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May 7, 2005 at 8:52 am #4087
Anonymous
InactiveIs anybody going to the Gaming Careers Expo in the digital hub on monday?
does any body know anything about it?
http://www.thedigitalhub.com/learning/events_article.asp?ECID=1&EID=13&T=N&Print=N
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May 7, 2005 at 9:17 am #20771
Aphra K
KeymasterAm not going myself but was talking to Darryl Charles yest here in UU and he is heading down as are some folk from Carlow.
I don’t know too much in terms of details though
Aphra.
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May 7, 2005 at 9:49 am #20772
Anonymous
InactiveThanks Aphra
Do you reckon it will be any use from anything you have heard?
cheers
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May 7, 2005 at 9:58 am #20774
Anonymous
InactivePretty sure ill pop in for a bit.
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May 7, 2005 at 10:23 am #20775
Anonymous
InactiveIs anybody going to the Gaming Careers Expo in the digital hub on monday?
does any body know anything about it?
http://www.thedigitalhub.com/learning/events_article.asp?ECID=1&EID=13&T=N&Print=N[/quote:2d32796f04]
Phooka entertainment will be doing a display down there with nwifhe on monday. think it finishes at 5pm.
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May 7, 2005 at 10:34 am #20776
Aphra K
Keymasterwell it is always useful to get first hand info. on courses as they tend to change year to year and modules which are offered one year may not be another.
mind you I always think talking to people who are doing the course is more useful than those who are offering it!
Aphra.
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May 7, 2005 at 10:39 am #20777
Anonymous
InactiveSo is it really only for people interested in doing courses or would it be useful for an ex-student looking to get into the industry?
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May 7, 2005 at 11:08 am #20779
Aphra K
Keymasterinteresting question…
my understanding was that colleges and ITs were invited to mount exhibits showing what courses they had on offer.
On Monday morning tho there is a talk digital on game design which will mean there are industry folk there too..that is probably worth your while going to if you have already left college…
Aphra.
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May 7, 2005 at 11:09 am #20780
Aphra K
Keymasterthen again, I actually don’t know who is speaking…
Aphra.
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May 7, 2005 at 2:45 pm #20782
Anonymous
InactiveThanks again Aphra.
I might mosey along then.
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May 7, 2005 at 3:41 pm #20783
Anonymous
InactiveI was hoping to get along to this myself, but something has come up.
If anyone is going, could you mention to the courses that are exhibiting about the car app module from CanDo, which the Jordanstown students recently used to make various car based levels.
It’s aimed at all levels of student users ( tech level, uni level, beginner 3D modeller, advanced game logic studies etc ).
If you write down this URL and give it to them, they’ll be able to check it out themselves…
http://www.candointeractive.com/gamedesign/car
Regards…
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May 11, 2005 at 9:29 am #20970
Aphra K
Keymasterhow was the careers event and did anyone get into the exhibit….?
Aphra.
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May 11, 2005 at 9:47 am #20972
Anonymous
Inactiveinteresting question…
my understanding was that colleges and ITs were invited to mount exhibits showing what courses they had on offer. [/quote:845df89ac2]so it’s an educational expo and not a Careers expo then??
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May 11, 2005 at 9:53 am #20974
Aphra K
Keymasteryou could say that although not having been there myself I don’t know..
Aphra.
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May 11, 2005 at 10:06 am #20976
Anonymous
Inactiveyeah it was pretty good. there were various universities and colleges with stands there advertising their courses. we had stand there too. got busy for a while in the morning then seemed to die down later on. i met a few from the gd boards here. good to put names to faces
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May 11, 2005 at 10:54 am #20981
Anonymous
InactiveI wonder did DCU have a stand there? I know we dont have any Games specific courses but I just noticed through a link on the Computing site..
“The CA degree’s great range of subject material gives graduates the opportunity to diversify into almost any field. Its strong practical focus and specialised modules provided me with the necessary base upon which to build a successful career in the games industry.”
Kevin Boland, Programmer, EA.[/quote:f8a8bf70fa]Yea for us! :lol:
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May 11, 2005 at 12:26 pm #20988
Anonymous
Inactiveyou could say that although not having been there myself I don’t know.[/quote:61599045b4]don’t mind me, Aphra – I was being sarcastic
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May 12, 2005 at 9:55 pm #21099
Aphra K
Keymastermaybe I should be ‘not too bright’!
brain meltdown and Lara overload…(first year essays!)
Aphra.
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May 12, 2005 at 10:47 pm #21103
Anonymous
InactiveI wonder did DCU have a stand there? I know we dont have any Games specific courses but I just noticed through a link on the Computing site.. [/quote:829be8790f]
I’d serevely doubt it. Kev got his gaming qualifications in Abertay with me. EA offered him a job after Dare. -
May 13, 2005 at 9:52 am #21117
Aphra K
Keymasteryou probably had more of a chance of doing game related stuff in the School of Communications than in Computing in DCU..at least over the past few years..
Aphra.
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May 13, 2005 at 11:18 am #21131
Anonymous
InactiveI’d serevely doubt it. Kev got his gaming qualifications in Abertay with me. EA offered him a job after Dare.[/quote:55490903c3]
Oh, another useful tidbit of information…ta! :Dyou probably had more of a chance of doing game related stuff in the School of Communications than in Computing in DCU..at least over the past few years..[/quote:55490903c3]
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May 13, 2005 at 12:19 pm #21140
Aphra K
Keymasterkeep pushing them..and get to know some of the MM students too…!
Aphra.
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May 13, 2005 at 2:48 pm #21152
Anonymous
InactiveYea I’ve been mentioning it to some of the other people in both our course and other related ones and once I have enough interest I’m gona bring it to the lecturers.
The Games Society ran a number of game tutorials through Java this year and we had a really good turnout. My feeling on it was that while the end products was simple enough it gave the students something to practice Java on while keeping their interest.
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May 13, 2005 at 3:15 pm #21156
Anonymous
InactiveYou should go to Prof Michael Ryan. Kev did a car car for his final year project ( although it was pitched as a physics simulation ) and non of the lecturers actually approved it but Prof. Ryan thought it looked cool so he went as their moderator, and in the end, they won the best project award that year. The professor seems to like nice shiny things :)
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May 13, 2005 at 3:35 pm #21162
Anonymous
InactiveAnd what do you know, hes the Head Of The School this year…better get my skates on! :D
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