gamedev meet and shindig

[Aphra K]

Hi all

Would people be up for another meetup and chat (maybe in the same place in Temple Bar if Mark can arrange) and then afterwards for a drink or two?

I think maybe we could meet once in Oct and then skip Nov since there are lots of other game events.

Would Thurs the 11th or Thurs the 25th work..?

I could report back on the Games Ireland meeting…

Let me know what you think..

Aphra

[Anonymous]

Just want to point out that 11th October is Pub Standards Dublin night. If not many people here attend that, I suppose you can ignore this post. :wink:

[Anonymous]

Sounds good, I can book the board room again.

I’d suggest the 25th so as not to conflict with Pub Standards. We went down after the last meet but it was too late at that stage.

[Anonymous]

I’ll try to make it, thanks for the heads up

[Anonymous]

Looking forward to it

[Aphra K]

great…25th is good for me

Aphra

[Anonymous]

Same, good stuff!

[Anonymous]

Missed the last one.. but will aim to make it on the 25th
Cheers

[Anonymous]

Count me in! :)

[Anonymous]

Missed the last ton of meet-ups thanks to a busy final year in my undergrad and then being away from Dublin over the summer.

But I’m in Dublin on Thursdays now for my Master’s anyway so I have no excuse for this one.

Any chance I could get the exact location for this one?

[Aphra K]

once Mark confirms if we can acess the same room as last meeting we will confirm venue. Last time it was in Temple Bar near the IFC…

Aphra

[Anonymous]

Hey guys,

I was out sick last week so I couldn’t book the room.

I’ll book it in the morning and confirm then.

All the best,

Mark

[Anonymous]

Ok, all set for the evening of Thursday 25th October.

I’m just on my phone now so I’ll post details and directions in the morning (it’s the same place as last time).

[Aphra K]

great..thanks

Aphra

Location: 18 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
Time: 7pm?

[Anonymous]

Sounds good, here are the details.

I have booked the room on Thursday 25th October.

We’ll start the meeting at 7pm.

Here is a picture of the room:
Google Map
Google Street View

[Anonymous]

Swanky chambers. Do I need a suit? :o

[Anonymous]

Swanky chambers. Do I need a suit? :o[/quote:b016264614]

A smoking jacket and pipe will do just fine!

[Anonymous]

Do we have an agenda?

[Aphra K]

I was going to give a quick update on the last Games Ireland meeting that I attended and remind people of some of the forthcoming events in November.

Feel free to add something to the agenda.

Aphra

[Anonymous]

Hey Aphra, I was gonna come along to this meet up to catch up with the GD.ie crowd. It’s been along time since I came to one, years probably. Is there an admission fee or something since there is a room booked?

[Anonymous]

Hello!
Newcomers are welcome?

[Anonymous]

Hello!
Newcomers are welcome?[/quote:b8b10ecdce]

I’m a newcomer and felt really welcome last time, so I guess you should be too. :)

Regards.
Pedro

[Aphra K]

No fees…no magic passwords

just turn up.

Aphra

[Anonymous]

Oh god, i forgot that i sign up for Unity3D online class on 25th @19:30 for 4 hours duration

Ehh…

But why 25? Its not even Friday? lets move it to 26? :)

[Anonymous]

Looking forward to it guys, thank for organising :D

[Anonymous]

Couldn’t make it to the last one, but hope to get along to it this time!

[Anonymous]

Hi All,

Is it ok if I bring a few people along that evening?

The guys from the Babycastles workshop is wrapping up and I thought that it would be cool for the guys who travelled from NY to meet Irish Indies. :-)

Cheers,

/// Vicky

[Anonymous]

Oh, one more question, how long does the meetup last, as this is BabyCastles last workshop night and I don’t think they will finish late?

[Aphra K]

last time I think the meeting lasted until 9pm…but it really depends on the participants.

If you think you will arrive late PM either me or Mark for a mobile number as the meeting is upstairs and we can’t leave the door open for late comers. You need to text us.

