[Event] Johannesburg Community Evening - 10th June 2014
This event happens monthly, is free to attend and anyone may speak at the meetup - just comment in the thread below to let us know!
Test games! Talk games! Make games!
When: 18:30 until around 21:30, Tuesday 10th June
Where: Microsoft Campus Bryanston, 3012 William Nicol Drive, Bryanston, Johannesburg
Content
- Introductions
- Dementium 2 HD remake Experiences ~10 mins - @ProjectX
- dvlup.com Introduction ~15 mins - @ChrisWill
- Community News (5 min)
- Your presentation/talk/game here
- 5 minute break.
- Focused Feedback (10 mins x 5 slots) [Games that will be shown on the big screen]
- Robot Ultrarena - @Gazza_N
- Cartel - @Tuism
- Metamorforest - Ben Crooks
- Open Demo Floor (Show your games in an informal manner with set up PC's/laptops).
Bring your games and set them up inside the auditorium before and after the meetup!
Beers/Drinks/Pizza afterwards at Col'Cacchio's down the road! Other nearby suggestions are welcome!
If you intend to attend, please indicate so on both the Meetup page and FB event!
Board game prototypes can, will, and have been tested at the post-meetup beers and pizza, so bring along your prototypes!
Also, we need talks! Get on that!
If you get lost or don't know where in the Microsoft campus we are, call me on 083 397 8725
Test games! Talk games! Make games!
When: 18:30 until around 21:30, Tuesday 10th June
Where: Microsoft Campus Bryanston, 3012 William Nicol Drive, Bryanston, Johannesburg
Content
- Introductions
- Dementium 2 HD remake Experiences ~10 mins - @ProjectX
- dvlup.com Introduction ~15 mins - @ChrisWill
- Community News (5 min)
- Your presentation/talk/game here
- 5 minute break.
- Focused Feedback (10 mins x 5 slots) [Games that will be shown on the big screen]
- Robot Ultrarena - @Gazza_N
- Cartel - @Tuism
- Metamorforest - Ben Crooks
- Open Demo Floor (Show your games in an informal manner with set up PC's/laptops).
Bring your games and set them up inside the auditorium before and after the meetup!
Beers/Drinks/Pizza afterwards at Col'Cacchio's down the road! Other nearby suggestions are welcome!
If you intend to attend, please indicate so on both the Meetup page and FB event!
Board game prototypes can, will, and have been tested at the post-meetup beers and pizza, so bring along your prototypes!
Also, we need talks! Get on that!
If you get lost or don't know where in the Microsoft campus we are, call me on 083 397 8725
Comments
So no one has anything they'd like to show or talk about D:?
In particular, I've been to several workshops, and I find that they are almost always presented in terms of criticism, where various narrative tools or structures are introduced and applied to existing, finished work as an analysis or in retrospect. But seldom do I get to see what kind of problems writers are faced with in their process of creation.
I mean, is it as simple as: "Open text editor. Type everything. Don't stop to edit until you're done"? Or is it sets of diagrams, creating character diamonds, story diamonds, and addressing more abstract concepts before you even start typing up any words? Or is it browsing the internet and playing games until you find yourself wide awake at 3 in the morning, typing things up in a frenzy of inspiration?
So... make video, play video, stand up and say "thoughts?" :P done :P
@Tusim, If you want a slot, I'll add you :P.
@Elyaradine I'd love to do something like that about the game I've co-written on the Wits Game Design course, but the game is due on Tuesday as well :P. I might have time to do something, but probably not :).
Then will update forums tomorrow night after the meet too.
Sigh, been at the mercy of the Gautrain + bus for the last week :/
Anyone else? :P
It's built in Unity but kind of needs the accelerometer to demo with?
Run in editor with device attached as remote control should work fine?
Couldn't find it last time and the receptionist didn't have a clue about the event.
What? Did you arrive last time and went home cos you couldn't find it? As you get into the circle at the MS office's entrance, go left, park, and go into the main entrance. It's to the right after the main entrance, in the second room. Just poke your head in until you find us, at most you'll enter the wrong place once :) There's no map that I know of.
@Fengol, It hasn't been marked yet, but I'll get him to post it after it has been marked :).
@dreampunchboy It's usually in Auditorium 2 :). Also, do you want to demo something? You need to let me know ahead of time so I can add you to the list :).
Slimport to HDMI works it seems.
Also i wont make the meetup. Its a bit far from Pretoria.
Perhaps for the next meetup i can make some plan to be closer to the area for the meetups.
@Tuism could you give the prototype to Ben? Sorry for the trouble, I can't wait to get my hands on it!
@Bensonance Could you please tell lit'l Ben I'm sorry I can't be there. He must just remember that he is only being examined on Saturday, so he needs to keep in mind that his feedback may differ in an examination context. I also have lots of feedback for him, but I will give it to him in person.
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@hanli sure I'll give it to Ben :) I also made a video last night about the game, it's pretty crap, but crap makes a good conversation starter for feedback :P
@Bensonance checking if you got my DM and will be able to grab me for the meetup tonight? :)
https://instagram.com/p/pGJBest1Yk/