Weeknight 'Virtual' Dev session #4, Thursday 8th October 2020, 7pm - 10pm

[Arcadian]

As the new games and demo coding sections of the forum are currently very active, we are now hosting weeknight "Dev sessions" on Zoom, that are primarily focused on the development of new games and graphics/music demos for Acorn computers as well as development tools, emulators and debuggers.

They take place the week in-between the 2 x Tuesday night 'general' sessions on the Thursday evening, between 7pm and 10pm.

The sessions are intended for developers to share progress updates and request/offer help and feedback. We hope that these sessions will help motivate and encourage developers to see projects through to completion.

Just to be clear - these sessions are open to everyone: programmers, graphics artists and musicians, even if you've just got an interest/appreciation of - or ideas for - new games and demos, please come along for moral support - there may be opportunities to beta-test new versions of upcoming projects . There really isn't a limit to the number of places available - well, the maximum we can host in a Zoom meeting is 100 but it's unlikely we'll ever get anywhere near that figure!

If there are any issues you'd like help with - or would like to demonstrate something - please leave details in the thread and we'll add them to the lists of items to be covered.

If you are new to Zoom, forum member JudgeBeeb has written a handy guide to getting set up and logged in.


Schedule

19:15 - 19:30 Demonstration: Subtilis update (markdryan)
19:30 - 19:45 Help needed: Music routines (Naomasa298)
19:45 - 20.00 Discussion: Vertical Scrolling techniques on the Archimedes (Various)
20:00 - 20:45 Demonstration: Metamorphosis (oss003 & Leonardo)

21:00 - 21:15 Short presentation: Assembly routines (tricky)
21:15 - 21.30 Discussion: Scrolling techniques on the BBC (RobC/JIM/Tricky)
21.30 - 21.45 Demonstration: Balls graphic demos (Xavier)
21.45 - 22.00 Discussion: Bomb blasting game (picosonic)



Attending

1. Arcadian (Dave). Zoom info sent via Calendar Invite email
2. BigEd (Ed). Zoom info sent via Calendar Invite email
3. tricky (Richard). Zoom info sent via Calendar Invite email
4. markdryan (Mark). Zoom info sent via Calendar Invite email
5. oss003 (Kees). Zoom info sent via PM
6. Leonardo Zoom info sent to Kees
7. Ed Vonken (Ed). Zoom info sent via PM
8. chrisn (Chris). Zoom info sent via Calendar Invite email
9. RobC (Rob). Zoom info sent via PM
10. Zarchos (Xavier). [Discord]Zoom info sent via Calendar Invite email
11. picosonic (Jasper). Zoom info sent via Calendar Invite email
12. JIM (James). Zoom info sent via Calendar Invite email
13. julie_m (Julie). Zoom info sent via Calendar Invite email
14. naomasa298 (Shane). Zoom info sent via Calendar Invite email
15. flibble (Peter). Zoom info sent via Calendar Invite email
16. pernod (Nigel). Zoom info sent via Calendar Invite email
17. sPhilMainwaring (Phil). Zoom info sent via Calendar Invite email
18. DamienSturdy (Damien). Zoom info sent via Calendar Invite email

Tentatives

1. 0xC0DE (Kelvin). Zoom info sent via Calendar Invite email
2. kieranhj (Kieran). Zoom info sent via Calendar Invite email

[BigEd]

Shall I be first then? Wouldn't want to seem too keen.

[tricky]

I'll be there, hopefully with something more animated.

[Snuggsy187]

Alas, I'm currently on holiday, and will miss this event ! Only been waiting 9 months, hence the

May have some Pooyan updates the following week, depending on the weather !

[oss003]

I'll be there too ...

Greetings
Kees

[markdryan]

I’d like to attend.

[EdVoncken]

I’d like to attend too!

[oss003]

I can show you my new MPAGD game I'm working on with Leonardo Vettori. It is a Spectrum game and very big so maybe a smaller version or multiple parts can be written for the Atom and BBC.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... 8927476285

Greetings
Kees

[tricky]

I'll also explain why I find asm easier than basic

[chrisn]

Please put my name down for Thursday. Thanks!

[RobC]

Could you me down too please (although I may have to dip in and out a bit)?

[kieranhj]

Not sure I will be able to make it tonight but will pop in if I can.

[picosonic]

Thanks for the invite email with Zoom codes, I’d like to attend.

I can’t join til around 8 - 8:30

Is there an agenda yet?

[0xC0DE]

Will try to join if I can!

[sa_scott]

I'll have to miss this evening's session, although I might try and sneak in for a short while, but can't guarantee it. Life has thrown me more lemons than acorns lately

[Arcadian]

Is there an agenda yet?

I've been quite tied up this week and haven't approached anybody about presenting and so far, only Kees and Tricky have indicated they have something to show.

There's no masterclass either so tonight's session will be pretty much open. We'll probably stick to the following broad agenda:

7.00 - 7.30 General chat
7.30 - 8.30 Help needed
8.30 - 10.00 Project updates

Would you like to have a natter about your WIP Bomb Blasting game?

If anyone has anything they'd like to ask or present either post in this thread or ask in the meeting (which starts in just over 10 mins! ).

Edit: Updated schedule

19:00 - 19:15 General chat
19:15 - 19:30 Demonstration: Subtilis update (markdryan)
19:30 - 19:45 Help needed: Music routines (Naomasa298)
19:45 - 20.00 Discussion: Vertical Scrolling techniques on the Archimedes (Various)
20:00 - 20:45 Demonstration: Metamorphosis (oss003 & Leonardo)

21:00 - 21:15 Short presentation: Character display with sprites (tricky)
21:15 - 21.30 Discussion: Scrolling techniques on the BBC (RobC/JIM/Tricky)
21.30 - 21.45 Demonstration: Balls graphic demos (Xavier)
21.45 - 22.00 Discussion: Bomb blasting game (picosonic)