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2019 GDIAC Showcase[ List of Participants ] [ Floorplan (Atrium) ] [ Floorplan (Level 1) ] [ Floorplan (Level 2) ] The games showcase this year will be held on Friday May 17, 2019 from 4-7pm in the ACCEL Labs in Carpenter Hall. Because of the new calendar, it is possible this may overlap with your other exams. We ask that you try to get a make-up exam with your other class, if possible. Otherwise, we expect everyone in your group to attend Showcase. This event is -- for all intents and purposes -- your final exam. Because Showcase is being held on a Friday evening, we need to make sure everything is organized in the week before it is held. There are several things that our group needs to be aware of in order to make this run smoothly. Registering for ShowcaseWe need for each group to officially "register" for showcase so that we can allot the correct number of computers and place you on the floor. As the showcase is open to groups in CS/INFO 4152 as well, this registration will take place through e-mail, not CMS. Each group should send the following information to Amy Elser by Monday, May 13th.
If we do not receive this information by 11:59 pm Monday, May 13th, then we will assign you a number of computers as we see fit, you will not have a tent card, and you will probably be stuck in a remote corner. In the past, we have made speakers available on request. Unfortunately, no longer have enough speakers to accomodate everyone. We will bring a few speakers, but if your game uses sound heavily, the sound hardware is up to you. See below for more details on this. What to Bring to ShowcaseFor students in CS/INFO 3152, showcase is where you will turn in the final version of your game for evaluation. As such you should bring the following materials to showcase, which we will collect at the end: A USB Stick with an InstallerThis copy will be the one put in the GDIAC archives. This is considered the final version of your project for grading purposes. If we do not get this the day of the showcase, your group will receive no credit for your project (which is very, very bad). The USB should not just contain an executable. We want you to create an installer for your game. Even though this game is in Java, not everyone has the same Java VM or the appropriate OpenGL libraries. You should use packr to create an installer for your game, but use the Oracle JDK, not OpenJDK (which requires X-Windows on MacOS). If you are having troubles with packr, post on Piazza and we will carry you through the process. Promotional Material for GDIAC
After years of neglect, the GDIAC website is up and running with a functioning gallery.
We would like to keep it this way. In order to put your game on the website, we ask that
you provide us with some additional files. You can put these files on the USB that you
provide us. Simply put it in a folder marked To promote your game, we want the following files:
To give you some idea of what we are asking for, here are the cover picture and group logo for the game Curse of the Wendigo.
Similarly, here is the banner picture for irrational hover assault. Do not add the text calling your game a "featured game". That is for us to decide.
One (colored) Copy of your Game ManualPlease consider binding the manual nicely, and making it manual-sized. Even just a staple binding goes a long way. These are in addition to any you want available at Showcase for students to peruse. A Display PosterEvery group is required to create a poster, which will stand above the computers assigned to your group. This will give the attendees something to look at when browsing for a project to investigate, and something to read while waiting for their chance to play. The guidelines for your poster are as follows:
In the past, we have mandated that the posters be double-sided. Because of the layout of the ACCEL lab, this is no longer required. Any Peripheral HardwareWe will bring a handful of external speakers and X-Box controllers for teams to use. However, we do not have enough to go around. If either of these are necessary for your game, you should consider bringing your own. Speakers or headphones are particularly crucial. The computers in ACCEL do not have internal speakers. Unless you bring your own headphones or speakers, you will not have sound. We ask that you not share ear buds, as that is unhygienic. It is okay if a player wants to user his or her ear buds, but headphones should properly cover the ear. If you want to bring your own projector or display/TV, you must tell us this when you register for Showcase. We are not opposed to this in principle (some games look much better on a bigger screen) but we cannot guarantee that we will have room for your set-up. Setting up for ShowcaseYou need to set up early on the day of the showcase. At least one member of your group must be at the lab at 3 pm, and check in with the staff that your project is set up. We need to verify that it is on your assigned computers, that your speakers and poster are set up, and that you are ready to go. Once the showcase starts, at 4pm, we expect everyone in your group to be there. Furthermore, unless you have an emergency or extenuating circumstances, everyone in your group must stay for the entire showcase, 4-7 pm. You may wander around and check out the other projects, but at least one person from your group must be manning your assigned computers at all times. Some Helpful TipsThe most important thing is to test your game in the lab early. If for some reason the lab is missing something your game needs, or the machines are incapable of running your game, there will not be time to do anything about it unless we know soon. Be sure to test your game on the slower machines in the lab, not just the fast ones. Every year, some group loads up their game in the labs, only to discover that it will not run. In addition, please be presentable for the entire showcase. Many students pull all-nighters before the showcase. Obviously this is not a great plan, but we understand that sometimes it is necessary. Regardless, everyone should try to be well-rested, decently-well dressed (no specific dress code but try to look nice), well-groomed, recently-bathed, and in good spirits. Good luck to everyone in the home stretch. We look forward to the best GDIAC showcase yet! |
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