[arg_discuss] ARG SIG in 2007

[Gupfee]

I would prefer an IRC chat, myself.  Telechat has several problems
with a large group, in that it is hard for people to speak without
either stepping on or being stepped on by another speaker.  It can
also be confusing identifying who is speaking.  And there is no easy
way to  save a log/transcript of the conversation.  IRC gives the
benefit of a real time conversation, with an immediate written log of
what's been said and an easy way to identify who said it. Plus, it
would be very easy to post a log for those who couldn't attend. Also,
people can enter/leave the chat without too much disruption to the
conversation, and can even get up and leave, continue to log, and come
back and catch up.

Can you tell I'm a fan of IRC? :)  I know there are many of us who are
channel operators on chat-solutions.org, where most ARG-related chat
happens these days anyways, so if you want any help setting up a
channel or the like, please let me know.  I'd be happy to help.

Marie

On 12/30/06, Adam Martin <adam.m.s.martin at googlemail.com> wrote:

> I am sorry for how I've handled the whitepaper. It was a very difficult process.

>

> So, looking ahead... the whitepaper has triggered a lot of people to

> speak up on important issues and a lot of good comments and ideas have

> come up. Some of these are specific to the whitepaper, some of them

> are activities for the SIG at large, and some are meta-issues around

> the SIG, IGDA, etc.

>

> I've talked at length with Jason (IGDA executive director) about all

> this. As far as IGDA is concerned, we should view the ARG SIG as an

> inclusive entity devoted to the advancement of ARG development, and

> are free to grow it in whatever direction we want. If you look at the

> other SIGs, you'll see that they are all run bottom-up, deciding their

> own directions and activities. The IGDA mainly sets a common SIG

> framework, an umbrella providing common services and support.

>

> Coming to the end of the first year of this SIG's existence, it's a

> good time to re-assess the purpose and direction of the group. The

> IGDA is keen for us to take this opportunity to more carefully and

> fully define our goals and directions for the coming year, as well as

> our overall vision and purpose. We thought the best way to do this

> might be a scheduled online chat on IRC or Skype that would enable

> everyone/anyone to attend, whether just to listen in, or to put forth

> their own ideas, or to explore whatever ideas and issues come up.

>

> I'd like to provisionally schedule this for sometime in the new year,

> perhaps the second or third week of January (once everyone's back from

> holidays) - would that be OK for everyone interested? For those who

> will be at GDC this year, we can have a follow-up meeting face to

> face in March, but since most people won't be there I'd like to do the

> main discussion online first. This also gives us a chance to use the

> GDC group gathering as a review for how things are going with whatever

> initiatives come out of the January chat.

>

> To be completely clear: this is all open to everyone. People who just

> want to listen to what's said are as welcome as those who have lots

> they want to say.

>

> We should be able to talk about anything you bring up, but at a

> minimum we need to cover:

> - target audience for the SIG's work (who are publications aimed at,

> list traffic, etc)

> - tangible goals for the SIG (what do we want to achieve during the coming year)

> - refresh of the SIG leadership (we're short-handed and need some more people)

> - SIG membership (who is in the SIG now, who should be in the SIG, and

> what steps can we take to make that happen)

> - projects for 2007 (what do we want to do? new publications? new

> whitepaper? etc)

>

> It's been remarked a couple of times that there's been a distinct lack

> of leadership on the first couple of items on that list. This is

> entirely true. It's up to the SIG members to decide what those should

> be, rather than for any one person to dictate it. Everything is up for

> discussion and critical dialog.

>

> The energy and enthusiasm among us all is very encouraging. Let's

> focus all this and do great things to advance ARGs in 2007!

>

> BTW, I'll send further details on scheduling an online chat once we've

> cleared the holidays.

>

> Cheers,

> Adam

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