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Thanks Clare,

Yes, to confirm for everyone the date of the next meet up is Wednesday 7th
August.

Cheers,
Stewart Knapman.

On 1/08/2013, at 1:16 PM, Clare Atkins <<email obscured>> wrote:

> Great news - I wil be there!
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 11:33 AM, Edwin McRae
<<email obscured>>wrote:
>
>> Hi there.
>>
>> This is your invitation to the next Nelson Game Developer Meetup. Please
>> not the change of*time*and*day*!
>>
>> * Wednesday, 7 July 5:45pm at the Bridge Street Cafe, 111 Bridge St,
>> Nelson.
>> *
>> The presentation will be on
>>
>> * Augmented and Virtual Realities
>> *
>> Our special out-of-town guest, Tuck Siva of Asylum Productions, will talk
>> to us about his recent Augmented Reality game projects and the current
>> state of Virtual Reality.
>>
>> All welcome! Drinks and pizza will be available. A $5 koha is much
>> appreciated to help cover costs.
>>
>> 5:45 pm - Doors open
>>
>> 6:00 pm - Presentation
>>
>> 6:30 pm - Pizza and animated discussions!
>>
>> There will be lots of opportunity for questions during and following the
>> presentation.
>>
>> See you there!
>>
>> *
>> Background*
>>
>> The monthly Nelson Game Developers Meetup has been initiated with the aims
>> to...
>> * promote connection with other game developers: professional, amateur,
>> and 'in-waiting'.
>> * foster game development projects within the talent pool of Nelson
>> * enable each and every visitor to each month take home a new piece of
>> knowledge about game development
>>
>> If you didn't for the last Meet Up, please RSVP by registering at the
>> Nelson Meetups Game Developers group:
>> http://nelsonmeetups.org.nz/groups/gamedevelopers
>>
>> For those of you who are members already (or newcomers who would prefer to
>> do it this way), the Bridge Street Collective has kindly paid for an
>> international Meetup.com account and set us up a space. To RSVP via
>> Meetup.com, click here:
>> http://www.meetup.com/bridgestreetcollective/events/114340762/
>>
>> Registration is free!
>> -----------------------------------------
>> Full text of this topic in Game Developers:
>> http://nelsonmeetups.org.nz/r/topic/xINo0tshhaKsOqHmCXp9W
>>
>> To leave Game Developers, email
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>> --
>> Edwin McRae
>> Fiction Engineer for Video Games
>> http://thefictionengine.com
>>
>>
>> -----------------------------------------
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>>
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whoops! what is the date? don't think it can be July 7th - maybe Aug? :)

On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 1:16 PM, Clare Atkins <<email obscured>> wrote:

> Great news - I wil be there!
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 11:33 AM, Edwin McRae
<<email obscured>>wrote:
>
>> Hi there.
>>
>> This is your invitation to the next Nelson Game Developer Meetup. Please
>> not the change of*time*and*day*!
>>
>> * Wednesday, 7 July 5:45pm at the Bridge Street Cafe, 111 Bridge St,
>> Nelson.
>> *
>> The presentation will be on
>>
>> * Augmented and Virtual Realities
>> *
>> Our special out-of-town guest, Tuck Siva of Asylum Productions, will talk
>> to us about his recent Augmented Reality game projects and the current
>> state of Virtual Reality.
>>
>> All welcome! Drinks and pizza will be available. A $5 koha is much
>> appreciated to help cover costs.
>>
>> 5:45 pm - Doors open
>>
>> 6:00 pm - Presentation
>>
>> 6:30 pm - Pizza and animated discussions!
>>
>> There will be lots of opportunity for questions during and following the
>> presentation.
>>
>> See you there!
>>
>> *
>> Background*
>>
>> The monthly Nelson Game Developers Meetup has been initiated with the
>> aims to...
>> * promote connection with other game developers: professional, amateur,
>> and 'in-waiting'.
>> * foster game development projects within the talent pool of Nelson
>> * enable each and every visitor to each month take home a new piece of
>> knowledge about game development
>>
>> If you didn't for the last Meet Up, please RSVP by registering at the
>> Nelson Meetups Game Developers group:
>> http://nelsonmeetups.org.nz/groups/gamedevelopers
>>
>> For those of you who are members already (or newcomers who would prefer
>> to do it this way), the Bridge Street Collective has kindly paid for an
>> international Meetup.com account and set us up a space. To RSVP via
>> Meetup.com, click here:
>> http://www.meetup.com/bridgestreetcollective/events/114340762/
>>
>> Registration is free!
>> -----------------------------------------
>> Full text of this topic in Game Developers:
>> http://nelsonmeetups.org.nz/r/topic/xINo0tshhaKsOqHmCXp9W
>>
>> To leave Game Developers, email
>> mailto:gamedevelopers@nelsonmeetups.org.nz?Subject=unsubscribe
>>
>> Start your own free groups and site with
>> OnlineGroups.Nethttp://onlinegroups.net
>>
>> Host your own online groups site with
>> GroupServerhttp://groupserver.org
>>
>> --
>> Edwin McRae
>> Fiction Engineer for Video Games
>> http://thefictionengine.com
>>
>>
>> -----------------------------------------
>> Full text of this topic in Game Developers:
>> http://nelsonmeetups.org.nz/r/topic/5d4vd9pMpiH5YRMaLvIvu4
>>
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Great news - I wil be there!

