The Main WIki Page is setup at http://wiki.nsitonline.in/index.php?title=GameDevClub
Those interested in the projects please sign up and add your name. Try to put together a game design proposal by Sunday, so that we discuss it further and have a solid foundation before end sems come. Aditya Vishwakarma Undergraduate Student, IT Department NSIT, Delhi University, India On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Deepank Gupta <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 >>> >>> >> >
