I will try to answer your questions but first a couple of corrections:

Our first DS game was definitely after 2000. The DS wasn’t announced until late 2004 and released in 2005. Vegas Casino was released in 2006 or 2007. A second DS game Gravity Zero racing was completed last year and approved by Nintendo but held up in a dispute with the publisher. We also have 2 published iPhone apps, plus an additional free version of one.

I didn’t try to avoid the time commitment question. I feel it is up to the new board to create policies that al the board members agree to adhere to. I can promise to meet or exceed whatever commitments the new board agrees on.

Now to your questions:

Why run now? I am at a time in my career where I like to see young people get their break. I have enjoyed teaching and working with the IGDA Foundation and thought it was time to help even more.

Can you please elaborate on your role with the IGDA Foundation, and the period of time when it occurred? I have been on the foundation for the past year. I met with other board members in person at the last GDC and we are in touch via email and online polls as needed.

Can you tell us what JCS San Diego is, and how and when you were associated with it? Jewish Community Services of San Diego provides a variety of services through out San Diego County. The Board would oversee and approve new programs and help raise funds.

How would I accomplish my goals (especially in the Quality of Life Issues)? I think we need to education publishers that many current practices are actually counter-productive and work against their continued success. We need to educate our work-force what are good and what are questionable practices. We need to start identifying practices that we don’t like and speak up on behalf of our members.

Do you think the IGDA’s dependence on studio sponsorships for money is a bad thing? In an ideal world it would be nice to have a lot more studios be affiliated with the IGDA and actually be affiliated system wide, not just a one or two locations. While it would be better if we weren’t dependent on the studios, at some point either they or the individual members or both have to support the organization. At the point where studios start threatening to withdraw their support, then we need to remember that our first loyalty is to our individual members. The studio memberships are just a way for the studios to provide company-paid memberships for their developers.

Thanks again for the chance to make a couple of corrections and answer your very well thought out questions.

–Ed Magnin