Hi, This is a great initiative and I feel that a lot can come out of such an initiative. Hoping to see a lot more Facebook apps coming out from people in our college.
Thanks, Deepank On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 11:09 AM, Mohit Taneja <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > This is just a follow up mail for those who were not able to attend the > GDC-NSIT meet. > > After quite some amount of discussion with everyone we decided that for a > starting we would be working on 2D desktop games and web based games. This > is a google doc with the list of games we would be working on , with the > list of people who are interested in working on each project. : > http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AQ5Ly--LlZmSZGZmZmpwZzdfMTMwZmZjY3Q2Z2c&hl=en > > Also, we have decided to document our work at the NSIT Online wiki, under > the Game Development Club section. Also, to coordinate our work we have made > a google sms channel for everyone to be updated about who is working at what > thing and where in campus. > @GDC members: you are supposed to send a message here, whenever yoou are > free and thinking of working on the game. I am pretty sure many people would > join you. > > Here is a link to the sms channel : > http://labs.google.co.in/smschannels/subscribe/gamedevclubnsit?key=7950163013005590070 > > As for those people who were not able to attend this one please join the > above sms channel. You would probably remain aware of our next meet. > Probably tomorrow :) > > Regards, > Mohit Taneja > > > > On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Mohit Taneja <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Recently, I have been talking to a few NSITians who are interested in Game >> Development. Which lead me + Aditya (Vishwakarma) to think seriously about >> opening a Game Development Club at NSIT. >> >> Our aim is to go beyond the classroom studies and do something practical, >> collaboratively. This club could act as a medium for many students who want >> to develop Games to meet with like minded people, and achieve something >> which they probably cant in solitude, i.e develop a game. >> >> Some fundamental rules which I believe we should be following are : >> >> - Everyone's Invited (Open Door Policy): Game development is not just >> about writing code, its about developing concepts. >> - If you are someone who is interested in getting a concept of the >> game to the table, but not sure if you could make it work, you are >> welcome. >> - If you are someone who can draw, even on paper. Trust me you are >> more than welcome. Artists are indeed one of the most scarce resources >> in >> gaming industry, in our college too. >> - If you are not really interested in the above listed things but >> are enthusiastic about playing games, how about you show up and give >> in some >> testing sessions (probably that would come in later on) or your >> suggestions >> on the gaming ideas, which others plan to develop. >> - Obviously, the good old coders can also expect a warm welcome. >> >> - Knowledge Sharing : The single aim of this club wouldn't be just >> to make games, the ultimate motivation behind everything should be to >> learn. >> And trust me there is always something to learn from anyone else in your >> college. >> - Once we get things into motion we can always organize guest >> lecture sessions by inviting local game developers. >> >> - Participation : The club can be used to organize teams to >> participate in many Game Development Contests and Festivals. They always >> are >> a great source of motivation and instill a sense of hitting a milestone. >> >> >> At last, whatever we do , we want to get ours (+ yours too) 'hands dirty' >> by getting to work on something realtime. We plan to have a small meet in >> connecting block 110 on tuesday 5:30 regarding the same. Please confirm your >> presence by replying to this mail (even a reply with "in" as the content >> with the same subject would do). >> >> Regards, >> Mohit Taneja >> >> >
