GBGames
01-31-2006, 11:58 AM
At last night's meeting, I probably looked unprepared with my agenda, and I was. I apologize.
I think part of the problem was that I didn't make it clear why I would like to see CIGDC become a more formal group.
What would be our purpose? It doesn't have to be world-changing or incredibly impressive. It just has to say who we are and why we exist. My working About Us:
The Chicago Indie Game Developer Club is an organization of Chicagoland indie game developers who seek to strengthen and improve the independent game development community and the games that they create.
It's generally good to keep in touch with your industry; no one wants to become obsolete. This club is a way to make and keep industry contacts, learn about developments in the industry, and provide personal feedback to other developers.
I'd like to know what you feel you want to get out of the group and basically see if there is anything else people would like to define as the purpose.
Last night, someone saw a game demonstration and didn't know who we were. I think it would be great if we could give out a URL specific to the group in the future. Also, having a website dedicated to it would be good just so that we can list locations, directions, and times for meetings. I wrote down the indiegamer forum address as well as my blog since I try to announce the meetings there, but I think it would be easier if everyone in the group would be able to say, "Oh, just go to blahblahblah.com". Mike mentioned being able to use chicago.indiegamer.com or indiegamer.com/chicago. I think that would work out great.
I'll also throw out another suggestion which really depends on what the rest of you think. These days it is getting more and more obvious that games have entered politics. Politicians are still trying to pass laws that would unfairly impact games, and with unsupported logic to boot. Games are apparently seen as an easy target. I think it would be great to have an organization that could stand together and say "We don't want this law." Perhaps the IGDA should be fulfilling this purpose, but I don't think it would be too much of a problem if we also became more political. Thoughts?
I think part of the problem was that I didn't make it clear why I would like to see CIGDC become a more formal group.
What would be our purpose? It doesn't have to be world-changing or incredibly impressive. It just has to say who we are and why we exist. My working About Us:
The Chicago Indie Game Developer Club is an organization of Chicagoland indie game developers who seek to strengthen and improve the independent game development community and the games that they create.
It's generally good to keep in touch with your industry; no one wants to become obsolete. This club is a way to make and keep industry contacts, learn about developments in the industry, and provide personal feedback to other developers.
I'd like to know what you feel you want to get out of the group and basically see if there is anything else people would like to define as the purpose.
Last night, someone saw a game demonstration and didn't know who we were. I think it would be great if we could give out a URL specific to the group in the future. Also, having a website dedicated to it would be good just so that we can list locations, directions, and times for meetings. I wrote down the indiegamer forum address as well as my blog since I try to announce the meetings there, but I think it would be easier if everyone in the group would be able to say, "Oh, just go to blahblahblah.com". Mike mentioned being able to use chicago.indiegamer.com or indiegamer.com/chicago. I think that would work out great.
I'll also throw out another suggestion which really depends on what the rest of you think. These days it is getting more and more obvious that games have entered politics. Politicians are still trying to pass laws that would unfairly impact games, and with unsupported logic to boot. Games are apparently seen as an easy target. I think it would be great to have an organization that could stand together and say "We don't want this law." Perhaps the IGDA should be fulfilling this purpose, but I don't think it would be too much of a problem if we also became more political. Thoughts?