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Breaking Into the Game Industry Panelby Rudy Geronimo & Todd FayNearly 200 students and interested newbies attended the IGDA's Breaking Into the Game Industry panel discussion on August 25th, 2004. Hosted at the Art Institute of California, San Francisco, the panel featured Todd Fay of G.A.N.G., Rob Huebner of Nihilistic Software, Ashley Monif of Electronic Arts, and Kjeld Pedersen of Double Fine. Marc Sherrod, Academic Director of Game Art & Design at the Art Institute, moderated the discussion. Panelists agreed that while there is no set path to breaking into the industry, experience and exposure increases opportunities for success. They delivered caveats against trying to master all game development disciplines, arguing instead for focusing on a specialty and honing your craft. Networking within the industry, specifically at industry events like the Game Developers Conference, was prescribed. Panelists urged attendees to attend such events in order to build relationships, for relationships prove beneficial to both aspiring developers and studios in need of new talent. For freelancers who have find it hard to network, Fay suggested using representatives (eg, agents, managers, lawyers) to sell your product, in turn freeing up time to focus on your craft. Attending IGDA chapter meetings is certainly another good option... Attendees asked questions ranging from international work to women breaking into a male-dominated industry. Afterwards, attendees and panelists mingled over drinks at Buzz 9 for the remainder of the evening. Here are some shots taken during the panel session:  Rudy Geronimo (IGDA) welcomes the audience and intros the panel.  Standing Room Only: The room was packed, with attendees backed-up out the door!  Esteemed Panelists: Ashley Monif ( ElectronicA), Todd Fay ( G.A.N.G.), Kjeld Pedersen (Double Fine) and Rob Huebner (Nihilistic).  The packed room.  Once again, the all-informative panelists: Ashley, Kjeld, Todd and Rob. - end - |
Guildhall Series: Mastering the Craft of Online Gaming Infrastructure 19 April, San Francisco, CA, USA http//www.guildhallseries.com/ The Guildhall Series focuses on the business side of operating online games. Mastering the Craft of Online Gaming Infrastructure is the first event of a four-part conference series. Focus will be on operating issues including payments, security, and bandwidth & hosting. Come share your ideas and learn what strategies, frameworks, and methodologies work for your online gaming business. Sign up before 02/15/07 for early registration discount. In addition, IGDA members should enter discount code “IGDA” to receive an additional 10% off.    
 
 
  AUTOPSY: A Postmortem of CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder PC July 2006: STAR TREK ONLINE GRAPHICAL DEVELOPMENT SECRETS: Achieving the look of your game. May 2006: Reestablishing an Icon: The Peaks and Pitfalls of Developing Tomb Raider: Legend February 2006: THE REVOLUTION WILL BE DOWNLOADED: Confessions of Five Casual Game Makers December 2005: Worlds Are Colliding!: The Convergence of Film and Games October 2005: Taming the Dragon: Next-Generation Asset Creation for PS3 June 2005: Giving Life to Death (Jr.) April 2005: Thinking Outside The (x)Box January 2005: Introducing COLLADA More past events
Chapter Coordinator: Rudy Geronimo
IGDA SF Advisory Board: Angus Chassels Mark DeLoura, Ubisoft Peter deVroede, Perpetual Entertainment Jeremy Gordon, Secret Level Bret Mogilefsky, SCEA Webmaster: Brian Church Chapter Reporter/Photographer: Karl Hodtwalker To volunteer or be added to the IGDA SF anouncement list, email Rudy. |
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