{"id":4197,"date":"2021-12-14T11:38:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T18:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tgdstaging.enemyhideout.com\/?p=4197"},"modified":"2022-01-05T14:55:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T21:55:48","slug":"upcoming-january-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tucsongamedev.com\/?p=4197","title":{"rendered":"January 5th: Q&#038;A with Z from Serenity Forge!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We hope you are all enjoying your December festivities! We are kicking off 2022 with a bang!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Z, CEO of Serenity Forge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Zhenghua Yang aka &#8216;Z&#8217;, the CEO of Serenity Forge will be joining us virtually to chat about his company. Z has publishes and develops unique and amazing titles such as the horror title Doki Doki Literature Club. We&#8217;ll talk about his company&#8217;s unique approach to game development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>When: January 5th @ 7pm<\/li><li>Virtually: <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/cgMp2RY\">Our Discord Server<\/a><\/li><li>In-Person: <strong>CANCELLED<\/strong>. This meeting will be<strong> VIRTUAL ONLY.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Covid note<\/strong>: Pima County is still regarded by the CDC as having the highest level of covid transmission on their&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/more\/aboutcovidcountycheck\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Community Transmission Levels scale<\/a>. With holiday travel and as the US continues its uninterrupted worldwide lead in covid case count, we\u2019ve decided&nbsp;<strong>proof of vaccination is required&nbsp;<\/strong>for this meeting in addition to masks while not eating. If you\u2019ve been vaccinated against covid, please bring and show your card before entering the building. If that\u2019s not an option for you, then you\u2019re very welcome to join us online via Discord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"889\" src=\"https:\/\/tgdstaging.enemyhideout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4200\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">January 21st-30th: Global Game Jam 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We took a year off but <a href=\"https:\/\/globalgamejam.org\/\">Global Game Jam<\/a> is BACK. We have partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/forge.arizona.edu\/royplace\">FORGE <\/a> to provide in-person space AND we&#8217;re adding a virtual option this year! For more information and to register <a href=\"https:\/\/globalgamejam.org\/2022\/jam-sites\/ggj-tuscon-2022\">check out our GGJ page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is Global Game Jam?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PPJGLTXfH6o?feature=oembed&#038;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">January 14th- 23rd: WASM-4 Jam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to hosting the Global Game Jam, I wanted to give a quick plug for a non-TGD event, the <a href=\"https:\/\/itch.io\/jam\/wasm4\">WASM-4 jam<\/a> from Context Free and the WASM-4 project. Create a game for this fantasy console in the language of your choice! I&#8217;m currently using this as an opportunity to learn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rust-lang.org\/\">Rust<\/a> which has been an fascinating and enlightening experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WASM-4 Game Jam announcement! - WebAssembly fantasy console\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hWGu4SqlRy0?feature=oembed&#038;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope that you have an opportunity to join us for one of our upcoming events!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We hope you are all enjoying your December festivities! 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