[arg_discuss] A possible way forward? - first steps

[Bryan Alexander]

Domain:  I like ARGosy and ARGology.

Software: blogs always work for me.  I groove on Moodle, but am not sure about how easily it can be made public.

Initiatives: those are good.

Christy's my hero, too.  Clearly we're building up her fan base even further.


-----Original Message-----
From: arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org on behalf of Christy Dena
Sent: Thu 5/1/2008 11:13 PM
To: 'Discussion list of the IGDA ARG SIG'
Subject: Re: [arg_discuss] A possible way forward? - first steps
 

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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