NUS Games Development Group

Hello everyone! This week’s session will go on as usual on thursday, 7.30pm at COM3 SR-13 & SR-15 (01-22 & 01-25)! We’ll be continuing on with Level 2 Games and also have Unity & Godot workshops in store, so look forward to it~🙌 See you there🤩

Welcome back to another semester!🥳🥳 We hope that you enjoyed your holidays~ Level up your game dev skills with us this sem with… Level 2 Games🎮‼️ Form teams and work together to create higher level games! We’ll also be featuring mini-workshops every session so stay tuned👀 CCA sessions will start this thursday, 7.30pm in COM3 01-22 & 01-25, see you there~🤩

🎮 Registration for Global Game Jam Singapore 2024 has begun! 🎮 📅 26 Jan 2024, 6PM - 28 Jan 2024, 7.30PM 🕹GGJ SG is back again! GGJ is a non-competitive game jam that takes place over 48 hours, where participants come together to develop games (video games, tabletop games, card games, and many more)! 🎤 we have some exciting talks from industry professionals lined up ahead of the jam! These talks run from 10 Jan 2024 - 25 Jan 2024. Whether you're jamming or not, you can still join in on the talks! The deadline for registration is on 26 Jan, 2024, 5:00PM. So be sure to grab your friends, register, and get ready to jam! 🥳 More information is available on our Jam Site, the Kueh 22 homepage, and over on on our Discord server. Please note that if you face an “Access Denied” error for the GGJ Jam Site, please login/signup first.

We will be taking the next few days to update our websites and pages to reflect the new winners for GameCraft! 2023 In the meantime, here's the feedback form for GameCraft! 2023: https://forms.gle/3jpaBUD8rpwHSPNv6. You can also scan the QR code attached. Your feedback will help us improve on future iterations of Gamecraft! :)

We would also like to take this time to showcase the other games submitted which you can find here https://itch.io/jam/gamecraft/entries: 😇 Isekai Goddess Simulator: https://ltc0522.itch.io/isekai-goddess-simulator 👻 Phantom Leap: https://lio-lim.itch.io/phantom-leap ♟ Nechroma: https://hansneddy.itch.io/gamecraft-2023-submission-4-nechroma 🎯 sLime: https://casualtyeric.itch.io/slime 👦👧 Callum: https://dreamingalways.itch.io/callum 🦴Necromancer: https://siqi123.itch.io/necromancer 👺 Whack A Goblin: https://cole-hauser.itch.io/whack-a-goblin

We have come to the end of GameCraft! 2023! ⚙️ We would like thank everyone who participated for taking their week wrecking their brains 🧠 to come up with a fun and interesting game for everyone to play! 🎮 Congratulations to the games: 🥇1st place: Sliggy The Slime: https://itch.io/jam/gamecraft/rate/2424614 🥈2nd place: Re-Respawn: https://buburito.itch.io/re-respawn 🥉3rd place: Endless Bodies: https://itch.io/jam/gamecraft/rate/2424614 👑 Audience Choice: Caretaker: https://meloppeitreet.itch.io/caretaker

Hi everyone! In case you missed it, here’s how to get to Seminar Room 14, where today’s closing ceremony will be held. See you there!

Hi, if you're lost around NUS COM3, here's a video to show how to navigate to Seminar Room 13, which will be where our Playtesting session and Closing Ceremony will be 🏁

Reminder to join us for the playtesting session tomorrow at Seminar Rooms 13, 14 and 15 at COM3 at NUS to really sharpen your game to the fullest potential. Directions will be put up tomorrow. Lunch will not be provided

‼Join us for the Closing Ceremony, where your games will be played by our judges live! 😲🤩 It will be held on 16 December 2023, 12pm at NUS COM3 Seminar rooms 13, 14, 15! Lunch will be provided 😋 For more information regarding this session, please refer to https://gamecraft.nusgdg.org/rules, under "Physical Sessions". If you haven't, you can join our Gamecraft! discord here: https://discord.gg/Rf5zZjhFDC See you there! ✨

We will be having our next talk on Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into games by Mr Shen Xiang from Century Games in 5 minutes time! Join us to learn more here: https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/84091358070?pwd=OVh3YW8vcElUTzRCWWZQNzNXSW1DUT09

