Special Social Event, Dec. 18th 2013
Holiday Hootenanny! Come to Grumpy’s downtown and play some games with us! We’ll have Sports Friends, and various tabletop games, as well as whatever YOU bring to play. We’ll be getting kicked out of our room around 9, but we can hang out in the bar and shoot pool as long as we want. Show up on […]
Ep 29 — Three Times The Charm
The IGDATC Podcast Episode 29, Three Times the Charm After a typical delay, we’re happy to release our latest podcast ramblings. Ryan, Tori and Martin discuss various game related happenings, movies, and the upcoming next generation consoles. Show Notes Martin discusses his business, a custom game engine he’s made for iOS, and some projects, Ryan’s […]
IGDATC Nov 2013 – Game Audio, No Excuses
Game Audio, No Excuses - Damian Kastbauer Please Register at Eventbrite On the cusp of a new console generation and with the growing power of mobile devices, the technology gap between platforms is closing. This year I helped developers ship games across PC, X360/PS3, iOS/Android, and Xbox One. While the target specifications changed, the approach and […]
MN VR and HCI: Oculus Rift demos from VR Jam
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (CDT) There is a great new generation of VR games thanks to the VR Jam, and ongoing community work. Expect to do 5-10 ~5 minute sessions, and have a little vertigo inbetween. Wear contacts if you have them, everyone last time said it also works fine […]
Ep. 28 — Short Short
The IGDATC Podcast Episode 28, Short Short After a hella busy, insane-atious month, Ryan and Tori find a spare moment to make a quick go at a podcast. Thankfully Martin Grider interviewed people at the end of the meeting. Show Notes Short episode doesn’t really have any show notes other than expect us to talk […]
IGDATC Oct 2013 – 3DS Development and some Leap Motion
3DS Development and some Leap Motion Ken Patterson, Matt Heinzen, AJ Boganey and Ryan Appel from Big John Games Please Register at Eventbrite Big John Games will discuss it’s 2013 releases of “Big Bass Arcade: No Limit” and “Smash Bowling 3D” on the Nintendo 3DS. We’re also distributing our 3DS games in Japan and Europe, and […]
Ep. 27 — Howdja Like Them Apples
The IGDATC Podcast Episode 27, Howdja Like Them Apples Ryan and Tori invite special guest Martin Grider to discuss local game development and go on any number of tangents. Also, Martin was gracious enough to interview people after the August meeting. Show Notes Special Guests Martin Grider is a local game developer who has games […]
MN VR and HCI Meeting Sept. 2013 — Teensy and Addressable LEDs – John Bauer
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (CDT) Register at Eventbrite Teensy is a small, cheap and friendly microcontroller/board that works great for quick hardware projects. I’ll give a quick overview of the Teensy development envrionment and community. Most of the time will be demonstrating using WS2801/11 addressable LEDs along with controlling […]
IGDATC Sept 2013 – Marmoset Skyshop
IGDATC Sept 2013 Meeting Announcement. Please Register at Eventbrite. Marmoset Skyshop – Andres Reinot Marmoset Skyshop is a suite of shaders and tools for high quality, high performance natural lighting in Unity 3.5 and 4 (both free and pro.) It was released in May, and just received a Technical Achievement award at Unite 2013. The talk will […]
MN VR and HCI Meeting Aug 2013 – Choosatron – Jerry Belich
The Choosatron Interactive Fiction Machine – Jerry Belich Wednesday, August 28, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (CDT) Bloomington, United States Please Register at EventBright Software developer and storyteller Jerry Belich will be discussing his jump into the Maker movement with the Choosatron (currently a live Kickstarter!). From prototype to production, in less than a year his […]
