Hey Everybody,
With the end of the semester in sight, it's time to start planning for next
year! We will have an AGM on Thursday the 21st (week 12) at 5pm (room to
be confirmed). The AGM will give us a chance to plan how we would like to
grow the society next year, and of course vote in next year's committee.
The positions that will be up for grabs are:
- Chairperson
- Vice-Chairperson
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Equipment Officer
- Public Relations Officer
- Webmaster
- Trips and Events Officer
Join the facebook event here:
Game Dev AGM <https://www.facebook.com/events/210439405996855/>
Hope to see you all there!
Regards,
Bernard O'Connor
Trips & Events Officer,
Game Development Society,
2015-2016
Hey Everyone! The weekend is officially here, so let's kick it off with
some Game Dev news.
- *GameMaker Studio Workshop (Mon 7th Feb, 5-7, GLA.LG26)*
- *Member Submissions*
*GameMaker Studio Workshop (Monday 5-7, GLA.LG26)*
Learn some of the basics of game development such as player movement,
collision detection and adding art assets with GameMaker. We recommend that
you bring in your own laptop if you can.
Join the Facebook event here: GameMaker Studio Workshop
<https://www.facebook.com/events/960064207411283/>
*Member Submissions*
We are very interested in what our members make. So if you have anything
you want us to show off, send it to us at dcugamedev(a)gmail.com
Regards,
Bernard O'Connor
Trips & Events Officer,
Game Development Society,
2015-2016
Hey Everyone! We have some more Game Dev news to brighten up your week
- *Pixel Art Workshop: Tilesets (Mon 29th Feb, 5-7, GLA.LG26)*
- *Gamesfleadh Last Call*
- *Pixel Art Submissions*
*Pixel Art Workshop: Tilesets (Monday 5-7, GLA.LG26)*
We'll be continuing on our series of Pixel Art workshops next week. Learn
how to create your own tilesets which can be used in future workshops on
Game Maker, so don't miss out!
Join the Facebook event here: http://tinyurl.com/Tileset-Workshop
*Gamesfleadh Last Call*
As many of you know, LIT will be holding a Game Development event on the
9th of March. If you're interested in going be sure to register to go
soon, before tickets run out.
You can register here: http://goo.gl/forms/YmzSw3FtbT
You can find out more about Gamesfleadh on their website.
http://gamesfleadh.ie/
*Pixel Art Submissions*
As always we are very interested in what our members make. So if you have
any pixel art (or anything else you'd like to show off) send it to us at
dcugamedev(a)gmail.com
Regards,
Bernard O'Connor
Trips & Events Officer,
Game Development Society,
2015-2016
Hey Everyone! It's time to keep the Game Dev ball rolling with some more
news.
- *Level Design Workshop (Mon 22nd Feb, 5-6, GLA.LG26)*
- *Gamesfleadh Trip Registration (Extended to Sun 28th)*
- *Pixel Art Submissions*
*Level Design Workshop (Monday 5-6, GLA.LG26)*
Breogan will be giving another workshop on Monday, this time on Level
Design. Learn how to create fun, engaging levels for a short game using
Dungeon Decorator.
Join the Facebook event here:
http://tinyurl.com/gt27t2w
*Gamesfleadh Trip Registration*LIT Tipperary will be hosting a Game
Development event featuring both competitions (for all skill levels) and
talks. The event will be held on the 9th of March. We'll get a full
schedule of events closer to the date.
If you are interested in going make sure you fill out the registration form
as soon as possible before Sunday 28th to make sure you get a spot.
http://goo.gl/forms/YmzSw3FtbT
*Pixel Art Submissions*
Following our previous workshop on pixel art, if you have any pieces that
you'd like to show off then send them to us at dcugamedev(a)gmail.com ,
Regards,
Bernard O'Connor
Trips & Events Officer,
Game Development Society,
2015-2016
Hey Everyone! Now that we're settled into the semester it's time to get
back into Game Dev!
- *Pixel Art Workshop (Mon 15th Feb, 4-6, GLA.LG 26)*
- *Gamesfleadh Trip Registration (Sun Feb 21st)*
*Pixel Art Workshop (Mon 15th Feb, 4-6, GLA.LG 26)*
Breogan Hackett will be giving an introductory workshop in Gimp to draw
Pixel Art and some basic drawing techniques to add some color to your games.
*Gamesfleadh Trip Registration (Sun Feb 21st)*
LIT Tipperary will be hosting a Game Development event featuring both
competitions and talks. The event will be held on the 9th of March. We
will be taking a bus down from DCU to LIT that morning. For all those who
want to go please fill out the following form by Sunday the 21st.
The trip is free, just make sure to bring your own food.
http://goo.gl/forms/YmzSw3FtbT
