Brandon Boyer (pictured) has been named Chairman of the [URL=http://www.igf.com/]Independent Games Festival (IGF)[/URL] by the [URL=http://www.ubmtechweb.com/]UBM TechWeb[/URL] Game Network, which organizes the [URL=http://www.indiegamesummit.com/]Independent Games Summit (IGS)[/URL] in addition to the IGF.

Boyer co-founded indie-games-focused website [URL=http://www.Offworld.com]Offworld.com[/URL] (a part of the [URL=http://boingboing.net]Boing Boing [/URL]network), where he is currently a Contributing Editor, and in his new role will be charged with overseeing submission and judging operations, providing community outreach and support, and helping to shape the structure and continued growth of the IGF.

Boyer has served as judge for the IGF, which takes place at each year’s game Developers Conference (GDC), since 2007. He replaces Simon Carless who moves up to become UBM TechWeb’s Global brand Director.
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