Video Game Development Club

Student Showcase

gsmith — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:43:10 +0000

On Saturday, May 11, the VGDC will hold the first Student Showcase, where the you can see and play the games our members have produced over the past school year:

The Day the Sun Didn’t Rise

Free the Music

Mage the Architect

Captain Machango

Inner Space

The event will be held in Keller Hall room 2-260 at 7 p.m.

Game Jam!

gsmith — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 05:06:05 +0000

We had a game jam last week, and here are the results:

First up was Caverns, from Michael Cistera, with lots of particles and a “little” platforming

Next we had Joust from Graham Smith, no relation to the arcade classic (except that they’re both fun)

And finally Through the Void from Philip Homan, though I doubt you’ll get all the way through

Play them all! Thanks for submitting, guys!

Game Jam

gsmith — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:54:04 +0000

I’m happy to announce that the first ever VGDC Game Jam will take place from November 27th to December 4th, 2012. Get a team together and make a game in a week!

To enter your team, come to the kickoff event at on Nov. 27 at 6:00 p.m. in 3-115 Keller Hall. Refreshments provided!

Contact vgdc@umn.edu with questions.

Projectile Ocean

admin — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:50:17 +0000

Presenting our first completed group project, Projectile Ocean! Projectile Ocean is about a penguin who must defend his home from fish. It features 4 enemies, 3 weapons, and gameplay affected by changing water levels. Written in Javascript with HTML5, it was developed from March to June 2012 by Graham Smith, Nate Buck, Ryan Haasken, Kevin Mehlhaff, Buyu Chen, and Drew Tenenbaum. You can play it here: Projectile Ocean

Bridge Square

gsmith — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 05:41:33 +0000

We painted the Washington Avenue Bridge!

Game Presentations Tonight!

gsmith — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:27:36 +0000

We’ll be presenting possible games to make for this semester at tonight at 6 pm, Keller 3-115. Come on over and check it out!

General Meeting – Thurs. 9/13 at 6:00pm

buckx154 — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:09:53 +0000

Our first general meeting is being held tonight at 6:00pm in Tate 131 (the Physics lab). For anyone who wants a peek at what we’ll be talking about, or for anyone to review after the meeting, you can view our presentation slides here.

Also, here are links to the four games covered in the presentation: Projectile Ocean, Glue Galaxy Rescue, Red Goo Zombies, and Seed Feed.

Ludum Dare 24 games

buckx154 — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 19:48:09 +0000

Just a few days left for voting on the 24th Ludum Dare game jam (Theme – Evolution)!

While we did not hold a group event, several of our members submitted games for the competition last month. Click an image to play:

Nate – Explore, Evolve, Escape!

Graham – Red Goo Zombies, or, You Have Been Selected to Die, Naturally

Ryan – Seed Feed

More Ludum Dare Games

gsmith — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:46:01 +0000

Here’s John’s game, “Planet Defender”. Give it a try! Remember to play and vote on games, only three days left!

Graham

Game Jam Games!

gsmith — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:31:30 +0000

The game jam was a great success. Here are a few of the finished games:

Ryan – Vac-Man

Graham - Lodestar

Nate - Glue Galaxy Rescue

Kevin - Tooth Fairy

Be sure to play and rate them all!