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Looking at XNA Part One

Looking at XNA Part Two

XNA via Gamedev.net

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AGDS provides education, networking and business opportunities and serves as a forum for programmers, artist, producers, game designers, audio professionals and others involved in the development of games to gather to exchange ideas, network and shape the future of the industry.

AGDS 2006 features lectures, round-table discussions on game development topics such as design, technology, arts and animation, business, production and mobile presented by industry professionals around the region and internationally. Our regional speakers come from Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand.

Even if you are not a pro or biz whiz (maybe you are a student?), you will definitely benefit from this once-in-a-year industry conference and get some pointers from big names such as Ian Livingstone.

Pricing info is here and if you want to try your luck for a chance to get free lodging and attend this event altogether, here’s the HP contest.

Official AGDS site

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SMIGL is more than just game development and design, game research is actually the main focus of this game lab.

The long term goal of the new initiative, according to SMIGL representatives, will be to “further digital game research globally, develop world-class academic programs in game technology, and establish Singapore as a vital node in the international game industry.”

Brains & Games via Gamasutra

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If you want to create games for both the PC and Xbox 360, you have to join the Creators Club.

The Creators Club carries an annual fee of $99, although Microsoft is also offering four-month trials for $49. The Creators Club will go live when the final version of the XNA Game Studio Express arrives this holiday season.

Produce your own games and earn some bucks will require you to own the XNA Game Studio Professional, with more bells and whistles. This not-yet-priced development tool package will be released next spring.

Cooking Making homebrew or the next blockbuster couldn’t be easier now.

Is time to Make the next Halo via GameSpot

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Students are exposed to different kinds of development in all platforms, whether it is for dedicated gaming console (Xbox 360, PlayStation) or your friendly mobile phone.

At the open house, Vitaly Naymushin, iD Software’s character artist emphasized…

”No one person can create the game anymore. You have artists, you have programmers, you have people who design the levels, the people who put audio into it and more.”

Nothing today in game development is truer than what this guy said.

Study Game Design and Development via MiamiHerald and AIU

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