer at
> >   a small studio here in Orlando who is also an expert
> >   in community management, and she was one of the
> >   people who commented on how beneficial a forum could
> >   be to us, and is going to help me shape  it in the
> >   coming months. We're going to have some awesome
> >   pieces coming up that will only be available in the
> >   forums by guest writers and content experts.
> >
> >   I hope you'll come check them out.
> >
> >   Thanks,
> >
> >   --
> >   Tara Tefertiller - Chairperson
> >   IGDA Game Accessibility SIG
> >
> >   igda-gasig.org
> >   http://gameaccesssig.forumotion.com/
> >
> >   On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Tara Tefertiller
> >   <ttefertiller at igda-gasig.org> wrote:
> >
> >     Good morning (or afternoon) Everyone!
> >
> >     It's time for our first weekly topic!!
> >
> >     "How could we define a minimum accessibility
> >     standard that is easy to implement for all game
> >     developers? Compare this with including
> >     alternative text for all images on a website – a
> >     technically easy thing to do, if you just remember
> >     to do it!"
> >
> >     What are your thoughts? Is it a simple list of
> >     must haves? Does it vary by game? Are games too
> >     diverse to have a "one size fits all" type of
> >     minimum?
> >
> >     Please go to the forums, register, and post your
> >     thoughts. Remember, the highlights and conclusion
> >     of this discussion will be posted on the website
> >     so it's important that we make these topics a
> >     worth while read.
> >
> >     AND YES! We actually do get visitors to the site
> >     everyday, and so providing  more and more
> >     meaningful content it a must.
> >
> >     Thanks everyone!
> >     --
> >     Tara Tefertiller - Chairperson
> >     IGDA Game Accessibility SIG
> >
> >     igda-gasig.org
> >     http://gameaccesssig.forumotion.com/
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