Rest of post

On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 11:33 AM, Edwin McRae <<email obscured>>wrote:

> Hi there.
>
> This is your invitation to the next Nelson Game Developer Meetup. Please
> not the change of*time*and*day*!
>
> * Wednesday, 7 July 5:45pm at the Bridge Street Cafe, 111 Bridge St,
> Nelson.
> *
> The presentation will be on
>
> * Augmented and Virtual Realities
> *
> Our special out-of-town guest, Tuck Siva of Asylum Productions, will talk
> to us about his recent Augmented Reality game projects and the current
> state of Virtual Reality.
>
> All welcome! Drinks and pizza will be available. A $5 koha is much
> appreciated to help cover costs.
>
> 5:45 pm - Doors open
>
> 6:00 pm - Presentation
>
> 6:30 pm - Pizza and animated discussions!
>
> There will be lots of opportunity for questions during and following the
> presentation.
>
> See you there!
>
> *
> Background*
>
> The monthly Nelson Game Developers Meetup has been initiated with the aims
> to...
> * promote connection with other game developers: professional, amateur,
> and 'in-waiting'.
> * foster game development projects within the talent pool of Nelson
> * enable each and every visitor to each month take home a new piece of
> knowledge about game development
>
> If you didn't for the last Meet Up, please RSVP by registering at the
> Nelson Meetups Game Developers group:
> http://nelsonmeetups.org.nz/groups/gamedevelopers
>
> For those of you who are members already (or newcomers who would prefer to
> do it this way), the Bridge Street Collective has kindly paid for an
> international Meetup.com account and set us up a space. To RSVP via
> Meetup.com, click here:
> http://www.meetup.com/bridgestreetcollective/events/114340762/
>
> Registration is free!
> -----------------------------------------
> Full text of this topic in Game Developers:
> http://nelsonmeetups.org.nz/r/topic/xINo0tshhaKsOqHmCXp9W
>
> To leave Game Developers, email
> mailto:gamedevelopers@nelsonmeetups.org.nz?Subject=unsubscribe
>
> Start your own free groups and site with
> OnlineGroups.Nethttp://onlinegroups.net
>
> Host your own online groups site with
> GroupServerhttp://groupserver.org
>
> --
> Edwin McRae
> Fiction Engineer for Video Games
> http://thefictionengine.com
>
>
> -----------------------------------------
> Full text of this topic in Game Developers:
> http://nelsonmeetups.org.nz/r/topic/5d4vd9pMpiH5YRMaLvIvu4
>
> To leave Game Developers, email
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>
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> GroupServer http://groupserver.org
>

Hi there.

This is your invitation to the next Nelson Game Developer Meetup. Please not
the change of*time*and*day*!

* Wednesday, 7 July 5:45pm at the Bridge Street Cafe, 111 Bridge St, Nelson.
*
The presentation will be on

* Augmented and Virtual Realities
*
Our special out-of-town guest, Tuck Siva of Asylum Productions, will talk to us
about his recent Augmented Reality game projects and the current state of
Virtual Reality.

All welcome! Drinks and pizza will be available. A $5 koha is much appreciated
to help cover costs.

5:45 pm - Doors open

6:00 pm - Presentation

6:30 pm - Pizza and animated discussions!

There will be lots of opportunity for questions during and following the
presentation.

See you there!

