[arg_discuss] A possible way forward? - first steps

[Ivan Askwith]

I'm more than willing to host, and can do one-click installations of  
MediaWiki, WordPress, and all sorts of other fun things.  Would be  
glad to be able to give something back to this group. :)


>

> OK. Wohoo!

>

> Sorry for the gap in getting back to this. I wanted to make sure I  

> heard

> from Adam and Andrea and then I went a travelling. :)

>

> So, we can do this!

>

> We can create the site and if the new IGDA facilities answer our  

> needs, then

> we can easily export the data and forward the URL. But if we decide  

> to keep

> the site, then the portal/resource can be an initiative of the SIG.

>

> Right, first steps then seem to be:

>

> 1) DOMAIN NAME

> The domain name needs to be easy to remember and indicates the  

> content of

> the site efficiently (and is fun!?). Here are the URLs suggested so  

> far (in

> no particular order):

>

> a) ARGosy.com

> b) ARGology.com

> c) ARGnology.com

> d) ARGsRUs.com

>

> Any other suggestions? Fire away!

>

> Can someone set up a poll that we can use to vote on the URL?

> Do we want it to be .com or .org?

>

> 2) SOFTWARE + HOSTING

> As for software, I think a blog type style for the front part. (We can

> change this anytime of course.) The blog software is pretty easy to  

> use for

> everyone, enables us to have posts indicating updates and pages for  

> each

> initiative. Or perhaps someone recommends Moodle instead or some other

> software? And then have a wiki and forum as well.

>

> Who wants to host? It needs to be either free or at low cost. John  

> Evans,

> did you put your hand up?

>

> 3) INITIATIVES

> We can keep adding initiatives as we like, but so far we have:

>

> * Annotated bibliography - Driver: Colin McNee? Team members: Colin,  

> Christy

> Dena + ...

> * ARG Developers - ...

> * Business Models - ...

> * History of ARGs - ...

> * Antecedents to ARGs - Driver: Bryan Alexander? ...

> * ARG Design - Driver: Jan Libby? ...

> * ARGs in Education & Training - ...

> * ARG Research - ...

> * ARG player demographics? - Driver: Michelle Senderhauf? ...

> * ARG definitions - ...

>

> Others you'd like to see?

> Suggest website addresses and books you think would be good to link  

> to?

> Throw your name in!

>

> 4) VOLUNTEERS

> Those ace people who have already thrown their hat in to contribute  

> to the

> initiative: Michelle Senderhauf, Bryan Alexander, Jan Libby, Colin  

> McNee,

> Adrien Marie...

>

> Over to you!

>

> :)

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org [mailto:arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org 

> ] On

> Behalf Of Adam Martin

> Sent: Monday, 28 April 2008 02:06

> To: Discussion list of the IGDA ARG SIG

> Subject: Re: [arg_discuss] A possible way forward?

>

> 2008/4/25 Andrea Phillips <andrhia at gmail.com>:

>> It seems like a very sound idea in principle. The thing that would

>> hold me back from a "Yay, let's go!" is the fact that the IGDA is in

>> the (arduously slow) process of revamping the entire SIG system, and

>> that's going to effect everything from the mailing lists to websites

>> and funding allocation.

>

> Yep, it's dragged on for a while. However, in all the meetings and

> discussions recently, it's been underlined that SIG's shouldn't allow

> this uncertainty to keep them from doing things right now - IGDA has

> been encouraging us to just get on with stuff, and they'll handle on

> an ad-hoc basis any issues that come up. So long as we keep them

> informed, I'm sure it'll be fine.

>

>> Definitely something to discuss at the next IRC meeting, which we

>> should have soonish, shouldn't we? Any thoughts on a good date? I  

>> seem

>> to pick ones that conflict with big conferences! >_<

>

> May IRC:

>

> Key holidays and conferences from some quick googling:

> - US has Memorial Day on the 26th

> - UK has two major bank holiday weekends, 3rd-5th, and 24th-26th

> - ION conference, may 13th-15th

> - Nordic Game conference, may 14th-15th

>

> Howabout Saturday 10th May (or Sunday 18th May - but I'd prefer sooner

> rather than later)?

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