BelfastJS @ NIDC Meetup Week

GET TICKETS HERE >>>> https://www.nidevconf.com/
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Join us on Monday the 22nd of November for an evening of web development talks featuring 3 fantastic local speakers, giving you an opportunity to learn, catch-up with the community and enjoy free food.
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Speaker #1 - Neil McCallion

Development Manager @ Lightspeed (ex-ShopKeep, BelfastJS)

Neil McCallion is a development manager at LightSpeed, a long-tenured browser-based developer, and occasional community speaker. Neil likes to promote the more creative and experimental side of the Web, from audio-visual art and learning aids to game dev and beyond, while also pushing for better performance, accessibility and inclusion on the platform. Will ‘do things’ for cake.

Talk Title: Go North, Get Sword: Making Text Games on the Web

Text adventures were some of the earliest and most influential computer games. Born of the need to present fantasy worlds without complex graphics, games like Colossal Cave Adventure and Zork spawned an entire genre of ‘interactive fiction’ that has evolved, mutated and persisted to this day, despite the massive advances in games and graphics over the decades.For aspiring writers, indie game devs with limited resources, and engineers looking to flex their creativity, making a text game can be hugely rewarding. The web’s text-based roots, rich APIs, and ease of development and distribution make it a natural home for your next adventure. Join me for a look at the basics of text adventure writing and development, with a focus on what browsers can bring to the table. From simple linked HTML pages to full JavaScript-based game engines, we will explore how to structure map data, parse user input, keep track of state, and add complex logic on our journey to a working adventure game. Bring a torch!

Speaker #2 - TBA

Speaker #3 - TBA
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EVENT DETAILS >>>> https://ti.to/nidc/nidcmeetupweekmonday
FULL ITINERARY >>>> https://ti.to/nidc/