*
Background*

The monthly Nelson Game Developers Meetup has been initiated with the aims
to...
* promote connection with other game developers: professional, amateur, and
'in-waiting'.
* foster game development projects within the talent pool of Nelson
* enable each and every visitor to each month take home a new piece of
knowledge about game development

If you didn't for the last Meet Up, please RSVP by registering at the
Nelson Meetups Game Developers group:
http://nelsonmeetups.org.nz/groups/gamedevelopers

For those of you who are members already (or newcomers who would prefer to do
it this way), the Bridge Street Collective has kindly paid for an international
Meetup.com account and set us up a space. To RSVP via
Meetup.com, click here:
http://www.meetup.com/bridgestreetcollective/events/114340762/

Registration is free!

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Yay! I'm back in town and looking forward to the next meetup! Wednesdays are
great!
Cheers
Tobias

Hi all,

So the votes are in and the majority have said that they're cool with us
shifting our Game Development meetup from Thursday to Wednesday with
doors opening at 5:45pm, our speaker starting at 6:00m, and pizza and
chats at 6:30pm. $5 koha for anyone wishing to partake of pizza and
soft drinks :-)

BTW, I'm just locking down a couple of final details for out next
meetup, Wednesday the 7th of August for which we have a very special
out-of-town guest. More details soon, I promise.

cheers!
Edwin

Rest of post

Hi Edwin,

I would not be able to make Wednesday meetings due to prior engagements but
would love to be able to attend.

I found this group through Clare Atkins who is one of my tutors at NMIT.

Regards
Slade

Yep, sounds good to me

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sounds good to me too.
btw - We mentioned Anarchy Online the other night -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchy_Online and here
http://www.anarchy-online.com/<;http://www.anarchy-online.com/wsp/anarchy/frontend.cgi?func=frontend.show&;template=main>
.
12 years old and still going strong - must have something going for it :)
Cheers

Rest of post

Sounds good

Rest of post

Hi all,

Just thought I'd pose this as a possibility...would it be better for
everyone if we held our Game Dev Meetup on the second *Wednesday* of
each month instead of the Thursday? Also, what if we started early, say
5:45pm doors open for a 6pm start. We could have out talk for twenty
minutes and then chat over pizza and juice (thinking about making our
event non-alcholohic to cater for some of the younger guys who are
interested in coming along). We'll looking into some sponsorship to
potentially pay for our catering, but in the meantime would everyone be
ok with an optional $5 koha to cover pizza and drinks? We'd do a whip
around at 6pm and order the pizza so that it's ready for 6:30pm.

What do you think?
Edwin

Rest of post

Welcome, colleague :-) I'll be teaching at NMIT next semester...game
writing. Looking forward to meeting you on thursday!
Edwin

On 7/9/2013 3:07 PM, Clare Atkins wrote:
> Hi Edwin,
> Just found and joined the group. Hoping to be there on Thursday and have
brought it to the attention of a colleague of mine too.

Rest of post

I'd love to come to this one - subject to my progress on a job due on
Friday!
Hope to see you there.

p.s. If you haven't already played 'The Last of Us', you must!

D.

On 09 July 2013 15:07:54, Clare Atkins wrote:
> Hi Edwin,
> Just found and joined the group. Hoping to be there on Thursday and have
brought it to the attention of a colleague of mine too.

Rest of post

Hi Edwin,
Just found and joined the group. Hoping to be there on Thursday and have
brought it to the attention of a colleague of mine too.
Cheers
Clare
btw - teaching IT at NMIT :)

Thanks Matthes :-)

On 7/6/2013 12:54 PM, Matthes Bender wrote:
> Hi.
>
> Good luck!
>
> We'll be in Germany...
>
> Matthes
>
>
>
> Am 06.07.2013 10:34, schrieb Edwin McRae:
>> Hi there.
>>
>> This is your invitation to the next Nelson Game Developer Meetup which
>> will take place
>>
>> * Thursday, 11 July 7 pm at the Bridge Street**Cafe**
>> *
>> The presentation will be on
>>
>> * Storytelling through Game Mechanics**
>> *
>> Edwin McRae will talk about the one type of storytelling that is exclusive
to video games. Narrative expression through Game Mechanics, how the
experience of playing a game can be a powerful storytelling tool in its own
right.
>>
>> All welcome! Drinks and nibbles will be available.
>>
>> 7 pm - Doors open
>>
>> 7:15 pm - Presentation
>>
>> There will be lots of opportunity for questions during and following the
>> presentation.
>>
>> See you there!
>>
>> *
>> Background*
>>
>> The monthly Nelson Game Developers Meetup has been initiated with the aims
to...
>> * promote connection with other game developers: professional, amateur, and
'in-waiting'.
>> * foster game development projects within the talent pool of Nelson
>> * enable each and every visitor to each month take home a new piece of
>> knowledge about game development
>>
>> If you didn't for the last Meet Up, please RSVP by registering at the
>> Nelson Meetups Game Developers group:
>> http://nelsonmeetups.org.nz/groups/gamedevelopers
>>
>> For those of you who are members already (or newcomers who would prefer to
do it this way), the Bridge Street Collective has kindly paid for an
international Meetup.com account and set us up a space. To RSVP via
>> Meetup.com, click here:
>> http://www.meetup.com/bridgestreetcollective/events/114340762/
>>
>> Registration is free!
>> -----------------------------------------
>> Full text of this topic in Game Developers:
>> http://nelsonmeetups.org.nz/r/topic/xINo0tshhaKsOqHmCXp9W
>>
>> To leave Game Developers, email
>> mailto:gamedevelopers@nelsonmeetups.org.nz?Subject=unsubscribe
>>
>> Start your own free groups and site with
>> OnlineGroups.Net http://onlinegroups.net
>>
>> Host your own online groups site with
>> GroupServer http://groupserver.org

