Author Archives: john

  • February Meetup: Tim Knowlton – Flare

    Posted on February 27, 2012 by john in Events, News.

    When: Tuesday, February 27th, 2012 Where: Base 163: 163 E. Main St., Lexington, 3rd Floor What Time: 7:00pm How Much: FREE Join us to here from Tim Knowlton. Tim will be talking about Flare, the game he helped make at the Global Game Jam event. All the results from the game jam can be found here: http://runjumpdev.com/events/ggj2012/ […]

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  • Upcoming February Events

    Posted on February 16, 2012 by john in Events, News.

    Tomorrow, February 17th, the Shift design group is hosting a stop on the gallery hop at Base 163. It is an exhibit with everything having gone through some digital process. A couple of games and a Kinect piece will be on display. More details here: http://galleryhop.base163.com/ Wednesday, February 22nd, Heather Chandler, a video game producer, […]

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  • Unity Programming Workshop Posted

    Posted on January 24, 2012 by john in Resources.

    The Unity Programming workshop video and source code has been posted. Unfortunately the video gets cut off toward the end. Check out the Unity Resource page. And don’t forget to register for the game jam.

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  • Global Game Jam Schedule

    Posted on January 15, 2012 by john in Events, News.

    The schedule for the global game jam has been posted.  We have several events and workshops leading up to the game jam.  Check out the details here. And don’t forget to register for the game jam.

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  • Global Game Jam 2012 Registration Open

    Posted on January 10, 2012 by john in Events, News.

    RunJumpDev – Global Game Jam 2012 is a event where participants come together over a weekend and build new games.  Everyone is given a common theme or constraint and the fun is seeing the different, creative directions that people take the idea.  In the beginning people pitch game ideas and teams are formed.  The teams […]

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  • UK Game Developers Group Party

    Posted on December 8, 2011 by john in Events.

    What: University of Kentucky Video Game Developers Group invites you to our first Indie Game Premier! + pizza and soft drinks. When: Friday, December 9th at 5pm Where: Davis Marksbury Building Theatre Contact: VideoGameDevelopersGroup@gmail.com Event Info: – Information about the UK’s Video Game Developers group and how to become a member. – Local game development […]

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  • Ben Kuchera – Marketing for Indie Games

    Posted on December 7, 2011 by john in Events, Resources.

    Here is video from November’s meetup. Ben Kuchera, gaming editor of Ars Technica, shares his advice for indie game developers, including marketing best practices, how to deal with press, and how to get your indie game to can stand out.

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  • November Meetup: Ben Kuchera – Ars Technica

    Posted on November 17, 2011 by john in Events, News.

    When: Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 Where: Downtown Lexington Public Library, Room A (Lower level) What Time: 7:00pm How Much: FREE Parking: Free validated parking in library garage Join us to hear from Ben Kuchera, the gaming editor for Ars Technica.  Ben plays and writes about as many games as he can fit into a reasonable work day. Covering reviews […]

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  • Unity 3D Introduction Video

    Posted on October 29, 2011 by john in Events, Resources.

    Here is a video about Unity 3D from our October 2011 meetup.

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  • October Game Developer Meetup

    Posted on October 18, 2011 by john in Events.

    A reminder that on 10/25/11, @7pm we are meeting at Base 163: 163 E. Main St., Lexington. Join us to hear from John Meister of Pheeva. John will give a high level introduction to Unity, which is a game engine and development environment for PC/Mac, web, mobile, and consoles. Plus we will enjoy some pizza […]

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