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“Play!” Video Game Music Concert at Omaha Symphony

Wanted to pass on an email that I received just now… On Saturday, October 12, 2013 @ 8 PM the Omaha Symphony will be performing Play! at the Holland Performing Arts Center. This is an innovative, multimedia concert featuring music … Continue reading

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Exhibits and panels at Nuke-Con? What say ye?

Hey all… traded emails with one of the organizers of Nuke-Con again (prior post re this). Relevant details follow… We are a gaming convention that concentrates in all aspects of gaming – board games, card games, role-playing games, live-action role-playing … Continue reading

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Nuke-Con Gaming Convention, Oct 4-6

Hey all… a little heads up on something I was told about. Nuke-Con is a gaming convention that will be held in Omaha on October 4-6. I have started a discussion with the person in charge of vendors about the … Continue reading

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Introducing the Omaha Game Club!

I received an email from Danny Rerucha, a recent computer science graduate from UNO and occasional OGDA attendee. He wanted to let us know about the recently started Omaha Game Club. In his own words: Essentially, the club will choose a new … Continue reading

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March Meeting Guest: Ex-EA Art Director, Ken Keys!

This month brings us a new member and a great guest speaker. Ken Keys has recently moved to Omaha and started his own studio, Ludicrous Games. Prior to that, Ken was Art Director for EA Salt Lake from 2008-2012 and before … Continue reading

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Meet Virindi Interactive

Just a note… forgot to add Tim Kelsey’s Virindi Interactive to the studio list (at right). From their site: Virindi Interactive is an indie game development studio based in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. We make niche games that don’t suck. In … Continue reading

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Green Bein is now Gear Five Studios!

Hey folks… Not sure how many of you are/were familiar with Green Bein Studios in Lincoln. I just got word from Collin Caneva that they are in the process of rebranding. They are now Gear Five Studios and will be launching … Continue reading

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Games++ Demos at this Friday’s Meeting!

In addition to our fabulous guest, Richard Lemarchand, a number of the participants of the recent Games++ 12-hour Game Jam have agreed to demo some of the cool stuff they worked on! These are games that were created from scratch … Continue reading

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November Meeting Industry Guest – Richard Lemarchand!

Note: This month’s meeting will be on Friday, November 16th instead of Saturday the 17th! Our industry guest for this month is 20+ year game designer, Richard Lemarchand. Richard is probably best known for his 8 years at Naughty Dog in … Continue reading

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Reminder: October Meeting Tonight from 6-9PM!

Remember that our October meeting is this evening from 6-9 at Bellevue University. There will be no Skype guest for this month. This month will be filled with brief talks and demos from some of our members. XII Games‘ Vince … Continue reading

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