[Event] Johannesburg Community meet up - 10-07-2012
Hi guys,
It is that time again, we need to think of content for next month's meet.
I will definitely be there this community night, and I will definitely be recording it (wont make the mistake of assuming I cant make it again).
[b]The agenda is as follows:[/b]
[list]
[*]News
[*]Scandinavian game dev presentation (Elya, 15 mins)
[*]Graph Theory for Game Development (edg3, 10~15 mins)
[*]Games Loops and Mastery (Karuji, 15 mins)
[*]Discussion: Make Games SA (edg3, 15~20 mins)
[*]Discussion: IGTM (Besonance, 15~20 mins)
[/list]
That should be good for a decent 1h15m session I think. Open floor at the end as always.
I have also posted this to the group mailing list, and linked back here.
We can do the IGTM screening during the month at Wits.
It is that time again, we need to think of content for next month's meet.
I will definitely be there this community night, and I will definitely be recording it (wont make the mistake of assuming I cant make it again).
[b]The agenda is as follows:[/b]
[list]
[*]News
[*]Scandinavian game dev presentation (Elya, 15 mins)
[*]Graph Theory for Game Development (edg3, 10~15 mins)
[*]Games Loops and Mastery (Karuji, 15 mins)
[*]Discussion: Make Games SA (edg3, 15~20 mins)
[*]Discussion: IGTM (Besonance, 15~20 mins)
[/list]
That should be good for a decent 1h15m session I think. Open floor at the end as always.
I have also posted this to the group mailing list, and linked back here.
We can do the IGTM screening during the month at Wits.
Comments
First person to choose a topic from below will be what I talk about (unless we get more offers):
As for your topic, I'm feeling a preference for the last two ideas.
I'm willing to talk about games loops and mastery. I've been doing some research and writing on the topic. So I would be willing to talk about it in an informal setting.
@LexAquillia, will you please post any interesting remarks or conclusions that come out of tonight's session?
Video:
Flash game: http://grapefrukt.com/f/games/juicy-breakout/
[edit] Oh cool! Youtube links automatically embed the video? :D Win!
Also, recap of stuff we can do to help make our meets better:
Suddenly I know @BlackShipsFilltheSky's secret :D
Also, turns out there hadnt been power from the plugs (or the plug got bumped out), so I dont know how much video I got... :(
Also, sending the email to complain about that other group :P
I think what they say is very important, but depending on the game type it may be more difficult to implement things like this. I mean, if you are making a more serious game type it may not be appropriate to add all these effects, but then again, there will be a whole different set of effects to add (maybe explosions, and good sound).
I fully agree with the adding of music to games though. Personally to me, it just adds so much more life to a game, and I have at least 4 different tracks playing at varying stages in my own game.