[games_access] GDC 2008 SIG proposal

[d. michelle hinn]

Uh...I think we have proposal mix up. This was about the talk you and 
Thomas are doing.

Now 20 minutes for the business one, yes, that seems sufficient.

Michelle

>Hmmm well I don't know 20 minutes seems sufficient. It's not rocket
>science.  ;-)
>Cliff Blezinsky gave a Gears of War postmortem in 60 minutes last year
>as a comparison and we don't have nearly as much material. 20 minutes
>is enough time to bring the message and still deliver something that
>is high quality. I rather go slightly over 20 minutes than only have
>40 minutes of material and then bore my audience to death for the
>remainder.
>
>Then again I can only speak for myself and Reid might have a 
>different opinion.
>
>cheers eelke
>
>
>On 9/30/07, d. michelle hinn <hinn at uiuc.edu> wrote:
>>  Keep in mind that there are VERY few 20 minute slots. I don't know
>>  the number but they are warning us about them having worse odds than
>>  the 60 minute slots. Do you think that you can do justice to all of
>>  these things in 20 minutes? It seems to me that you would be really,
>>  really rushed.
>>
>>  >A 20 minute talk is sufficient and is likelier to be accepted.
>>  >
>>  >the title changes are good.
>>  >
>>  >cheers Eelke
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >On 9/29/07, d. michelle hinn <hinn at uiuc.edu> wrote:
>>  >>  How did you envision this talk? As a panel? A 20 minute or 60 minute
>>  >>  talk? A roundtable? I'm thinking a 60 minute talk but I want to be
>>  >>  sure that's what you were thinking too. :)
>>  >>
>>  >>  We need to work on the title a bit -- it's a little vague. Basically
>>  >>  we need something that says what the talk is about and/or is enticing
>>  >>  enough to look up the abstract for when they are glancing through the
>>  >>  title cards on display at GDC. Thomas had a good idea about
>>  >>  emphasizing the "Jedi" bit -- maybe "Turning Gamers into Jedis:
>>  >>  Designers Creative & Accessible Toolbox" -- or just accessible or
>>  >>  just creative? Or maybe "Turning Gamers into Jedis: Creative and
>>  >>  Accessible Design Tools"?
>>  >>
>>  >>  Michelle
>>  >>  (who is on 11th hour "GDC think" -- like "doublethink" but less
>>  >>  scary...I think...I think again...ahhhhhh)
>>  >>
>>  >>  >we have expanded it a bit more so if you want to take another look ;-)
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  >cheers Eelke
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  >On 9/29/07, Barrie Ellis <barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk> wrote:
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >>  Short and sweetly: Looks very good to me.
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >>  Barrie
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >>  ----- Original Message -----
>>  >>  >>  From: Thomas Westin
>>  >>  >>  To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
>>  >>  >>  Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 9:28 PM
>>  >>  >>  Subject: [games_access] GDC 2008 SIG proposal
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >>  hello
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >>  I and Eelke have come up with this draft for our proposal
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >  > http://www.igda.org/wiki/Game_Designers_Creative_Toolbox
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >>  any comments and feedback welcome
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >>  Kind regards,
>>  >>  >>  Thomas and Eelke
>>  >>  >>
>>  >>  >>
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