[games_access] GDC 2007 -- Dream Team Panel

[d. michelle hinn]

This is true and that's what got me thinking about it. Who puts 
together the Game Design Challenge? Is it Eric Zimmerman?

>Every year GDC has a Game Design Challenge based around a theme. One
>year it was the theme of love or romance, last year it was a game that
>could win the Nobel Peace Prize. I think if we offer this as a worthy
>design challenge, some of the big names might like to stretch their
>imagination. Here's a list of people who I'd like to see:
>
>Warren Specter
>John Carmack
>Clint Hocking
>Keita Takahashi (Katamari Damacy)
>Ernest Adams
>Al Lowe
>Noah Felstein
>Hal Barwood
>John Romero
>
>I think Ernest, Warren, Clint, Keita would be easier to convince, if
>it was part of the main GDC design challenge.
>
>-Reid
>
>On 7/3/06, d. michelle hinn <hinn at uiuc.edu> wrote:
>>Hi everyone,
>>
>>Ok, yeah, I'm off my rocker attempting to plan this sucker but here
>>goes my idea for something in addition to the workshop and
>>roundtables we've been doing at past GDCs...
>>
>>I'd like to get together a panel of "big names" in game development
>>to be a part of a panel that would brainstorm the coolest *out there*
>>(WAAAAAAY out there) accessible game that's AT LEAST accessible to
>>one disability group (if not more!) and fun in and of itself. Kinda
>>like the Jedi Mind Trick Biofeedback stuff or the GPS audio
>>game...just plain *whoa...that s***'s gonna really blow people's
>>minds" type stuff.
>>
>>Ok. This might not work. I might not get anyone to agree because big
>>names are busy people. But that's not important right now. What IS
>>important is that the GDC deadline is coming up and I need NAMES of
>>who to invite ASAP.  And, yes, I have already asked Will Wright
>>(finger's crossed). :)
>>
>>So step up to the plate and give me YOUR dream team of panelists for
>>such a venture. Discuss on the list. Or email me privately. This is a
>>"think tank" kind of panel so we'd give the panelists some things to
>>keep in mind when they are prepping but we really want them to feed
>>off of each other and the audience.
>>
>>So your task, should you choose to accept it, is to give me some
>>nominations! Go! Go! Go!
>>
>>Michelle
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