IGDA Appoints New Chairperson, Board Members

The International Game Developers Association (IGDA), a non-profit membership organization that advocates globally on issues related to digital game creation, has welcomed game attorney Tom Buscaglia as its newest Board member, along with Ageia's Kathy Schoback, who has been re-elected to the Board. The IGDA has also appointed new officers for the 2005-06 term. Bob Bates, the Legend Entertainment co-founder and author of Game Design: The Art and Business of Creating Games, was appointed as the new Chairperson, in the place of CMU's Jesse Schell, who is now officially Chairperson Emeritus. Existing Board member Mitzi McGilvray was appointed Secretary, and Schoback will serve as Treasurer. "I am honored and proud to be chairperson of the organization that is the voice of the developer," said Bob Bates. "Making great games has always been about people working together and the IGDA is the ideal organization to help strengthen the community of game industry professionals everywhere." The complete list of the new IGDA Board of Directors is: - Chairperson: Bob Bates, game design consultant - Secretary: Mitzi McGilvray, Executive Producer, TikGames - Treasurer: Kathy Schoback, VP of Content Acquisition, AGEIA - Board Member: Tom Buscaglia, Attorney, T.H. Buscaglia & Associates - Board Member: Jason Della Rocca, Executive Director, IGDA - Board Member: John Feil, Mission Designer, Microsoft Game Studios - Board Member: Brian Reynolds, President, Big Huge Games - Chairperson Emeritus: Jesse Schell, Professor of Entertainment Technology, Carnegie Mellon University More information on the IGDA Board of Directors and all IGDA programs can be found at the official IGDA website.