The International Game Developer's Association is relaunching the "Indie Special Interest Group (SIG)." We'll be formalizing a Constitution soon. We'd like your opinion on what the definition of an "Indie" should be, for purposes of the SIG. This is not to exclude SIG members, but rather, to focus the priorities and resources of the SIG. The definition I happen to like is

Quote: An 'Indie' creates video games using a business model that does not depend on the financial support of a video game publisher.

What do you think of it? We would also like to know what the Indie SIG could, conceivably, accomplish for Indie game development that is not currently being done. Or done terribly well. Your thoughts? Feel free to discuss here. I've been tasked with community outreach, i.e. going to websites that have Indies, finding out what they think, and reporting back to base. Feel free also to join the Indie SIG mailing list if you wish.