Reminder that our session is going to begin in 30 minutes! 🕕

Hello everyone!

Welcome to Week 12! We hope that everyone has been having fun developing their games the past few weeks! It's time for you to showcase your hard work 🤩

This week, we'll be having a presentation session for Level 1 Games and Project: Dev!

For Project: Dev teams, you'll have 10 minutes to present your slides and demo your games. Level 1 Games teams will be given 5 minutes for their game demo. Afterwards, you can play-test each other's games and try out their awesome creations! 🎮

The games will be hosted on itch.io as usual! So, remember to upload your games onto itch.io, and post the links on Discord!

We're super excited to see what you guys have been working on 👀 See you there!! 🥳

A reminder that we will be having our closing session for Level 1 Games and Project Dev at COM1 today at 19:30. Come prepared with your game uploaded for everyone to play!

Project Dev teams:
20XX Space Bounty: https://xenoxzard.itch.io/20xx-space-bounty
Astoria Taxi Service: https://rui-han-crh.itch.io/astoria-taxi-service
Swift: https://piyotato.itch.io/swift

Level 1 Games showcase:
Cartwheeling Cows: https://agreatdayy.itch.io/cartwheeling-cow
Pirouetting Porcupines: https://domokunx.itch.io/tripping-home

Hello GDGfam 🌟! Enjoyed your wellness holiday so far?

There will be no session this week, but we will hold a games night for everyone in our Discord server. We will be playing fun games like Gartic Phone and Jackbox 🤩 Happening this Thursday at 7.30pm!

If you are not in our Discord server yet, do join with this link: https://discord.gg/q5s9mJXMDF

Come join us for the night and destress before the hectic examinations storm in!

We will be starting our Games Night in 15 minutes time.
Drop by Discord and relieve your stress with some good old Gartic Phone ☎️, Jack Box 📦, Crab Game 🦀, or maybe even AMOGUS 🧑‍🚀!?!?!

🗓MARK YOUR CALENDARS‼️
because our biggest annual event is returning this year on 9-16 December 2023!

GameCraft! is a game jam hosted by NUSGDG to allow students to develop and create games according to the chosen theme.🎮
Attend talks by industry experts and stand a chance to win attractive prizes!🎉

Visit our website https://gamecraft.nusgdg.org/ for more information!
Join our GameCraft! discord here: https://discord.gg/Rf5zZjhFDC

Stay tuned for more and we hope to see you there~

‼️Join us for the Opening Ceremony of GameCraft! 2023🎮⚙️

Form your teams and witness the unveiling of this year’s theme✨
It will be held on 9 December 2023, 12pm at NUS I3 Auditorium! Food will be provided🍕

For more information & to see the event schedule: https://gamecraft.nusgdg.org/
Join our GameCraft! discord here: https://discord.gg/Rf5zZjhFDC

See you there~🤩

📢Introducing our Guest Speaker: Gabriele from Magicblock!

Gabriele began his hacking career building mobile games. After spending 4 years in AI as a Research Engineer for IBM, filing 20+ patents and publishing papers in top-tier AI conferences, he is back building games as co-founder & CTO of Magicblock.

Join GameCraft! 2023 to hear Gabriele share about Web3 Integrations for next-gen games, on 11 Dec at 2pm!✨

🫵What are you waiting for?
Sign up/Find out more at: https://gamecraft.nusgdg.org/
Join our GameCraft! 2023 discord here: https://discord.gg/Rf5zZjhFDC

See you there~

📢Introducing our Guest Speaker: Kok Tung from Century Games!

Kok Tung is an experienced Lead Game Designer who led a team of 20 multi-disciplinary professionals to make a mobile Action RPG game from concept to completion, shipping the game within a tight 2-year timeframe.

Join GameCraft! 2023 to hear Kok Tung share about Designing Games for Players, not Yourself, on 11 Dec at 4pm!✨

🫵What are you waiting for?
Sign up/Find out more at: https://gamecraft.nusgdg.org/
Join our GameCraft! 2023 discord here: https://discord.gg/Rf5zZjhFDC

See you there~

📢Introducing our Guest Speaker: Shen Xiang from Century Games!

Xiang will share based on developer’s point of view, how can the use of AI help in game development for cost effectiveness, provide stronger game immersion experience etc.

