MIVS MEETING 2021-08-29

Attending: Kat, Joel, Jacob, Marc, Kotey, Lauren, John, Tyler, Jesse No: Andrew, Jeremy, Nichole

Judging:

• spreadsheet
• add name/email/staff notes/all genres
• remove unconfirmed after this cycle
• email admin / pending
• need to tell victoria to update the email template dates in reggie
• send the email reminder to update judging status
• deptartment head needs to approve email
• on the games list, click the number under "judges assigned" to assign judges
• judge outreach ( first last email ) to alumni
• jesse: 1-20
• marc: 21-40
• joel: 41+
• 3 scores per game min
• preflight: indicate co-op/network games

awesomecon

• info dump

• MASKfest!
• MIVS: The IHOP of game showcases!
• two hours of junkpuncher speedrun!
• Future Needs:
• Clear communications on logistics (tables/chairs)
• singage for MIVS
• handouts for submitting to super
• we need flyers for mivs/mag next time
• room did not have a clear purpose to attendees (e.g. this a LAN room?)
• nobody cared about masks by sat afternoon
• no sanitizer was provided around games, just at ops
• Takeaway for Super:
• we need to provide guidelines to indies on cleaning (e.g. use wipes)
• spacing should be increased
• provide clear guidelines/policy

Hotels:

• add mutuals and same days for MIVS to try to room together

submissions

• update - 16 games / 39 studios
• outreach
• closing date same
• still targeting about 60, maybe reduce towards 40
• let tronster know 62 hotel reserve (60 indies + 2 megacat)

judging

• kickoff
• followup with code/office about judging ticket: https://jira.magfest.net/browse/MAGDEV-979
• got extract from code, imported xls manually
• open JIRA ticket to update reggie: https://jira.magfest.net/browse/MAGDEV-982
• just sanity check videos during judging
• ask your network for judging
• couch co-op / parsec - jacob leads

layout

• thoughts

• 10 foot interior / 2 foot borders
• int/ext spacing
• asked homebrew for space needs. previous is cool, can fill larger if needed

• target # indies - 62 to tronster
• ops
• dev chill zone for eating?
• dedicated mivs tournament zone?

covid

• no official office update
• update mivs faq after

virtual initiatives

• friday info dump

• portals to VR chat/gaylord (moderation)
• have virtual expo match in person expo
• they expect lots of bandwidth available
• live host to check in at VR mag (live from the gaylord)
• looking for easy lifts to add to VR chat (pre-rec music, interviews, etc)
• interviews from mivs security closet roll up window

• vrchat
• phobos
• discord - get a #mivs on the main mag server

TIMELINE:

08/02 - Open 09/06 - Close (month after open) - may push depending on submission volume 09/07 - Judges Assigned / Preflight 09/12 - Judging Starts 10/03 - Judging Ends 10/10 - Cleanup 10/17 - Tabulation/Acceptance and Start First Round Acceptance 10/31 - Finalize Accepted / Announce 1/6-9 - SUPER TIME

MIVS Meeting Sunday, Sept 12, 2021 7:30pm – 8:30pm EASTERN TIME ZONE