The fourth machinima audio conference is scheduled to take place this Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 7:00 P.M. EST (That’s 4:00 P.M. Pacific, midnight GMT). To verify the date/time in your time zone compared to the time in New York (EST), please visit the World Time Server.

We plan to discuss Elf’s article on encoding and distribution, and whatever else comes up. All machinima creators of all experience levels are welcome. It’s looking like we’ll have the biggest turnout yet, should be a lot of fun.

More info is available at: http://z-studios.com/conference/, but here’s the basics of how it works. When the time comes for the conference, message me on Skype and I’ll add you to the text chat and - if there’s a free slot - to the voice chat as well. If more people show up than we have slots for, we have an 800 number you can call on a land line to participate in voice (just ask me about it if interested, the number won’t be published anywhere publicly), and we’ll also rotate people into and out of the Skype voice chat if need be. Just look me up when you get on Skype, and I’ll get you connected.

By the time of the next conference, it’s possible we’ll have a web conferencing solution in place which will not only improve the ease of connecting, but will greatly expand the number of simultaneous participants which can be sustained. Stay tuned! And Peter and I look forward to conversing with you Saturday!