Schedule

Tuesday, October 9

Associates Day will be held at the GarageGames office at 245 W 5th Ave. It will NOT be held at the Chambers Media Center. Festivities will begin at 2:00pm. This is a chance for Associates and friends to get some face time with the GarageGames crew before IGC, and will include a presentation of the first look at InstantAction… in action.

Wednesday, October 10

8:30am Doors open for registration
9:30am - 10:30am Keynote - Alex Seropian, CEO, Wideload Games
10:45am - 11:45am InstantAction.com - Andy Yang, General Manager, GG Networks
12:00pm Lunch
1:30pm - 2:30pm The Future of Torque Technology - Clark Fagot, Director of Engine Development
2:30pm - 3:00pm The Future of Torque Tools - Justin DuJardin, Director of Tool Development
3:15pm - 4:15pm Round Table Session 1
Table 1: The Future of Torque - This will be an opportunity for Q&A and discussion following Clark and Justin’s presentations on Torque technology and tools. May also include discussion on the Future Torque Documentation topic.
Table 2: Open Q&A for Partnerships - VP of Corporate Strategy & Partnerships Brett Seyler will lead this discussion on a wide variety of opportunities to work with GarageGames.
4:30pm - 5:30pm Round Table Session 2
Table 1: InstantAction.com Developer Q&A - GG Networks General Manager Andy Yang and Project Manager Karen Clark will lead this discussion with the developers of InstantAction.com on best practices for developing games for the web.
Table 2: The Game Attorney’s Developer Deal - Tom Buscaglia, The Game Attorney, will lead this discussion on developer contracts, common pitfalls, and make or break deal points.
Table 3: The “Other” Indie Technologies - Ben Garney will lead this discussion of Indie-friendly tools and technology unrelated to Torque, their advantages and disadvantages, and what we can learn from them.
5:30pm Dinner
7:00pm - 12:00am* Games and Beer!
7:00pm - 8:00pm Wii Tennis Tournament
8:00pm - 9:00pm Indie Garage Band Jam

*We promised Chambers we would vacate by midnight, so the party will have to move on at that point.

Thursday, October 11

9:30am Doors open
10:00am - 11:00am Keynote - Josh Williams, CEO and CTO, GarageGames
11:00am - 12:00pm Q&A
12:00pm Lunch
1:30pm - 2:30pm Round Table Session 3
Table 1: The Future of Add-On Content and Virtual Property - This is a merging of discussion topics proposed by the GameFlood team and Jeff Faust of ArcaneFX fame. Topics will include a discussion of maps, mods, models, and other after-market content and how they can be marketed, sold, and used in all aspects of game development.
Table 2: Pitching Your Game for Funding & Publishing - GarageGames Producer Joshua Dallman will lead a discussion on best practices for pitching your game to any size publisher. May also include game design and market research topics.
Table 3: Community Interaction - The GarageGames community management team will discuss methods for encouraging, educating, and communicating with an energetic development community.
2:30pm Player’s Choice Awards
3:00pm Wrap Up