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Games Hackfest 2017

Norwich-UK-map_cc-by-sa-3-0_nilfanion-renly.png Norwich (UK), date TBA

Relevant GNOME people

Primary contact: StephenPearce
Secondary contact: EkaterinaGerasimova

Description

We need fresh games for GNOME. This hackfest, like a "game jam", will inspire participants to create family friendly games in a short amount of time.

Agenda, goals

  • Produce new games
  • Write articles discussing each title's production process

Timeline

  • Date1: attendees arrive
  • Date2: plan work
  • Date3-4: do work

Sponsors

Attendees

Name

Relevant contribution/aim

Arrives on

Departs on

Staying at

StephenPearce

Game design & development

EkaterinaGerasimova

Documentation

Chez Kat

AdrienPlazas (maybe)

Gamepad support

Costs

(!) <list of costs like venue, hotel, etc>

How to get there

From Europe

  • Fly to STN with Ryanair/EasyJet/whatever, then take the train or bus to Norwich or UEA
  • Fly to NWI from Amsterdam, then take a pre-booked taxi
  • Take the Eurostar to London, then take a train to Norwich

From faraway places

  • Fly to LHR or LGW, then take the tube across London, then train (or bus) to Norwich (or UEA)
  • Fly to LHR or LGW, then take the bus to Norwich or UEA
  • Fly to NWI, then take a pre-booked taxi

Accommodation and food

£74 per night for a double room or £60 per night for a single room at Broad View Lodge.

Previous discussions, organization threads, drafts, relevant links, etc

(!) <list of any resource like mailing lists, forums, wiki pages, etc where this has been discussed so far>

(!) Note to organizers
it is expected that you have contacted relevant teams or groups for your hackfest prior to proposing it, for example if you plan to do an Art hackfest, contact the Art team for ideas.

Reports

Hackfests/Games2017 (last edited 2017-10-09 08:42:44 by AdrienPlazas)