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2. Who I am
 Richard Sneyd
 Programme Manager of game design courses at
Clane College (2010-2013)
 Founder of CyberMyth Games (Jan 2013 –
Present)
 Really love games! (by the way, developing them
is far more fun than playing the things)

3. What Will you Learn?
Game Design Worshop

4. Game Development 101
•Principles of programming (using a visual system)
•Design principles:
•What makes something look good (aesthetics)
•Gameplay & user experience design
•The Role of Audio in Games
•Why you should consider becoming an indie
game developer!

5. Stencyl
•Cross-platform game development
•Develop once, deploy to Android, IOS, Mac,
Windows & Desktop (as of version 3.0)
•Drastically shorten development cycle
•Maximise audience
•Maximise earning potential

6. Photoshop

10. Progression Options:
 Games Analysis & Design Evening Class
(FETAC Level 5 Minor Award)
 Focused
 Practical
 Intense
 3 Hour evening sessions
 14 weeks
 Develop 2D & 3D game prototypes
 You learn A LOT more!

11. Past Students Work

13. The Irish Games Industry
 Some industry giants, like BigFish Games
 Middleware developers (Havoc)
 A LOT of indie game studios, like bitSmith, BatCat
Games, Open Emotion Studios, 2PaperDolls
etc...
 The rise of mobile gaming (principly IOS &
Android) has lead to low barriers to entry. Anyone
can develop a mobile game with enough
commitment.

14. Registration:
 Speak with Kathleen Dobbyn (I think)