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Oulu GameDev ClubStage ry

• Community for students and hobbyists interested in developing games

• Since 2010

• Core function is to arrange game development activities in Oulu– Game jams and other events

– Training and educational lobbying

– Communication and discussion channel

– Co-operation with other game development groups

Typical Game Jam

• Create a game in a single weekend

• Games are made on site

• Goal is to deliver a game as complete as possible with limited time and resources, but unlimited creativity

1. Idea innovation based on theme and constraints

2. Pitch & form teams, not all pitches get made

3. Design, prototype, implement, improve

...more and more until the time runs out!

4. Deliver and share

Upcoming Events

Confirmed:

• Annual Meeting and Party (16.4.2014)

• Vectorama Game Jam (5-8.6, 2014)

Planned:

• Autumn Game Jam (October 2014)

• Global Game Jam (2015)

Anyone Can Participate

• Developer classes– Game Designer, Programmer, Graphics

Designer, Animator, Modeller, Writer, Musician, SFX Guy, Voice Actor, Tool Developer ...

• Support classes– If you just want to hang out but contribute, we need also

support people– Media

producer, Cameraman, Photographer, Blogger, Journalist– Organizer, Slave, Insomniac, Staff

Sergeant, Assistant, Guard, Privateer ...

• Multiclassing is allowed

Technical StuffSome previously used tools, environments, frameworks etc.

• Unity (IDE + game engine)

• XNA (framework)

• Game Maker (IDE + game engine

• Pygame (game module for python)

• Cocos2D (multi-platform framework)

• CraftyJS, CreateJS, EnchantJS (JavaScript libraries for HTML5 games)

• Pen, paper, sticks, stones, printer, scissors...