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Catch up with the Flax Project

Phew, I have to take a breath or two before I get into this article. The last month and a half has been a whirlwind of exciting events, opportunities and work.

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A Look Back At My First Proper Game – C# Guitar Hero Clone

So, those of you who read my last post Diary of an Irish Student Game Developer you will know that I am currently building a portfolio website to frame some of my past and current game development projects like College Projects – C++ OpenGL & OGRE 3D, as in 5 months time I will be seeking a 6 month internship in the Games Industry. Continue reading ‘A Look Back At My First Proper Game – C# Guitar Hero Clone’

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Dublin Web Summit 2011

Last Friday, myself and the rest of the Flax team (Carl Lange and James Kelly) headed up to the largest tech start-up conference in Ireland & the UK, the Dublin Web Summit. The event attracted over 1000 people from around the world, with many great speakers like Marcus Segal from Zynga Continue reading ‘Dublin Web Summit 2011′

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Diary of an Irish Student Game Developer

So it’s finally the end of the college year, exams are done and dusted, thank god. Second year really did fly by, we were kept busy with many projects such as our OpenGL First Person Shooter,  Ogre 3D Projects and assignments, Software Engineering Agile development projects to name a few. When I wasn’t busy with college work I got to attend some cool events like Continue reading ‘Diary of an Irish Student Game Developer’

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Guest Blog: The Weather Factory, Dare To Be Digital 2011 Part 2

When last we saw our heroes… (Guest Blog: The Weather Factory, Dare To Be Digital 2011 Part 2 ) We had no Northern Irish team member and no application document with the application deadline looming. Continue reading ‘Guest Blog: The Weather Factory, Dare To Be Digital 2011 Part 2′