There will be a talk/workshop/tutorial/thing this Sunday March 25, 2012 at 1:00pm in MC2054, about sprite based animation in 2d games. Aside from the basics of what sprite animation is, it’s going to be somewhere between an artistic talk, about drawing animations and making a sprite sheet, and a technical talk, about how you might implement a sprite animation system in your game engine. It will likely be more talk than workshop, really. Less with the interactivity, so you shouldn’t be absolutely necessary to have a laptop or anything with you to follow along with it.
Nothing left to say,
Jonathan Semple
ps. I will be the one running this talk, if you’re wondering.
The term’s nearing an end. That means this will be the last discussion until next term. The next GDCIE will be Tuesday March 27, 2012 at 6:00pm in MC2035. We will be discussing:
At a Distance, by Terry Cavanagh
http://distractionware.com/atadistance/
We’re out of board games and back into those of an electronic variety. This is a multiplayer, cooperative game for two players, meant to be played on two computers side by side. So, like past multiplayer games, we’ll be playing it at the discussion. We’ll be sure to have at least two laptops and controllers (easier for others to watch that way, I figure, rather than using keyboard and mouse). However, if people attending don’t mind lending their laptops for discussion use, then we can certainly get more than one game going at a time. Also, feel free to find someone to play with and give the game a try on your own, before the discussion, if you so please.
Nothing left to say,
Jonathan Semple
The penultimate GDCIE of the term is tomorrow, Tuesday March 20, 2012 at 6:00pm in MC2035. We’re going to be discussing:
Citadels, by Bruno Faidutti
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/478/citadels
Being a card game, we will be playing it at the discussion.
Nothing left to say,
Jonathan Semple
Because I love you all so much, I just wanted to make sure you all knew that we’re having our regular biweekly dev night tomorrow, Firday March 16, 2012 at 7:00pm in ML216.
Nothing left to say,
Jonathan Semple
Wouldn’t it be sweet if the club had a castle? The next GDCIE will be Tuesday March 20, 2012 at 6:00pm in MC2035. We will be discussing:
Citadels, by Bruno Faidutti
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/478/citadels
This is another card game, like Saboteur, so we’ll be playing the game at the discussion again.
Nothing left to say,
Jonathan Semple
Despite my own attempts to sabotage the GDCIE with alienating games and delayed decisions, the next discussion will be tomorrow, Tuesday March 12, 2012 at 6:00pm in MC2035. We will be discussing:
Saboteur, by Frederic Moyersoen
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9220/saboteur
Remember that, since this is a board game and all multiplayer and everything, we will be playing the game at the discussion as we talk about it.
Nothing left to say,
Jonathan Semple
Due to some room booking issues and a few locked doors with no keys, the IF Jam has moved to AL 208. Terribly sorry if this causes problems for anybody.
Jonathan Semple
Do you want to know the theme for this term’s IF Jam? I suppose I can tell you.
Theme: Monsters
There you have it. Start now on your IF, if you want. You can at least start thinking of ideas. We’re meeting up tomorrow (that’s Saturday March 10, 2012) in ML216 sometime before noon; around 10am, or really whenever you feel like getting started. Then we’ll spend the whole day jamming. The IF Jam will end a little bit after 9pm or so.
Nothing left to say,
Jonathan Semple
Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! I’m so late with this…I’m so late. Oh dear. Oh no. Panic! PANIC!
Sorry for that. The next GDCIE will be Tuesday March 13, 2012 at 6:00pm in MC2035. We will be discussing:
Saboteur, by Frederic Moyersoen
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9220/saboteur
Wait, what? It’s a board game? Yes, it is. We’ll be doing what we’ve done in the past with this sort of thing, which is playing it at the discussion while we talk about it. You can track it down (MathSoc has a copy) and give it a play with your friends or something beforehand if you want, but you don’t need to.
Nothing left to say,
Jonathan Semple
Are you reading this on your iPhone? I bet you are, you bastard. Think of the children, and all that. Our next GDCIE will be tomorrow, Tuesday March 6, 2012 at 6:00pm in MC2035 where we will be discussing:
Phone Story, by molleindustria
http://phonestory.org/index.html
What a happy and fun little game, right?
Nothing left to say,
Jonathan Semple