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And that's a wrap on another Student Game Dev Club meetup! A massive well done to everyone who attended and designed some funky games ;) The challenge itself: Starting in teams and creating your game but instead taking away those designs and giving it to someone else to carry on working on it The aim of the challenge was to learn to not be too attached to ideas and stay agile - no sunk cost fallacies here! Also learning to design and make an idea that is not your own. Games included most notably a game called SUFUKO - A twist on Sudoku where as you fill it out you gain points on a leader board and play against your friends and with enough points you unlock the SABOTAGE button to eliminate a row of your opponents work... a game of memory and calculation and ofc - SABOTAGE Thank you all for attending and a big well done! Connor Kamran Yannick Kwabena Gizem Kai Christian Ryan Megan

Looking forward to the design challenge later tonight as part of our Student Game Dev Club Meetup… what ever could the challenge be 🤔… we’ll keep you posted 😜 The only instructions so far - bring a paper and pen 🤔

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝... The judges won’t be playing nice tonight🔥they will be truthful. The best way to learn and stand on your own two feet in any industry is to be 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 so you know the standard you need to rise to. 𝐍𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞  "𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅... 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕’𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌" 𝒐𝒓 "𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒋𝒐𝒃... 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒆." This is the real deal. We’re running 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐲 tonight at 𝟔 𝐏𝐌 and it’s going to get interesting 🍿 If you want to see what it takes to meet industry standards and watch these aspiring game developers pitch 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 🍿, tune in and sign up via the link in the comments! Our judges tonight include: Joe Coggins, Luke Hale, Dan McCreadie, Mike Wild Liz Kalu Ndi, Connie Reid 4 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔, 4 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔, 8 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒔, 4 𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔, 5 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉.   Watch the teams rise to the challenge. 💡 #gamedevelopment #pitchday #SpringboardGameDev2024 #indiedev #gameindustry #learningbydoing

Crossing our fingers for you and the shrimp game!🤞 SHRIMP 💯 🦐

🚀 Springboard 2024 is off to an exciting start! 🚀 We're thrilled to share some highlights from Day 1, where we dove into the importance of effective communication through a fun and interactive exercise. Each team member described a picture they couldn't show, and the results were both surprising and insightful. Check out the original images versus the outcomes—how close did they get? Day 2 brought a deeper level of reflection as teams worked together on their Team Canvas. It was a day of building connections and understanding how to collaborate effectively. The energy in the room was palpable as everyone took the opportunity to get to know one another better. Key takeaways: 💡 Communication is key—it's not just about talking, but truly understanding. 💡 You're not alone—your team is your biggest asset in achieving success. 💡 Collaboration is the cornerstone—figuring out how to work together makes all the difference. Looking forward to the rest of this journey as we continue to grow and learn together! ------------ #Springboard2024 #TeamBuilding #WorkplaceCommunication #LeadershipDevelopment #Teamwork #ProfessionalGrowth #EmployeeEngagement #WorkshopExperience #TeamCollaboration #CorporateTraining #CommunicationSkills #TeamDynamics #LearningAndDevelopment #TeamSuccess #WorkplaceCulture

🎮 Upcoming Free Talk: Game Design Insights with Dan McCredie 🎮 Join us on 26th August for a session with Dan McCreadie, Game Director at Outright Games. Dan's portfolio includes work on iconic LEGO titles like Star Wars, Harry Potter, DC Comics, and more. He’ll be discussing: 🔍 Demystifying the Game Design Document (GDD) 🎨 Design Best Practices 📦 Importance of Asset Lists Don’t miss this chance to learn!

Thinking of making a game but where do you start? How do you come up with the idea? How do we write the first words on a blank page? Join us and our amazing all-female founders panel as we discuss how they came up with their games! This Monday - no recording will be made publicly available at this time so join us for the live talk! #gamedev #ideas #nolimit #imagination #femalefounders #conceptualisation #concepting #livetalk

We have a few free public talks coming up with the first one today at 1pm! Join us and listen in on your lunch break with time for Q&A too! Production best practices by Luke Hale Our next free talks will be: Production Best Practices: 14th August: 1-2pm Concepting and how we did it (Panel) : 19th August: 12-1pm Pre production to do, GDD basics, and asset lists- plan as much as you can: 26th August : 6-7pm Publisher talk on pitching : 30th September: Time TBC #gamedev #freetalk #production