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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.

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.

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.

[Unity SIG] Update on the meeting Thursday 17/3!

Published on 16 March, 2011 in Special Interest Groups. Closed

Hi all,

Here is an update regarding the Unity SIG on this Thursday 17/3.

  1. The topic of Physics is now moved to next Thursday 24/3.
    On the 24/3 – Jonas Echterhoff who is responsible for integrating PhysX in Unity is in town – so it will be ace!
  2. We will meet at the Reception at ITU before proceeding to the Auditorium
  3. The future bar meetings after the Unity SIG’s are now relocated to:

Café Langebro
Islands Brygge 1B
2300 København S

[Unity SIG] Unity Special Interest Group Launch!

Published on 1 February, 2011 in IGDA and Special Interest Groups. Closed

Dear all members of the IGDA,

We are proud to announce our new Unity Special Interest Group!

In collaboration with Unity Technologies we are arranging successive Special Interest Group meetings in March and April 2011. The meetings are open and free of charge.

The intention of these successive SIG meetings is partly to introduce people to Unity – but also to create a discussion around the specific areas of the engine. So there will be some content for beginners as well as advanced Unity users.

The meetings will take place at IT University on Thursdays in March and April from 18:00 – 21:00.

Each SIG meeting will be a 3-hour session divided into the following:

18:00 – 20:00 Unity Talk & Demo
20:00 – 21:00 Discussion & Hands-on assistance

For the discussion part of the SIG meetings we would like to hear about your ideas on how you see the Unity engine in the future. Please come forward with any ideas, suggestions and wishes.

For the hands-on assistance, which will take place at the same time as the discussion, we encourage people to bring their laptops and projects, as you will be able to get individual guidance by the Unity people for specific issues and questions that you might have for your project.

Please put a big note in your calendar on the following dates below!

What:

Unity Multi SIG Meetings in March and April

When:

Thursday 10 March @ 18:00 – 21:00
Topic: Unity Internal

Thursday 17 March @ 18:00 – 21:00
Topic: Scene Construction & AI

Thursday 24 March @ 18:00 – 21:00
Topic: Audio & Network & Physics

Thursday 31 March @ 18:00 – 21:00
Topic: Animation & 3D

Thursday 07 April @ 18:00 – 21:00
Topic: Shader

Thursday 14 April @ 18:00 – 21:00
Topic: GUI

Where:

IT University (meet at Reception)
Rued langgaardsvej 7,
2300 Copenhagen S

For any questions – feel free to mail Nevin Eronde at ne@igda.dk.

After the meetings we will go out socializing, mingling and hanging out with a nice, cold beer at:

Café Langebro
Islands Brygge 1B
2300 København S

Looking forward to seeing you all!

Best regards,
The Unity Team & IGDA DK

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IGDA DK Special Interest Groups
The Special Interest Groups are 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.