Workshop 3D Game Development With Unity

It's time for another Devmotion meetup! This time we'll dive into the world of game development using the Unity game engine. The workshop is best suited for developers who are decently proficient in the C♯ programming language. See below for the schedule and details.

IMPORTANT: in order to participate in this workshop, you have to bring your own device with UNITY GAME ENGINE and either VISUAL STUDIO (Windows), UNITY EDITOR (Linux) or XAMARIN (Mac) pre-installed. Please make sure to take the time to download and install the necessary software before you arrive. Don't worry, all of the above have editions that are free of charge.

17:45 Doors open

18:00 Game development compared to Enterprise development

18:30 Workshop boots up & food arrives

19:30 Refuel with a drink & resume workshop

20:15 'Winner' elected and demo'd

20:30 Wrap up

Workshop 3D Game Development with Unity by Alexander Chatzizacharias & Miltiadis Nedelkos

In the introduction, at 18:00, we will compare common Enterprise paradigms like OOP to the standards that define modern game development. You'll be given practical examples of common techniques that are applied in game development, to get you started on an idea to work on in the workshop. We'll be rewarding the best/funniest/silliest/most awesome concepts with a couple of prizes, so bring your A-game!

Alexander Chatzizacharias is a 26-year old java developer at CGI. He is of Dutch/Greek nationality. Alexander has a bachelor in Game Development (University of applied sciences of Amsterdam) and a master in Game studies (University of Amsterdam). During his master Alexander developed a passion for gamification and new technologies. Combining the two in order to create new innovative solutions is one of his greatest hobbies. Within CGI he is busy with promoting gamification and virtual reality. He is always on the lookout for hot new technologies (such as the Microsoft Hololens). His biggest hobby (and this might come as a surprise) is gaming. From shooters to role playing games, he plays everything.

Miltiadis Nedelkos is a software engineer at CGI. He is 23 years old and comes from Greece. He has a bachelor in Informatics (Aristotle University), training in Social Entrepreneurship (Indiana University, US) and a master in Game Studies (University of Amsterdam). Being an avid gamer himself, he was always interested in designing and making games. Starting from making board games before even learning how to code, he now grew into a Unity professional. Within CGI he is developing serious games that aim to train and teach the players.

We have capacity for about 35 Driven Devs, so don't hesitate! Sign up before we're full!