Event Details

When: Wednesday, October 27th – 7pm doors open, 7:30-9pm roundtables, then bar…
What: IGDA-Montreal Roundtable Discussions Night
Where: Holiday Inn Midtown “La Plaza” – 420 Sherbrooke West
Why: Four in-depth roundtable discussions
Who: All game developers, and those related to the game industry
Entry: free, but must RSVP – priority for IGDA members (see below)

 

RSVP

Everyone must RSVP via montreal@igda.org and indicate which topic they want to participate in. Each topic has limited seating of 20. Priority access will be given to IGDA members in good standing. If you are not a member, you can join online before RSVPing.

 

Roundtables

Doors will open and attendess can mingle starting at 7pm. Doors will close and discussions will officially start at 7:30pm and will run until 9pm. After the discussions, everyone is welcome to the hotel lobby bar to unwind. The roundtable topics are as follows:

More details on on IGDA Montreal…

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Event Details:

When: Tuesday, September 21st – 6:30pm doors/food/drinks open | 7:30pm presentation begins
What: IGDA-Montreal Presentation Night
Where: Autodesk, 10 Duke Street (corner de la Commune)
Why: Matt Hooper discusses id’s Rage/Tech5
Who: All game developers, and those related to the game industry
Entry: free for IGDA members; $5 for non-members

Presentation:

“Controlled Rage: Production, Design and Tech Challenges of Revolutionizing the FPS”

As in industry pioneer, id Software has been pushing the boundaries of the FPS genre since its inception. With RAGE and Tech5, id is revolutionizing the modern FPS, rethinking the player experience and facing the production and technological challenges that go along with it. Matt Hooper, id’s Design Director, will walk us through a demo of RAGE and discuss key aspects of the game’s development.

Prize Raffle Action:

We’ll have the usual load of games and books and swag to raffle off for members!!!

Getting to Autodesk:

The Autodesk office is at 10 Duke Street, on the corner of de la Commune, with ample street/paid parking nearby, a Bixi rack, and the Square-Victoria metro station a few blocks up.

More details on IGDA Montreal:

Event Details:

When: Tuesday, September 21st – 6:30pm doors/food/drinks open | 7:30pm presentation begins
What: IGDA-Montreal Presentation Night
Where: Autodesk, 10 Duke Street (corner de la Commune)
Why: Matt Hooper discusses id’s Rage/Tech5
Who: All game developers, and those related to the game industry
Entry: free for IGDA members; $5 for non-members

Presentation:

“Controlled Rage: Production, Design and Tech Challenges of Revolutionizing the FPS”

As in industry pioneer, id Software has been pushing the boundaries of the FPS genre since its inception. With RAGE and Tech5, id is revolutionizing the modern FPS, rethinking the player experience and facing the production and technological challenges that go along with it. Matt Hooper, id’s Design Director, will walk us through a demo of RAGE and discuss key aspects of the game’s development.

Prize Raffle Action:

We’ll have the usual load of games and books and swag to raffle off for members!!!

Getting to Autodesk:

The Autodesk office is at 10 Duke Street, on the corner of de la Commune, with ample street/paid parking nearby, a Bixi rack, and the Square-Victoria metro station a few blocks up.

All of IGDA-Montreal’s videos from past presentation nights are now archived at Vimeo. The previous host was shut-down, so we had to move things…

Videos include the BioShock postmortem, LittleBigPlanet prototyping, Mass Effect 2 level design process, Assassin’s Creed 2 design critique, etc.

Thanks Jason!

When: Tuesday, May 11th @ 7:00pm
What: IGDA-Montreal Presentation Night
Where: The SAT, 1195 St.Laurent
Why: Kellee Santiago on prototyping
Who: All game developers, and those related to the game industry
Entry: free for IGDA members; $5 for non-members

 

"Prototyping and Rapid Iteration for Design Goodness"

When you’re developing new game experiences, there are more unknowns than just market performance. "Flower" is known for it’s simplicity, stemming from an idea to evoke the feeling of breathing nature and the sensation of love giving…. so what took us two years?

It took the team 12 different gameplay prototypes and almost an entire year to figure out a viable solution. We learned that innovating on a completely new gaming experience often requires game makers to abandon more than what they are comfortable with, and more transparency and communication the’re used to.  In this presentation, Kellee  will walk through the team’s design and production process and show the playable prototypes that led to the final game.

The IGDA is proud to announce that IGDA membership will once again be an accepted form of Industry Identification for this year’s E3 Expo to be held June 15-17 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Being an IGDA member together with another form of Industry Identification will allow complimentary access to the event. Please note complimentary registration ends May 3. Accepted forms of ID can be viewed by visiting the E3 website. Beginning on May 4 IGDA members will have access to a special 20% discount on the E3 Expo Exhibit Floor Pass. Details on this discount will be available within the Member’s Only area of the IGDA website. […]

Event Details

When: Wednesday, April 7th @ 7:00pm
What: IGDA-Montreal Presentation Night
Where: The SAT, 1195 St.Laurent
Why: Jordan Thomas discussing BioShock 2
Who: All game developers, and those related to the game industry
Entry: free for IGDA members; $5 for non-members

Presentation

BioShock 2 and the Creative Process
by Jordan Thomas – Creative Director, 2K Marin

Creative Director Jordan Thomas will provide insight into the creative
process behind the development of BioShock 2, the follow-up to one of
this decade’s most memorable games. Jordan will explore how the team
stayed true to the epic ethos of the original while still introducing
new and innovative elements, along with other challenges in the design
and production process.

Prize Raffle Action

We’ll have the usual load of games and books and swag to raffle off for members.

IGDA Montreal: February 24th: Jonathan Knight discussing adaption of Dante’s Inferno

"Burn Babe, Burn: Adapting Dante’s Inferno"

Is Dante Alighieri laughing, or rolling, in his grave?  Can the world’s most exciting and dynamic entertainment medium tackle the challenge of making games out of dusty old literature?  Take a visual and literary tour through the creative process and challenges of EA’s controversial adaptation of part one of The Divine Comedy.

When: Wednesday, February 24th @ 7:00pm
What: IGDA-Montreal Presentation Night
Where: The SAT, 1195 St.Laurent
Why: Jonathan Knight discussing adaption of Dante’s Inferno
Who: All game developers, and those related to the game industry
Entry: free for IGDA members; $5 for non-members

MTL Girl Geek Dinner: Interactive Storytelling via Videogames with Marie-Jo Leroux

I’m thrilled 1-up to announce that our February event will feature a talk on Interactive Storytelling via Videogames with Marie-Jo Leroux.

Details on this talk:
As an increasingly diverse audience discovers gaming, and as this audience matures, developers face the challenge of providing increasingly diverse content and deeper emotions to players.
Videogames now include most of the elements found in film – soundtrack, script, cinematography, etc. They thus offer a unique opportunity to deliver complex, engaging stories in addition to gripping interactive experiences.
The presentation will expose the various challenges posed by the medium of videogames in telling compelling stories and eliciting emotion, and the creative ways in which developers are currently rising to this exciting occasion.

À demain peut être!