The talk by Kok Tung from Century Games will begin in 10 minutes time! Join us to learn about making games for not just yourself, but also for players! Zoom link: https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/88529502055?pwd=YldCcTBmN3I1QWJiTlREUXlOMWRrUT09

‼Join us for Playtesting Day, where your team can get feedback on your game so far 🛠🎮 Head on down to NUS COM3 Seminar Rooms 13, 14, 15, at 1pm, 14 December 2023, to participate! While attendance for this session is not mandatory, don't miss this opportunity to mingle with other teams and refine your game! 🤩🙌 For more information regarding this session, please refer to https://gamecraft.nusgdg.org/rules, under "Physical Sessions". If you haven't, you can join our Gamecraft! discord here: https://discord.gg/Rf5zZjhFDC See you there! ✨

We will be begining our talk by Gabriele from Magicblock in 5 mins at https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/81831025778?pwd=eVFOYmlUdGU5L0lyelNyVFBDUE92UT09

🪧 For those attending GameCraft Opening Ceremony and do not know how to get to I3 Auditorium: 1️⃣ Go to the bus stop opposite to HSSML (Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library) 2️⃣ Take the stairs up. i3 should be on your right side. 3️⃣ Skip the first door and go to the next door and our staff will be there. Or you can find the directions in the video followed. Hope to see you there!

📢Tomorrow’s the day‼️ Please be reminded that the GameCraft! 2023 Opening Ceremony is held tomorrow, 12pm at NUS I3 Auditorium! We can’t wait for you guys to see what we have in store this year🤩 🫵What are you waiting for? Sign up/Find out more at: https://gamecraft.nusgdg.org/ Join our GameCraft! 2023 discord here: https://discord.gg/Rf5zZjhFDC See you there!

📢Check out the prizes for GameCraft! 2023!🏆 Stand a chance to win these attractive prizes🤩🤩 Get more lucky draw chances simply by participating in GameCraft! 2023 (i.e. guest talks, physical event, etc.) Do take note: Only current students (uni or poly or JC) or those who have graduated within one year are elligible for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes (not including audience choice) 🫵What are you waiting for? Sign up/Find out more at: https://gamecraft.nusgdg.org/ Join our GameCraft! 2023 discord here: https://discord.gg/Rf5zZjhFDC See you soon~

⏰ 3 DAYS LEFT UNTIL GAMECRAFT OPENING CEREMONY The clock is ticking, and there are only 3 more days to GameCraft! Make sure to not miss this opportunity to make your dream game, by yourself or with friends, and win attractive prizes! 🫵What are you waiting for? Sign up/Find out more at: https://gamecraft.nusgdg.org/ Join our GameCraft! 2023 discord here: https://discord.gg/Rf5zZjhFDC Let’s hop on!

📢Introducing our Guest Speaker: Kang Soon from NYP, ex Landshark Games! Kang Soon is a "polyglot game developer", being someone who speaks "languages" across multiple disciplines, i.e. from programming and game art, to game production, business and marketing. He is one of the creators behind Songbird Symphony, and has contributed as technical lead to multiple software engineering projects. Kang Soon is also a proud alumnus of NUS Computer Science, and has also served as an exco in NUS Games Development Group between 2014 and 2017. He is currently a lecturer for Nanyang Polytechnic's Games Development and Technology diploma course. Join GameCraft! 2023 to hear Kang Soon share about Game Production (Secret?) Knowledge, on 13 Dec at 6.30pm!✨ 🫵What are you waiting for? Sign up/Find out more at: https://gamecraft.nusgdg.org/ Join our GameCraft! 2023 discord here: https://discord.gg/Rf5zZjhFDC See you there~

📢Introducing our Guest Speaker: Shen Xiang from Century Games! Xiang will share based on developer’s point of view, how can the use of AI help in game development for cost effectiveness, provide stronger game immersion experience etc. Join GameCraft! 2023 to hear Shen Xiang share about Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into Games, on 12 Dec at 2pm!✨ 🫵What are you waiting for? Sign up/Find out more at: https://gamecraft.nusgdg.org/ Join our GameCraft! 2023 discord here: https://discord.gg/Rf5zZjhFDC See you there~