Build Windows 8 Games with GameMaker from YoYo Games

GameMaker from YoYo Games (http://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker/studio/multiformat/windows8) is a tool for making Windows 8 games with no coding required. You can also make games for other platforms.

The official registration page is here:

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032532963&Culture=en-US&community=0

You must register on that page. Feel free to also RSVP here on this meetup page.

From the YoYo Games website:

"Be a part of the App Generation with Windows 8 and GameMaker: Studio™. By creating Windows Store ready applications, GameMaker: Studio™ allows you to integrate with the new fast and fluid Start screen, with access to Live Tiles, Snap View and Charms as well as allowing you to target multiple Windows 8 devices, from tablets to laptops to all-in-one devices."

"Offering a drag-and-drop interface for rapid design and iteration of gameplay features, graphics and sound, as well as a fully-featured integrated development environment (IDE) and a flexible, built-in scripting language (GML, GameMaker Language), GameMaker for Windows is the perfect low-cost tool for quick, easy games development for Microsoft Windows."

Check out this list of games made with GameMaker: http://www.yoyogames.com/game_showcases .

The presenter will be Reza Alizadeh, a Technical Evangelist with Microsoft.

Food will be served. Doors open at 6:00 PM, and Reza's talk will start at 6:30.