Never Mind the Polygons #5 took place in Derby on Tuesday the 20th of February at 6.30p.m. With audience members from most of the region’s developers (plus some from Yorkshire) the latest event was animated, insightful and surprisingly intelligent. Topics under the microscope included User Generated Content, representing women in games, controversy for the sake of controversy, the need for violence in games, digital downloads, and how to improve the media’s view of the industry.

Regular team captains Iain Simmons and myself were joined by Rob Yescombe (Free Radical Design) and Matt Sansam (Covert Media) for a news quiz/discussion of current industry topics which, as usual, spun out into an audience wide discussion. This was followed by general networking/discussions fueled by a free bar sponsored by Derby based developer Strawdog Studios (www.strawdogstudios.com)

Check out more photos of the event on Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rubberdreamfeet/tags/nmtp/

Find out how to join us for thext event at http://www.pixel-lab.co.uk/polygons