{"id":498,"date":"2013-04-29T17:29:22","date_gmt":"2013-04-29T15:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ofp-faguss.com\/blog\/?p=498"},"modified":"2013-04-30T13:25:54","modified_gmt":"2013-04-30T11:25:54","slug":"polish-game-devs-meeting-2012-coverage-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofp-faguss.com\/blog\/polish-game-devs-meeting-2012-coverage-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Polish Game Developers Meeting 2012 &#8211; Coverage 1\/2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a collection of tweets I wrote after attending V ZTG. I wanted to preserve them on my blog.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 27-28 October 2012 there was a general gaming convention <a title=\"Convention official site\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gamearena.pl\/pl\/\">Poznan Game Arena<\/a> in <a title=\"Link to Google Maps\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/?q=Poznan\">Poznan<\/a> city in Poland. Inside there was a sub-meeting fifth annual <a title=\"Convention official site\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zjazdtworcowgier.pl\/\">Zjazd Tw\u00f3rc\u00f3w Gier<\/a> which I attended.<\/p>\n<p>Unpleaseant surprise at the very beginning &#8211; tickets I bought via the Internet and printed myself weren&#8217;t working (and not only for me). I went to a long queue to customer service where people received new tickets.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lighting was rather low and I didn&#8217;t have a tripod so my photos are blurry.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"pl\" data-cards=\"hidden\">\n<p>Photos: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23VZTG\">#VZTG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23PoznanGameArena\">#PoznanGameArena<\/a> and in between <a title=\"http:\/\/twitpic.com\/b8lbnv\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/2AjvJ8hb\">twitpic.com\/b8lbnv<\/a> <a title=\"http:\/\/twitpic.com\/b8lbri\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/XrnIiz6D\">twitpic.com\/b8lbri<\/a> <a title=\"http:\/\/twitpic.com\/b8lbvs\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/dhPzfEmY\">twitpic.com\/b8lbvs<\/a> \u2014 Faguss (@FagussWebsite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FagussWebsite\/status\/263028323595194368\">29 pa\u017adziernika 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Event took place in a large building which had several pavilions. ZTG was in one of those. First day of PGA was crowded.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mwm-aal-item\" name=\"ztg-saturday\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>ZTG Saturday<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"pl\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23VZTG\">#VZTG<\/a> was part of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23PoznanGameArena\">#PoznanGameArena<\/a> and it consisted entirely out of lectures divided intro three blocks.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Faguss (@FagussWebsite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FagussWebsite\/status\/263027117376299009\">29 pa\u017adziernika 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script>Looking something like this:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_502\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 300px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ofp-faguss.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/ztg_plan1_0002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-502\" alt=\"Sunday plan\" src=\"http:\/\/ofp-faguss.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/ztg_plan1_0002-300x247.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ofp-faguss.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/ztg_plan1_0002-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ofp-faguss.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/ztg_plan1_0002.jpg 970w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunday plan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fourth block was dedicated to the <a title=\"Link to Wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indie_Game:_The_Movie\">Indie Game: The Movie<\/a> screenings. I&#8217;ve already seen that film so I didn&#8217;t go there.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nI&#8217;m not a fan of such configurations because you&#8217;re conflicted to which lecture \/ panel go and afterwards if you didn&#8217;t like it then you&#8217;ll regret for picking that and not the other.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"pl\">\n<p>Saturday 10:00 &#8211; &#8220;Programming intelligent NPC in RPG&#8221; was in fact &#8220;use this tools&#8221; and had technical details despite the claims <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23VZTG\">#VZTG<\/a> \u2014 Faguss (@FagussWebsite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FagussWebsite\/status\/263029332262404096\">29 pa\u017adziernika 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Speakers were recommending methods like <a title=\"Link to Wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A*\">*A<\/a> algorithm, <a title=\"Link to Wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AIML\">AIML<\/a> chatbot, <a title=\"Link to Wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fuzzy_logic\">fuzzy logic<\/a>, <a title=\"Link to Wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Evolutionary_algorithm\">evolutionary algorithm<\/a>. It was mentioned in description that they wouldn&#8217;t go into technical stuff but they did.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"pl\">\n<p>\n11:00 &#8220;Game design in action&#8221; turned out to be &#8220;game sales revenue in action&#8221;. