TIGSource: TIGJam: UK

TIGJam: UK

Terry — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:31:00 +0000

[Guest announcement by Corpus]

After overcoming several gnarly obstacles, possibly grappling with a bear and generally taking it to the max, I can at long last announce that TIGJam UK is going down. For reals.

TIGSource and Beatnik Games have joined forces, cackling away in their underground laboratories long into the night as they hacked together a being both terrible and beautiful: TIGJam. It’s sure to be the best TIGJam ever thrown in the UK, and we’re pretty excited about it.

Come along! It’s a great chance to work on some games, meet people you know from the community (and people you don’t) and generally have a good time. We’ve seen some really cool stuff, and some impressive collaborations, come out of the Arizona jam. Hopefully we’ll be able to continue that tradition. For the people who’ll just have submitted their entries to the IGF, it should also be a nice way to unwind and relax.

The registration fee is £25, which will cover the rental of the room over the 3 days, as well as the provision of snacks and refreshments. Space is limited, and we don’t know how quickly these tickets will sell, so if you want to come, sign up as soon as possible. You can go here for registration and more information. If you want to bring your full rig, rather than just a laptop, you’ll have to register it in addition to the standard ticket. It’s only a further £1, but these tickets are very limited due to space. For people bringing rigs, Beatnik have a few spare monitors.

Even if you’re not registered, you’re welcome to pop in for a look at what’s going on if you’re in the area.

To encourage a bit of friendly competition, Beatnik will also be providing a generous prize for the best project of the Jam. What is it? Well, that’s a secret.

That’s all for now. We might announce a few more surprises before the time.

So, we hope to see you there! Any thoughts? Let us know in the comments or on the forums.

Also, many thanks to Rob of Beatnik, who’s done a load of work getting the venue arranged. You rule!

"TIGJam: UK" by Robin

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:18:42 +0000

hey guys, thanks for the kind words! We certainly will be at GDC ‘09 - looking forward to it!

"TIGJam: UK" by superflat

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:52:41 +0000

I might be able to make this one, Dock and I have been chatting about coming down (we work together.)

The poster’s great, corpus!

"TIGJam: UK" by corpus

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:52:38 +0000

I did the poster. Thanks for the compliments :)

It was kinda inspired by some of your stuff, Fish. Hope you don’t mind.

"TIGJam: UK" by Alec

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:55:54 +0000

Take lots of pictures. :D

"TIGJam: UK" by Tommunism

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:13:37 +0000

Beatnik is awesome and they better make it to GDC 09 this year!

"TIGJam: UK" by Bread

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:24:13 +0000

Wish I could be useful for this sort of thing…

"TIGJam: UK" by Derek

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:05:19 +0000

Hells yes!

"TIGJam: UK" by Cas

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:00:58 +0000

Woo, that might be quite fun! I’ll see if I can come along. Maybe I can convince Cliffski.

"TIGJam: UK" by GirlFlash

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:32:30 +0000

I’d love to go, but a trip to london alone would cost me the rest of the years budget :(

"TIGJam: UK" by Valkyrie

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:15:48 +0000

I agree with the above on the poster.

That said, I’m looking forward to the actual competition sort of thing. Means we might get to see something this time.

"TIGJam: UK" by BeamSplashX

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:46:05 +0000

That poster needs more monocle/owl/panda content. But it IS gorgeous.

So it’s like a gorgeous lady.

"TIGJam: UK" by kinten

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:43:04 +0000

That poster is epic. I want it on my wall. Now.

"TIGJam: UK" by FISH

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:13:30 +0000

beaaaaautiful poster! who did it?

"TIGJam: UK" by rodnonymous

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:10:08 +0000

cave story something something

"TIGJam: UK" by sd0fiash

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:37:42 +0000

The next person to say rip-off gets pistol whipped.

"TIGJam: UK" by Josh

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:47:29 +0000

This seems more like a the underside ripoff.

"TIGJam: UK" by Sninnyer

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:38:55 +0000

TIGJam US rip-off!!

"TIGJam: UK" by Adam Atomic

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:36:23 +0000

Well done, Robin! I hope that it is as awesome as the US edition.

Just boyzzzzzzzzzzzz!!

"TIGJam: UK" by Chinook

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:50:01 +0000

That is one kick-ass poster. Great job, whoever threw that together.