Minneapolis, MN or Chicago, IL mini-conference?
by Jonathon Stevens · in General Discussion · 08/31/2006 (2:03 pm) · 30 replies
I'm just curious to see if anyone would be interested in attending a mini-conference for indies either in Minneapolis, MN or Chicago, IL? We're looking at having keynote speakers in the field of virtual worlds/MMOs as well as some booths for vendors. We're also looking to do mini-classes on various mmo related game development topics.
The cost schedule would be somewhere in the vacinity of $100 - $200. This would be a 1- or 2-day conference depending on interest.
The cost schedule would be somewhere in the vacinity of $100 - $200. This would be a 1- or 2-day conference depending on interest.
About the author
With a few casual games under his belt as CEO of Last Straw Productions, Jonathon created the increasingly popular Indie MMO Game Developers Conference which. Following the success of IMGDC a new MMOG fan event called LFG Expo will debut in June of 2010.
#22
10/03/2006 (9:24 am)
Registration is now open for the IMGDC! Seating is limited so reserve your spot asap. Vendor registration and information is also provided on the website. Vendors can also register directly. You can get to the conference website by going to www.imgdc.com or www.mmogamedev.info
#23
10/10/2006 (8:27 am)
Hey I think I'm going to need 2 seats, It is a tax deductable way for my wife to see her relatives, (okay free housing and babysitters for 2 days)....
#24
10/10/2006 (8:33 am)
So this is geared more toward MMOs than Indie game making overall?
#25
10/10/2006 (11:37 am)
It's geared towards INDIE made MMOs. The themes will be specifically about Indie developers who want to build virtual worlds or MMOs. I'll leave Indie game making to IGC ;).
#26
But who knows? He might find it interesting to listen to Dr. Bartle and maybe make a few connections, anyway.
10/10/2006 (12:27 pm)
I was mostly curious for my brother, who writes and/or publishes Indie Atari Jaguar and Lynx titles. He lives in Rochester, MN and was interested in going -- but he's not into MMOs. But who knows? He might find it interesting to listen to Dr. Bartle and maybe make a few connections, anyway.
#27
10/10/2006 (1:01 pm)
Even though IMGDC is geared towards MMOs, a lot of the things discussed will be relevant in one form or another to any type of game. I would encourage your brother to attend due to this reason. Things like Ethical considerations, Violence and Sex in games, etc. We're having those discussions, some at round-tables, which are in the THEME of MMO, but will be relevant both ways. Make sense? 
#28
That is totally sweet! I was into the homebrew Jag scene for quite a while. I even bought an Atari ST and interface board to play!
10/10/2006 (1:19 pm)
@EricThat is totally sweet! I was into the homebrew Jag scene for quite a while. I even bought an Atari ST and interface board to play!
#30
Normal registration has been reduced from $149.99 to $99.99. Late registration has been reduced from $199.99 to $149.99!
For more information, see the IMGDC website.
10/10/2006 (3:26 pm)
OK. It's up! We've split the early bird registration fee in half! now you can register for $49.99 instead of $99.99!Normal registration has been reduced from $149.99 to $99.99. Late registration has been reduced from $199.99 to $149.99!
For more information, see the IMGDC website.
Torque 3D Owner Jonathon Stevens
I'll have registration stuff up soon so you can register for the event.