Torque and You At Austin GDC
by Michael Perry · 09/11/2009 (4:03 pm) · 15 comments
With bags packed, itineraries set, and parties planned, the Torque Team (aka Tech & Tools, aka T&T) is heading to Austin GDC! We invite each and every one of you to stop by our booth to grab some swag, chat us up, and view some exclusive demos. Along with the usual T&T conference lineup nice guest list lined up, including members of Sickhead Games, Tandem Games and Perfect Dork Studios.
What's that you say? You want to be apart of this but can't afford the trip, have to work, or have prior engagements? Worry not! As always, we have your back. At GDC '09, we tried something new: We Brought The Conference To You. It's no secret that the GarageGames.com community is one of the best developer communities you can find. We know a lot of you would like to see the demos first hand, and pick our brains in person. Since we can not fly all of you out to Austin, we will continue our new conference tradition and deliver AGDC to you virtually.
To see Torque in all its glory at AGDC, simply visit our uStream feed: Torque Live Video Feed. You can jump straight to our Austin GDC show, which will track the preset events such as a pre-show, developer interviews, and live tech demos.
Schedule
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Monday, September 14 (9/14/09)
- 9:00 PM (CT): Pre-show Live Chat with Mich. Those of us working the booth will be flying in on this date, but I will set aside some time to go over the schedule, collect requests/questions for the conference, and give you a heads up on what we will be doing.
Tuesday, September 15 (9/15/09)
- Nothing scheduled. This is the calm before the storm
Wednesday, September 16 (9/16/09)
- 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (CT): Booth preparations, coffee, just streaming before the floor opens.
- 12:00 PM: Expo floor opens, conference starts, live streaming begins.
- 2:00 PM: Interview with Aaron Murray of Tandem Games
- 2:15 PM: Interview with Billy Garretson of Perfect Dork Studios
- 6:00 PM: Expo floor closes, live stream ends.
Thursday, September 17 (9/17/09)
- 9:00 AM - 10 AM (CT): Booth preparations, coffee, just streaming before the floor opens.
- 10:00 AM: Expo floor opens, conference starts, live streaming begins.
- 2:00 PM: Interview with Sickhead Games
- 6:00 PM: Expo floor closes, live stream ends.
Friday, September 18 (9/18/09)
- 9:00 AM - 10 AM (CT): Booth preparations, coffee, just streaming before the floor opens.
- 10:00 AM: Expo floor opens, conference starts, live streaming begins.
- 1:00 PM: Interview with Torque team
- 3:00 PM: Expo floor closes, live stream ends. Torque Team packs up and heads back home.
In addition to the live chat on our uStream account, you are welcome to join us in the official Torque IRC Channel:
Server: irc.maxgaming.net
Channel: #GarageGames
That's it for now folks! Whether in person or in our live channels, we'll see you in Austin!
NOTE: Schedule for interviews, demos, and announcements will be posted/updated in this blog. Be sure to check back here during the conference for any changes or reminders.
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#2
09/11/2009 (9:15 pm)
Wish I could make it, but have fun and keep us updated! 
#3
Edit: What is up with Wed, starting at 11AM. Sounds like my kind of conference. Have presented before at some EDU conferences and that is when they need to start after the nights before *L*
09/11/2009 (9:41 pm)
Sounds cool, just about pulled the trigger on going this year. Hopefully next year.Edit: What is up with Wed, starting at 11AM. Sounds like my kind of conference. Have presented before at some EDU conferences and that is when they need to start after the nights before *L*
#4
09/12/2009 (2:04 am)
ill be check it! :D 
#5
09/12/2009 (6:23 pm)
Take me with!
#6
09/13/2009 (12:34 am)
@Joshua - Haha. If GDC was any indication, every morning will be after the "nights before." I'm very happy the conference starts a little later than most serious conventions.
#7
09/13/2009 (4:00 pm)
Ha ha, well enjoy your time. Just couldn't open the wallet this year, hopefully next. 
#9
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11:00 AM (US/Central) should be 06:00 PM CET (i used Europe/Berlin)
09/15/2009 (2:38 am)
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11:00 AM (US/Central) should be 06:00 PM CET (i used Europe/Berlin)
#10
09/15/2009 (10:55 am)
9:00pm pre-show did not happen. Our flights were delayed and rerouted. Instead of getting in at 5:30pm, we got in at 12:00am the next morning.
#11
09/15/2009 (10:55 am)
There may be a partial broadcast today while we are setting up the booth. 
#12
09/15/2009 (7:54 pm)
See ya there :) 
#13
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/austion-gdc
I missed most of the interviews from yesterday because I tried that one instead of
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/garage-games-live-chat
09/17/2009 (3:51 pm)
I'm not seeing anything from AGDC at this link:http://www.ustream.tv/channel/austion-gdc
I missed most of the interviews from yesterday because I tried that one instead of
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/garage-games-live-chat
#14
09/18/2009 (4:15 am)
Thanks for the vids Mich! ...and thanks to those who gave their time to be interviewed. 
#15
09/18/2009 (1:01 pm)
Very interesting stuff guys, cool videos, very good insight into how it's all going and the amount of work involved too, can't wait for Torqe3D R1.0 now !!! 
Torque Owner Andy Hubbard
DS3D
* T3D public release announcement
Well, that's what I'd do ;)