Rest of post

Hi.

Good luck!

We'll be in Germany...

Matthes

Am 06.07.2013 10:34, schrieb Edwin McRae:
> Hi there.
>
> This is your invitation to the next Nelson Game Developer Meetup which
> will take place
>
> * Thursday, 11 July 7 pm at the Bridge Street**Cafe**
> *
> The presentation will be on
>
> * Storytelling through Game Mechanics**
> *
> Edwin McRae will talk about the one type of storytelling that is exclusive to
video games. Narrative expression through Game Mechanics, how the experience
of playing a game can be a powerful storytelling tool in its own right.
>
> All welcome! Drinks and nibbles will be available.
>
> 7 pm - Doors open
>
> 7:15 pm - Presentation
>
> There will be lots of opportunity for questions during and following the
> presentation.
>
> See you there!
>
> *
> Background*
>
> The monthly Nelson Game Developers Meetup has been initiated with the aims
to...
> * promote connection with other game developers: professional, amateur, and
'in-waiting'.
> * foster game development projects within the talent pool of Nelson
> * enable each and every visitor to each month take home a new piece of
> knowledge about game development
>
> If you didn't for the last Meet Up, please RSVP by registering at the
> Nelson Meetups Game Developers group:
> http://nelsonmeetups.org.nz/groups/gamedevelopers
>
> For those of you who are members already (or newcomers who would prefer to do
it this way), the Bridge Street Collective has kindly paid for an international
Meetup.com account and set us up a space. To RSVP via

Rest of post

Hi there.

This is your invitation to the next Nelson Game Developer Meetup which
will take place

* Thursday, 11 July 7 pm at the Bridge Street**Cafe**
*
The presentation will be on

* Storytelling through Game Mechanics**
*
Edwin McRae will talk about the one type of storytelling that is exclusive to
video games. Narrative expression through Game Mechanics, how the experience
of playing a game can be a powerful storytelling tool in its own right.

All welcome! Drinks and nibbles will be available.

7 pm - Doors open

7:15 pm - Presentation

There will be lots of opportunity for questions during and following the
presentation.

See you there!

*
Background*

The monthly Nelson Game Developers Meetup has been initiated with the aims
to...
* promote connection with other game developers: professional, amateur, and
'in-waiting'.
* foster game development projects within the talent pool of Nelson
* enable each and every visitor to each month take home a new piece of
knowledge about game development

If you didn't for the last Meet Up, please RSVP by registering at the
Nelson Meetups Game Developers group:
http://nelsonmeetups.org.nz/groups/gamedevelopers

For those of you who are members already (or newcomers who would prefer to do
it this way), the Bridge Street Collective has kindly paid for an international
Meetup.com account and set us up a space. To RSVP via
Meetup.com, click here:
http://www.meetup.com/bridgestreetcollective/events/114340762/

Registration is free!

Cool sounds good.
Hope to be there.

