Of course, the sensible thing would be to use an existing game engine, but after a certain point, there is some curiosity if learning and fighting yet another game engine is really quicker that just writing something from scratch.
Some interesting news at gameindustry.biz on Qantm's new course offering. Qantm has announced a course tailered for designers who are eager to develop games on the iPhone platform. The new course starts at the London college early next year with Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne picking it up later on.
From Gameindustry.biz...
"The iPhone Course is a great example of education and industry working perfectly together. At Qantm we work very closely with commercial organisations, which yields great…
Conference 10 – 13 December 2008 Exhibition 11 – 13 December 2008
Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore
A SPECIAL INVITATION TO AUSTRALIA COMPANIES
http://perth.siggraph.org/mailout/SA2008-AustraliaPavilion.pdf
The Exhibition
A diverse, energetic showcase of everything Asia and beyond have to offer in computer graphics and interactive techniques, from hardware and software developers to production studios, and country trade pavilions hosting the…
SYDNEY, Australia - September 22, 2008 - Home Entertainment Suppliers Pty Ltd (HES) announced today the development of Rugby League 2: World Cup Edition for Sony PlayStation®2, by leading games developer Sidhe Interactive. The game builds on the highly successful 2005 release of Rugby League 2, bringing updated and new content in time for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.
“Rugby League 2 was a massive success and gamers had been asking for an updated version for a long time,” said David Robles…
HI ALL.
I have been interested in this comp for a while now and this weekend I have finally pulled my finger out.
This is what I have so far....
Basically so far his name is PANE aka Guy Patterson.
He was a gifted artist specialising in glass. One fate filled night whilst putting the finishing touches on the masterpiece that would forever stamp his name in the pages of history tradgedy struck.
The war between Batman and The Joker had finally cime to an explosive end that distroyed nearly…
IGN AU were at the Games Convention Asia 2008 where Game Developers' Association of Australia president (GDAA), Tom Crago, gave a presentation on the Australian games industry. Tom talked a bit about Team Bondi's L.A Noire, of which he said "could be the biggest budget videogame in development anywhere in the world. It would certainly... in terms of console titles, be in the top ten... LA Noire is a massive massive project." Tom also talked about L.A Noire's importance to the Austalian games…
Hey everyone,
Long time I havent been around here! I just thought i would show something that ive been working on for the past few weeks in my spare time.
Hope you enjoy!
Shes not a game model, no polycount limits and no texture sizes, just all flat colours using a simple skylight with HDR map in it and a single omni for lighting.
Made her up purely for fun, and something totally different to my usual work.
I hope you enjoy it :)
For all those currently considering courses for 2009 - come along to Australia's national screen arts and broadcast school to learn more and speak to a lecturer in the area you are interested in. For game development related courses, you can also find out more here.
From 11:00 am to 3:00pm on Saturday September 20 AFTRS will be providing throughout the day :
Lecturers on hand to talk to face to face from the following teaching areas:
Screenwriting
Directing
Producing
Game…
