Game Design SIG: Warm up to Nordic Game Jam 2012!

Published on 5 December, 2011 in IGDA and Special Interest Groups. 0 Comments

IGDA DK presents in collaboration with PROSA:

Game Design Special Interest Group on 12th of December
Find your inner game jam’er and sketch-up a cool game concept in 2-hours! This is a warm-up for Nordic Game Jam 2012 in analog version.

Participants will be divided in groups – themes will be handed out – roles will be given to each participant – and then brainstorming/development can begin! During the jam – we will also have some extra candy (read: challenges!)

At the end of the game jam, each group will present their game concept. You can perform your sound design as a human beatbox or you can perform your game mechanics as acrobatics or your code as a theater play! Or…. it is up to you!

We will also have glögg and ‘æbleskiver’ during the event.

The team with the best game concept will win Nordic Game Jam t-shirts!

What: Warm up to Nordic Game Jam 2012!
When: 12th of December 2011 at 18:00 – 21:00
Where: PROSA, Vester Farimagsgade 37A, 1606 København V

After the meeting we will go to http://oerstedoelbar.dk/ for a cold brew.

Any questions? Feel free to mail Nevin at ne@igda.dk

IGDA DK Special Interest Groups
The Special Interest Groups are open and free networking groups for people with a professional interest in a special area of game development. The groups facilitate networking & sharing of knowledge through regular events.

Nordic Game Jam 2012 Announcement

Published on 6 November, 2011 in Nordic Game Jam. 0 Comments

Dear Fellow Game Players and Developers,

IGDA Denmark is glad to announce that our Nordic Game Jam team is working hard on organizing another fantastic game jam in Copenhagen, January 2012. Read more about NGJ12 and follow all the announcements on the Nordic Game Jam website.

Nordic Game Jam

Audio Special Interest Group on 28th of November

Published on 2 November, 2011 in Nordic Game Jam. 0 Comments

IGDA DK presents in collaboration with PROSA:

Audio Special Interest Group on 28th of November
Procedural sound programs generate music and sound effects in real time in a game, rather than playing back pre-recorded loops and samples. In this talk Michael Rose from DTU will give an overview and examples of how a game composer and sound designer can apply procedural sound techniques using the Supercollider sound programming environment. You can download the program here:http://supercollider.sourceforge.net/

Bring your lap top – lets play!

What: SuperCollider – procedural sound and music in games
When: 28th of November 2011 at 18:00 – 21:00
Where: PROSA, Vester Farimagsgade 37A, 1606 København V

As usual the night will be ending at Ørsted Ølbar - http://oerstedoelbar.dk/

Any questions? Feel free to mail Nevin at ne@igda.dk

IGDA DK Special Interest Groups
The Special Interest Groups are open and free networking groups for people with a professional interest in a special area of game development. The groups facilitate networking & sharing of knowledge through regular events.

Demo Night!

Published on 2 November, 2011 in Nordic Game Jam. 0 Comments

IGDA DK presents in collaboration with PROSA:

Demo Night!
We will host a demo night, inspired by demodag.org. The idea is to casually show off stuff in a friendly atmosphere. Focus will be on stuff that works, rather than showing fancy slides. Anything that can fit below the 15 minute cap is allowed.

Runtime crashes are encouraged :)

The current list is of showcases are:

- KoGaMa 
- Products of Exile Jam from Vallekilde Højskole

Write Tim at tg@igda.dk to get your project added to the list.

The night will be ending at our hangout bar Ørsted Ølbar – http://oerstedoelbar.dk/

What: Demo Night
When: 14th of November 2011 at 18:00 – 21:00
Where: PROSA, Vester Farimagsgade 37A, 1606 København V

Any questions? Feel free to mail Jesper at tax@igda.dk

IGDA DK Special Interest Groups
The Special Interest Groups are open and free networking groups for people with a professional interest in a special area of game development. The groups facilitate networking & sharing of knowledge through regular events.

Unity Special Interest Group on 31th of October

Published on 4 October, 2011 in Nordic Game Jam. 0 Comments

IGDA DK presents in collaboration with PROSA:

Unity Special Interest Group on 31th of October
Roald Høyer-Hansen from Unity Technologies - http://unity3d.com/ - will in this workshop show how artists without any programming knowledge can create fun and entertaining games with Unity. Using simple scripts this session will give artists and designers a good overview of the main Unity work flow.

Just bring your laptop and play along. If you have not already installed Unity – it is recommended to do so. You can get the latest PRO trial version from here: http://unity3d.com/unity/download/

What: Unity – Creating Cool Games Without a Programmer
When: 31th of October 2011 at 18:00 – 21:00
Where: PROSA, Vester Farimagsgade 37A, 1606 København V

After the meeting we will go to Ørsted Ølbar for a cold brew - http://oerstedoelbar.dk/

It is recommended to sign up for this workshop via Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=103584353085673 or by mail to Nevin at ne@igda.dk

IGDA DK Special Interest Groups
The Special Interest Groups are open and free networking groups for people with a professional interest in a special area of game development. The groups facilitate networking & sharing of knowledge through regular events.

Unity Special Interest Group on 17th of October

Published on 4 October, 2011 in Special Interest Groups. 0 Comments

IGDA DK presents in collaboration with PROSA:

Unity Special Interest Group on 17th of October
Ole Ciliox and Kuba Cupisz from Unity Technologies - http://unity3d.com/ - will be presenting various graphics techniques using depth and normals buffers.

