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Hey guys, http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/VGPDT/ I just wanted to let anyone know that is interested about a game development group that a few of my buddies and myself started in January. This group is designed for anyone interest in learning / teaching game development and game design topics to each other, so that we can learn from one another's past experiences and knowledge. Also, it allows people to work together as a team on projects, which is an essential skill to learn. Although it is important to read as much as you can on game development and practice a lot, it is just as important, if not more important, to learn to work together as a team in a friendly, professional grouply manner. Currently, we are using Yahoo to host the group while I finish development the offical web site. This will be a professioanl grade web site geared towards Game Development and Design in the group environment, so the entire web site will be designed around the group's and member's needs. I estimate the offical .com web site to be up and running in < 2 weeks. Also, I would just like to say, anyone intested in any game related job or field is welcome, such as: Programmers, Artists, Composers, Writers, etc. Additonally, people interested from any experience level are welcome, we perfer to have a nice blend of experienced and advanced members to help mentor younger, less experienced members. Also, by helping other members out and writing tutorials or group articles, it allows experienced members to better learn the subject at hand by sharing their experience. Currently, we have been using C/C++ along with Dark GDK, which is Directx based, for our lastest project. We also want to practice making games in group projects using other various SDKs and APIs. I believe our next SDK or API we will be looking for will be OpenGL based, so we can practice writing portable, cross-platform code. We have also lately been using Blender and GIMP for graphics, although any similiar program is perfectly exceptable. Basically, we are looking for all kinds of different members ranging from experienced to inexperienced, programmers and artists, people with different personalities, etc. So, if you are interested in joining a group based Game Development group to learn or teach through a group experience, please check out the link below. Also, please be mature. Thanks. http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/VGPDT/ So if you are tired of working alone on numerous incomplete projects, or would just like to work together in a group environment to learn and share information, then check out our group and I promise you will be happy. Thanks.