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.

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.

The average game development cycle involves a client, concept and production period followed by the game release. WET however has been anything but this clear cut. If WET were a human being, she would be as incredibly resilient as her heroine, Rubi, considering all that she has gone through to finally appear on shelves. Taking a look back at the long history of this project, one must admit that it has been a complex and interesting journey.

Event Details:

When: Wednesday, November 4th @ 7:00pm
What: IGDA-Montreal Presentation Night
Where: The SAT, 1195 St.Laurent
Why: Stéphane Roy discussing production of Wet
Who: All game developers, and those related to the game industry
Entry: free for IGDA members; $5 for non-members

Not every video game is blessed with a development staff of hundreds, a multi-million-dollar budget and a crack marketing team. For all those tiny games created without staggering sales numbers or worldwide critical acclaim in mind, Montreal experimental game collective Kokoromi has created GAMMA, a one-night-only party giving the little guys and girls a chance for their five-minute masterpieces to shine.

In the three years Kokoromi has held the annual showcase, every edition has forced eager independent game developers to create a five-minute, easy-to-learn game based on a chosen theme. The six titles chosen this year made stereoscopy—the red/blue 3D effect featuring those cumbersome paper glasses—integral to the gameplay.

GAMMA 3D AT S.A.T. (1195 ST-LAURENT)
ON WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19, 7–9 P.M.
FOR MIGS ATTENDEES ONLY, OPEN
TO PUBLIC AFTER 9 P.M., $5.
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO
DOWNLOAD THE GAMES AFTER
NOV. 19, VISIT KOKOROMI.ORG

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