Game Feature >> Discordia.

sorry for all those non-spanish speakers but dare I say this is probably goina be AWESOME!

whilst i'm having insomnia my friend across the globe is putting his creative powers to real use.
There is something magical from an outsiders point of view in the design process, collaboration and execution of welding gaming, art and programming.
But i guess for an insider it will be mountains of frustrations and perfecting work.

*link*

To play or not to play....

trailer looks epic

Film Review Wreck-It Ralph

Woaaaahllaaaa..ARE YOU EXCITED?

Because I am .

Plot: retro video game boss character gets tired and doesn’t want to be who is anymore. *cough* identify crisis/ struggle for acceptance. Sound familiar eh? Then go on a journey to discover who you are and where you can be. For Ralph it involves him dabbling into other video game genres and moving through the maze of gaming.

“…bears a distinct Pixar DNA signature”

“…Disney climbs the leaderboard with an animated 3D feature inspired by the thrills of video gaming” 

“Effortlessly orchestrating a dizzying variety of visual elements, Moore consistently manages to keep the focus on Ralph and his comrade's multiplying perils” 

Summary : An homage to classic video-game culture wrapped in an adventurous road movie

Read more -*link*

ZOMG HEAD DESK~!

Game Masters Media Preview
Special guests of honour

Peter Molyneux OBE (Populous, Black & White, Fable) UK

Tim Schafer (Psychonauts, Brütal Legend) USA

Warren Spector (Deus Ex, Disney Epic Mickey) USA

Rob Murray (Flight Control, Real Racing) AUS

Conrad Bodman, Head of Exhibitions, ACMI

MCs Bajo and Hex, hosts of ABC TV’s Good Game

ZOMG I'm at work >.> too short a notice to pull annual leave. dang.
=.=

The freedom of when you are a uni student. MAKE THE MOST OF IT!

ohla. how peculiar

I'll be watching =P

video game & eye movement study

bout time they did an updated study =P

Melbourne University 5th year Optom Students Research project_

"...we are investigating if video game play can improve eye movement and visual searching skills and we need both gamers and non gamers to help us out.

We are seeking 18-35 year old men and women, who regularly play e ither strategy or first person shooter based video games, or who have little to no video game experience.

To be eligible to participate as a video game player, you must have played a minimum of 5 hours of video games per week for the last 6 months. To be eligible to participate as a non-video game player you should have played less than half an hour of video games per week for the past 6 months, although no video game play in the past 6 months is preferable.

The investigation will take place at the eye movement laboratory at the University of Melbourne Parkville campus and involve a single session of approximately 60 minutes in duration. We envisage these sessions will take place in June-July 2012.

The project has ethics approval from the University of Melbourne Human Research Ethics Committee. HREC approval 1237808.

If you are interesting in participating in our investigation, please contact the researchers for further information at videogameeyemovement@gmail .com"

Drats

I think i just lost 98% of my friends to D3 tonight =.=



image is for wrong platform, but you get the gist =P

AHhh!! Finally

Been waiting for ages for Indie Game : The Movie to migrate its way to Australia
only one session.

poop. it's on

a Friday =[

Volunteers wanted: Console gaming in families

The project team is seeking intergenerational families who are
interested in participating in a console gaming study. They require
families with children and with grandparents living nearby who visit
regularly. Participants will be loaned an Xbox 360 and Kinect sensor
for two weeks and asked to play games together as a family frequently.
The project team will visit a few times over the study to observe, and
will also ask the family to record their gameplay using a provided
video camera.

Enquiries: Dr. Christine Satchell
0416 007 720 / satc@unimelb.edu.au.

job splat_

SkillsHub, the Victorian Creative and Leisure Industries Skills Council are currently seeking expressions of interest from eligible candidates that wish to develop skills for the digital interactive media/games sector.

To be eligible for this opportunity you must be a) an Australian or New Zealand citizen or Permanent Resident and b) be either under the age of 20 or not have completed an Advanced Diploma or equivalent.

There are currently four positions available:

- 3D Artist
- Software Engineer
- Producer
- Project Manager

OPPORTUNITY TYPE
Full Time

JOB ID
# 127965

APPLICATIONS CLOSE
Wednesday, August 31, 2011

WEBSITE
http://www.skillshub.com.au/projects/game_plan/current_positions_available/


ACMI - Exhibitions Coordinator: Video games and Digital Content

$66 235 to $75 151 per annum plus super *link*

Reference:	VG/3511
Closing Date:	09-Sep-2011

FINALLY!!!!!!

