Jason Della Rocca
| Jason Della Rocca | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Born | 1974 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | executive director at International Game Developers Association |
Jason Della Rocca (1974—) is the former executive director of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA):[1] Della Rocca supervised the daily operations, outreach initiatives, and membership programs of the organization from September 2000 to March 2009.[2] After leaving the IGDA, Della Rocca founded Perimeter Partners, a consultancy that provides strategic level guidance and expertise to companies and organizations in, and around, the game industry globally.[3]
Della Rocca is a well known figure within the game development community[3] and was honored for his industry building efforts with the inaugural Ambassador Award at the 8th annual Game Developers Choice Awards.[4] Della Rocca was also named to Game Developer Magazine's 2009 "The Game Developer 50", a list which profiles 50 of the most important contributors to the current state of the game industry.[5]
Della Rocca used the phrase "massacre chaser" in response to an inquiry from MSNBC reporter Winda Benedetti discussing Jack Thompson's quick blaming of video games as the root of the Virginia Tech massacre.[6]
[edit] Appearances
- Documentary Movie Interview: Playing Columbine 2008[7]
- Documentary Movie Interview: Moral Kombat 2007[8]
- CTV Interview: Dawson College shooting (15 September 2006) [9]
- Panel Discussion: Video Games: Content and Responsibility (2 August 2006) [10]
- Panel Discussion: Murder, Sex and Censorship: Debating the Morals of Creative Freedom (23 March 2006) [11]
- Panel Discussion: Got (Too Much) Game? (18 August 2005) [12]
[edit] References
- ^ Montreal Mirror - NOISEMAKERS 2007 : News : Jason Della Rocca
- ^ "Della Rocca Quits IGDA". Edge. 2 February 2009. http://www.next-gen.biz/news/della-rocca-quits-igda. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Interview: Della Rocca On Breaking Tax Breaks' Hold". Gamasutra. 8 July 2010. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/29311/Interview_Della_Rocca_On_Breaking_Tax_Breaks_Hold.php. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ "2008 Game Developers Choice Awards To Honor Baer, Della Rocca". Gamasutra. 20 December 2007. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/16733/2008_Game_Developers_Choice_Awards_To_Honor_Baer_Della_Rocca.php. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ "The Game Developer 50". Gamasutra. 13 April 2010. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4323/the_game_developer_50.php. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ Were video games to blame for massacre? - Games - MSNBC.com
- ^ "IGDA Screens Film About Controversial Columbine Game Tonight". GamePolitics. 27 November 2007. http://gamepolitics.com/2007/11/27/igda-screens-film-about-controversial-columbine-game-tonight. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ "Moral Kombat now on Hulu". GamePolitics. 11 August 2010. http://gamepolitics.com/2010/08/11/moral-kombat-now-hulu. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ Canada AM: Discussion of video game regulation
- ^ Panels: SIGGRAPH 2006
- ^ Game Developers Conference 2006
- ^ January 2-5
[edit] External links
- International Game Developers Association (official website)
- Reality Panic (Jason Della Rocca's blog)
 |
This biographical article relating to a video game specialist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
