If you’ve always dreamed of meeting the creators of some of South Africa’s locally developed games, then the NAG home_coded & Make Games SA stand is your first stop at this year’s rAge expo.
The expo will feature the creators of some locally-developed South African games, at the NAG home_coded and Make Games SA stand.
Fourteen of SA’s most respected game developers will be showing off their latest games, and users are invited to come and play them all.
Many of the developers will be there in person. They include Free Lives; QCF Design; RuneStorm; RetroEpic Software; Manikin Games; Level 3; Giant Box Games; Rogue Moon Studios; retroFuture; Celestial Games; Steven Tu; Deciduous Games; Made with Monster Love, and Red Dot Lab.
The local game development industry may still be in its infancy, compared with that of the US or Japan. The NAG home_coded & Make Games SA stand aims to recognise and nurture local talent.
Learn 3D is a specialist in 2D and 3D animation and visual effects training, with a strong emphasis on game development. Its internationally qualified instructors will be offering free 2D and 3D illustration, animation, and game development classes during the rAge expo, to help wannabe developers get a taste of things.
Users can also take part in the Learn 3D Home Grown competition, with prizes up for grabs. All they have to do is download the sample games (produced by Learn3D’s game development students) from their site; play the games; then vote for their favourite.
On 2 October 2013, Learn3D will announce the winning game, and that’s the game that’ll be up for play at this year’s rAge expo. Competing gamers will battle it out over the course of the expo and, once scores have been tallied, the winners will be rewarded.