Austin

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to share an opportunity for a Lead Developer at a great gaming studio here in Austin. They're developing a new MMO and are looking for someone to lead by example to drive, motivate and energize of a team of hardcore game developers. Must have previous MMO development experience and a mastery of C++.

If you or someone you know would be interested in the position, you can e-mail me at or give us a call at 512.394.7156. Look forward to hearing from you.

Happy gaming!

-Makenna

Hi All,

My company, HigherOut, is currently looking for a Senior Graphics Engineer for our client, an awesome Austin-based gaming company. If you have a passion for games and would love to work on an engineering team ensuring their 3D engine is capable of presenting the best possible aesthetics for an upcoming MMO, let me know! I've included the full job description below - if you or someone you know might be interested, you can apply online at www.higherout.com, send your resume to OR give us a call at 512.394.7156.

Look forward to hearing from you!

Happy Gaming!

Makenna Lidiak

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HigherOut is a full service recruiting and staffing firm located in Austin, Texas. We are working with a fully-funded gaming company that was created to design, finance and oversee the production of multiple original projects.

HigherOut is a full service recruiting and staffing firm located in Austin, Texas. We are working with a fully-funded gaming company that was created to design, finance and oversee the production of multiple original projects.

I recently opened an art gallery in San Antonio, TX and I'm trying to schedule a presentation or a series of presentations for the month of December about video game development (The art of video game design). Is anyone here interested in doing a presentation? We don't charge for these events and refreshments can be provided by us.

Thanks

Donkey Kong + Epic Mickey @ E3 Nintendo (best of the press conferences in my opinion)

Congrats!

~M

Tiger Style -- the award-winning developer of Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor for the iPhone and iPod Touch -- is seeking an engineer to help us port Spider to Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

Tiger Style is a completely independent, fully distributed, self-funded operation with a unique business model whereby project contributors receive compensation in the form of revenue sharing.

We're looking for engineers who meet the following criteria:

- Must be experienced with C++.
- Must be self-motivated and a strong communicator.

Hello everyone,

I'm a dev looking to make the move to Austin with my new wife in the near future. I was wondering what suggestions people have for places to live in Austin.

For fun lets say I don't have a price range, hah.

Come join KingsIsle Entertainment, the creators of Wizard101!

This is the 3rd of Austin TX's regular monthly game jam sessions and the 2nd of Austin TX's Flixel-centric game jams.

'Tis a casual collaborative effort from the wild and crazy game developers/artists/enthusiasts of Austin, TX. Entirely focused on the creation of 1 small Flash game using Flixel and ActionScript 3.0.

Feb. 27th, 2010 (Saturday)
Austin Public Library: Carver Branch, 1161 Angelina St, Austin, TX
10:00AM - 4:30PM

Details: http://autopoetica.org

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/02/your-new-isp-google-launches-1gbps-fiber-to-the-home-trial.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/public/options

http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/public/overview

Hoping someone from the DMC gets on this...

Hello Fellow Game Industry Professionals!!!

Once a year Austin’s game industry comes together for a night of good fun, good friends, and all for a good cause. The event is known as Bowl For Kids Sake (BFKS). It is a charity fundraiser that benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters.

It takes very little of your time and is a LOT of fun. All you have to do is make a team on the BBBS website and send out a couple emails to your friends, family, and co-workers asking for donations.

Then on Friday, Feb. 26, 6 – 8 p.m.

(The *global* jam is the following week. You can think of this as a preparatory exercise, if you're going to both.)

This is second of Austin TX's regular monthly game jam sessions.
'Tis a casual collaborative effort from the wild and crazy game developers, artists, and enthusiasts of Austin, TX.
Entirely focused on the creation of 1 small Flash game using Flixel and ActionScript 3.0.

Jan. 23rd, 2010 (Saturday) Austin Public Library: Carver Branch, 1161 Angelina St, Austin, TX 10:00AM - 4:30PM

site: http://autopoetica.org

Global Game Jam 2010 is coming up at the end of January.

http://www.egads-austin.org/gamejam.php
http://groups.google.com/group/austin-ggj
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=222270431625

Article Brief:

"Do we make products for ourselves or for our customers?" asked Reid Schneider, EA Montreal's head of the Army of Two franchise, in a lecture at the Montreal International Game Summit.

Full Article: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/26103/EA_Montreals_Schneider_Who_Do_We_Make_Games_For.php

My Feedback:

Lingering about in my mind every time I spark a new game idea is whether to make it the way I see it or design it to please the audience. The thing we all have to remember is that video games are a business which relies on consumer investment.

Article Brief:

Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada sees a 'Cambrian explosion' of diversity in games and, fearing consumer confusion, he used his MIGS keynote tell developers that game "need to be consolidated into several formats."

Full Article: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/26099/Wada_Too_Much_Diversification_Will_Confuse_Game_Consumers.php

My Feedback:

I have always felt like there needs to be a standard for video games like movies and books. Imagine the future of video game shopping resembling a bookstore with everything categorized by genre.

Article Brief:

"Epic Games has announced a free PC edition of the Unreal Development Kit, also allowing non-commercial Unreal Engine 3 games to be released for free and detailing new royalty-based engine licensing."

Full Article: http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=25955

My Feedback:

I think it's a very good idea for Epic to be offering their engine to anyone who wishes to explore it. I can certainly see the vast amount of students who will be pleased to have access to such a wonderful tool.

I'm hosting a game jam on Nov. 28th at the Carver Branch Library called "Austin Themed Game Jam: Pilgrims VS. Natives".
It's very, very open to the public!
Details: http://autopoetica.org/

(Please email me w/ any questions because I don't visit the forums.)

Hope this isn't considered spam. If so my apologies but I saw similar request threads.

Although this person would start out on contract work, they would likely transition into working on our own projects. Below is a list of what we're looking for.