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Golden Ticket Computer Game Competition

Time: Wednesday, December 14th at 5pm Venue: Computing Labs, D-Block, South Building, UU Coleraine In association with GameTheWorld, the School of Computing and Information Engineering at Coleraine is hosting a computer games playing competition. The competition is open to all university and 16-18 school students and the winner will receive[...]

Darklight Symposium – 2

Darklight takes place from the 27-28th of Oct this year. Oct 27th sees a making movies for the small screen workshop. Cost 40 euros. Oct 28th see a free one day symposium with talks onthe legal implications of creating and distribution you own contnent and the impact and evolution of[...]

Teaching Game Design – 2

A one day course on teaching game design will be held at the University of Abertay, Scotland on the 3rd of November.

Ware It Well

The age of multiplayer is upon us. Broadband has created a global living-room where bigger and badder multiplayer games like Halo 2 and Burnout are enhancing online experiences. At the heart of this interactive revolution is DemonWare, the devil in disguise behind wireless networking.

Ware It Well – 2

The age of multiplayer is upon us. Broadband has created a global living-room where bigger and badder multiplayer games like Halo 2 and Burnout are enhancing online experiences. At the heart of this interactive revolution is DemonWare, the devil in disguise behind wireless networking.

Torc Release Dreadnought Demo

Torc Interactive, following its collaboration with AMD, today released Dreadnought – a 64-bit technology demo utilising the Instinct Engine which is designed to showcase the power of AMD64 technology-based systems.

Torc Release Dreadnought Demo – 2

Torc Interactive, following its collaboration with AMD, today released Dreadnought – a 64-bit technology demo utilising the Instinct Engine which is designed to showcase the power of AMD64 technology-based systems.

Futureplay

FuturePlay – The International Academic Conference on the Future of Game Design and Technology Union Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA The schedule for FuturePlay is now packed with excellent content. We have a diverse collection of speakers, workshops, panels and academic papers being presented. Some highlights are[...]

Austin Game Conference

The Austin Game Conference, the largest conference dedicated to online game development, has added a Games In Asia track to it’s conference program on October 28, 2005. Leading game developers from both Asia and North America will convene in Austin, Texas to discuss computer and video game design and business[...]

Playstation 10 Party

venue: industry hall, RDS, Dublin. time: from 8pm This is a ticketed event and is strictly over 18s.. see the forums under events to try and win a ticket!!

State Of Play Iii

State of Play III: Social Revolutions is the third annual State of Play conference on the future of cyberspace convened by the Institute for Information Law & Policy at New York Law School, the Information Society Project at Yale Law School, and the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at[...]

Creative Clusters 2005

Where: Europa Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland When: Monday 24th – Wednesday 26th October 2005 A networking event for creative industry development people. Featuring over sixty international speakers, presenting on a wide range of the latest policy issues, including: Heralding A New Era in the UK: Will Creative and Cultural Skills[...]

Serious Games Summit – 2

The Serious Games Summit is a unique, two-day event that provides: * Developer training and education specific to serious game creation * 40+ dynamic sessions, lectures and roundtables discussions * Showcase of next-generation serious games efforts * Opportunities to network and for customer-developer meetings For more, see www.seriousgamessummit.com/

Dc Or Not Dc?

DC Studios announced an April 2005 opening of their Dublin office then never showed up. What happened and are they still planning to operate and recruit within Ireland? Pavel Barter talks to DC CEO Mark Greenshields.

Dc Or Not Dc? – 2

DC Studios announced an April 2005 opening of their Dublin office then never showed up. What happened and are they still planning to operate and recruit within Ireland? Pavel Barter talks to DC CEO Mark Greenshields.

Shindig – 3

In honour of the return of Omen and Kyotokid to these shores there will be a small gathering of gamedevs and others in Dublin this coming Friday. Venue to be decided on the forums.

Darklight Digital Festival

This year’s Darklight festival of film, animation, interactive media etc. will take place in Dublin’s digital hub on Thomas street from the 17th-21st November. More info: http://www.darklight-filmfestival.com/pages/about.htm

Pooka Games & The Gaa Game

This month we explore the story of Pooka games, an Irish company who existed from 1998-2002/3 and who had hoped to develop a game based on the GAA licence. As we all know it isn’t an easy thing to set up a games company – Noel Corrigan reflects on their experiences.

Pooka Games & The Gaa Game – 2

This month we explore the story of Pooka games, an Irish company who existed from 1998-2002/3 and who had hoped to develop a game based on the GAA licence. As we all know it isn’t an easy thing to set up a games company – Noel Corrigan reflects on their experiences.

