[games_access] GDC 2007 -- Dream Team Panel. Documentary compression question?

Tue Jul 4 13:56:36 EDT 2006

Well, here's what I'm planning on submitting to GDC:

* Game Design Challenge to challenge the "big names" in the industry 
to think through what they would create rather than think about how 
to make current games accessible. Hopefully this would attract people 
to the idea that we've been pushing -- that there are some amazingly 
creative things that can come out if you let your mind go there and, 
wow, here are these famous people giving it a go at least 
conceptually. AND it's a design challenge with some very practical 
implications -- hey, maybe the "big names" will take the challenge 
ideas back with them and implement them into their games. The main 
thing with this is that big names get people into the room so that's 
where I'm coming from with this. Our time will come when some of us 
become "big names" but for now we need some established "rock stars" 
of the industry for this kind of thing.

* One Day Tutorial -- this is like what we had last year only this 
year we'll hopefully highlight some great games that come from the 
RetroRemakes and the DonationCoder comps (The DonationCoder comp 
starts July 15th -- too many personal things going on this summer 
delayed us). This would be like what you are talking about, Robert -- 
where we'd have more working examples. Hopefully if we pull of the 
Game Design Challenge proposal, more people will attend the one day 
session to see what's up, why are these big names doing a challenge 
on it?

* Roundtable on "top ways to increase game accessibility'" (like last year)

* Roundtable on the BUSINESS of game accessibility -- this is a new 
one where we'd introduce stats, the untapped market, the idea that 
accessibility IS the next gen of gameplay, how things like one button 
games for cell phones ARE what we mean by switch gaming so why not 
cross-market?

* Meet and Greet -- This is the informal IGDA session at the booth 
(maybe we won't get 9am the day after the big party night this 
year???) :)

* Arcade -- now this is a non-traditional format so this first time 
suggesting it might not work out. But I'd love for us to have a 
session that was JUST the Accessibility Arcade. But see the IGDA 
booth possibility  in the next paragraph.

Then there is a possible new session if we (IGDA) can figure out the 
logistics where the SIGs *might* get a shift or two at the IGDA booth 
to showcase what they are doing. So if it gets figured out we would 
have some time to display games, papers, etc outside of a session. 
This is also another chance to show off the games we show during the 
one day tutorial.

So I hope that explains the crazy ideas in my head a bit better!

Michelle

>Reid and members of GDC accessibility committee with our group and not only
>push for accessibility campaign this year for a game design challenge but
>put together one ourselves?  I'd be all in.  Last year they did not even
>have any working demos it was just all concept.  By the way where can I find
>the people to contact in the list to get them to make the design challenge
>this year accessible game design I would start e-mailing now?  Good to hear
>from you Reid.
>
>On a side note does anyone know how I can turn my footage I took at the GDC
>last year with my handycam Sony DVD.  I have all this footage and didn't
>realize none of my movie creation packages, Adobe Premiere, after effects,
>flash are reading the disk as any recognizable format and it's driving me
>crazy.
>Robert Florio
>Robert Florio
>Art Institute online SGA President
>Quadriplegic Artist
>www.RobertFlorio.com <http://www.RobertFlorio.com>  
>arthit73 at cablespeed.com <mailto:arthit73 at cablespeed.com>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org]
>On Behalf Of Reid Kimball
>Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 7:56 PM
>To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [games_access] GDC 2007 -- Dream Team Panel
>
>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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