[games_access] Game Accessibility Conference

[Ben Sawyer]

I think that's true but we can also use a standalone event with our  
branding and IGDA/DIGRA to attract more mainstream developers as  
well.  We also can spend a lot more time promoting it as well.

- Ben

On May 23, 2007, at 8:47 PM, d. michelle hinn wrote:

> I think that's a great opportunity to do as well -- I think we'd  
> hit two different communities (Games for Health doesn't always  
> cross over to the mainstream game dev community and vice versa) and  
> that would give us a chance to get the folks doing stuff in health  
> together and the folks doing stuff with the mainstream together.
>
> Michelle
>
>> We would like to support a one day conference as part of Games for  
>> Health in May 2008 and I think a portion of our audience would  
>> definitely respond to it.
>>
>> - Ben
>>
>> On May 23, 2007, at 5:59 PM, Reid Kimball wrote:
>>
>>> "I'm kind of concerned whether we will be able to attract an  
>>> audience
>>> for it" I think the first GDC had 7 attendees. We shouldn't put
>>> unrealistic pressure on ourselves with our first conference to bring
>>> in huge numbers or big names. The other questions you ask are right.
>>> If it's a conference, I'd want to see some sessions geared  
>>> towards the
>>> academic/research crowd talking about ways to improve accessibility
>>> and others geared to developers talking about the practical
>>> implementations that work now.
>>>
>>> On 5/23/07, Eelke Folmer <eelke.folmer at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> The idea of a conference focusing on game accessibility is great  
>>>> but I'm
>>>> kind of concerned whether we will be able to attract an audience  
>>>> for it.
>>>> What is the goal? 'spreading the word' e.g. convincing game  
>>>> developers of
>>>> the importance of making games accessible? or or do we target  
>>>> our fellow
>>>> researchers and discuss & explore new ways of making games more  
>>>> accessible
>>>> and putting accessibility on the roadmap of developers?
>>>>
>>>> I think it is important to distinguish between these goals.
>>>>
>>>> cheers Eelke
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On May 20, 2007, at 12:01 PM, d. michelle hinn wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> So I've mentioned this before but we should probably start  
>>>> discussing it for
>>>> real. The IGDA would like to support our efforts in creating a  
>>>> one-day
>>>> conference on Game Accessibility. Now this could be something  
>>>> attached to
>>>> another conference (like GDC) or on it's own as a "summit" at a  
>>>> time where
>>>> we aren't so frazzled from GDC.
>>>>
>>>> This is one of the things I'll be bringing up at the online  
>>>> meetings this
>>>> week so I'd appreciate ideas for location, dates, how wide we  
>>>> cast the net
>>>> (ie, do we personally court a person from every major game  
>>>> company we can to
>>>> attend), do we want it to be small the first year and then cast  
>>>> the net
>>>> wider the next year?
>>>>
>>>> What are your thoughts? Basically the IGDA now has a group that  
>>>> does
>>>> conference/summit set ups for us so we tell them what we want  
>>>> and they deal
>>>> with the registration, hotel block reservations, venue, some  
>>>> advertising,
>>>> etc. So that's what make it's a very cool opportunity!
>>>>
>>>> Michelle
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>>>> Professor
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>>>> University of Nevada                         Reno, Nevada 89557
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