Women In Games 05

I am just back from my first Women in Games Conference which took place this year at the University of Abertay, Dundee.

Women In Games 05 – 2

I am just back from my first Women in Games Conference which took place this year at the University of Abertay, Dundee.

Starcave Expands

Starcave, an independent game developer based in Galway have recently hired new staff and taken on some interns. Gd.ie got in contact to ask them what was going on?

Starcave Expands – 2

Starcave, an independent game developer based in Galway have recently hired new staff and taken on some interns. Gd.ie got in contact to ask them what was going on?

Futureplay 05,

FuturePlay 2005, the International Academic Conference on the Future of Game Design and Technology, takes place October 13-15, 2005 in East Lansing, MI in the US on the campus of Michigan State University. (Looks like a good opportunity for artistic, experimental and student projects. Deadlines for papers and posters, end of July, Deadline for game submissions Sept 9th.- Aphra)

Igda Ireland & Eurographics 05 – 2

Observant readers will have noticed that Eurographics is being held in Trinity College Dublin this year. The IGDA Ireland chapter is sponsoring an industry games session on Wed. 31st August, 2-4 pm, 2005.

Futureplay 05, – 2

FuturePlay 2005, the International Academic Conference on the Future of Game Design and Technology, takes place October 13-15, 2005 in East Lansing, MI in the US on the campus of Michigan State University. (Looks like a good opportunity for artistic, experimental and student projects. Deadlines for papers and posters, end of July, Deadline for game submissions Sept 9th.- Aphra)

Igda Ireland & Eurographics 05

Observant readers will have noticed that Eurographics is being held in Trinity College Dublin this year. The IGDA Ireland chapter is sponsoring an industry games session on Wed. 31st August, 2-4 pm, 2005.

Women In Games

The Women in Games 2005 Conference will highlight the most recent, groundbreaking work in this field of computer game research and development to both academic and industrial worlds.

Women In Games – 2

The Women in Games 2005 Conference will highlight the most recent, groundbreaking work in this field of computer game research and development to both academic and industrial worlds.

A Glimpse Into The Future At Wired’S Nextfest

With a great cloud of humidity smothering the city streets and temperatures soaring to record heights, Chicago’s Navy Pier opened it’s doors to reveal the vast, air conditioned expanses of Wired magazines’ NextFest technology festival.

A Glimpse Into The Future At Wired’S Nextfest – 2

With a great cloud of humidity smothering the city streets and temperatures soaring to record heights, Chicago’s Navy Pier opened it’s doors to reveal the vast, air conditioned expanses of Wired magazines’ NextFest technology festival.

Igda Student Scholarships

University students will have the opportunity to visit the Game Developers Conference Europe, courtesy of the International Game Developers Association.

Igda Student Scholarships – 2

University students will have the opportunity to visit the Game Developers Conference Europe, courtesy of the International Game Developers Association.

Igda Scholarships For Gdce

If you would like to attend GDCE (31st to September 1st, 2005)for free and are a student then you need to submit an application before July 20th.

Igda Scholarships For Gdce – 2

If you would like to attend GDCE (31st to September 1st, 2005)for free and are a student then you need to submit an application before July 20th.

Design And Technology Workshop 2005

Game Industry folk, academics and students of games will be interested to know that a call has been issued for papers for a two day workshop on game design, technology and culture, forthcoming at Liverpool John Moores University, 8-9 November, 2005. This is a joint academic industry conference and the deadline for full paper submission is the 30th August, 05. Full details below.

Gdc Europe

For those who can't afford or didn't have the time to make GDC this year it may be worth checking out the European event. The 5th Annual GDC Europe will take place from the 30 August to 1 September, 2005 event in London, UK.

Design And Technology Workshop 2005 – 2

Game Industry folk, academics and students of games will be interested to know that a call has been issued for papers for a two day workshop on game design, technology and culture, forthcoming at Liverpool John Moores University, 8-9 November, 2005. This is a joint academic industry conference and the deadline for full paper submission is the 30th August, 05. Full details below.

Gdc Europe – 2

For those who can't afford or didn't have the time to make GDC this year it may be worth checking out the European event. The 5th Annual GDC Europe will take place from the 30 August to 1 September, 2005 event in London, UK.

Another Generation At E3

When half of the US film industry is on the other side of the world, the games industry invades Los Angeles for their own version of the Cannes Film Festival, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3. According to the organizers, over 70,000 people attended this year’s expo.