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23VZTG\">#VZTG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Faguss (@FagussWebsite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FagussWebsite\/status\/263029958140624896\">29 pa\u017adziernika 2012<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"pl\">\n<p>\nI understand it&#8217;s easier to talk about graphs in which the &#8220;money line&#8221; spikes than actual game design but come on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Faguss (@FagussWebsite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FagussWebsite\/status\/263030135354163201\">29 pa\u017adziernika 2012<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Speaker presented a couple of graphs showing how many copies of his app games he sold on different platforms. I&#8217;m not exactly interested in this kind of stuff.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"pl\">\n<p>12:00 &#8220;Role of a Games Designer in 2013&#8221; was presented by Eoin O&#8217;Doherty @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amplecan\">amplecan<\/a> from Rovio @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/roviohq\">roviohq<\/a> <a title=\"http:\/\/twitpic.com\/b8lf19\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/9duafeZQ\">twitpic.com\/b8lf19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23VZTG\">#VZTG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Faguss (@FagussWebsite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FagussWebsite\/status\/263031766208622593\">29 pa\u017adziernika 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"pl\">\n<p>It turned out to be &#8220;What&#8217;s the next big thing&#8221; meaning &#8220;Where you can monetise&#8221; &#8211; smartphone facebook freemium apparently @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amplecan\">amplecan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Faguss (@FagussWebsite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FagussWebsite\/status\/263032195671785473\">29 pa\u017adziernika 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Eoin O&#8217;Doherty was predicting trends for 2013. The next big thing won&#8217;t be interface TV, motion controls or virtual reality but mobile devices because they are accessible multi-purpose devices, relatively cheap with increasing power. Facebook provides a common ground for applications and connects with other players. In summary elements of success are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>canvas \/ mobile compatibility<\/li>\n<li>free-to-play model<\/li>\n<li>major social connectivity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhen it comes to monetisation you can trust Rovio \/ Zynga because they&#8217;re experts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"pl\">\n<p>\n13:00 &#8220;Designing games inspired by nature&#8221; was really a showcase of games with neat effects <a title=\"http:\/\/twitpic.com\/b8lg6h\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/nsX5pCN6\">twitpic.com\/b8lg6h<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23VZTG\">#VZTG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Faguss (@FagussWebsite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FagussWebsite\/status\/263033103440809984\">29 pa\u017adziernika 2012<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For example physics in most of the games is supplemental and not part of the main course like in Red Remover, rocket simulation in Kerbal Space Program. Supreme Commander is simulating path for projectiles. Biology inspired games like Flow or Osmos. As for psychology Stalker visualizes fear and units panic in Total War. Slideshow is available <a href=\"http:\/\/prezi.com\/yze2ggvimpgq\/projektowanie-gier-inspirowane-natura\/\" title=\"Games inspired by nature - slideshow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"pl\">\n<p>\n14:00 I have a choice (which talk to attend) between product ad, gaming stereotypes or marketing. Dinner time that is.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Faguss (@FagussWebsite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FagussWebsite\/status\/263039159311151104\">29 pa\u017adziernika 2012<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"pl\">\n<p>15:00 &#8220;Time, space and category of realism&#8221; was more about philosophy (ontology) and less about games but I actually liked it <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23VZTG\">#VZTG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Faguss (@FagussWebsite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FagussWebsite\/status\/263039235920109568\">29 pa\u017adziernika 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Speaker talked about space (as in reality) and how it all relates to games.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"pl\">\n<p>&#8220;Space in games is simultaneously conceptual and associative.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Faguss (@FagussWebsite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FagussWebsite\/status\/263039271462645760\">29 pa\u017adziernika 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Philosophy loves to play with words. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"pl\">\n<p>\nGuy concluded that physical realism (high fidelity) isn&#8217;t necessary because we pour a lot of imagination into games (@<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/campster\">campster<\/a> nudge).<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Faguss (@FagussWebsite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FagussWebsite\/status\/263039358402183169\">29 pa\u017adziernika 2012<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"pl\">\n<p>\n16:00 &#8220;Many platforms &#8211; one code&#8221; was a showcase of Multimedia Fusion middleware. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23VZTG\">#VZTG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Faguss (@FagussWebsite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FagussWebsite\/status\/263039867208994816\">29 pa\u017adziernika 2012<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script>\u00a0 Which is something like Game Maker.