Category Archives: Announcements

March Meeting Date (Not on St. Patty’s Day!!)

Our normal rule for meetings is “3rd Saturday of the month”. However, it was pointed out that March’s meeting would have fallen on St. Patrick’s Day… not the best timing, I would imagine. Therefore, the March OGDA meeting will be … Continue reading

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Remember to visit the OGDA forums!

Don’t forget to swing by the OGDA message board to continue to interact with other OGDA members! If the forum asks you a question when registering, the answer is the 4-letter name of the place where we have been holding … Continue reading

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February Meeting: 1 Demo and 1 Playtest

The February OGDA meeting is this Saturday at 6 at Camp Coworking. This month should be pretty special, too! KillSmile Studios will be giving us the first look at their recent work on Blockmonster. If you recall, the original version … Continue reading

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GDC Roommate Lobby!

Are you going to GDC? Want to make the lodging a littleĀ lot cheaper? Sign up to room with a fellow OGDA member! There is a thread in the forums where you can try to find someone to share a hotel … Continue reading

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BATTLE BEARS Royale is out now for iOS

Today after about a month of testing, load balancing and economy tweaking we here at SkyVu are proud to announce that Battle Bears Royale (BBR) has landed on the US iTunes store! If you are somebody who enjoyes virtual joysticks, … Continue reading

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GDC Travel Group Arrangements

Thinking about going to GDC? Interested in saving money? Not scared of sharing a room with your fellow Omaha game developers? Sign up on this thread in the forums so that you can make arrangements with someone. And yes, you … Continue reading

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KillSmile Studios on the Web

Just a quick note that KillSmile Studios is now on the web! KillSmile is Lead 3D Artist & Programmer, Lucas Hartman and Lead Designer & Artist, Tyler White. Lucas and Tyler were the creators of the Games++ entry, Blockmonster. They … Continue reading

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Welcome Another Omaha Studio: XII Games!

It turns out that there has been another studio flying under the radar in Omaha… this one for many years! We would like to welcome Vince Wesselmann’s XII Games (“Twelve Games”). Vince is a solo developer who has a number … Continue reading

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OGDA Logo and Banner Art

Stop by the forums and look at what OGDA artist, Ben Pogge, is putting together for our OGDA logo and to replace the banner at the top of the page!

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November Meeting Location Change!

Just a note… I found out that the Scooter’s at 180th and Q has some sort of piano recital on Saturday evening during our meeting time. I am in the process of looking for another venue right now and will … Continue reading

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