Austin Game Conferences

#1 Unfortunately it's taking all my money to go to IGC and Torque Boot Camp, but I do live in Austin so if you have a Garage Games get-together I will show up.

--Tom Ogburn
www.starlitskygames.com

#2 Should be goin there since we are located in Austin. We will be at IGC as well.

-Blake

#3 GG is sending at least one person as of right now to the Austin conference...more information as it gets closer. We're focused on finalizing IGC at the moment!

#4 What conference in Austin? Linkage?

I live in San Antonio.

Edit: Nevermind I found the info via google.

http://www.gameconference.com/

I might show up for that. hahha Smedley is doing the keynote.. sigh.

Must be how to ruin a mmog. (sarcasm / humor)

#5 I dont know if I will be going to the game conference but I would love to get together with other Torque uesrs to just chat and see whats going on. WHen would you guys like to get together. By the way I am out in Hutto. Tom where is this Boot Camp you speak of. Thats sounds like a better use of my limited funds!

#6 Torque Boot Camp--Indie Style just ended today...in fact, Tom is still here in Eugene (and I'm about to go crash for about 44 hours after IGC and TBC back to back!).

#7 @Donald,
Like Stephen said, the boot camp just ended today. I don't think a GG meeting has really been organized for the Austin Game Conference yet, but several people I talked with at the IGC were interested. I know the IGDA Indie SIG is going to be getting togther, unfortunately I get that email at work so I will have to post the info when I get home. I don't know if the Austin Game Developers are going to have a get together yet.

#8 I can drive up to Austin to meet fellow GG's anytime let me know. I used to work at Motorola on Ed Bluestein, I drove there everyday for 8 months. Almost moved there too but I got another DoD job back in San Antonio. Anyway just to qualify me as knowing the town. I have a big place in my heart for Austin. The only thing interesting to me at this conference is the DX10 and shader related topics so I don't know if i'll attend it.

#9 I'll be attending the Austin Games Conference..bringin my Pop along with me.

It would be cool to meet up with like-minded folks.

email me at anorris1@charter.net before Oct 27th and we'll set something up :)

#10 Anyone want to organize a time/location? Failing that, we could at least exchange e-mail addresses and get cell phone numbers one on one. I'll mostly be covering the Game Writing Conference. I'll also be chained to the IGDA Writer's SIG booth during most of the lunches and breaks, but I need stuff to do in the evenings!

- Beth

#11 Man I am actually trying to attend the conference with Devry. I am signing up to Dervy and the Dean there is attending the event. I think he may even take me :)

#12 @Beth yea my public email is in my profile. Anyone send me email anytime just put something like Garagegames such and such or torque so it does not wind up in the spam folder. :)

#13 I'll be attending the conference as well and I'd love to get together and talk Torque. Maybe we can meet up during the free beer session on Thursday at around 4:00 ? Let me know if anyone is interested, either post here or email me at brandon@utulsa.edu

#14 Some kind of get together is going on Thur night.

#15 The Mayor here (Austin) has been giving out invitations to game developers for a gathering on the 28th at 6pm. Its to honor the game industry in Austin. I may try to go....

#16 Hey want to say thanks to Jay Moore for the AGC after party at Cedar Street.

I hope the Texas community can grow and get organized more.

#17 I ran into Davey and Jay briefly, but that's all I could find while I was there. I was dashing around with the IGDA Writers SIG for the most part.

Hey Davey, I hollared your name while our crew was up on the upper floor. You looked around confused. I was above the trellace thing. We all headed out to a "pirate" bar afterwards (it was piratey on the outside, but deceiving, there was no pirate music on the inside).

- Beth

#18 I only found out about the party in the airport on the way home :|
Heard it was a fun one though ;)

#19 I was at the AGC and met Jay, and I know some of you others. Maybe we can all meet together sometime.

Michael Lubker
IGDA Indie SIG

#20 I was actually very disappointed with the AGC. We submitted a "LivePitch" design overview which we got a reply for from a LARGE company that will remain nameless. The person who was to see us is/was a decently important rep of noteworthy name.

After being 45 mins late for the meeting we checked with an AGC rep that I had luckily made friends with. She checked on the jerk's whereabouts, whereupon he gave her his card, cancelled the meeting and totally wrote us off.

I found him conversing on the show floor, politely interrupted his meeting and gave him our materials. Later he arranged a phone conversation where he told us he had no idea what he had agreed to and that they werent interested in MMOs. He's since apologized again and said he'd like to see what we have when we have something playable, but Im really pissed with the whole affair.

Needless to say I probably wont go again next year.