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Welcome to GDNet Direct
[12.17.07 - 12.31.07]
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Issue #48, Volume #6
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Table of Contents
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1. Recent Articles 5. GD Showcase
2. GameDev NewsBytes 6. Featured Book
3. Jobs @ GameDev.net 7. Poll Results
4. Upcoming Events
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Ed Note
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As we turn over to the new year, 2008, we at GDNet hope you have all had a
prosperous and enjoyable 2007. We hope you were all safe in ringing in the
new year and we look forward to another year with you all!
- Drew "Gaiiden" Sikora
Executive Producer, Newsletter Editor
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE GDNET STAFF!!
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1. Recent Articles
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- PRODUCT REVIEW
3ds max 2008
by Kelly L. Murdock
http://www.gamedev.net/features/reviews/productreview.asp?productid=675
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2. GameDev NewsBytes
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[12/28/07]
- New OGRE release: 1.4.6 (Eihort)
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=477494
- l'Institut Desgraff de Sherbrooke recently opened its doors offering
game dev courses
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=477448
- Scrolling Game Development Kit 2 Released
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=477429
[12/26/07]
- Pyrogine2D API v2.0.0 Released
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=477275
[12/24/07]
- Cg 2.0 Released by NVIDIA
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=477143
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3. Jobs @ GameDev.net
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[Latest Companies]
- Blue Castle Games (3)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?employerid=388
- California State University Chico (1)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?employerid=402
- Intel Corporation (9)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?employerid=348
[All Jobs]
- Artist (6)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?occupationid=1
- Designer (3)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?occupationid=2
- Manager/Executive (1)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?occupationid=6
- Other (1)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?occupationid=10
- Producer/Director (2)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?occupationid=3
- Programmer (16)
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/default.asp?occupationid=4
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To see all offers or find information
on posting an ad:
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/careers/
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4. Upcoming Events
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- IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference
1/10 - 1/12 @ Las Vegas, NV
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/events/?method=se&eid=290
- Game Design Expo
1/19 - 1/20 @ Vancouver, Canada
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/events/?method=se&eid=310
- Mobile Games Forum 2008
1/23 - 1/24 @ London, United Kingdom
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/events/?method=se&eid=303
- Nordic Game Jam 2008
2/1 - 2/3 @ Copenhagen, Denmark
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/events/?method=se&eid=304
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For more events listed at later dates, visit
http://www.gamedev.net/directory/events/
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5. GD Showcase
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[No New Entries]
View Entire Showcase:
http://www.gamedev.net/community/gds/
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6. Featured Book
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Retro Gaming Hacks
by Chris Kohler
Published October 2005
Average Rating: **** [1 review]
Maybe it was the recent Atari 2600 milestone anniversary that fueled
nostalgia for the golden days of computer and console gaming. Every Game
Boy must ponder his roots from time to time. But whatever is driving the
current retro gaming craze, one thing is certain: classic games are back
for a big second act, and they're being played in both old and new ways.
Whether you've just been attacked by Space Invaders for the first time or
you've been a Pong junkie since puberty, Chris Kohler's Retro Gaming Hacks
is the indispensable new guide to playing and hacking classic games.
Kohler has complied tons of how-to information on retro gaming that used
to take days or weeks of web surfing to track down and sort through, and
he presents it in the popular and highly readable Hacks style.
Retro Gaming Hacks serves up 85 hard-nosed hacks for reviving the classic
games. Want to game on an original system? Kohler shows you how to hack
ancient hardware, and includes a primer for home-brewing classic software.
Rather adapt today's equipment to run retro games? Kohler provides
emulation techniques, complete with instructions for hacking a classic
joystick that's compatible with a contemporary computer. This book also
teaches readers to revive old machines for the original gaming experience:
hook up an Apple II or a Commodore 64, for example, and play it like you
played before.
A video game journalist and author of Power Up: How Japanese Video Games
Gave the World an Extra Life, Kohler has taught the history of video games
at Tufts University. In Retro Gaming Hacks, he locates the convergence of
classic games and contemporary software, revealing not only how to
retrofit classic games for today's systems, but how to find the golden
oldies hidden in contemporary programs as well.
Whether you're looking to recreate the magic of a Robotron marathon or
simply crave a little handheld Donkey Kong, Retro Gaming Hacks shows you
how to set the way-back dial.
For more and to rate this book click here:
http://www.gamedev.net/columns/books/bookdetails.asp?ProductID=573
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7. Poll Results
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Q: What are you doing between now and New Years?
Absolutely nothing!!!---------------------152--|||||||||||||||--26.8%
Old projects I've been meaning to finish--107--|||||||||--------18.8%
Work in general---------------------------147--||||||||||||||---25.9%
I don't know yet, I'll figure it out------79---||||||-----------13.9%
Partying 24/7-----------------------------59---||||-------------10.4%
Going on vacation-------------------------23---||---------------4.05%
Total Votes: 567
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