Comments for IGDA Chicago http://igdachicago.com Bringing the Chicago game developer community together. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:02:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on GGJ12 Follow-Up by igdachicago http://igdachicago.com/ggj-2012/#comment-306 igdachicago Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:02:49 +0000 http://igdachicago.com/?p=392#comment-306 It'll be February 15th! Check it out on the Chicago Events calendar... we'll have more details on time and such soon. It’ll be February 15th! Check it out on the Chicago Events calendar… we’ll have more details on time and such soon.

]]> Comment on Day 1 Affected – Check Your Emails! by epu http://igdachicago.com/day-1-affected-check-your-emails/#comment-252 epu Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:44:12 +0000 http://igdachicago.com/?p=355#comment-252 Awesome, thanks Sheri. Awesome, thanks Sheri.

]]> Comment on Chicago Game Dev Holiday Mixer by 2 – 2 – 2 - IGDA Chicago http://igdachicago.com/chicago-game-dev-holiday-mixer/#comment-155 2 – 2 – 2 - IGDA Chicago Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:02:44 +0000 http://igdachicago.com/?p=285#comment-155 [...] Lifehacker: The ever useful lifehacker posted an article on How to Make (and Sustain) a Good First Impression Every Time which included tips on how to present yourself for both job interviews as well as networking opportunities like our Chicago Game Dev Holiday Mixer. [...] [...] Lifehacker: The ever useful lifehacker posted an article on How to Make (and Sustain) a Good First Impression Every Time which included tips on how to present yourself for both job interviews as well as networking opportunities like our Chicago Game Dev Holiday Mixer. [...]

]]> Comment on Chicago Game Jam by F-ing Golden Opportunities « Byte Syzed Blog http://igdachicago.com/chicago-game-jam/#comment-106 F-ing Golden Opportunities « Byte Syzed Blog Fri, 07 Oct 2011 05:27:56 +0000 http://igdachicago.com/?p=237#comment-106 [...] http://igdachicago.com/chicago-game-jam/ [...] [...] http://igdachicago.com/chicago-game-jam/ [...]

]]> Comment on Chicago Developers by Robert Becker http://igdachicago.com/chicago-developers/#comment-87 Robert Becker Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:21:06 +0000 http://igdachicago.com/?page_id=127#comment-87 I'm up from Atlanta and new to Chicago. Please list my company, Becker Multimedia, as a serious game developer now based in Chicago. I'm just now forming the IGDA Serious Games SIG, which should be set up soon for those who care to participate. I'm also interested in volunteering to support IGDA Chicago Chapter. Cheers I’m up from Atlanta and new to Chicago. Please list my company, Becker Multimedia, as a serious game developer now based in Chicago. I’m just now forming the IGDA Serious Games SIG, which should be set up soon for those who care to participate. I’m also interested in volunteering to support IGDA Chicago Chapter. Cheers

]]> Comment on Panelists and Panel Moderator Announced! by It’s OK To Geek Out On People « David Wolinsky.com was taken http://igdachicago.com/panelists-and-panel-moderator-announced/#comment-50 It’s OK To Geek Out On People « David Wolinsky.com was taken Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:13:51 +0000 http://igdachicago.com/?p=176#comment-50 [...] Magazine has a pretty great scoop on the IDGA panel I moderated a few weeks ago. Sure, they cropped me out of all the photos to focus solely on the sexy sculpted [...] [...] Magazine has a pretty great scoop on the IDGA panel I moderated a few weeks ago. Sure, they cropped me out of all the photos to focus solely on the sexy sculpted [...]

]]> Comment on Summary of the Panel on Chicago Game Development by Sean Taliaferro http://igdachicago.com/summary-of-the-panel-on-chicago-game-development/#comment-49 Sean Taliaferro Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:41:39 +0000 http://igdachicago.com/?p=186#comment-49 Many people have the impression that there are abundant jobs for game programmers because the <a href="http://www.gameshastra.com/Video-Game-Development.html" rel="nofollow">game development</a> field is expanding at such a rapid rate. This well thought out piece explains that jobs are extremely competitive, and their are even more people interested in the field. Many people have the impression that there are abundant jobs for game programmers because the game development field is expanding at such a rapid rate. This well thought out piece explains that jobs are extremely competitive, and their are even more people interested in the field.

