(from David Hewitt)
G'day all.
Yes, you read the subject line right, the next IGDA Melbourne Chapter Meeting is THIS Thursday. And no, you didn't miss any emails - this is, in fact, the first you've heard of it. Apologies for the short notice.
The reason this announcement is somewhat tight is that we've been waiting until we could confirm a VERY SPECIAL GUEST for the meeting - Greg Costikyan (http://www.costik.com/weblog/). Thanks to the very good people organising the Free Play conference (…
Check it out and start getting excited.
Coming soon will be the Expo participants, the Demo Room Schedule and the LAN plan
Only one week to Free Play, so don't forget to get on down to ACMI to get your tickets. Full details are below.
INTERNATIONAL GUESTS
We are proud to announce more info on international speaker Null Pointer..., who will be delivering a keynote speech as well as participating in a range of panels and discussions over the conference.
Null Pointer http://www.nullpointer.co.uk…
There's a great hands-on article over at IGN on Heroes of the Pacific, the WW2 flight combat game in development at IR Gurus. The article looks into how the controls are tackled for the planes, and the variety of missions on offer to the player...
"With all of these different types of missions and gameplay to take care of, Heroes of the Pacific is set up to be much more than just a dogfighting game. The aerial combat that we've seen is fun, but even that would wear incredibly thin after 26…
Team Xbox has the teaser trailer that was shown at E3 for TY the Tasmanian Tiger: Night of the Quinkan available on their website...
"In this new chapter, TY and his mates face their biggest challenge yet: an otherwordly invasion by an ancient evil. TY?s next adventure takes him into a shadowy world full of dangerous creatures. In the game, players will embark on a series of action packed missions and challenges filled with new and upgraded weapons - including TY's trademark boomerang…
The program schedule for Free Play is up! There's some very interesting panels and workshops planned, so be sure to have a look (and book your tickets!!).
KEYNOTE SPEAKER - GREG COSTIKYAN With Greg Costikyan Greg Costikyan The keynote speech will be on the need for a parallel distribution channel for independently-created PC games; the creative, commercial, and audience pressures that make this viable; the obstacles faced; and possible ways forward.
State of the industry With Mark Angeli, Greg…
Hey, now based in Oslo, Noway, working on Age of Conan - Hyborian Adventures. There's been a great deal to do, not only workwise but just getting settled etc. So far, despite some homesickness and missing friends and family I'm enjoying myself. And the women are gorgeous :) (I had to say it)
be well
g
See your work on the big screen - Dissecta CutScene Competition: 1 winner to rule them all!
The Dissecta CutScene Competition is now open and is looking for the best amateur or professional 5 to 10 second cutscene on the theme "human piloted robots in Australia". Entries must be moving image and provided in a standard electronic moving image format (Quicktime, AVI, Mpeg), and must have been created specifically for the competition. Entries must have the Dissecta logo as either a WATERMARK or a…
Xbox IGN has new details, screens, and footage on Ty, the Tasmanian Tiger 3, Night of the Quinkan by Krome Studios...
For the upcoming TY the Tasmanian Tiger: Night of the Quinkan, Krome will once again enhance its lighthearted franchises with a list of improvements, such as larger environments, new vehicles and a totally revamped weapon system. Krome has also tweaked its Living Environment Technology System (LETS) to create larger environments packed with more detail, wildlife and vegetation…
Free Play: The Next Wave Independent Game Developers Conference
15 - 17 July 2005
Presented by the Next Wave Festival and the Australian Centre Moving Image with support from Multimedia Victoria and the Australian Film Television and Radio School
Free Play is not far away so here are a few little updates before the weekend.
INTERNATIONAL GUESTS
We are proud to announce our 3 international speakers, who will be delivering keynote speeches as well as participating in a range of panels and…
