The IMGDC is a much needed conference that is geared towards the ever-growing world of Massive Multiplayer Online Games (MMOG) and the Indie developers who dream to cut themselves a piece of the MMO market pie. Designers and developers alike will find useful tracks and discussion groups at the conference. This conference is here to prove that Indie developers can and should be successful in the MMOG market.
IMGDC 2007 has officially wrapped. It was a fantastic event with an intimate group of some of the most passionate designers and developers I've ever met. It's good to see so many other people who share the same passions as I do. I will be writing a post-mortem blog over at the Garage Games website later today and will link it here. Thank you to everyone who attended and I can't wait to see you all next year! We will be spending the next month editing the video and audio recordings of the conference and making them available online. Stay tuned for details.
IMGDC Speaker Kelly Heckman intereviewed at GamersInfo.net.
IMGDC Speaker Kelly Heckman intereviewed at GamersInfo.net.
IIMGDC Speaker Kelly Heckman intereviewed at GamersInfo.net.
IIMGDC Speaker Kelly Rued intereviewed at GamersInfo.net.
IMGDC founder and Last Straw Productions CEO Jonathon Stevens intereviewed at GamersInfo.net.
Last Straw Productions announced today a game contest where the top score earner on their flagship game Simian Escape will win an Xbox360 and the second place scorer wins an iPod Shuffle! To win, simply visit the Last Straw Productions vendor booth at IMGDC and play the games. At the end of day 2, the top two players will be announced to claim their prizes. You must be present to win!
With fewer than 20 slots left for attendee registrations, we enter the final week to register. IMGDC will not be allowing registrations at the door this year, so be sure to register by the deadline of 10:00pm CST on Friday, April 13th, 2007. See everyone at IGMDC 2007!
Today marks the first day of the final week to become an IMGDC vendor and/or sponsor. All payments and reservations must be completed by Wed. April 11, 2007. We currently only have 2 vendor booths left and only a couple sponsorship options remain. For more information on vendor or sponsor options, please view our vendors page, sponsors page, or email jonathon@last-straw-games.com.
Last Straw Productions has decided to offer all session class, round-table, and keynote videos online for free to any registered attendee of IMGDC. If you can't make the actual event, you can still benefit from the conference by registering as an attendee. Videos will be available within 30 days of the conference.
The creators of the Torque Game Engine GarageGames CEO Josh Williams to keynote day 1 of IMGDC and Dr. Richard Bartle to keynote Day 2. The GG keynote will focus more on Indie developers while Dr. Bartle's will focus more on MMO design.
The IMGDC after party on Saturday is being sponsored by 3spadeFX Productions. IMGDC attendees who are 18 and over will get free entry to the club as well as into the VIP area where a private bar and private waitresses will be.
IMGDC now has a full plate and all speakers are in place for all sessions. We have some new sponsors and vendors who will be getting listed this coming week including Multiverse and The Brown College.
We are T-minus 31 days before the inaugural IMGDC 2007 event! We'll be doing some updates to the site later this week which will flesh out most of the remaining empty spots on the sponsors, vendors, and speaker lists. We are now putting out a call to volunteers who would like to attend the conference and volunteer in exchange for admission and time off to see a couple sessions. Please email jonathon@last-straw-games.com if you are interested.
Friday at 11:59pm CST marks the end of the last week for regular admission rates for IMGDC. Starting at 12:00am CST February 17th, 2007 rates will increase to $149.99 for late registration. Get your tickets now to reserve your spot in this limited seating event!
The IMGDC banner contest ends in just 2 1/2 days, so get your submissions in now to ensure qualifications!
IMGDC is holding a banner ad contest! Create a banner advertising IMGDC utilizing the logo found at the top of this website as well as the conference dates and location. Banners should be in .gif format and be of the following sizes: 500 x 60, 160 x 350, and 200 x 200.
Winning banner ad set gets 2 free tickets to IMGDC.
First runner up gets 1 free ticket to IMGDC.
Deadline for the competition is Midnight CST January 31st, 2007. Please submit banner ads to jonathon@last-straw-games.com with subject "banner contest submission." See official rules for all terms and conditions.
IMGDC is currently seeking a few internship spots to help on the days of the conference. All interns receive free entry into IMGDC. We only have a couple spots available and already have several applications, so please submit your requests to jonathon@last-straw-games.com as soon as possible to be considered. Deadline for applications is 2-2-07.
This week IMGDC has reached the minimum attendance required to essentially pay for itself! This means IMGDC is quickly becoming a success in it's inaugural event! We are very excited and look forward to seeing everyone in April!
That's right! Today is the last day to get into IMGDC at half the regular price! Reserve your slot today at the amazing rate of $49.99. After 11:59pm CST today, the pricing will move to the regular rate of $99.99.
Descriptions and titles to the track classes and round-tables have been updated. IMGDC has now locked in six speakers with more in the works! The event is shaping up nicely. View the Bios page and new tracks page for more information!
IMGDC tickets are only $49.99 until this Friday, so purchase your tickets early to ensure seating at the 50% off rate!
IMGDC tickets will raise to the regular rate of $99.99 on December 15th, which is only two weeks away! Seating is limited, so reserve your spot today at the early bird rate of 50% off the regular price!
IMGDC press release sent off. View the release here.
IMGDC has added another speaker to the lineup. Brian "Psychochild" Green will be speaking about business and legal aspects of game development and running a game development studio. With the addition of Mr. Green, the development track has been modified to become the Development, Business and Legal track.
IMGDC has decided to no longer offer a business track. This is due to lack of interest and will possibly be included at the next IMGDC. Happy Halloween!
IMGDC has decided to no longer offer meals while in town and instead lower the cost of the registration by 50%. Tickets are now only $50 for early bird registrations! Reserve your spot today, early bird registration ends on December 15th, 2006 and only 100 total spots are available to reserve! For those wondering about food, There are several dozen restaurants of all types within walking distance of the conference location.
IMGDC has finalized the venue for next year's conference. For information on the venue and traveling to and from IMGDC, see the location section.
IMGDC has finalized the tracks available for 2006. Design, Development and Business Tracks and round-tables have made the final cut. Design Track will focus on design elements of MMOs. Development will get into technical detail of development issues and techniques for MMOs while Business Track will range from running your own Indie game development company to finding a publisher to team building. IMGDC is still accepting papers from speakers on the business and development tracks.
IMGDC is now accepting papers from prospective speakers and round-table sponsors. We are accepting papers on topics related to MMO design, development, architecture, post-launch services, and the business aspects of running an MMO. You may submit a paper by midnight CST on January 30th, 2007.
IMGDC is putting finishing touches on the website and registration will be available for sponsors, media, vendors and attendees on October 15, 2006. Outside of registration and venue information, the site is now complete!
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