Dear Students,



Please be advised that your exchange transcripts have been forwarded on
to faculty for credit transfer, and copies are now available for
collection from the global mobility office on presentation of some photo
identification, between 845am and 3pm Monday to Friday.

on the side_
have you watched tv online?
well im so slow to this. i finally did so today..
i wanted to hunt down rowan atkinson's talk on 60mins but couldnt and for some
reason got side tacked to this. show.

its so awesome!
i found a robot version of myself
a robot version of pocoyo

http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/view/812476

http://robtherobot.com/
interesting..both are japanese.
i like this kinda animation =P
like digital claymation ishh...

note: i got bored at 5mins.
so pocoyo still takes my fancy =P

AND the animator has a blogspot =P
*link*
other reason why like blogger over other forms of bloggin sites
sorry wordpress and xanga and livejournal.
its just not what artists use =P

TARA DONOVAN
animator and teaches games at George Brown College
*link*
wahhhhh... i sit in those classes ..
beats mushing dirt in your hands with water on a monday morning
my course atm is so lameworthy

oh my ...0_0

this a really challenging read, not in terms of the words but it resides in the content. And again, its nothing to do with the author of the article...

Missing the Point: Breivik, Christianity and Videogames

http://flickeringcolours.net/v2/2011/07/missing-the-point-breivik-christianity-and-videogames/

twisted...><"
didn't see those three things coming up in the SAME article ever! =/

frank > games

with a loooooooooooooooong sigh....... i have to let go of digital mediascapes

a really easy subject, chillax and taught by the YOUNGEST LECTURER IVE EVER ENCOUNTED!!! 0______0
a PhD student who literally looks 26, working on a paper towards video games and the space within them. makes me wanna be a lecturer XD
so tech savy and in our modern digital age, he uses an iPad to give the lecture. im not a fan of that apple product .... made it easier to drop the subject LOL

so...i know i will regret it if i don't go to band this semester. so CHUN HIN HERE I COME!! wooo00000T! this year might be the last BAND CAMP i go on!! *sob* nostalgia.

subject picked up instead - tv and popular culture. hmmm.. watched
I Love Lucy for the first time

and Hancock. so old school

Dropped by the tutorial and we were asked our favourite tv show. I naturally mentioned cartoons/animations.. of which later the lecturer threw the question to the class, is animation really a genre? should it be studied as part of tv or on its own? i was so offended/taken aback. heck yer it is =P lol. tis all good.

shall leave you all with this....

Indie Game: The Movie Official Trailer from IndieGame: The Movie on Vimeo.

the most interesting thing since otaku no video that ive seen.


oh my goodness 0____0 if only this was my workspace!!!!!
so awesome. XD

my final anime paper in visual form.

i like it

it's missing some words though =P

hmm.. considering..

Alpha Kappa Psi's Alpha Beta Class of Spring 2011 would like to cordially invite you to our professional forum event on Tuesday, April 12th at Bancroft Hotel located on 2680 Bancroft Way Berkeley, CA 94704 at 7:00PM. The theme will be "More Than Just a Game". Games are more than just another form of entertainment; it is a real industry that makes real money. Join us as we delve into a little known, little explored industry that is about to explode into the growing entertainment market. From the CEO of a startup to a Partner at a law firm to an Engineer at an entertainment company, the diversity of the panel will give you an in depth look into why games are much more than just a game.

Speakers include:
Mr. Matt Salazar | Product Manager at Zynga
Mr. Andrew Chang | Senior Technology Manager at Samsung
Ms. Jaclyn Zhuang | Senior Consultant at Deloitte
Mr. Paul Baldwin | VP of Sales at Gazillion
Mr. John Park | Partner at Morgan Lewis
Mr. Bret Mogilefsky | Senior Manager at Sony
Mr. Nathan Lands | CEO & Co-Founder at Gamify
Mr. John Bennett | Lead Engineer at IGN

Chipotle will be served at the end of the event and resumes will also be accepted. Deloitte and Samsung will also be bringing additional recruiters to speak with those who are interested.

dang, speaking to the marketing head for this from EA is enlightening ._.