How to become GameDev?

Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32_oa4BO4oE

Game development probably is one of the most challenging areas of software engineering. With the evolution of wearable devices, like Google Glass, it becomes even more interesting. This presentation is a quick walk through glass games ideology, resources and sensors we can use and finally tools and frameworks suitable for building next generation games.

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1. How to become GameDev?
   Vitaliy Zasadnyy
   Game Developer, GDG Lviv founder
   

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2. Serhiy Vitalik
   &
   

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3. Go to
   Hackathon
   

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4. Go to conference
   (and make connections)
   

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5. Make your
   own projects
   (at home)
   

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6. Play games
   

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7. Follow right people
   

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8. Read
   Resources
   

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9. Learn
   (you still a developer)
   

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10. Understand games
    

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11. You should be communicable
    

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12. Find GAMEDEV company
    

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13. Send a CV
    

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14. Pros & Cons
    

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15. Product not a Project
    

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16. No PM but Game Designer
    

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17. NO specializations
    

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18. Communication with not developers
    

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19. You need to
    support
    

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20. Requirements can be changed.
    Completely.
    (and they will)
    

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21. Product can fail
    

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22. You are responsible
    

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23. Poor documentation...
    but strong community!
    (usually)
    

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24. Fun meetings
    

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25. Q&A
    presentation will be available at:
    zasadnyy.com/slides/
    Vitalik Zasadnyy
    zasadnyy.com
    

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