IRDC 2015-Europe
The International Roguelike Development Conference 2015. A unique opportunity for roguelike developers and enthusiasts to network and discuss their genre in depth. Attendance is free and open to all, whether developer, fan, enthusiast, academic, journalist, or wandering vagrant. This is the page for the European conference being held in Nottingham, UK. There is a separate page for the USA conference.
Europe:
Homepage: http://www.ultimaratioregum.co.uk/game/irdc-2015/
Usenet thread: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.games.roguelike.development/MMzqjds3wnE
Roguetemple: http://forums.roguetemple.com/index.php?topic=4467.0
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Venue
Mark (UltimaRatioRegum) is organizing IRDC Europe in the United Kingdom at the National Videogame Arcade. Venue address:
24-32 Carlton Street Nottingham NG1 1NN UK
Nearest train station is Nottingham. Nearest airport is East Midlands, which is connected by a 1 hour bus called the "Skylink Nottingham". You can see further airport connections here: http://www.rome2rio.com/s/Nearby-Airports/Nottingham
Dates
27-28 June 2015.
Participants
Registration is not necessary, but it helps to know how many people will come. If interested, please edit this page, contact Mark, or do something else of that sort.
- Mark Johnson (taking train in early each day from Newark-on-Trent)
- Darren Grey (travelling in by train, staying Friday to Monday in Roomzzz Hotel)
Currently approaching two dozen registrations!
Presentations
List below if you plan on giving a developer talk, showcasing a game, or anything else.
- Mark Johnson, "The Labyrinth of the Roguelike and the Labyrinth of the World"
- Darren Grey, "Alternative Death Systems"
- Flend, "Something on Short Games?"
- Ph, "Algorithms for Dungeon Generation"
- Ido Yehieli, "??"
More to be confirmed soon!
Hotels
Prices in GBP, guidance only.
- Midtown Hostel - 20/night, shared bunk beds, 2 mins walk away
- Roomzzz Hotel - 70/night, includes basic breakfast, 11 mins away
- Strethdon Hotel - 55/night, bed only, 11 mins away
- Bentick Hotel - 60/night, bed only, 12 mins away, beside rail station
Note that a few hotels are cheaper with a Booking.com account.