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Session Block 6
10:00am, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7th
Rm. Albany
ID:2012-SAr06
D. Cunningham (m),
Nick Dolce,
Eric Evans,
Andrew Quintiliani
Rm. Decatur
ID:2012-SP06
Sam Mendenhall (m),
Yan Xu,
Paul Tillery
Rm. Marietta
ID:2012-SAu06
Chris Nicholson (m),
Jack Menhorn,
Rob Warren
Rm. Salon D
ID:2012-SD08
Kevin Powell (m),
Adam Hatch,
Tim Lindsey
Katelyn Pitstick
Rm. Salon E
ID:2012-TBA
Glen Gordon (m)
Tools for Artists
From concept sculpting to level design, all artists want ways to quickly create what they see in their
heads, and they often want ways to drop their assets into working environments for testing or simply to
help work through some conceptual ideas. Waiting on others to help them get their ideas in motion can
be more than a bit frustrating. Many tools exist to help artists work independently, all the way from
initial asset creation to user-friendly game engines that will let you try out your own set ups. Learn
ideas for re-working your personal project pipelines and getting your assets finished in an independent
manner.
Augmented Reality: Nerdherder Case Study
Augmented Reality games seem to constantly be just over the horizon, always promising compelling
and novel game experiences, Enter Nerdherder, a casual Augmented Reality game where you take the
role of a manager whose job is to lure employees back to their cubicles. Powered by Qualcomm’s
Vuforia software, our team created the theme, aesthetics, interaction, puzzles, and social experience.
Come hear a firsthand account of the lessons learned during the year-long development cycle of an
experimental Augmented Reality game.
Small Budgets, Huge Sounds
Indie game studios are becoming the mainstream, and even though their budgets are small, they still
require killer audio design. This panel will open your eyes to the best sound libraries for your game.
You may even find that it’s as cost effective to use custom sounds and music.
Level Up!
Level design theory changes faster than a chaingun eats through ammo. In addition, level design
philosophies and techniques vary and change throughout genres. Our panel discusses the unique
challenges that arise when designing levels for different genres and the best practices for preparedness
to meet these challenges in the development process.
Windows 8: The Next Big Gaming Platform
Windows 8 is poised to provide the single largest developer opportunity in history.
With over 650 million licenses of Windows out there today, a reimagined user
experience, the new windows Store for apps, and a slew of exciting new devices
and form factors, now is the time to create apps for Windows 8. Casual and serious
gaming will make up a huge portion of that opportunity, and now is the time to take
advantage of the launch wave of Windows 8 by learning the options for game
development on Windows 8. In this session, you’ll learn about the Windows 8
platform, how to building games in HTML, C#, DirectX, and other platforms like
Xamarin and Unity, and how to publish to and get the most out of the Windows
Store. Plus you’ll get tons of resources for being successful with your game
development ventures.