2012+SIG+Meeting

= CALICO 2012 Gaming SIG Meeting =

1. Introductions
(Sign the attendance page / book!)

2. This year:
Preconference Workshop - Julie Sykes, Scott Payne Panel - David Neville, Julie Sykes, Jon Reinhardt (Tomorrow @ 8am!) Lots of sessions, Friday keynote Wiki Others?

3. Other ideas / issues / topics?
Hear about games SIG members are developing as they are becoming available (form of communication - wiki, list, other? Google Group - john

IGDA (international game developers association) SIG for games for education put on GDC (communicate with GDC, other organizations? - way to get in touch with developers, resources)

Unity 3D platform - interest in convening intensive workshop (1 week?) outside of CALICO Scott Payne is willing to host, Julie, too work with developer of engine?

Longerterm workshop before CALICO in Hawaii (couple of days?)

Regional game jams Chris would host midwest Ohio State Students involved, too? Absolutely

Collaborative weekend without travel?

Eurocall does this Gamejam - take a weekend, build a game, don't need to be in same place, hackathon

Potential for Gaming SIG to segment. What is the spectrum of language games? Clustering of enthusiasms. - wiki topic?

Venues for general conceptual discussions (not necessarily specific to development)

Communication: Google Groups, threaded discussion

Games for children for language learning (esp. 3-7)

Game reviews? Julie and Jon are working on specific framework, vernacular - goes live August 1ish Google: Games to Teach Would love for anyone to use framework to add (include quantitative information about how popular they are? Popular with overall users or teachers? - iOS numbers available - mmog hut?)

Provide set of beta testers? Standardized tests, metrics?

Discussions of Developing games / what makes good games

Bibliography on wiki?

4. Plans for next year?
Julie & Scott ARIS II? Panel: the state of games in language learning Report on other workshops Games, Learning, and Society joint panel (if @ same time again next year) to connect both groups Panel of vious specialists Postmortem from team who built a game

5. SIG Leadership / Chair?
Co-chair: Frederik

6. Other announcements?
llt.msu.edu - Call for Papers: desinging games, adapting games, game dynamics in the classroom. abstracts by October 1

The fine print:

3.03. Groups will be maintained through: 1. retaining at least 50 members; 2. submitting an annual report at the annual CALICO Convention; and 3. presenting workshops, papers, etc., representing the professional interest of the group at the CALICO Annual Conference. 4. electing a SIG chair at least every two years.