IRC Hour Discussion Thread
by Michael Perry · in General Discussion · 09/08/2008 (4:10 pm) · 45 replies
IRC Hour Discussion Thread
What It Is: IRC Hour is a chance for the community to have real-time talks with myself and our site admin, David Montgomery-Blake. The subject of these talks is to discuss official docs, tutorials, and possible community contribution. We will be using the GarageGames IRC channel hosted by MaxGaming OnLine.
What It Isn't: Debugging other people's code, marathon one-on-one help sessions, discussing the future of GG or Torque Engines, soap-box rants, etc.
Organization: Each session will focus on specific technology: TGB and TX will share one session, TGE and TGEA will share another. To maintain order, David and I will come up with leading questions that will determine the topics for each session. Due to the nature of IRC, patience and civility will be required to maintain order and convey everyone's thoughts.
When: Each session will happen on Thursday, at 3:00 pm (PST). To avoid complete chaos and lacking time for all the possible issues, we are going to have 2 IRC Hours a month.
- TGB/TX - 2nd week of the month.
- TGE/A - 3rd week of the month.
If the concept proves popular and attendance increases, we may split TGB and TX up into their own times. The first TGB/TX IRC Hour will happen on Sept. 11, and the first TGE/A will be on Sept. 18.
Purpose: Primarily, this will be another great source of feedback that can be used to improve documentation. Bonus benefits include: getting help with an official tutorial, venting directly to an employee about the state of the docs and tutorials, become a part of an official process in GG, and so on.
We look forward to seeing everyone in the GarageGames Channel (hosted by MaxGaming OnLine)
IRC Hour Logs
9/11/2008 TGB/TX-
9/18/2008 TGE/TGEA(TGEA on Mac announcement)
About the author
Programmer.
Employee Michael Perry
ZombieShortbus
11/20 IRC Hour Sneak Peak
Anticipated Guests
- Matt Fairfax
- Alex Scarborough
- Derek Bronson
- Brett Seyler
- Leba Lualdi
- Mike Rojas
The above list is just the invites, and there is no guarantee on who will show up and what surprise guests we get.
Proposed Topics
- Torque DTS Exporters: Accompanied by solid answers
- TGEA 1.8 Beta
- The Future of Torque: BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS AND DISCUSSION
- Green-Ear Contest
- Free form topics
As we've discovered in the past, free form chat seems to work best. The above topic list is just what is on the minds of GG and community members who have spoken up.
We do not have to adhere to the above list, but it will come in handy during dead air. However, it is my opinion that all of the above topics are highly interesting and should be addressed.
Honestly, the reasons to join IRC Hour are getting better and better as each one passes. This upcoming session is one of those you don't want to miss this events.
Spread the word! I'll be posting a blog next week to remind everyone.