48 hr article over on games.on.net

One of our victims challengers has a double life as a game journalist – check out the beginnings of Tim’s column on games on net … heh heh … a first person report from the trenches will be fabulous!

48hr game making challenge

We challenge you to produce a playable prototype game for the chance to win fame and fortune … but you only have 48 hours and we’re locking you in!

Join us for the sheer delight and lunacy that underpins the games industry! Find a small team (maximum of 6 people) and take the challenge to produce a prototype game in just 48 hours, starting 4pm Friday 3 October

If you can’t join us, you can watch and barrack for your favourite team here – live web-cam coming soon!

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Our own fabulous 3 blokes studio are hoping to put together a non competing pro-team so that they can act as mentors, join in the delight, spread the word …

3 Blokes Studio

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Australian Gamer will be covering the event

and we are back! back! back! – october 2008 challenge

announcing!

48 hour challenge: new site: http://www.48hrgamecomp.com/

we are moving the live 48 hour site to our own server so we can stream directly and do other interesting things – please follow the link and update your bookmarks accordingly

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Announcing the return of the fabulous 48 hour game making challenge!

48 hour game making challenge details + sign up information
– team entries now closed

Preliminary meet-up: October 1 2008 – Tips for Game Designers

Time: Oct 1 2008, 5.00 – 6.00 pm
Venue: the Glasshouse, CIP Kelvin Grove

Pandemic Studios Lead Designer Morgan Jaffit discusses games design as a potential career path as well as giving you all the essential hints and tips for the 48 Hr Game-Making Tournament on Friday 3 October

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Challenge Dates: October 3 – 5 2008

Bump-in / Set-up: Friday Oct 3 – from 2.00pm

Challenge starts: Friday Oct 3 @ 4.00pm with three keywords given by Souri of Sumea or these days it is tsumea

Judges arrive: Sunday Oct 5 from 2.00pm

Challenge ends: Sunday Oct 5 @ 4.00pm

Sausage sizzle: Sunday Oct 5 from 4.00pm – 5.30pm

Come and join the teams for an END GAME BBQ, BYO sausages and drinks
Venue: CI Precincts, KG – outside the block

Winner announced: Sunday Oct 5 @ 5.45 pm

Web site live cam:http://www.48hrgamecomp.com/

See the teams, the live blog and the “what have you been doing meanwhile pages over on the new 48 hour website