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DemoCampVancouver06 - Gaming Edition

Date	late March / early April, 2008
Time	5:30pm to 7:30pm, drinks to follow
Location	Workspace, 21 Water St., Vancouver, BC.
Expected Attendance	75-125

Read the background on the DemoCampVancouver page.

Demo Schedule

come in the door and post your demo idea on the board
30 minutes of meeting other attendees (promote your idea, get votes!)
presentation process starts at 6:00pm
30 second elevator pitches by all presenters
attendees vote on top 4
we will have 4 x 6 minute talks (time limit enforced, includes feedback time!)

Also:

BATTLEDECKS - see below for Details and bring your witty self...
Wrap up/discussion/hang out until 7:30pm
Additional events TBD

Battledecks - ROUND THREE

"Gesture, Flow, Credibility and Jargon"

2 people from the crowd are chosen (by elimination or volunteering or voting...) and go head-to-head in DemoCamp's installment of BATTLEDECKS
Each contender is given a 6-to-8 page Keynote Presentation on the spot and will present their fabulous, ground-breaking, earth-shattering, mind-blowing business/project/idea/nonsense to the crowd, inspiring us all on whatever it is they are revealing.
Think: "Gesture. Flow. Credibility. Jargon." It will really help.
Winner will be professed by crowd applause and cheering.
Prizes may be awarded, but bragging rights is the ultimate goal.

We need Battle Decks created as well as presented, so start polishing your decks.

Suggestions

Fill out and promote your demo idea ahead of time. The attendees will vote you in. Bringing a giant mario cube or other forms of props and/or bribing the crowd is absolutely allowed.

Note: for DCV06, we are looking for gaming related demos/ideas.

Bleeding Edge iPhone Development

Parveen Kaler, Smartful Studios
Apple recently released a BETA SDK for iPhone and iPod Touch Development. They also announced the iPhone Apps Store. I will talk about development for the iPhone from the perspective of a coder along with business issues for independent game development studios. I will compare/contrast iPhone development with XBox Live Arcade, Sony PlayStation Network, Sony PSP, and WiiWare.
Take away: 0-100km/h quickstart on iPhone development. Decide if it makes fiscal sense for you.

Self-Publishing Games Direct-to-Consumers

Dustin Sacks, Sillysoft Games
Strategies for building a successful independent game development/publishing studio.
The great power (and responsibility) of a "free demo". Re-thinking "shareware" in the internet age.
Advantages of online distribution. Un-learning the retail model.
Take aways: Software development and marketing tips.

My Big Demo Idea

My name, my company, links are good
Short overview / description / outline

My Big Demo Idea No. 2

My name, my company, links are good
Short overview / description / outline

Attendees

You don't have to sign up to attend, but if you want to let other people know that you're coming, add your name to the list below.

Also on Facebook, the DemoCampVancouver Group.

Event Pictures and Blog Posts

add links here

Upcoming events/Announcements

SocialCamp (Incl. Vancouver Facebook Developer Garage) - Open Web Edition - Apr/15 - Sign-up for a Facebook Demo in the Live App Nite Showcase and Q&A at Canada Place inside the Vancouver Conference & Expo Centre
Semantic(Web)Camp Vancouver- Web 3.0 in Action - May/June
upcoming events? add them here and/or talk about them live at the end of the evening