Join GameCraft! 2023 to hear Shen Xiang share about Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into Games, on 12 Dec at 2pm!✨

🫵What are you waiting for?
Sign up/Find out more at: https://gamecraft.nusgdg.org/
Join our GameCraft! 2023 discord here: https://discord.gg/Rf5zZjhFDC

See you there~

📢Introducing our Guest Speaker: Kang Soon from NYP, ex Landshark Games!

Kang Soon is a "polyglot game developer", being someone who speaks "languages" across multiple disciplines, i.e. from programming and game art, to game production, business and marketing. He is one of the creators behind Songbird Symphony, and has contributed as technical lead to multiple software engineering projects.

Kang Soon is also a proud alumnus of NUS Computer Science, and has also served as an exco in NUS Games Development Group between 2014 and 2017. He is currently a lecturer for Nanyang Polytechnic's Games Development and Technology diploma course.

Join GameCraft! 2023 to hear Kang Soon share about Game Production (Secret?) Knowledge, on 13 Dec at 6.30pm!✨

🫵What are you waiting for?
Sign up/Find out more at: https://gamecraft.nusgdg.org/
Join our GameCraft! 2023 discord here: https://discord.gg/Rf5zZjhFDC

See you there~

⏰ 3 DAYS LEFT UNTIL GAMECRAFT OPENING CEREMONY
The clock is ticking, and there are only 3 more days to GameCraft!
Make sure to not miss this opportunity to make your dream game, by yourself or with friends, and win attractive prizes!

🫵What are you waiting for?
Sign up/Find out more at: https://gamecraft.nusgdg.org/
Join our GameCraft! 2023 discord here: https://discord.gg/Rf5zZjhFDC

Let’s hop on!

📢Check out the prizes for GameCraft! 2023!🏆

Stand a chance to win these attractive prizes🤩🤩 Get more lucky draw chances simply by participating in GameCraft! 2023 (i.e. guest talks, physical event, etc.)

Do take note: Only current students (uni or poly or JC) or those who have graduated within one year are elligible for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes (not including audience choice)

🫵What are you waiting for?
Sign up/Find out more at: https://gamecraft.nusgdg.org/
Join our GameCraft! 2023 discord here: https://discord.gg/Rf5zZjhFDC

See you soon~

📢Tomorrow’s the day‼️

Please be reminded that the GameCraft! 2023 Opening Ceremony is held tomorrow, 12pm at NUS I3 Auditorium!

We can’t wait for you guys to see what we have in store this year🤩

🫵What are you waiting for?
Sign up/Find out more at: https://gamecraft.nusgdg.org/
Join our GameCraft! 2023 discord here: https://discord.gg/Rf5zZjhFDC

See you there!

🪧 For those attending GameCraft Opening Ceremony and do not know how to get to I3 Auditorium:

1️⃣ Go to the bus stop opposite to HSSML (Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library)
2️⃣ Take the stairs up. i3 should be on your right side.
3️⃣ Skip the first door and go to the next door and our staff will be there.

Or you can find the directions in the video followed.

Hope to see you there!

We will be begining our talk by Gabriele from Magicblock in 5 mins at https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/81831025778?pwd=eVFOYmlUdGU5L0lyelNyVFBDUE92UT09

‼Join us for Playtesting Day, where your team can get feedback on your game so far 🛠🎮

Head on down to NUS COM3 Seminar Rooms 13, 14, 15, at 1pm, 14 December 2023, to participate!

While attendance for this session is not mandatory, don't miss this opportunity to mingle with other teams and refine your game! 🤩🙌

For more information regarding this session, please refer to https://gamecraft.nusgdg.org/rules, under "Physical Sessions".
If you haven't, you can join our Gamecraft! discord here: https://discord.gg/Rf5zZjhFDC

See you there! ✨

The talk by Kok Tung from Century Games will begin in 10 minutes time! Join us to learn about making games for not just yourself, but also for players!

Zoom link: https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/88529502055?pwd=YldCcTBmN3I1QWJiTlREUXlOMWRrUT09

We will be having our next talk on Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into games by Mr Shen Xiang from Century Games in 5 minutes time! Join us to learn more here: https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/84091358070?pwd=OVh3YW8vcElUTzRCWWZQNzNXSW1DUT09