Global Game Jam 2011 Registration Deadline

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Jan 21, 2011, 4:40:39 PM1/21/11
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From: Rafael Fajardo <rfaj...@du.edu>
Date: Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 11:34 AM
Subject: reminder: Global Game Jam 2011 registration deadline
To: coloradogam...@yahoogroups.com
Cc: Anne Woolman <Anne.W...@du.edu>


This is a reminder that 
if you wish to participate in the Global Game Jam 2011 at the University of Denver, 
and you wish to receive complementary parking, 
you must register online at http://globalgamejam.org/
and associate your profile with our site: USA-Colorado-University of Denver
by midnight mountain time tonight.

Parking in the paid visitor lots cost $1.25 per hour otherwise and on street parking is scarce even on weekends. The neighborhoods for a four block radius have restrictions of one-hour maximum. 

If you do not require free parking you can register right up to friday the 28th. We will open our doors at 3:00 pm, and the keynote is scheduled to begin at 5:00 pm. All games should be uploaded by 3:00 pm sunday, and we'll have brief show and tell demo before closing doors and going home. More details after the sig below.

I hope to see you there.

To register:
1. http://globalgamejam.org/
2. at the top, create new account OR login
3. as you are editing profile
4. in box below your name is a drop down menu to link profile with site (USA-Colorado-University of Denver)...
5. save changes
6. on right-most column of the homepage when logged in is a heading: 2011 Registration. Below that it will confirm location for which you registered.

paz,
Rafael

We'll begin on Friday with a screening of the keynote address at 5:00pm, then an announcing of this year's theme. Brainstorming, pitchmaking and team-forming follow. We recommend keeping team size between 2-5 people. Bring a sleeping bag so you can catch some zzzs.

The local instance of the Global Game Jam will begin at 5:00 pm and
run through Sunday at 7:00 pm.

What:
Global Game Jam 2011
at the University of Denver
in collaboration with
Colorado Game Developers Association

Global Game Jam is a 48 hour game-development and local community
building event of international proportions. It emphasizes
collaboration, cooperation, and thinking on your feet.

When:
January 28, 29, 30
begins 5:00pm on January 28 and ends approximately at 5:00pm January 30

Who:
University of Denver
Contact Name: Rafael Fajardo
Contact Email: rfaj...@du.edu

Where:
University of Denver
Shwayder Art Building
2121 E Asbury Ave
Denver, CO 80208

How: (Jam logistics)
To register, create an account at http://www.globalgamejam.org/ and
associate your profile with the University of Denver site.
Entrace Fee: 0.00
openlocation: Open Location
48hours: Open for entire 48 hours
Internet Access: Internet access available
food: Have access to coffee/beverages and food in close vicinity

Notes:
This site is set up in collaboration 
with the Colorado Game Developers Association
http://www.coloradogamedev.org/
We will have access to a lab and a classroom with room
for another twenty people who would bring their own laptops (or other gear).
We have access to the following development tools for the purposes
of Global Game Jam 2010: adobe suite (inl. Flash) + processing, please let me know if you need other or plan on bringing your own. I will do my best to accommodate.

highlights from last years event can be viewed at:

we will live stream this year at:

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University of Denver '13
Resident Assistant (RHA)
Vice President of VGADC
Game Development and Animation
Department of Engineering and Computer Science
Anne.W...@du.edu
720 - 289 - 5930

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