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IGDA Elections – John Ardussi

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.

John Ardussi

Mr. Ardussi, according to his LinkedIn profile and candidate statement, has been making games for a long time, in a lot of different capacities.  He also indicates that he’s worked with the non-profits Habitat for Humanity and the National Apple Users Group Conference.

On the other hand, his Q&A section is completely missing from his statement page.  (UPDATE – since this was originally posted, Mr. Ardrussi’s Q&A has gone up on the IGDA website.)

Lacking the Q&A, I am forced to look at his position statement for his intent and motivation in running for the board.  It looks like he simply wants to be helpful.  The statement, however, doesn’t contain a lot of specifics.

Questions for Mr. Ardussi:

• Why run now?
• When can we expect your Q&A to be posted to the IGDA site?
• What exactly did you do with Habitat and the Apple group, and how specifically will it be relevant to helping lead the IGDA?
• What do you think the IGDA’s role in the industry-wide Quality of Life discussions should be?
• What are you bringing to the table here that makes you a better candidate than the other nominees?
• Do you think the IGDA’s dependence on studio sponsorships for money is a bad thing?  If yes, what will you do to begin changing this?  If no, why not?

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