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Greater
Brisbane Chapter
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gameOn
program 2008
the
game_on and get_game programs are supported by the Creative Industries Precincts, QANTM, Griffith University QCA and the Hornery Institute, aided and abetted by the brisbane igda ..
queensland is home to some of the most active game production companies in australia [see Queensland Games] and the information about life in the industry is of interest to professionals, students, teachers, artists and of course, players!
the gameOn program brings industry speakers to talk about their lives and their work
the program is free and open to the public: ALL WELCOME
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currently running: may - june 25 july 4th!
GameOn Goes Virtual: Landscape Concept Art Competition - Launches 7 May - via 60Sox
This is an invite to all game enthusiasts to visualise and present a game world landscape in the medium of your choice. Entries are to be uploaded onto a host website and will be critiqued by a panel of judges, at the end of which a finalist will be announced and a prize given on Wednesday August 6. The competition will be open on Wednesday May 7, closing on June 25.
Good Luck! - [details]
GameOn Goes Workshop: Photoshop digital painting - Wed 7 May, 5-7pm @ CIP (Musk Av) KG - block Z2 - room 501
In preparation for a landscape concept art competition to be held from early May, concept artist for Fuzzyeyes Studio, Alex Drummond, lead a 2-hour workshop demonstrating the job of a concept artist, allowing participants the chance to develop a game world landscape.
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2008 program details
| event
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gameOn program |
| march |
Get Game: Wii Challenge - Wed 5 March, 5-7pm @ The Block, CIP, (Musk Av) KG
This year's Wii Challenge is set to be just as entertaining as the last; only in 2008 new Wii innovations will be put to play alongside commercial games. So put your Wii caps on and get ready to have some fun on the BIG big screen, in conjunction with BODY+. |
| april
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Casual Game-making - Wed 2 April, 5-6pm @ The Glasshouse, CIP (Musk Av) KG
Join Duncan Curtis and Marko Grgic of the 3 Blokes Studio as they discuss the nature of developing and publishing indepenent and casual games and the latest crazes to hit the casual games market [presentation slides] |
| may |
GameOn Goes Workshop: Photoshop digital painting - Wed 7 May, 5-7pm @ CIP (Musk Av) KG Z2 501
In preparation for a landscape concept art competition to be held from early May, concept artist for Fuzzyeyes Studio, Alex Drummond, will lead a 2-hour workshop demonstrating the job of a concept artist, allowing participants the chance to develop a game world landscape. |
| june |
GameOn Goes Virtual: Landscape Concept Art Competition - Launches 7 May - via 60Sox
This is an invite to all game enthusiasts to visualise and present a game world landscape in the medium of your choice. Entries are to be uploaded onto a host website and will be critiqued by a panel of judges, at the end of which a finalist will be announced and a prize given on Wednesday August 6. The competition will be open on Wednesday May 7, closing on June 25 - extended date: JULY 4th.
Good Luck! - [details] |
| july |
Landscape art competition judging
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| aug |
competition winners announced and all you wanted to know about level editing
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| sept |
writing for games |
| oct |
the return of the 48 hour game making challenge |
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The gameOn 2008 program builds on the gameOn 2007 program and welcomes old friends and new ... the brisbane chapter of the igda have been active in building the games community and scafolding both those within the industry and those who are interested in joining the industry since 2004
What is the
igda?
International
Game Developer Association chapters connect game developers in local communities
around the world. Through regularly scheduled meetings, chapters provide an
opportunity for professional game developers to interact with peers on a local
level, and reach out to international peers. This chapter of the IGDA seeks
to bring together game developers in the greater Brisbane area, including the
Gold and Sunshine Coasts.
Learn
more at http://www.igda.org/ . and the
greater brisbane chapter
home
see also brisbane
chapter igda program and the igda
forums for recent updates and news
last updated by
truna june 2008
