About the GRID Lab
The Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab, an initiative of Ohio University’s Scripps College of Communication, was developed by college staff and faculty to provide the Appalachian Ohio region with training, education, and an opportunity to develop technical and creative skills through the use of interactive digital game technology. The GRID Lab also serves as an innovative and creative center for undergraduate, graduate, faculty and staff research and project development.
News
Gamers Needed for Research Project
Hello, Nebula folks! I’m Todd Harper, a doctoral student in Media Arts/Studies.
For those of you still in Athens over the summer, I could really use your help finishing up some research for my dissertation. You may remember my sending a university-wide email for the same study during spring quarter.
What I need is volunteers who are:
1.) 18 or over
2.) OU students
Production Crew Needed for Sci-fi project - "The Nameless Cryst"
“The Nameless Cryst” (TNC) is a sci-fi feature-length film (approx. 80min) that is gearing up for production this coming fall. In pre-production, TNC currently has about 20 people in its crew and is seeking to fill all positions. The film is written and directed by me, Stephanie Kaye Branham, a senior in the Video Production sequence. For this project we will have to build several of our own sets and there are plans to create our very own green screen studio, wherein we can place several of these constructed sets. Read more »
IndieCade 2010 Submissions due June 1st
Submit Now @ www.IndieCade.com
IndieCade 2010:
The International Festival for Independent Games.
Call for Submissions:
IndieCade invites independent game artists and designers from around the world to submit interactive media of all types for consideration in IndieCade 2010. Read more »
Nominations Open for Ars Developer Awards 2010
From Ars Technica:
We are giving you, our readers, the opportunity to nominate your favorite Mac OS X applications to receive an award in one of five categories: Best New App, Best User Experience, Most Innovative App, Best K-12 Education App, and Best Student-created App. We will accept nominations until Friday, May 21. At that time, we’ll tally the top five nominations in each category, and the Ars staff will choose from among these a winner for each award.
Dare to be Digital Contest - Sponsored by Wacom
http://www.daretobedigital.com/
Dare to be Digital is an internationally renowned proving ground for talented computer science and art students to design their own original video game.
Every year between June and August, students form teams of five and compete over 10 weeks to design a fully functioning video game prototype. At the end of 10 weeks, all the teams will gather at Dare Protoplay to showcase their work and be judged by industry experts. Read more »
Submissions now Open for the 3rd Annual GRID Lab Digital Media Awards Showcase
Submission Website - http://gridlab.ohio.edu/dmas
The Game Research and Immersive Design Lab’s 2010 Digital Media Awards Showcase will highlight individuals and groups of students excelling in specific areas of Digital Media Production and Research.
Submissions are open to all Ohio University students and must be submitted using this web form no later than May 16, 2010 at 11:59 pm. Read more »
@party Interactive Fiction Competition
@party is happening June 18-20, 2010 in Harvard, Massachusetts.
There’s an Interactive Fiction competition:
All interactive fiction prods by attendees are due by 12:30 PM on Saturday, June 19, so that people may have some time to play them. Games cannot be more than approximately a half-hour in play length. Most formats are acceptable, but Z-Machine is preferred.
http://atparty-demoscene.net/compos.html#intfic
You can develop projects using http://inform7.com/ .
Brianna Weaver's GDC Post Mortem
Brianna Weaver’s reflections on her travel to the Game Developer Conference as an IGDA Scholarship winner. This will be published on the IGDA website soon.
Overall:
GDC was a whirlwind of activities and excitement. There were thousands of people attending, and it really hit home how large the industry is.
I attended as an undergraduate in my junior year, and I feel as though this was a large benefit for me. I was able to talk to many different people and express my eagerness to learn.
Google Code Jam 2010
Do you enjoy solving tough problems and grappling with technical challenges? Then enter Google Code Jam!
Google Code Jam is a programming competition in which professional and student programmers are asked to solve complex algorithmic challenges in a limited amount of time. The contest is all-inclusive: Google Code Jam lets you compete in the programming language and development environment of your choice.
The competition consists of four online rounds, culminating in the on-site finals in Dublin, Ireland!
