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Hi all,
I was thinking of organising the birthday shindig for Friday the 27th of April. Can people let me know if that clashes with anything major?
we will open voting for annual awards as soon as I have a date and venue..
I would also be interested in suggestions for speakers and talks on the night..
finally, I would be interested in one or two volunteers to help out organising and running the event. PM me if interested. It won’t be onorous, but help is nice :)
Aphra.
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It clashes with my honeymoon, but I’ll let yis off this time! Hope to catch yis in May
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Ta mate :!:
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Cool I was planning on going home soon, so I might coincide it with the shindig….
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Ta mate :!:[/quote:4f83530e03]
Get married there Pete, nice one.. Best of luck to the two of ye.
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Congrats Pete. :)
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will there be beer :P
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Congratulations Pete dude!!! There’ll be no more eating crisps in bed for ye now! :P
The date for the shindig sounds good, we can raise a glass or three there to Pete and his other ( and better of course ;) ) half!
Mal
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End of month is always a bad time, milestones are always due at end of months… :(
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and the little problem of Easter as well in April – you just can’t win.
Anyway I am pleased to announce that this year’s birthday shindig will be hosted by the GV2 Research Group in Trinity College Dublin and will take place in the Lloyd Building lecture room LB01 from 7-9pm on Friday the 27th of April.
Put it in your diaries…
Aphra.
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Amazing how the threads on this site with the word "Shin-dig" get so much interest. As a great man once said..
"DEVELOPERS!! DEVELOPERS!! DEVELOPERS!! DEVELOPERS!! DEVELOPERS!! DEVELOPERS!! DEVELOPERS!! DEVELOPERS!!" -
Would love to go, but got tickets to see jimmy eat world in earls court that weekend. They only call round this way once a year…
Might make the next shindig in may though.
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As a great man once said..
"DEVELOPERS!! DEVELOPERS!! DEVELOPERS!! DEVELOPERS!! DEVELOPERS!! DEVELOPERS!! DEVELOPERS!! DEVELOPERS!!"[/quote:877e688a0a]I believe it was this man: :D
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lol
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5. Gotta be DemonWare.
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Refresh us on the previous winners for stamina… I can’t even remember who won last year.
1. No idea
2. No idea
3. Mal / Omen
4. kyotokid
5. Demonware / Dark WaterAs with all Shindigs or group gatherings I will be absent, research is a cruel mistress(that and the inherent costs involved). I will be in Dublin this Saturday night if anyone wants to attempt to get a free pint.
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24/07/2007…………………….checks diary…………….well, that can’t be………….impossible……………..IMPOSSIBLE I TELL THEE………………………………………………………. I’m free!!! :shock:
YaYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!! :D
Re. talks, I can prepare a quick IP number (what else :roll: ), kinda ‘IP-in-games-101’, if there’s any interest at all. Be about 20 mins tops, using PPT with screenshots and/or vids.
Pete – congratulations to you and your future Mrs. Only bit of unsollicited advice that springs to mind (after 11 years :shock: ): it’s going to be your (you + Mrs Pete) day, so don’t fret about whether guest are enjoying themselves/this-that-the other.
See you lot later then.
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I didn’t think Ivan won it last year…
Who else is funny on this board…. :shock:
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I probably shouldn’t get any more awards.
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29 Mar 2003
I might have it on longevity.. but sadly not on posting rate :)
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ive posted 1490 times.. jesus…
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haha
Go get a real job.. What making games isnt a real job, hours im pulling at moment it seems pretty real. All so ye have a kick ass AAA racing title to play against ye’re buddies on 360 live and ps3 online.. :) -
by the way I would interested to know why people think DarkWater should get the group of the year award?
Aphra.[/quote:8e331baf89]
New Studio, hope for the future, hiring like mad, cant give it to Demonware again :P
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by the way I would interested to know why people think DarkWater should get the group of the year award?[/quote:6b982ba292]
Yeah, I was wondering about that too.I know DemonWare won it last year, but without them the site would be in need of funding, I think that’s reason enough.
Anyone know what DarkWater are up to, other than advertising on GI.biz?
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by the way I would interested to know why people think DarkWater should get the group of the year award?
[/quote:a1cf269978]Considering the number of companies that seem to have fallen off the map I think its important to acknowledge those that are still with us…. that and Demonware won it last year. But I agree with Omen’s point on the funding.
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Are they hiring like mad? Sure their advertising, anyone on here from Dark Water or know anyone who has just been hired by them?
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jesus wtf, i’m the only person who has voted for dark water, you lot can choose whoever the fuck you like.
*sigh*
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Yes, but its you Ivan, and you’re such a trend-setter ;)
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I vote Aphra for the Stamina Award for putting up with us all for the last number of years!!!
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I vote Aphra for the Stamina Award for putting up with us all for the last number of years!!![/quote:8572548f8f]
That’s true…. I second that.
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thanks…but since I am one of the judges I think I am disqualified..conflict of interest and all that :)
re DarkWater and reasons for nominations. I was just thinking yes it is great they have opened up a studio but Demonware and Upstart both completed pretty good business deals last year, the Digital Hub ran the irish Dare heats etc. etc…so just think about why you are giving the nominations.
Aphra.
