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I just wrote a really nice letter to GAMESNETWORK list as they had a very long rant on the cost of attending conferences. I truly understand what they are saying, the cost of attending GDC is very expensive, there are no academic discounts (and trust me, I asked them to give us a price break, even pleaded). Personally, I do not feel that we are ready for our own conference, we are still but a few volunteers. In truth, I really feel it would be better to have regional conferences that will also target students as well as educators - it will help on keeping down the cost of travel as well as providing opportunities for making inroads to educators that are hiding out there, (have no budget or a really tight budget).
There are a few options out there for those that unable to purchase a GIGA or VIP pass to GDC. One, there is the tutorials only option, good for Monday & Tuesday's IGDA Education Curriculum Workshop for $600 (less if you are an IGDA member). Two, there will also be online support, GDC broadcasts a lot of their sessions as well as the possibility of us using a software like Breeze to provide online interactivity (still working on this).
Bottom line, it is getting really close to the early bird discount deadline of January 31, 2007 to get the best price if you are attending the conference. I hope that the readership will be enticed to attend. Besides our big push to work on our curriculum framework, there are so many other things that the SIG wants to do, but we need you there to help us get these ideas off the ground. I hope that there will be attendees that want to discuss the possibility of our own journal as well as many other ideas we have on the back burner (accreditation, sabbatical programs, etc...).
GDC is going to be an exciting time for the SIG, we hope you will be there.
Susan Gold
IGDA Education SIG Chair
There are a few options out there for those that unable to purchase a GIGA or VIP pass to GDC. One, there is the tutorials only option, good for Monday & Tuesday's IGDA Education Curriculum Workshop for $600 (less if you are an IGDA member). Two, there will also be online support, GDC broadcasts a lot of their sessions as well as the possibility of us using a software like Breeze to provide online interactivity (still working on this).
Bottom line, it is getting really close to the early bird discount deadline of January 31, 2007 to get the best price if you are attending the conference. I hope that the readership will be enticed to attend. Besides our big push to work on our curriculum framework, there are so many other things that the SIG wants to do, but we need you there to help us get these ideas off the ground. I hope that there will be attendees that want to discuss the possibility of our own journal as well as many other ideas we have on the back burner (accreditation, sabbatical programs, etc...).
GDC is going to be an exciting time for the SIG, we hope you will be there.
Susan Gold
IGDA Education SIG Chair
posted by IGDA Education SIG at 12:58 PM
6 Comments:
Susan, I agree! I run a serious games research and development lab at the University of Southern Queensland in Australia. We are a small group and having just asked for support to attend the conference from the faculty it seems I would still be up for thousands of dollars just to get there. They thought the registration fees were outrageous. We are used to supporting registration fees of around AUD$500. So unfortunately it looks like I won't be able to make it to the conference. However I am very keen about your ideas on curriculum, journals and acreditation.
While the costs are very steep, it's important to remember that it is an industry conference run by a for profit media company. We are the 'new kids' or even the interlopers here. There are many other conferences for academics interested in game design. This is *the* conference for practitioners of game design.
This will be my 5th GDC. I funded the entire cost for the first three years and have been fortunate enough to present last year and this year. For those of us who don't have geography to overcome (let's say continental US), I think that if you believe it is important you can find a way.
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"We are just volunteers".
See if you have a local science fiction convention that has not filled their facility. Promise some interesting speakers for them if you can share the space, have your own panels, and they handle reservations and facilities. Prepare to be charged staggering totals like $50 for convention registration, not counting hotel or meals.
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