When: 18:30 until around 21:30, Wednesday 26 February
Where: Microsoft offices, Engen building 2nd floor, Golf Park, Mowbray:
https://maps.google.co.za/maps?q=-33.947185,18.4914
If you have a demo you want played, bring a station on which people can play it, and set it up before the meetup begins!
Agenda:
- 6:30 - 7:00 - Meet, greet, and eat.
- Rapid fire intros (10 min)
- Community News (5 min)
- Why Engine Building Is Useful (But Probably Not For You) ~ [20 mins] - @Nandrew
- 8 Frag and what they do ~10 mins - @rolfweimar
- Sunrise Productions and plans for the future ~10 mins - @DavidHecker
- Focused Feeback (10 min slots) x3
- zX: Hyperblast - @Karuji
- Tasty Poison Games mysterious demo - @steve
- Open Demo Floor
This event happens monthly, is free to attend, and anyone may speak at the meetup - just comment beneath to let us know! This is for anyone and everyone interested in making games of any shape, size or type. Come join us!
Test games! Talk games! Make games!
Drinks/Food/Chat/Game demos afterwards at The Great Wizoo - bring your games to be played on the screen!
Indicate your attendance on the Facebook event and Meetup page!
Where: Microsoft offices, Engen building 2nd floor, Golf Park, Mowbray:
https://maps.google.co.za/maps?q=-33.947185,18.4914
If you have a demo you want played, bring a station on which people can play it, and set it up before the meetup begins!
Agenda:
- 6:30 - 7:00 - Meet, greet, and eat.
- Rapid fire intros (10 min)
- Community News (5 min)
- Why Engine Building Is Useful (But Probably Not For You) ~ [20 mins] - @Nandrew
- 8 Frag and what they do ~10 mins - @rolfweimar
- Sunrise Productions and plans for the future ~10 mins - @DavidHecker
- Focused Feeback (10 min slots) x3
- zX: Hyperblast - @Karuji
- Tasty Poison Games mysterious demo - @steve
- Open Demo Floor
This event happens monthly, is free to attend, and anyone may speak at the meetup - just comment beneath to let us know! This is for anyone and everyone interested in making games of any shape, size or type. Come join us!
Test games! Talk games! Make games!
Drinks/Food/Chat/Game demos afterwards at The Great Wizoo - bring your games to be played on the screen!
Indicate your attendance on the Facebook event and Meetup page!
Comments
Instead of going Banana Jam, we could go to the Great Wazoo in Rondebosch?
We can set up our demos there and play with a stroh rum and dry lemon in both hands.
They also have a big screen we can use.
I've chatted to the manager and she says we can use the space for free.
They've just opened so I think that they are trying to get their name out.
The owner also runs the Bowls Club in JHB if that means anything to anyone.
I think they are infamous for dirt cheap drinks, so even indies can afford to buy more than one...
https://www.facebook.com/GreatWizoo?fref=ts
Never been to the Great Wizoo, but it appears to be a bit closer to the Microsoft offices than Banana Jam.
If anything, I'd say we could just say our names (which would also be much quicker)/online nicks.
But if we have nametags that all goes blargh anyway. I'll try to remember to bring nametags.
Actually, @Merrik has better ones in one of FB albums for Cape Town :). Just ask him, I'm sure it'll be fine :). But yeah, using the MGSA ones should be fine for now :).
It would focus on areas of strength and appropriateness for this approach, then outlining why these areas don't typically intersect with the goals of most indie devs.
So, uhhh ... "Why Engine Building Is Useful (But Probably Not For You)"
Just want you guys to be the first to hear the title is all...
Also, I'll hopefully have the first cadence trailer to show.
As delicious as BJ's craft beers are I think it would be way cooler drink beers while playing each others games?
I'm pretty keen to smash some bros in the face with Bronan the Brobarian. I'd also love to invite friends/strangers who aren't interested in game dev to come play the games we're working on. What do you think? I need to confirm with the bar manager.
Also, JOUST!!!!
I think developers will still get the most concentrated/constructive feedback at the meet ups since I don't think that many people will make it to drinks after. I dunno, it might be a fuck up, but it might be fun.
This conversation has come up before in dev talks (it's even shown up in GDC), so it's worthy enough. But that's a bit double-edged, because I think that further conversation about it should be ... meatier. Focused. Polished.
If you're sure you want to try something this month with minimum prep required, I agree that a discussion structure can be cool. Just find what others have written about this topic and get yourself some solid anchor points for conversation, because I think in theory you'll have to be prepared to hold up most, if not all, of the discussion that ensues, and know the structure well enough to direct the flow. Because I'm about 75% sure that at some point at least one person is going to start coming out with stuff that's personally cathartic / indulgent but adds little value to the group, and you'll have to trim that stuff graciously.
TL;DR ok cool tread carefully bro.
Also I might be able to bring along a decent mic for recording. Though actually being a proper mic its a bit more complicated than just plugging it into a microphone jack.