[IGDA_indies] SIG Focus?

[C Ratchet]

On Jan 28, 2005, at 10:09 PM, Jason Della Rocca wrote:

>
>> What focus should the Indie SIG have?
>
> Indeed, a pretty broad question. And, one that has come up on the list 
> several times before.
>
> The reason Mikey asks is because I said I'd like to reboot/rebirth the 
> SIG as it lacks focus, has no real sense of purpose, and is 
> accomplishing much beyond Mikey's personal efforts to go stuff locally 
> in Austin, etc.

Actually I am working with people in a few other areas (Iowa, Indiana, 
New York, California, and Washington) its just hard to work with people 
without really being there (or at least having scheduled chats which 
doesn't seem to be working out :( )

>
> Part of the challenge is that so much of what an Indie SIG could offer 
> is already being offered elsewhere. For example:
>
> - project/team matchmaking and tools (GarargeGames, SourceForge, etc)
> - business and legal resources (eg, IGDA Business Committee, GDC and 
> other conferences, various websites, etc)
> - indie interviews (DIYgames, various other resources)
> - contests (IGF, Big C, etc)
> - game promotion/marketing (various sites, portals, etc)

I'd like to see more in the marketing area... ;)
Also I've been working with Nathaniel Berger on a toolkit that gives 
the art side of indie projects an IDE...

>
> I'm not an indie developer so it is hard to divine what the gaps are, 
> but it seems like something is already addressing the various 
> aspects/needs of indie developers.
>
> Perhaps a more meta approach would be appropriate:
> - listing resources (ie, pointers to all those things listed above)
> - reports on the state of the indie "sector" and issues it is facing
> - anything related to industry guidelines or standards (I can't think 
> of what would be appropriate here)
>
> But, the challenge here is that so many indie developers are just too 
> swamped and fighting to stay alive that anything that is not directly 
> applicable to their immediate survival is not of much interest 
> (especially if it means volunteering to get it done)...
>
> I'm at a loss for concrete ideas.
>
> Jason
>
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