Resources
Web sites worth visiting for games industry news
and information:
Multimedia
Victoria Games
Victorian Government site supporting the game development
industry.
Game
Developers' Association of Australia
Peak body for game developers in Australia. Links to member’
sites, information about the games industry, reports and key
papers.
International
Game Developers Association
Peak international body for game developers. Links to many
useful resources, including the IGDA Curriculum Framework
to be found in Student/Academic Relations section.
The
Australian Game Developers Conference
Conference web site – conference to be held Melbourne
Convention Centre, 2-4 December 2004.
Gamasutra
A popular website for the Game Development community –
heaps of resources and information. Requires membership to
access parts of it, but membership is free. Subscribe online.
Electronic
Gaming Business
An online publication on the electronic gaming business–
current articles on topical issues and links to information
and resources.
Sumea
A focal point for Australian and New Zealand game developers.
ELSPA
- The Entertainment & Leisure Software Publishers Association
Entertainment and leisure software publishers’ association
supporting software publishing and distribution – membership
of over 100 companies.
UK
TIGA - The Independent Games Developers Association
An association representing the business and commercial interests
of game developers in the United Kingdom.
International
Games Network
IGN Entertainment is a popular information and entertainment
website that provides both free and subscription-based content
and services to gaming and entertainment enthusiasts. Has
free and subscription-based content and services.
Digital
Labourers Federation
The DLF is a non-profit social group that acts as a contact
group for people working in the Digital Arts industry.
Bluesnews
A online news forum to discuss gaming news.
Indie
magazine
An online magazine serving
games based retailers in the UK. Contains product information
and news items.
Papers and documents:
MMV
Game Plan:Game On
Victorian Government strategy documents important to the game
development community
Links to three important documents:
Game Plan 2000.
Game Plan: The Next Level (2001)
Game Plan: Game On (2003)
GDAA
Industry fact sheet
Games Industry fact sheet produced by the GDAA.
GDAA Senate
submission
Games Industry Senate submission by the GDAA.
From
Reel to Unreal: Future opportunities for Australiaís
film, animation, special effects and electronic games Industries.
House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications,
Information Technology and the Arts. June 2004
UK
Government Games industry discussion paper
This paper: “From Exuberant Youth to Sustainable Maturity:
Competitiveness Analysis of the UK Games Software Sector”.
This research was conducted by Spectrum Strategy Consultants,
with the support of the Department for Trade Industry (DTI)
and The European Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA).
The research was conducted January to July 2002.
IGDA
Curriculum Framework
A curriculum framework (a ‘conceptual guide’)
presented by the IGDA Education Committee to guide the development
of game-related courses.
IGDA
Quality of Life
"Quality of Life in the Game Industry: Challenges and
Best Practices" white paper prepared by the IGDA Quality
of Life Committee.
Preparing
for Careers in Games
Part of the IGDA website has useful information about career
paths and developer profiles also links to a global list of
Game Development Courses.
Game
Developer 2004 Career Guide
Available on line for purchase, 64 page special issue of Game
Developer magazine in PDF 10.5Mb
Womens
Game Conference
The first of its kind in the US to focus on womenís
issues in the industry. Held Sept 2004, but may be a
source of contacts and papers.
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