Part 2 of Shannon Posiewski’s Presentation

Shannon from Cryptic Studios (2/2) from SJSU Game Dev on Vimeo.

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Part 1 of Shannon Posiewski’s Presentation.

Shannon from Cryptic Studios (1/2) from SJSU Game Dev on Vimeo.

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There will be tower defense game presentations this up coming Monday April 27th, 4pm in the Pacifica room at the Student Union. Come check out some awesome games!

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Here are the entries from the 8-bit challenge!

“Vanguarder” by Edgar, Robert, and Cliff

Vanguarder from SJSU Game Dev on Vimeo.

“Tactics This” by Michael and John.

Tactics This from SJSU Game Dev on Vimeo.

“Other People” by Kelsey

Other People from SJSU Game Dev on Vimeo.

“Mediocre Man” by Pauline, Gizelle, Parris, and Wally

Mediocre Man from SJSU Game Dev on Vimeo.

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Here are the entries for the pong challenge from way back when.

“Pong+” by Edgar, Cliff, Sri, Dzung, and Shea

Pong+ from SJSU Game Dev on Vimeo.

“Circle Pong” by Robert

Circle Pong from SJSU Game Dev on Vimeo.

“Pi Pong” by Kelsey

Pi Pong from SJSU Game Dev on Vimeo.

“Pong” by Victor

Pong Variation from SJSU Game Dev on Vimeo.

“Audio Pong” by Parris and Marek

Audio Pong from SJSU Game Dev on Vimeo.

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Thanks for everyone who participated in the last challenge. We will post the video of the winners soon! In the mean time, here are the rules for the newest challenge!

Tower Defense:

- At least one map

- At least 3 Tower types

- At least 5 waves of creeps

- It may be developed for any platform

Prizes will be announced on the day of; however, please remember how awesome the prizes were last time :)! Plus you will be praised in the Game Dev and CS club for your awesomeness.

This may be judged by a vote or by a panel (not sure yet, Edgar and I both want to participate)

Grading Criteria:

- Mechanics

- Game Play

- Graphics/Audio

- Polish

Tentative Deadline: Monday, April 27th, 2009 at 5:00pm ( a little more than a month from now )

We will also have a speaker on that day! ( will be announced and confirmed soon )

Good Luck!

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Hi Everyone,

The shmup challenge ends on monday. We will be presenting on Monday, March 16th at 5:00pm. Meet at the Computer Science Club MH 227 on Campus. Make sure to bring your laptops and the game. We will tell you the format of the presentation at the event. We are thinking winner may be decided by vote!

The winner will be announced at the AMD Tech Talk at 6:30pm. Prizes will be give out them.

Prizes will include gift cards and a copy of Halo Wars for Xbox 360! (Care of Mircosoft).
THERE WILL BE FOOD AT THE TECH TALK. Details on the flyer below! See you all on Monday!

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Hi Everyone,

This was a little later than anticipated; however, here are the rules for the shmup! Once again you may use any technology that you would like. If you make your game in C#/XNA and you feel that it would have a chance for Imagine Cup I would suggest submitting your entry. Winner of that will get to go to Cairo, Egypt and participate in the internationals and have a chance at winning $25,000

1. 1 Minute of Gameplay (at least)

2. 1 Level (at least)

3. 1 Boss!

4. Teams are allowed and may be as large as you wish.

5. The due date is around March 5th (we will set it in stone within the next week or so)

6. Games will be graded on Mechanics, Design (graphics, game and sound), Fun Factor, and Polish

7. The winners get prizes

8. The judges are Parris and Edgar (they may be bribed (jk))

9. Top 3 will get posted on SJSUGAMEDEV.com!!!

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Hi Everyone,

Our first general meeting for Spring 2009 will be in the Computer Science Club (MH 227, SJSU) at 4:30pm on Thursday, February 5th, 2009. We will discuss upcoming events, the global game jam which happened at cogswell and a brand new game challenge.

See you guys/gals soon!!!

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The final presentation for the 8-bit challenge has been extended due to Thanksgiving! The final presentation been moved to Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008.

The location will be the Student Union: Ohlone room.

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