The methods range from improving standard techniques such as particle effects, to creating entirely new ones, like approximate volumetric effects, and advanced image post-processing. The buffers used are in many cases the natural products of the rendering pipeline and offer a way to infer surprisingly much information about the scene, thus allowing for very rich and fast graphics effects. The session can be followed both by artists and programmers, as it discusses the possibilities of the post-processing effects and their technical side.

What: Unity – Visual special effects with depth
When: 17th of October 2011 at 18:00 – 21:00
Where: PROSA, Vester Farimagsgade 37A, 1606 København V

After the meeting we will go to Ørsted Ølbar for a cold brew - http://oerstedoelbar.dk/

If you have any questions – feel free to mail Jesper at tax@igda.dk

IGDA DK Special Interest Groups
The Special Interest Groups are open and free networking groups for people with a professional interest in a special area of game development. The groups facilitate networking & sharing of knowledge through regular events.

Game Design Special Interest Group on 3rd of October

Published on 27 September, 2011 in Nordic Game Jam. 0 Comments

Game Design Special Interest Group on 3rd of October
Thomas Ryder, game designer at  House On Fire will be presenting the games, Neon Zone and The Silent Age that are currently in development. House On Fire is an indie games developer specialized in games for mobile platforms.

What: House On Fire – Game development for mobile platforms
When: 3rd of October 2011 at 18:00 – 21:00

Where: PROSA, Vester Farimagsgade 37A, 1606 København VAfter the meeting we will go to Ørsted Ølbar for a cold brew.

If you have any questions – feel free to mail Jesper at tax@igda.dk

IGDA DK Special Interest Groups
The Special Interest Groups are open and free networking groups for people with a professional interest in a special area of game development. The groups facilitate networking & sharing of knowledge through regular events.

Business Special Interest Group meeting on 19th September

Published on 11 September, 2011 in IGDA and Special Interest Groups. 0 Comments
IGDA DK presents in collaboration with PROSA:
Business Special Interest Group meeting on 19th September
David Mariner, CEO of FunRigger Productions, Julie Heyde, CEO of Bandello and her partner in crime Laurids Binderup, Creative Director, will kick of this Business SIG with the lonesome theme of: The Good, The Bad, and The UglyNo – it is not a Western Movie. It is about the games industry and the challenges of survival on the market. The talk will be in 3 parts as below:
  • The Good
    Affecting positive change through gaming
  • The Bad
    Appealing to the darker side of human emotion.
  • The Ugly
    Because sometimes shiny and new will work against you, not for you.

What: Business SIG – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
When: 19th of September 2011 at 18:00 – 21:00
Where: PROSA, Vester Farimagsgade 37A, 1606 København V

After the meeting we will go to Ørsted Ølbar for a cold brew.

If you have a project that you want to share at the event – feel free to mail Nevin at ne@igda.dk. We will assign 10 minutes per project at the meeting.

IGDA DK Special Interest Groups
The Special Interest Groups are open and free networking groups for people with a professional interest in a special area of game development. The groups facilitate networking & sharing of knowledge through regular events.

Call out for Nordic Game Jam organizers!

Published on 3 September, 2011 in Nordic Game Jam. 0 Comments

The Nordic Game Jam Group is expanding! We want your help in organizing the Nordic Game Jam 2012 and make this event THE event of the year!

There are many reasons for joining the organizing team. If you are passionate about making an impact on the game development community – join us!

The tasks that you can work on during the Nordic Game Jam 2012 varies and it is expected that we all give a hand during the actual event.

The involvement in the Nordic Game Jam organizing group means that we are all working in sub teams, taking responsibility for specific areas. Here, we all meet up once every 2nd week, to make status of the progress in the sub teams.

Organizing the Nordic Game Jam is the perfect opportunity to make fun and experimenting networking events that involve your friends and future colleagues – locally and globally.

So if you are up for it – help us, get involved and make an impact! Show up at the next Nordic Game Jam organizers meeting:

What: Nordic Game Jam 2012 – Organizers meeting
When: 12th of September 2011 at 18:00
Where: Spilhuset, Pilestræde 45, 1. sal, 1112 København K

We are looking forward to meeting you all.

Best regards,

Nordic Game Jam Group
http://nordicgamejam.org/

&

IGDA DK

Call for extraordinary general assembly in IGDA.dk

Published on 29 August, 2011 in Nordic Game Jam. 0 Comments

Dear IGDA.dk Members,

The address for the extraordinary general assembly is:

PROSA
Vester Farimagsgade 37A
1606 København V

We will meet at 18:00 and we aim at wrapping up before the SIG meeting at 19:00.

The agenda is updated to the following:

1) Choice of conductor
2) Choice of Choice keeper
3) Presentation of the online voting system that we will use. 
4) Presentation of proposals for bylaw changes.
5) Possibly

The meeting will be used to present the views behind the bylaw changes. Suggestions can be made online in the following 3 days, followed by a voting period of 3 days.

If you are not a IGDA.dk member, and want to vote. Please go to http://shop.igda.dk/ and buy IGDA.dk membership.

Kind regards

Jesper Taxbøl
Chairman of IGDA.dk