Thanks
Josh

Rest of post

On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 1:53 PM, Matthes Bender <<email obscured>>wrote:

> Hi there.
>
> This is your invitation to the next Nelson Game Developer Meetup which
> will take place
>
> * Thursday, 13 June 7 pm at the Bridge Street**Cafe**
> *
> The presentation will be on
>
> * Game Scripting in a Client-Server Online Multiplayer Title**
> *
> Matthes Bender will talk about engine architecture and some hands-on
> level scripting and aspects thereof in a networked first-person game -
> using "Clonk Extreme", a 3D prototype based on the Torque Game Engine.
>
>
>
> All welcome! Drinks and nibbles will be available.
>
> 7 pm - Doors open
>
> 7:15 pm - Presentation
>
> There will be lots of opportunity for questions during and following the
> presentation.
>
> See you there!
>
> *
> Background*
>
> The monthly Nelson Game Developers Meetup has been initiated with the
> aims to
>
> * promote connection with other game developers: professional, amateur,
> and 'in-waiting'.
> * foster game development projects within the talent pool of Nelson
> * enable each and every visitor to each month take home a new piece of
> knowledge about game development
>
>
> If you didn't for the last Meet Up, please RSVP by registering at the
> Nelson Meetups Game Developers group:
> http://nelsonmeetups.org.nz/groups/gamedevelopers
>
> For those of you who are members already (or newcomers who would prefer
> to do it this way), the Bridge Street Collective has kindly paid for an
> international Meetup.com account and set us up a space. To RSVP via
> Meetup.com, click here:
> http://www.meetup.com/bridgestreetcollective/events/114340762/
>
> Registration is free!
>
> -----------------------------------------
> Full text of this topic in Game Developers:
> http://nelsonmeetups.org.nz/r/topic/2uhazaPlLo9IBvDom1nest
>
> To leave Game Developers, email
> mailto:gamedevelopers@nelsonmeetups.org.nz?Subject=unsubscribe
>
> Start your own free groups and site with
> OnlineGroups.Net http://onlinegroups.net
>
> Host your own online groups site with
> GroupServer http://groupserver.org
>

--
Josh

Hi there.

This is your invitation to the next Nelson Game Developer Meetup which
will take place

* Thursday, 13 June 7 pm at the Bridge Street**Cafe**
*
The presentation will be on

* Game Scripting in a Client-Server Online Multiplayer Title**
*
Matthes Bender will talk about engine architecture and some hands-on
level scripting and aspects thereof in a networked first-person game -
using "Clonk Extreme", a 3D prototype based on the Torque Game Engine.

All welcome! Drinks and nibbles will be available.

7 pm - Doors open

7:15 pm - Presentation

There will be lots of opportunity for questions during and following the
presentation.

See you there!

*
Background*

The monthly Nelson Game Developers Meetup has been initiated with the
aims to

* promote connection with other game developers: professional, amateur,
and 'in-waiting'.
* foster game development projects within the talent pool of Nelson
* enable each and every visitor to each month take home a new piece of
knowledge about game development

If you didn't for the last Meet Up, please RSVP by registering at the
Nelson Meetups Game Developers group:
http://nelsonmeetups.org.nz/groups/gamedevelopers

For those of you who are members already (or newcomers who would prefer
to do it this way), the Bridge Street Collective has kindly paid for an
international Meetup.com account and set us up a space. To RSVP via
Meetup.com, click here:
http://www.meetup.com/bridgestreetcollective/events/114340762/

Registration is free!

Nelson Game Developers

You are hereby welcomed to the second of many Game Dev Meetups to be
held on the second Thursday each Month at the Bridge Street Cafe.

Our *Meetup*shallcommence at *7pm on Thursday May the 9th.* Here's the
general layout of the evening...

7pm - Doors open

7:15pm - Edwin McRae will talk about his experiences of writing for
Grinding Gear Games' "Path of Exile", a NZ Indie free-to-play ARPG
which, as of March, cracked the two million mark for registered users.

7:30pm(ish) - Chats about game development, snacks and drinkies (for
those of you who feel inclined to bring some along...and are of
'drinkies' age and inclination).

8:30pm - Wrap up with the option of retreating to the Freehouse to
continue 'drinkies' and chats if the mood lends itself to such japes and
chicanery.

*Why are we doing this again?*

So that once a month everyone can take home a new piece of knowledge
about game development.

To connect with other game devs; professional, amateur, and 'in-waiting'.

To foster game dev projects within the talent pool of Nelson.

If you didn't for the last Meet Up, please RSVP by registering at the
Nelson Meetups Game Developers group
<http://nelsonmeetups.org.nz/groups/gamedevelopers> <-Click there.

For those of you who are members already (or newcomers who would prefer
to do it this way), the Bridge Street Collective has kindly paid for an
international Meetup.com account and set us up a space. To RSVP via
Meetup.com, clickhere
<http://www.meetup.com/bridgestreetcollective/events/114340762/>
Registration is free!

See you there!

Edwin