Aphra

PS Re Thurs. Thurs seems to work for most people for these types of meetings but sometimes we have them on a Friday – it depends on the discussion on the forums.

[Anonymous]

Thanks, Aphra.

Do you guys go to a pub afterwards, just in case? :-)

[Aphra K]

yes…last time it was up to the pub standards event but it was pretty hard to chat there so I think this time we will go some where local to Eustace street. Any recommendations?

What is the ha’penny inn bar like on a Thurs.? The one looking on to the Liffey

Aphra

[Anonymous]

Quick question. Is the meeting open to everyone?

[Anonymous]

Quick question. Is the meeting open to everyone?[/quote:1d6c2b2c89]

yea it sure is , at most gd.ie meet ups there will be a mix of , students , hobbyists, indie devs and start ups , industries professionals etc etc.

[Anonymous]

BCFESupermario, thanks for that!

[Anonymous]

Can I confirm this is happening Thurs, 7pm at the Eustace St venue? Thanks folks

[Aphra K]

yes, this Thurs, the 25th at 7pm on Eustace Street in Temple Bar Dublin.

Aphra

[Anonymous]

Any agenda items so far?

What about Brogans afterwards? Just around the corner, nice and quiet (usually no music or TV on), and a decent pint…

[Aphra K]

that is a good option…it has been a while since I have been there.

We have a few items on the agenda and people can make suggestions too, either here or at the beginning of the meeting

Aphra

[Jamie Mc]

Hi Aphra,

I’ll be there a little after 8, so I’ll give you a buzz when I’m outside

I’ll be bringing some print outs of the survey with me, so anyone who hasn’t done it so far that would do it tonight would be greatly appreciated

[Anonymous]

I’ll be there but I’ll have to be about an hour late unfortunately. Got something on.

[Anonymous]

Still stuck in the office, but I hope to be out soon. :)

[Anonymous]

Will see people in Brogans. Should be in around 19:20
Looking forward to it.

[Anonymous]

Won’t be able to make it unfortunately, I seem to suddenly have been waylaid with all of the assignments, all of the assignments ever.

[Aphra K]

Still in meeting. Will be in to pub soon.

Aphra

[Anonymous]

Great night last night.

Did anyone take notes on what was said at the meeting? I think that’d be a very useful thing to do at future meetings.

[Aphra K]

being the academic that I am, I have some notes

Aphra

[Anonymous]

Nice to meet everyone last night!

The main theme of the meeting seemed to be how everyone could share with each other: share expertise, experience, documentation, mistakes, business dudes, etc.

Would be nice to drive that forward, and see what platform(s) worked best for everyone (wiki, forums, workshops, incubators?).

[Jamie Mc]

Hi all,

Anyone interested in the wiki project, please let me know :)

[Anonymous]

I had taken notes from last night too, but not as good as Aphra’s I’m sure. Plus, I had to duck out just before it finished up (sorry about that). I think having some record of minutes would be a great idea so as to follow up on previous suggestions etc. What do others think?

[Anonymous]

Cool, can’t wait to see what everyone was talking about from the minutes. Sorry I couldn’t make it (along with the BabyCastles guys).

[Anonymous]

I’d be interested in hearing about what’s being discussed alright, seeing as I’ve never been able to attend a shindig!

[Anonymous]

Aw I had to skip it due to work… :(

Will make sure to attend next one!

[Aphra K]

and someone send me the info for that event in the Helix…the animee one, that was discussed.

Will try to summarise my notes and post.

Aphra

[Aphra K]

thanks…that has been just posted on the calendar here.

If you get more info on how indies could get involved just post here or PM me

Aphra

[Anonymous]

It was good to meet everyone on Thursday, thanks for welcoming us. If you guys want to get in touch re. stories or game updates, pm me or email: keith@gamesource.ie.

Also, we’d love to visit you guys, so if anyone wants to invite us to their studio and talk about their projects we’d appreciate it :) Thanks.

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