]]> Comment on About Us by Robert Becker http://igdachicago.com/about-us/#comment-44 Robert Becker Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:20:52 +0000 http://igdachicago.com/?page_id=23#comment-44 Just went out to LinkedIn and didn't see IGDA Chicago in the Group directory. Might be good to start. Just went out to LinkedIn and didn’t see IGDA Chicago in the Group directory. Might be good to start.

]]> Comment on Chicago, Rebuilding with Pizza by Robert Becker http://igdachicago.com/chicago-rebuilding-with-pizza/#comment-43 Robert Becker Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:20:18 +0000 http://igdachicago.com/?p=183#comment-43 I moved from Atlanta to Chicago in June. Just now starting to recover. The pizza helped, likewise the hot dogs, likewise Jay Margalus' blog about Chicago game development. Thank you Jay! I want to meet game developers of all stripes in my new city. I'd also like to help the Chicago Chapter any way I can. Before moving here I belonged to the IGDA Atlanta Chapter. I was/am active in the Georgia Game Developers Association. As a GGDA volunteer I help organize the Serious Games track of GGDA's annual SIEGE Conference in October. SIEGE was attended by 1,100 registrants in 2010. More are expected in 2011. It's grown into a big deal. I'll be glad to help others create a meeting like that in Chicago, if it doesn't already exist and it's wanted! I gathered from Jay's blog that things have been a little quieter here lately. A bit about me. I started Becker Multimedia in 1994. Professionally I design serious games and sims for corporate learning and communications. Philosophically I believe the division of entertainment and education in game dev is arbitrary. All games should be fun and taken seriously. So how do I meet new colleagues in Chicago? I'm based for now in Hyde Park. Are there Chapter meetings I can attend? Mailing lists I can get on? Memberships I can buy? I'll google around. Ping me if you want to connect on LinkedIn. I will accept and try to meet in person before long. Cheers, Bob I moved from Atlanta to Chicago in June. Just now starting to recover. The pizza helped, likewise the hot dogs, likewise Jay Margalus’ blog about Chicago game development. Thank you Jay!

I want to meet game developers of all stripes in my new city. I’d also like to help the Chicago Chapter any way I can.

Before moving here I belonged to the IGDA Atlanta Chapter. I was/am active in the Georgia Game Developers Association. As a GGDA volunteer I help organize the Serious Games track of GGDA’s annual SIEGE Conference in October. SIEGE was attended by 1,100 registrants in 2010. More are expected in 2011. It’s grown into a big deal.

I’ll be glad to help others create a meeting like that in Chicago, if it doesn’t already exist and it’s wanted! I gathered from Jay’s blog that things have been a little quieter here lately.

A bit about me. I started Becker Multimedia in 1994. Professionally I design serious games and sims for corporate learning and communications.

Philosophically I believe the division of entertainment and education in game dev is arbitrary. All games should be fun and taken seriously.

So how do I meet new colleagues in Chicago? I’m based for now in Hyde Park. Are there Chapter meetings I can attend? Mailing lists I can get on? Memberships I can buy? I’ll google around.

Ping me if you want to connect on LinkedIn. I will accept and try to meet in person before long.

Cheers, Bob

]]> Comment on About Us by Kevin Reader http://igdachicago.com/about-us/#comment-39 Kevin Reader Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:57:30 +0000 http://igdachicago.com/?page_id=23#comment-39 My name is Kevin Reader. I'm a producer/creator of a little Nerdy Show called the Nerdologues. We fuse together elements of story-telling and sketch comedy to create a honest powerful (hopefully funny) show about life as a nerd. Anyways, we have these monthly events called Your Stories. We've teamed up with the Pub Theater to hold free story-telling events by other nerds in the community. We love reaching out to other people in the community to see if they'd be interested in it. And maybe be interested in sharing a story in the future. Feel free to drop me a line at any time. Thanks for your time! Kevin kevin.reader@gmail.com My name is Kevin Reader. I’m a producer/creator of a little Nerdy Show called the Nerdologues. We fuse together elements of story-telling and sketch comedy to create a honest powerful (hopefully funny) show about life as a nerd. Anyways, we have these monthly events called Your Stories. We’ve teamed up with the Pub Theater to hold free story-telling events by other nerds in the community. We love reaching out to other people in the community to see if they’d be interested in it. And maybe be interested in sharing a story in the future.

Feel free to drop me a line at any time. Thanks for your time!

Kevin
kevin.reader@gmail.com

]]>