Comments on: SIGGRAPH/ACM at Northeastern U http://www.bostonpostmortem.org/2007/04/02/siggraphacm-at-northeastern-u/ Games and Grog, once a month Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:51:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kent http://www.bostonpostmortem.org/2007/04/02/siggraphacm-at-northeastern-u/comment-page-1/#comment-1185 Kent Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:29:42 +0000 http://bostonpostmortem.org/2007/04/02/siggraphacm-at-northeastern-u/#comment-1185 Woof. Sorry for the confusion -- I got the date wrong (and have now fixed it -- it's Tuesday). MMP stands for "Massively Multi-Player" -- which has become easier/shorter to say that MMORPG (Massively multiplayer online role-playing game), which is the standard but unfortunate acronym by which these games have become known. Woof. Sorry for the confusion — I got the date wrong (and have now fixed it — it’s Tuesday).

MMP stands for “Massively Multi-Player” — which has become easier/shorter to say that MMORPG (Massively multiplayer online role-playing game), which is the standard but unfortunate acronym by which these games have become known.

]]> By: Paul Freedman http://www.bostonpostmortem.org/2007/04/02/siggraphacm-at-northeastern-u/comment-page-1/#comment-1182 Paul Freedman Wed, 04 Apr 2007 05:30:08 +0000 http://bostonpostmortem.org/2007/04/02/siggraphacm-at-northeastern-u/#comment-1182 Thanks, Kent. It looks like it's PM for us. But: are there two meetings in Waltham, one on Ttuesday and another on Wednesday? And, if so, how does one choose between them? And, now that this choice has presented itself, should we expect another option to appear sometime tomorrow? Googling "MMP" evokes a wonderful kaleidoscope, by the way. Is the Wednesday subject really "MultiMan Publishing"? Thanks, Kent. It looks like it’s PM for us. But: are there two meetings in Waltham, one on Ttuesday and another on Wednesday? And, if so, how does one choose between them? And, now that this choice has presented itself, should we expect another option to appear sometime tomorrow?

Googling “MMP” evokes a wonderful kaleidoscope, by the way. Is the Wednesday subject really “MultiMan Publishing”?

]]> By: Kent http://www.bostonpostmortem.org/2007/04/02/siggraphacm-at-northeastern-u/comment-page-1/#comment-1180 Kent Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:44:07 +0000 http://bostonpostmortem.org/2007/04/02/siggraphacm-at-northeastern-u/#comment-1180 SIGGRAPH is about making graphics. Post Mortem is about making games. SIGGRAPH will probably be more meeting-like (fair warning -- I've never attended one), PM is more of a mixer. Anzovin Studios almost always has someone at PM. Someone interested in the games industry is more likely to find the people at PM relevant. In this case, the talks will probably both be interesting, but PM will have the more appropriate crowd. If you have to pick only one, I'd pick Post Mortem. SIGGRAPH is about making graphics. Post Mortem is about making games. SIGGRAPH will probably be more meeting-like (fair warning — I’ve never attended one), PM is more of a mixer. Anzovin Studios almost always has someone at PM.

Someone interested in the games industry is more likely to find the people at PM relevant. In this case, the talks will probably both be interesting, but PM will have the more appropriate crowd. If you have to pick only one, I’d pick Post Mortem.

]]> By: Paul Freedman http://www.bostonpostmortem.org/2007/04/02/siggraphacm-at-northeastern-u/comment-page-1/#comment-1179 Paul Freedman Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:47:18 +0000 http://bostonpostmortem.org/2007/04/02/siggraphacm-at-northeastern-u/#comment-1179 Folks - I'm a Flash developer who's been interested in animation since the dawn of time. But that's not the point. My stepson, who's 17, is completely absorbed by games and is beginning to explore the field with hopes of working in it one day. He and I were looking to attend next Tuesday's meeting. Tonight, I noticed mention of the SIGGRAPH meeting the next night. We have to pick one. Can you help us choose between them? Thanks, Paul Freedman Folks -

I’m a Flash developer who’s been interested in animation since the dawn of time. But that’s not the point. My stepson, who’s 17, is completely absorbed by games and is beginning to explore the field with hopes of working in it one day. He and I were looking to attend next Tuesday’s meeting. Tonight, I noticed mention of the SIGGRAPH meeting the next night. We have to pick one. Can you help us choose between them?

Thanks,
Paul Freedman

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