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1. Newbie: Don’t know
-being a newbie myself i’m still not sure where my feet are at and who was on before and after me….checking dates like ew!2. Stamina: peter_b
-1:02 posted by peter_b
-1:05 posted by peter_b
-1:09 posted by peter_b
-1:15 posted by kyotokid
-1:16 posted by peter_b
-1:17 posted by peter_b
-1:18 posted by gizmo
-1:22 posted by eDen
-1:25 posted by peter_b
-1:37 posted by peter_b3. Salmon of Knowledge: gizmo
-just puts sense to the whole boards4. Humour: kyotokid
-funny looking yeah??5. Gd.ie Person/group of the year: Demonware again maybe??
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eDen2. Stamina:
Peter_b3. Salmon of Knowledge:
Gizmo4. Humour:
Kyotokid5. Gd.ie Person/group of the year:
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Darragh2: Stamina
Gizmo3: Salmon Of Knowledge
Pete (Torc\instinct tech)4: Humour
??5: Group
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I second peters motion to make Darragh newbie of the year along with the humour award. Does anyone remember his drunken post where he ripped the assholes outta half the forum for accusing him of being a lazy student. Priceless…
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Good talk i reckon, Demonware must be changing a bit now their part of Activision..
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Murphy, Darragh – ye maniacs up for a trip to Dublin come the 27th? Shall be fun! get us all nice and hungover in time for the exams!
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Murphy, Darragh – ye maniacs up for a trip to Dublin come the 27th? Shall be fun! get us all nice and hungover in time for the exams![/quote:3c4283c13f]
Eh ? Sure everyone knows I don’t drink. And i’ve certainly never been posting on these forums whilst drunk for that matter either.. :lol: What, why don’t you believe me ? I’m not lying… :D
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cool ^_^
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Sounds excellent, now that im up here in Dublin I can just nip in :)
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Darragh2: Stamina
Peter_b3: Salmon Of Knowledge
Pete4: Humour
tough one….5: Group
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So what’s the drinking venue for next week? Do we have one yet?
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Darragh
[/quote:77dbc1a79f]Cool. Does that mean I get a prize ? :D
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Newbie: Kentaree (Pieter added some nice stuff to the site this year, RSS feeds etc…)
Stamina: Peter_b
Salmon Of Knowledge: Gizmo
Humour: Max Marshall (sarcasm is humour…… isn’t it)
Group: Digital Hub
Maybe for next years awards we could have nominations for some new award categories too, just a though
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So what’s the drinking venue for next week? Do we have one yet?[/quote:643fcec057]
Open to suggestions. Mahaffeys is close – but didn’t someone say it was under new management or something and not so nice any more?
thanks everyone for their posts re nominations..I was off at the women in games at the end of last week and will post more on that later today..when I catch up all the other posts…
Aphra.
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I have two people who will help out on the night with practical matters but I need someone to take photos or the award winners and general matters…any volunteers on this? It would also be nice if someone else wrote up a news piece of the event – I am sure you are sick listening to me…
pm me or post here if interested..
Aphra.
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Would really love to make this, as sounds like a great alugh but unfortunately milestone due this weekend, and its a rather big one. No doubt ye’ll have a great laugh and look forward to seeing the pictures.
have a good one.
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sorry to hear that Peter…seems like ages since we last saw you.
Can I encourage people to reply to me via events@gamedevelopers.ie if you are coming as I have no idea how many to cater for.
thanks
Aphra.
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ok we have quite a few nominations for newbie, stamina and salmon of knowledge..humour a few less and person/group is looking a bit incestuous with Demonware running away with it and also funding our site!!
I would also like to point out that in the last year DIT ran the CGames conference, Steve Collins and crew have set up the new research group in TCD, the Hub hosted the first Irish heat of the world Cybergames…just suggestions…
Aphra.
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sorry to hear that Peter…seems like ages since we last saw you.
Can I encourage people to reply to me via events@gamedevelopers.ie if you are coming as I have no idea how many to cater for.
thanks
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ya reckon it was probably about 2 years ago, was just before i started at sega, which will be 2 years in september. Hopefully ill make a shindig during the summer, if i get a bit of notice.
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Ah crap. I have to work until half ten. Where are you guys going after the trinity thing?
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I won’t be there :(. I’ll definitely go to the next shindig though.
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Aphra, check your pms.
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See you tonight, guys. Hopefully finding my way around the "Provost, Fellows and Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin" won’t be as difficult as it was last time. :wink:
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thanks to everyone for coming out on Friday night. We had a great turnout of over forty people, some very entertaining talks from Dylan and Mike. Unfortunately Steph had to fly to the States for work at the last minute.
I will post more later on but the winners of the awards were
newbie – eDen or Paul from Ballyfermot, Nooptical or David McGovern for stamina, Gizmo or Simon for salmon of knowledge and overall to Demonware yet again. Sean was on hand to collect his ‘analogue’ Mario Kart racing gamelater we retired to Mahaffeys to see the end of the Sunderland game (yeah!) and have quite a few drinks..
thanks to everyone for turning up and especially those who travelled from the North and Galway amongst other places…
news piece to be posted later and I believe Jamie has some pics..
Aphra.
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Oh cool! :shock: Thanks very much!
Although now i’m even more annoyed that I missed it!
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Hahaha…wins the stamina award and then goes missing….nice one!
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It was a great night alright. The event was enjoyable and it was interesting to hear from Dylan and Mike. Most of the fun was had in the bar. Good to catch up with old faces and meet a few new ones.
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It was a great night alright. The event was enjoyable and it was interesting to hear from Dylan and Mike. Most of the fun was had in the bar. Good to catch up with old faces and meet a few new ones.[/quote:306feeb710]
Righto start organising the next shindig, so i can book a flight and meet up with ye lot again. Been working way too hard on SR at mo. :)
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