[PIGMI] PyConAU 2011 report

[Andy Hawkins]

Well I don't need to come all that way to tell ya!  :D    Just kidding :)

> Indeed!
>
> I will be showcasing an alpha of the iPad port of my PSP game Star 
> Hammer Tactics. I'm hoping to get some feedback about the interface 
> and the gameplay in general. Like a focus test. Yeah. Hope you can 
> make it....come along and tell me why my game sucks!
>
> L8r Paul
>
>
> On Friday, August 26, 2011, Chris McCormick <chris at mccormick.cx 
> <mailto:chris at mccormick.cx>> wrote:
> > By the way, if you liked these talks (or talks in general) be sure 
> to come to the Let's Make Games event at ECU on Saturday afternoon:
> >
> > http://letsmakegames.org/2011/08/22/show-us-your-bits-this-saturday/
> >
> > Here are the talks:
> >
> >  * Dean Herbert (@peppyhax) about his music game osu!,
> >  * Ben Macmillan (Fragsoft) about Fragsoft’s upcoming Nordic 
> mythology RPG,
> >  * Josh Hogan is going to converse with your earboxes about music, 
> games and Beat Salad!,
> >  * Anthony Carriero will talk about creating items for the Team 
> Fortress 2 marketplace,
> >  * Chris McCormick (PodSix) on jsGameSoup, and making cross-browser 
> games with open web technologies, and
> >  * Anthony Sweet (Handwritten Games) will mumble something about 
> playtesting and how it can be your friend.
> >
> > They are short and sharp - should be fun!
> >
> > Also, awesome showcase, and delicious sausages!
> >
> > This is going to be great.
> >
> > Chris.
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 08:28:55PM +0800, Saxon wrote:
> >> The horror.
> >>
> >> For something better to watch, here's Chris's talk:
> >>
> >> Infinite 8-bit Platformer - Mr. Chris McCormick 
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv-BGCFRP4Q>
> >>
> >> And the lightning talks:
> >>
> >> Lightning talks: Saturday <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNy83D7Rhoo>
> >>
> >> (I'm up first, and Brad starts at around 24:50)
> >>
> >> Saxon
> >>
> >> --------------------------------------------------
> >> From: "Paul Turbett (Black Lab Games)" <paul at blacklabgames.com.au 
> <mailto:paul at blacklabgames.com.au>>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 11:37 AM
> >> To: <pigmi at pigmi.org <mailto:pigmi at pigmi.org>>
> >> Subject: Re: [PIGMI] PyConAU 2011 report
> >>
> >>> Saxon was the Ringleader!!
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 11:05 AM, Crispin Wellington
> >>> <retrogradeorbit at gmail.com <mailto:retrogradeorbit at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >>>> Dance off and the final challenge at the PyCon AU 2011 Code Wars 
> event <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH4S6WfgWwk>
> >>>> I see McCormick getting his groove on...Is that Brad doing the robot?
> >>>> Crispin
> >>>>
> >>>> On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Paul Turbett (Black Lab Games)
> >>>> <paul at blacklabgames.com.au <mailto:paul at blacklabgames.com.au>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Can you post them online please? thx
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Anthony Sweet
> >>>>> <anthony at letsmakegames.org <mailto:anthony at letsmakegames.org>> 
> wrote:
> >>>>> >> Also there was table dancing but we don't really want to talk
> >>>>> about >> it.
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> > You may not want to talk about it, but we've already seen the 
> photos.
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> > Mwah hah hah.
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> > --
> >>>>> > Anthony Sweet
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> > Treasurer
> >>>>> > Let's Make Games Inc.
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> > anthony at letsmakegames.org <mailto:anthony at letsmakegames.org>
> >>>>> > http://letsmakegames.org
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> > On 23/08/2011, at 9:17 AM, Chris McCormick wrote:
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> >> Hi All,
> >>>>> >>
> >>>>> >> Just a quick note to say PyConAU 2011 was great again this 
> year, with
> >>>>> >> three members of our community representing. Saxon gave a great
> >>>>> >> lightning
> >>>>> >> talk about Binary Space's "Class 3 Outbreak" which garnered a
> >>>>> great >> deal of
> >>>>> >> the clap-vote, beaten only by our very own Brad Power >>
> >>>>> (Rockethands/Halogen)
> >>>>> >> who won best lightning talk about the awesome work happening at
> >>>>> CCG! >> Well
> >>>>> >> done Brad!
> >>>>> >>
> >>>>> >> Also there was table dancing but we don't really want to talk
> >>>>> about >> it.
> >>>>> >>
> >>>>> >> Cheers,
> >>>>> >>
> >>>>> >> Chris.
> >>>>> >>
> >>>>> >> -------------------
> >>>>> >> http://mccormick.cx
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> >>>>> --
> >>>>> Paul Turbett
> >>>>> Black Lab Games
> >>>>> www.blacklabgames.com.au <http://www.blacklabgames.com.au>
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