Spring 2025

Name: Spring 2025
Start: 2025-01-20T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-20T20:30:00-05:00
Location: Community usually meets remote on Mondays

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Community usually meets remote on Mondays

Please use this form to sign up for our MonRiverGames Spring Session by January 28. WVU student members start January 13 and meet on Mondays and Wednesdays in person at 4 pm. Remote community members will meet through our discord server at 7 pm on Monday nights, starting January 27.

Time & Location

20 ene 2025, 19:00 – 20:30

Community usually meets remote on Mondays

About the Event

This is a form for new members or members that have taken a leave of absence. Currently active members only need to communicate that they'll continue to participate and attend meetings in order to continue their membership. New this session: Membership will expire after absences from 2 weeks worth of consecutive meetings and need to renewed at the start of the next session to continue.

MonRiverGames runs free student and community sessions of which participants learn a professional game studio workflow and work within large groups on new and current game projects. These projects were created by members. Sessions run concurrent to West Virginia University's Academic Calendar (Spring, Summer, Fall) as the studio is an experiential part of their Game Design, and Interactive Media program at West Virginia University.

Participants must be ages 18+. Prior experience is helpful, especially for leadership roles, but not required. These sessions are hybrid in the Spring and Fall sessions, and fully remote in the Summer Session. There is an in person component during Spring and Fall, required of participating "for-credit" students, but open to community member participation as well. It is recommended that you concentrate on developing a specific skill during each session with the studio, so that you have a more focused experience. Below is a schedule for the spring.

WVU student members start January 13 and meet on Mondays and Wednesdays in person at 4 pm at Allen Hall, 7th floor office suites.

Remote community members will meet through our discord server at 7 pm on Monday nights, starting January 27. Community members may join us in person, but are not required. We will usually provide an overview of what happened with students during these sessions and what tasks are available for community members.

January 13 and 15 (Week 1 - Students)

Getting to know you, Spring Studio Team: CSEE Capstone, ADV Game Design 2, Researchers, Others(?)

Syllabus and this Session's structure (and making sure everyone has permissions)

Exciting things (GDC, GGJ, Spring Showcase)

Needs: Newer Projects, Older Projects, Future Projects, The Studio

Thinking about Filling Needs

January 22 (Week 2- Students)

Global Game Jam? Lo-Fi, Hi-Fi: Anything goes as long as its on theme

Determining a design and programming lead for every project

Examine All Project Timelines, Goals, and Tasks

No meeting January 20 because of MLK day

Extra Long Meeting January 22 (4 pm to 6:30 pm)

January 27 and 29 (Week 3- New/Continuing Community)

Student Studio and Project Tasks Start with New System

Orientation for New Members; Getting to know each other

Summary of Student Meetings so far

Needs Community could assist with

February 3 and 5 (Week 4 Studio Work)