Boston Game Loop

Posted by Peter Jones on August 30th, 2010 in General

Last Saturday, Retro Affect attended Boston Game Loop 2010. Self described as an "unconference", BGL starts with absolutely no plan. Attendees spend a half an hour or so discussing topics they'd like to learn more about, and sessions form from those talks. The schedule is put on a board that morning and voila! You have yourself a one day conference, jam packed full of sessions that pique your interest.

On the outside it seems haphazard. However, now in its third year with nearly double the attendance from 2009, something is clearly going right. What makes BGL different is its flexibility. Often lectures became discussions, topics changed slightly (for the better!), and genuine experiences were shared.

We had the fortune of showing off (the new) Snapshot for the first time publicly! It felt great to show the game in motion to fresh eyes. The feedback has been incredibly positive and we can't wait to share more. In one session, we gave a tour of our proprietary engine (RAE) that Dave's been cooking up for the past year. Then later, we were able to talk a bit more design as we showed a room full of onlookers the first few levels of Snapshot. Don't worry! We haven't forgotten about our readers, a video tour of our engine is coming soon...

While the conference was without its share of kinks, it's still young and will, without a doubt, get better with each year. Keep an eye on Boston Game Loop!

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Birthday Winners

Posted by Peter Jones on April 2nd, 2010 in Contests

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The numbers are in. We tallied the tweets, listed the likes and cataloged the comments (I had fun with that). It's unfortunate that we only have 15 cards to hand out...thankfully, it was an April Fools Joke, HAH. Everyone wins! Got you good didn't we?

Seriously, everyone wins. For each one of the three options you entered yesterday, you'll get an Art Card. Our contests are easy aren't they? We just wanted to share as much Snapshot love with our biggest supporters as we could. Your well-wishes help us out daily, and we can't wait to deliver to you the best possible game we can.

So here's to another year with more games, more giveaways and more...gusto? Sure.

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Retro Affect turns 1!

Posted by Peter Jones on April 1st, 2010 in Contests

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Today marks Retro Affect's our year anniversary and to celebrate, we're giving things away!

Anyone who comments on this post, retweets our birthday tweet, or 'likes' our birthday Facebook post is entered to win one of 15 brand new Snapshot Art Cards. That's up to three entries per person! Keep in mind, this never-before-seen Art Card is also a raffle ticket to bigger prizes down the road. So the more you get, the better.

Contest ends at 11:59PM PST tonight.

one year ago! (not the art card)

I can't believe it's been a year. The amount of support we've received from everyone is incredible and we're even more excited to develop Snapshot than ever before. Make sure you check out our new screenshot and come back often for more screenshots and even some videos down the road. Just think of what will happen by our next birthday...

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