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📣It's coming! On July 2nd, we're kicking off Building a Programming Language with Roberto Ierusalimschy, the creator of Lua. Register Now clas.pt/7vb4 #programminglanguages #coding #softwareengineering #softwaredevelopment #HackerNews
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I'm excited to announce that early access to my first cohort at @Classpert is now available. This will be an 8-week project-centered course that will offer a comprehensive journey into the world of ethical hacking for students interested in cybersecurity. classpert.com/classpertx/cou…
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It's demo day for the Rio cohort of the "Building a Programming Language" program! After eight weeks of hard work with Prof. Roberto Ierusalimschy and our stellar team of mentors, our students are ready to unveil their own programming languages.
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🎮It's coming! On May 13th, we're kicking off "The Art of Writing for Video Games" with @FlintDille and @JohnZuurPlatten, two of the most produced game writers of all time . Register Now clas.pt/awvg33 #narrativedesign #videogamewriting
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We are gearing up to kick off the second edition of our "Building a Programming Language" with Roberto Ierusalimschy - the creator of Lua. Roberto had a chat with @bascodes and some of the conversation will be out in his upcoming newsletter.
🚨 Newsletter time in 2️⃣ hours! In today's issue, I write about 🎢 Tech Industry Economics ☁️ Cloud / Systems 🗞️ Buzz And I'm thrilled to share some of Lua inventor Roberto Ierusalimschy's thoughts on picking the right tool! basc.substack.com
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I had been attending as an audit for a week and even with that alone I found myself applying some of the knowledge I picked up on an interview today. That definetly sold me on joining for good!
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We're live! youtube.com/watch?v=U1-eDrhX… Join us at the Makers Design Summit to learn how to advance your maker skills from other designers, engineers, and professionals that make products, tools, and toys at home and at work @tsjmattar @JasonPohlOCC @IanCharnas
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🚨Video Game Storytelling Masterclass is TODAY🚨 You'll learn from John Zuur Platten & Flint Dille. They've written for games like Uncharted, Diablo, Crash Bandicoot, Jurassic Park, Overwatch, Dead to Rights, and more! ⏰11:30am PDT SIGN UP NOW bit.ly/3fwxSoL
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Today at 1pm PT / 4pm ET we'll be live with @Nick_Solari, a student from cohort 1 of The Art of Writing for Video Games. Learn how he got into writing an AAA game and how the course helped his career. clas.pt/from-google-to-video…
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Exclusive live chat with Writer from @DeviationGames games, working on new AAA IP, for Sony @PlayStation. Can we get him to leak some details? Happening later today a 1pm PST/ 4pm EST clspt.com/ue1wq
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We can't wait for the day of the event! Learn how these 4 experts are designing, hacking, making tools, products, toys, and more.
On 10/11/22 - Learn how to get started or advance your maker skills from other designers, engineers, and professionals that make products, tools, and toys at home and at work. Attend the Makers Design Summit - save your spot: go.solidworks.com/wI2
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It's on! We're live at the Video Game Storytelling Summit with industry legends. Watch it live: clas.pt/video-game-summit #gamewriting #gamedesign #narrativedesign
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The Video Game Storytelling Summit. Save your spot at our Free Event. Join the writers of Uncharted, Diablo, Crash Bandicoot, Overwatch and more. Great opp if you are into #gamewriting #narrativedesign #gamedev #gamedesign #screenwriting Learn more at clas.pt/game-writing-summit
5/ Making Fun Should be Fun You're not digging ditches or performing brain surgery. You're making games. Have some fun. 9/10🧵
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If you enjoyed this thread, get more on video game writing here: clas.pt/78w9
4/ Protect Your Vision If you lose your vision, what was meaningful about it, what inspired you in the first place, then what's the point? Be firm with the high-level goals and vision for your game. Be flexible with the nitty-gritty details. 8/10🧵
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3/ Build Your Design and Story to Break Levels get cut, characters get deleted, and gameplay changes. Think: How can it be better without X? 7/10🧵
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1/ Be both a craftsman and an artist Every day, strive to be the best artist and craftsman you can be. 5/10🧵
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2/ Start somewhere, anywhere Sometimes video games are developed on the fly, and created out of order for technical reasons. Practice writing from wherever you are: beginning, middle, or end of the game. Otherwise, the video game industry might not be for you. 6/10🧵
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Becoming a Video Game Writer is an often overlooked route into the video game industry. Here are 5 tips to have an amazing career: 4/10🧵
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There are different paths to a great career in the video game industry. This thread breaks down how to do it as a video game writer... 1/10🧵
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The only problem is these options usually involve: 1. going to college for a long time 2. going into debt 3. praying for a lucky break 3/10🧵
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