Texas Independent Game Conference

By: Derek Yu

On: July 14th, 2006

The Texas Independent Games Conference is coming up. Keynote speakers are Greg “Costik” Costikyan (reminds me to go check up on Manifesto Games) and Warren “The Spectre” Spector.

I’ll be honest, by way of topics for the conference, nothing aside from “how to secure funding for my ideas” sounds particularly appealing to me. Check it out:

“Where is the industry heading?”

“What’s the future of casual games?”

Is there really any use in analyzing these useless market trends? I don’t know, it seems like better time could be spent being creative. “Oh shit, all signs are pointing to space shooters not being popular next year… I’d better switch gears and do a Chip’s Challenge clone.” Shite.

Here’s a good one:

“Where are the best opportunities?”

My answer: the best opportunities are where no one else is looking, and that’s probably far, far away from these types of gatherings.

Sorry. I really do appreciate the effort to get indie developer’s together and talking, but between examining the future of the industry and pointing fingers at the mainstream industry we’re not leaving much time for actually making some cool games.

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Cycle

These are always interesting, because Warren Spector always ends up telling people IT’S USELESS, YOU MAY AS WELL GIVE IT UP NOW.

I love Warrens games, but he’s been acting very strange lately.

And yeah, they seem to be having two of these conferences every month. Less talking, more action!
failrate

I’d go if I could. I’d love to hear an encore to Costik’s GDC rant about human sacrifice at Nintendo :lol:
Albert Lai

I think one appeal with these conferences is that you can claim it’s a legitimate way to spend a weekend somewhere exotic.

Now all we have to do is wait for Cancun Independent Games Festival.
failrate

Aren’t there any Carribean game developers?
CosMind

funk the chats.
who ever wants to sit around and listen to anyone else blather at a podium (even if he/she is some “game god”)?

i’m popping in to this deal only for the moments dedicated to the “Saturday Night – Game Demo Party!!! Details to come!!!”.
hopefully it’ll grant some fun time with some creative gems in the making.
failrate

Who cares if Costik is god, demi-god, or merely earth-dwelling satyr-like nature spirit? Did you hear his speech? It was fucking hilarious. It was right up there with Stephen Colbert’s roast of George Bush, Jr.
BMcC

You tell em, Derek!