Aug 18 2009
Just to say hi to people that can never make Wednesdays we are switching our meeting to Monday for this one time. The break in our routine will not be, gasp, permanent, and cause a grave disturbance in the force. However come celebrate the difference just this once and raise a glass to Mondays! Details here
Aug 18 2009
White & Lee has graciously offered to provide two hours a month of free time with an entertainment/game lawyer through the Silicon Valley IGDA. If you would like to take one of the four one half hour sessions see details here. Email me if you would like one of the timeslots for August 26 timeslots from 4pm to 6pm
Aug 17 2009
This Demo Night we have the great fortune to have cutting edge 3d game engines, beautiful independently crafted games, the latest on the very, very hot topic of game monetization, an interesting new tool for 3d graphic artists and the beloved Game Development Club. The start time was also moved up a bit to 6:30pm to help ensure that we have some casual time to see demos at tables and chat at the end of the evening. More detailed presentation summaries, speaker bios and information are coming however I wanted to get the list out as soon as possible.
Cogswell Game Development Club: One of the most popular presenters from last year, Brody Brooks , is back to chat about the ultra caffeinated “game in a day” experience.
Trinigy: Trinigy CEO Danie Conradie will be coming fresh from Austin GDC to speak. Trinigy has come to talk about the latest developments in their multi-platform 3D game engine, including all new integrations with, and support for, some of the game industry’s leading technologies. Those who are interested can get more hands-on with the technology after the presentations. A big thank you to Trinigy who has helped make this event possible.
Lazy 8 Studios: Founder Rob Jagnow will present the gorgeously crafted independent game Cog and his philosophical insites gained. Two people made this game. Look and weep.
Refreshment Break
PlaySpan: Karl Mehta, Co-Founder & CEO and Lex Bayer, GM of Social Networking Monetization at Playspan will be providing a demo of DDO Unlimited, game marketplace for digital goods, as well as an overview of the company’s new Ultimate Payment Wall for social network games. They will be speaking to how developers can use these platforms to tap into a new distribution mechanism to monetize games and applications.
Bioroid Studios: Founder Martin Robaszewski will talk about his wild and wooly, (you think I kid, look at the costume on his site) experiences at Comic-Con with his series of XBOX Live Indie games about Cyborg Mice and perhaps give us a peek at the latest Cyborg Mice Game.
Terathon’s C4 Game Engine: Eric Lengyel, Founder and CTO of Terathon Software will cover some of the new developments for their C4 3D game engine. Should be an especially great night for those interested in game engines.
Mixamo – Stefano Corazza, the CTO and mastermind behind Mixamo’s advanced technology will speak about their upcoming products for streamlining the 3d motion animation process. Mixamo is also local and enjoys direct developer feedback on their new products so make sure and chat with them after the presentation.
Aug 05 2009
The Silicon Valley IGDA will be having another Game Demo Night on Sept 30. The next few weeks is scheduled for firming up the presenter line-up.
Here are some videos from our last demo night if you would like to see what it is all about. We had an excellent turnout of about 200 game industry developers, professionals and game developer students last time.
If you would like to take advantage of the opportunity to present and have not already sent an email, or would like to send a reminder that you are interested please drop a quick note to caughtthinking@gmail.com
Hope to see you there.
Jul 26 2009
The premier boutique firm of White & Lee has graciously offered to provide two hours a month of free time with a lawyer through the Silicon Valley IGDA. If you would like to take one of the four one half hour sessions see details here
Jul 12 2009
It’s time to eat pizza and chew bubblegum. Silicon Valley IGDA Pizza Night Forever is coming again on Wednesday, July 29. We have a lot of fun announcements to make this time and hey you can always come and bring your own announcement. Everyone enjoyed the spontaneous game demos that broke out last time, so who knows what will happen this time. Hope to see you at Kapps in Mountain View at 7:30 pm. Location details here.
Jul 05 2009
We are currently taking suggestions on speakers for our next upcoming Demo Night in Sept/Oct and a Social and Mobile Game speaker panel. Contact the Silicon Valley IGDA if you have an appropriate game to demo and/or would like to suggest a panel member for the Social and Mobile Game panel.
Jun 22 2009
Time to talk games and feed your face again! Come with us for a lighthearted evening of game talk, the usual networking and chapter planning and assured world domination. On the evening of Wednesday, June 24 please join the Silicon Valley IGDA folks for an evening out at Kapp’s Pizza in Mountain View at 7:30 pm. Location details here.
Jun 10 2009
Here is a video of the first ever Game Project Connection night, a Silicon Valley IGDA original. The turnout was amazing. The enthusiasm awesome!
This event was the first of it’s kind and came out of a “vote on this idea” planning night suggestion made out of awareness of the economy and peoples end desires to make great games in spite of it (or perhaps even because of it). I guess it just goes to show the skeptics that when people are given an opportunity to design their own event and get to participate in making their own future, apathy is left at home. We all look forward to seeing the games and hearing the adventures along the way. Here’s to everyone!
Jun 10 2009
On our Game Project Connection Night we were graced by an incredible speech by Noah Falstein. There are several portions to this with something for everybody and an extremely informative Q&A at the end. The whole speech in it’s entirety is here. Enjoy!
The speech will be archived here.
