The last 2 1/2 years have beenPHENOMENAL! And if they are an indicator of things to come we can continue to expect : Increasing quality & quantity of galleried games Increasing female enrollment Increasing artist & writer game contribution

There is of course always a few things that can be improved…

Artists & Writers have typically been the most difficult to get plugged into the game design process. But, this last school year the following substantial projects are leading the club in the right direction...

The Visual Novel The Visual Novel is the perfect marriage of Artist & Writer. Caitlin is our first pioneer in this genre! EASY user friendly tool. ALL Artist and Writer Members One of our first meetings of the year will include an introduction to this EASY user friendly tool. ALL Artist and Writer Members should expect themselves to be proficient with this! We are eagerly looking forward to the completion of: Caitlin’s VN Tom & Jordan’s VN And we are hoping to see these artists & writers create VN versions of their stories and art : Sarah, Ariel, Taylor, ? Artists & Writers

Artists & Writers should considering boarding TribeNet Train! Cameron’s TribeNet Train! Help him design the plethora of playing cards required using a template! OR AT LEAST Start a web comic and post it on SmackJeeves or some other official site.

To correct some of the biggest issues with RPG’s… REDUCE battles that either go on too long or are not relevant to the storyline The Art and/or Writing are often lacking Those few still using RPGMaker will be required at the VERY LEAST to… RPG Makers

USEORIGINAL GRAPHICS! USE ORIGINAL GRAPHICS! OPTIONS: RPGMaker RPG Toolkit 001

Aside from our rich history of UT Modding, 3D Games cultivating original 3D Games has been one of our biggest unresolved issues, mainly because of the extraordinary commitment required on behalf of BOTH the Modeler and Coder

Near successes have included: BOSGCS Machina Cubes v Spheres dun-eklipse

What we now need is a 3D modeling tool WITH BUILT-IN GAME ENGINE that is: EASY to script FREE for home use Cross platform PC/Mac/Linux Big on tutorial resources

To FILL that BILL We WELCOME To FILL that BILL We WELCOME the fabulous and FREE BLENDER GAME ENGINE! Blender & its GameKit Tutorial will be available to download on the server and AT YOUR REQUEST will be installed on the computer of your choice!

Blender is perfect for newbie and veteran Modelers Animators 3D Game Designers And with the ability to export animated models to other engines including Blitz3D, Blender eliminates all legitimate excuses for not being able to make at least a respectable tech demo within one semester!

Concerning Coders & Scripters, We will continue to encourage : Game Factory Game Maker Stencyl Blitz And for those committed to the industry C++ w/Playground SDK will be installed at your request

FINAL LAN PARTY: See Cameron or visit his thread in the forums! T-Shirt Design Contest? See the forums!

Projects promised to be completed by Feb 1 : GF Games by Jess L & Rebekah G New Projects hoping to be completed by the Final Lan : 3D Blender Tech Demo … Pete, Casey, Rio? TribeNet … Cam Visual Novels … Tom, Caitlin, Sarah, Ariel ? Stencyl Team Games

Let’s make this the BEST YEAREVER!