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Archive for the 'Nordic Game Jam' Category
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
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.sourcefor
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
IGDA DK presents in collaboration with PROSA:
Game Design Special Interest Group meeting on 5th of September
Eske Knudsen from Serious Games Interactive and Alexandra Mariner from FunRigger Productions are the driving forces behind the Game Design Special Interest Group. They will start this series of fun and experimenting Game Design meetings with a participatory debate-style event inspired by Local No.12′s Metagame.
The metagame that Eske and Alexandra has customized especially for this meeting is called: The Ultimate Metagame Duel: Art vs The World! Take part in a lively discussion on game design topics in the form of an epic duel format where different topics and paradigms are pitted against each other. No special skills required – let’s drink some beers and battle!
What: The Ultimate Metagame Duel: Art vs The World!
When: 5th of September 2011 at 19:00 – 21:00
Where: PROSA, Vester Farimagsgade 37A, 1606 København V
After the meta game battle we will go to Ørsted Ølbar for a cold brew.
Any questions – feel free to mail Nevin Eronde 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.
Due to re-prioritization of resources, the IGDA has decided to postpone the IGDA Leadership Forum Europe until next year.
We will keep you updated when 2012 comes around.
Best regards,
IGDA DK