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"pl\">\n<p>17:00 &#8220;Rendering 3D terrain tricks&#8221; &#8211; stressed speaker talking in a not dumb-friendly way. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23VZTG\">#VZTG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Faguss (@FagussWebsite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FagussWebsite\/status\/263040185665728512\">29 pa\u017adziernika 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This one about optimizing terrain rendering in order to use less processing power. Stage fright happens to us all but I didn&#8217;t like that he was talking in a specialized language.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mwm-aal-item\" name=\"pga-saturday\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>PGA Saturday<\/h1>\n<p>Between talks I went down to PGA to see what was going there. Stands with games with long queues, tournaments, presentations, contests, cosplay. I stopped for a while at retro section.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23PoznanGameArena\">#PoznanGameArena<\/a> There was a retro section including Amiga CD32 with Banshee<a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/mZeuaxah\" title=\"http:\/\/twitpic.com\/b8lob0\">twitpic.com\/b8lob0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Faguss (@FagussWebsite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FagussWebsite\/status\/263042349184217089\">October 29, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>All sorts of older machines: NES, SNES, Jaguar, Commodore 64, Sega Dreamcast etc.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23PoznanGameArena\">#PoznanGameArena<\/a> Fruits as controllers (River Raid)<a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/knvzuPzv\" title=\"http:\/\/twitpic.com\/b8loww\">twitpic.com\/b8loww<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Faguss (@FagussWebsite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FagussWebsite\/status\/263043034344747008\">October 29, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Guy behind this stand explained to me that fruits contain water which is a conductor. When you touch them you change voltage and that&#8217;s why they can be used as a controller.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23PoznanGameArena\">#PoznanGameArena<\/a> Farming Simulator promotion complete with tractor and apples. Jesus Christ.<a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/UtmF1Q65\" title=\"http:\/\/twitpic.com\/b8lpcc\">twitpic.com\/b8lpcc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Faguss (@FagussWebsite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FagussWebsite\/status\/263043557873565696\">October 29, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As you can imagine joypad-fruits were wearing off rather quickly so I jokingly told the guy to borrow a couple of apples from the FS stand.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23PoznanGameArena\">#PoznanGameArena<\/a> Kinect fighting game. What a redundancy&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/nFK6JXmG\" title=\"http:\/\/twitpic.com\/b8lqmr\">twitpic.com\/b8lqmr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Faguss (@FagussWebsite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FagussWebsite\/status\/263045063091826689\">October 29, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Substituting brawls with technology.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Avoided booth babes to not get fucking pamphlets. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23PoznanGameArena\">#PoznanGameArena<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Faguss (@FagussWebsite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FagussWebsite\/status\/263046117317562369\">October 29, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I already had enough waste paper.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>I guess <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23PoznanGameArena\">#PoznanGameArena<\/a> was your typical gaming convention: crowds, tournaments, cosplay, quizes, loud music, booths &amp; babes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Faguss (@FagussWebsite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FagussWebsite\/status\/263046566665916417\">October 29, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve never been to a big gaming convention before so it pretty much confirmed what I already saw on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Nothing really new (for me) in terms of games. Maybe except Hitman Absolution Sniper Challenge <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23PoznanGameArena\">#PoznanGameArena<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Faguss (@FagussWebsite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FagussWebsite\/status\/263046855267606528\">October 29, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Racing games excluded. Sniper Challenge was more a demo rather than a full game. What was particularly perplexing to me is that I saw some kids playing older games (Fallout 3, NFS: Most Wanted).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And that concludes my first day on PGA\/ZTG 2012. Second part of the coverage you&#8217;ll find <a href=\"http:\/\/ofp-faguss.com\/blog\/polish-game-devs-meeting-2012-coverage-22\" title=\"Part 2\/2\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a collection of tweets I wrote after attending V ZTG. I wanted to preserve them on my blog. Back in 27-28 October 2012 there was a general gaming convention Poznan Game Arena in Poznan city in Poland. Inside there was a sub-meeting fifth annual Zjazd Tw\u00f3rc\u00f3w Gier which I attended. 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