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IGDA Elections – Michael Lubker

If you’re coming to this post without having seen the lead-in, you can find that post here.  It links to all the other assessments I’ve posted.  You can also find my disclaimer there – I’m on the Boston IGDA chapter’s board and support the candidacy of Darius Kazemi.

Michael Lubker

Mr. Lubker is the coordinator of the IGDA’s Indies SIG, a member of the Austin chapter, and contributes to several other SIGs.  His statement strikes an unabashedly populist tone, saying that he hopes to represent small and indie developers, and to make the IGDA more active in responding to Quality of Life issues.

Questions for Mr. Lubker:

• One of your stated goals is, “Reorganized chapter leadership structure – a board structure containing a caucus of Pros, Students, and Indies from the local area.  Encourage participation from indie and student members.”  Can you explain this proposal more in depth, and make a case for why it needs to happen?
• Regarding the above initiative – my understanding of how chapters are organized right now makes me think that this would be a very invasive departure from the IGDA’s usual processes.  At least in the Boston chapter, the relationship is one of equals; wouldn’t the local chapters perhaps balk at this kind of top-down restructuring?
• The list of efforts you plan to champion includes at least 16 different objectives.  Do you think it is realistic that you can make headway on that many things during your term?
• If you were forced to pick one of the efforts you’d like to see succeed, which one would it be?  Why?
• What, in your opinion, does the Indies SIG offer that indies can’t find in other indie communities such as the Indiegamer forums or TIGSource?
• Regarding Quality of Life, you say, “The IGDA should get the lawyers it needs to combat the situation and implement the wall of fame suggested by some members.”  Can you detail what these lawyers would do, and where the funds would be found to pay for them?
• Given the number and scope of your objectives and the fact that you cite two weeks as the upper timeframe for responding to IGDA issues, can you to be more specific on how much time you would be able to spend on board activities?  It seems like accomplishing objectives of this scope may require a lot of time.

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