Come and play LocoMatrix
On Saturday the chaps from LocoMatrix will demonstrate how you can play games in real life and on your mobile at the same time. Their games use GPS to tell the game where you are, so you play in a virtual world while moving around the real one.
They’re bringing some GPS receivers to show the game but have a limited number, so this is a shout out: if you have a Bluetooth GPS receiver, please bring it to BarCamp then you and anyone you’ll lend it to can try out the LocoMatrix games.
Chinwag – supporting BarCampBrighton2 and taking the industry’s pulse
Chinwag, friend to Flashers and Digital Marketeers alike, are rather kindly supporting BarCampBrighton. Thayer has been running a banner campaign across most of the Chinwag properties to help publicise the event, and Sam Michel, Chinwagger supremo, has put some cash towards the event for which we’re extremely grateful.
Their charitable work continues with the launch of the Chinwag Digital Pulse, which is a monthly snapshot of market conditions, career satisfaction, salary views, and more, all based on your input.
For each completed survey they’ll donate 25p to UK charity Macmillan Cancer Support and at the end of each month the survey results will be analysed to create a picture of market conditions.
Pitch your Start-Up to the Technology Guardian
guardian.co.uk’s Tech Weekly journalist, Aleks Krotoski
Guardian Tech Weekly correspondent and Games Blogger, Aleks Krotoski is attending BarCampBrighton. She’ll be capturing sounds for a feature the Guardian is hoping to do on BarCamps for its Tech Weekly podcast.
Tech Weekly has a regular two minute slot called the Elevator Pitch where they ask a start-up ten simple questions. The aim is to get as much information about an idea in as short a time as possible, and then chew on it afterwards during the discussion. You can read some prior Elevator Pitches in the Guardian’s Digital Content blog.
If you or your start up would like to be interviewed by Aleks over the weekend, then leave a comment below with your name and the name of your start-up. Good luck!
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All Points Bulletin! Realtime Worlds recruiting across the board
We are immensely pleased to announce our final sponsor. Realtime Worlds, the independent Scottish video games company, founded by David Jones – creator of the Grand Theft Auto and Lemmings games franchises – is making sure that we’re taken care of by USSU staff on Sunday.
They’re currently recruiting for 17 positions in art, design, development, production, QA and web. You’d either be working on their recently unveiled MMO APB or their latest major un-disclosed project.
If you’re a software engineer specialising in graphics or networking, then they’d really like to hear from you. Even if none of the roles quite sound like your thing, then drop them a line anyway as they can be flexible for the right kind of person.
With only four days to go, BarCampBrighton2 is shaping up into one not to miss! It looks like we’ll have a really interesting games slant this time, given that we’ve got a bunch of Lindens attending, a presentation from TwoFour on immersive gaming technologies in education and the guys from Six to Start behind solving and creating some of the best ARGs out there.
If you’d like to attend, then we have a few places left due to last-minute cancellations. Make sure you’re familiar with the rules of BarCamp before you sign up. See you there!
Linden Lab Needs You (and you, and you, and you)
Linden Lab, the people behind Second Life have their UK base right here in Brighton, so we’re delighted to announce the support of such a huge international name and local company to boot.
As well as donating some of their fab glowing cubes for the Arduino workshop, Linden are sponsoring USSU’s Saturday staffing costs (we’re still looking for a sponsor for Sunday; £500 or L$264,920 ;) – please get in touch if you’d like to help).
Linden Lab are recruiting for a wide-range of positions in development, operations, marketing and customer relations, all of which can be based at the Brighton office. A number of Lindens are coming to BarCamp, so if you’d like us to introduce you, so you can have an informal chat about working on Second Life, then drop us a line or leave a comment below.
And thanks to Project Brighton, I’ve just noticed that the web team at Sussex University have recreated the campus in Second Life, so you can even have a look round prior to BarCamp next week…
incase you missed it http://bit.ly/knMT8 we have a new date 2nd & 3rd October 2010
Microsponsors
We are trying to raise at least £1000 £2000 £3000 from sole-traders, microbusinesses and small companies to make BarCampBrighton a truly local affair. If you'd like to show the Brighton geek•tech•hack•startup•social•design•gaming•mobile•robot•photo•blogging scene some ♥ please consider becoming a sponsor. Microsponsorships are just £100. So far we have raised £200. Find out more about becoming a sponsor →
