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Bristol’s Global Game Jam: 29th to 31st January

Will Luton — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:48:26 +0000

As we announced back in another decade Mobile Pie are, with a little help from our friends at UWE, hosting a big ol’ Global Game Jam at the Pervasive Media Studios from the evening of Friday 29th to Sunday 31st January. The event challenges both amateur and professional designers, artists and developers to create a videogame in just 48 hours!

The event is sure to be non-stop, draining, exciting and fun! It will also be a great opportunity to met new friends and industry pros with on-hand experts from local codeshops and agencies. And what’s more industry legend Ste Curran (Creative Director at Zoe Mode) will be giving this year’s keynote speech (something we can’t wait to hear)!

To enter you don’t need to be a hot shot, you just need a set of either creative or technical skills that could assist a team making a game and a willingness to work and play hard. Places are limited but to register your interest please enter your details here.

We hope to see you there!

Mobile Pie on Global Games Jam on Original 106.5 FM

Will Luton — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:30:27 +0000

Yesterday Bristol’s premier radio station Original 106.5FM shot through the South West’s air a report on Mobile Pie’s Global Games Jam, featuring a little interview with yours truly.

Original reporter Martin Jones kindly sent us the report in MP3 for all of those that missed it.

Check it out here!

GGJ Bristol: We Hope You Like Jammin’ Too

Will Luton — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:59:42 +0000

One of the things that is really important to us here at Mobile Pie, our most prized value, perhaps the distilled essence of what we believe in is haircuts. However, if we had to pick a second value it would probably be creative vision.

We like to nurture the green shoots of talent with the kindness and love we would give a favoured child and so, with altruism in our hearts, we have agreed, in partnerships with UWE academics and our friends at the Pervasive Media Studio, to host a Global Games Jam location, right here, in the fast-beating heart of Bristol!

As well as all of us being on hand to give advice during the jam, we’ll also be bringing on board a range of industry experts from across the South West, including academics and developers, so it will be a fantastic opportunity for upcoming and student artists, programmers and designers to get themselves noticed.

The Jam will take place between 29th and 31st January 2010. You can find out more at the official site here and more about the location here.

If you want to enter or would like to help out on the event then please don’t hesitate to contact me through the GGJ site.

We look forward to seeing you there!