[WIG SIG] Participatory Game Design

Published on 29 March, 2011 in Nordic Game Jam. 0 Comments
Dear members of IGDA DK, 

On the 19th of May, we will have the 3rd Woman in Games SIG meeting. Rilla Khaled from IT University will talk about about Participatory Game Design.

Abstract
What happens when you have ten 14 year old girls in a computer lab at a high school working for three consecutive days on making their own video games, when none of them have ever programmed before? What happens when you set out with intentions of promoting gender equality and empowerment, but the people you’re hoping to empower don’t share your beliefs about what empowerment looks like? What happens when you use equality-centric design methods in a cultural context in which equality cannot be taken for granted? In this talk, I will recount experiences of the Girl Game Workshop, a game development event that took place at Den Islamisk Arabiske Privatskole in Copenhagen late last year. I will cover what succeeded, what failed, and what we need to keep in mind when working and designing in inter-cultural contexts.

What: Participatory Game Design
When: 19th of May from 18:00 – 20:00
Where: Pilestræde 43, 3rd floor, 1112 Copenhagen K

After the talk we will go to Charlie’s Bar for a cold brew!

Charlie’s Bar
Pilestræde 33
1112 København K

If you have any questions – feel free to mail Nevin Eronde at ne@igda.dk

We are looking forward to see you all,

IGDA DK

IGDA Bar Meeting 20/4

Published on 28 March, 2011 in Nordic Game Jam. 0 Comments

Dear all IGDA members,

On the 20th of April – we will have a general IGDA Bar Meeting!

The topic of the evening is: The future of our local Special Interest Groups. How do you see the game development community evolve?

What: General IGDA Bar Meeting
When: 20th of April from 19:00 – ???
Where: Cafe Blågårds Apotek, Blågårds Plads 2, 2200 Kbh N

It has been a long time since we have had a Bar Meeting – so we are looking forward to seeing you all there!

Best regards,
IGDA DK

[Unity SIG] Google Group

Published on 25 March, 2011 in Nordic Game Jam. 0 Comments

We now have a Google Group for the Unity SIG, where you can continue the discussions: http://groups.google.com/group/unity-sig

[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.

Nordic Game Jam Update!

Published on 1 December, 2010 in Global Game Jam, IGDA and Nordic Game Jam. 0 Comments
The organizers of Nordic Game Jam are  happy to announce that the participants can compete doing Board Games! The foundation of computer games!
Now is your chance to create your own game during the NGJ 2011! Come and feel the power and freedom of game design and execution in its purest form. The board game track is open to everyone with a passion or just a curiosity in creating an analogue game. No computer skills required!

Additionally director Suvi Andrea Helminen http://suvi.dk/ is doing a research for a documentary regarding Nordic Game Jam 2011. She would like to get in touch with all of you who are going to participate in the game jam in order to get some insight into the event – newbees as well as veterans!

We hope that you are willing to have a meeting with her and share your previous experiences or hopes for the future game jams. The meetings will take place at the IT University in Game Lab 3B, 3rd floor, Games Department on the following dates:

  • 8 December 2010 from 16:00 to 19:00
  • 9 December 2010 from 16:00 to 19:00
  • 13 December 2010 from 10:00 to 16:00

Feel free to contact Suvi at mail@suvi.dk or 22 38 28 58 and say if you would like to come by and at what time.

For the sign up, sponsorship and news updates on the event – please check out the web site http://nordicgamejam.org

Looking forward to seeing you all for a smashing game jam!

Best regards,
The Nordic Game Jam Team

Randy Pagulayan – Talk about player research at ITU

Published on 29 September, 2010 in Nordic Game Jam. 0 Comments

On Tuesday October 5 at 15:30 Randy Pagulayan will speak about player research at ITU. Randy Pagulayan is User Research Manager at Microsoft Game Studios and the latest in the line of “work enthusiasts” to manage the User Research group at Microsoft Game Studios (MGS). Joining in 2000, Randy was one of the early members as they pioneered methods in the entertainment space.  During his time, Randy has led user research efforts on many games at Microsoft Game Studios, including Halo 2 (Xbox) and Halo 3 (Xbox 360).

Randy has a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Maryland, and a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Cincinnati, and has published in several journals, including Journal of Experimental Psychology, Brain Research Bulletin, and Human Movement Science.

Welcome to IGDA.dk

Published on 14 September, 2010 in IGDA. Closed

Welcome to the new web site of IGDA.dk! Stay tuned for updates, events and bar meetings!