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Google Summer of Code 2012

February 6, 2012 in Site & Project

2012.  Its a new year and if the Mayans are right this may be our last chance to be a part of the Google Summer of Code program.  For those of you who aren’t familiar with this event, it is Google’s push to get students into the world of Open Source Software development.  For the past 7 years, Google has matched students with open source projects to work on a set of deliverables during their summer break from university studies.  Each year the size of the project has grown, both in terms of the number of organizations and the number of students (2011 saw 175 OSS projects with 1,115 students).

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Beta 1 Game Contest Results

January 15, 2012 in Site & Project

After a month and a half of intense game development, the Beta 1 Game Contest came to a close with the end of 2011.  We were ecstatic to see an incredible 30 projects come to life with more than 1100 posts in work in progress threads.  In the end, 10 projects found their way to the final submissions thread for judging.  Without further ado, the winners!

First Place

The Cove – @thetoucher

Score: 86%

The Cove, by @thetoucher

Second Place

Monkey Mania – @ndebruyn

Score: 79%

Monkey Mania, by @ndebruyn

Third Place

Pirate Hell – @ceiphren

Score: 73%

Pirate Hell, by @ceiphren

Complete reviews and scores for all of the entries can be found in the forum thread.  Our winners will be receiving the prizes outlined in the prize announcement.  @thetoucher can expect a free copy of the upcoming jMonkeyEngine Book in the mail as well as a free WordPress theme courtesy of our friends at  WooThemes.  @ndebruyn and @ceiphren will be offered substantial discounts on both the book and a WordPress theme.  Thank you to all for making this contest the huge success it was; Truly a community feat!

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jMonkeyEngine 3 Beginner’s Guide coming early 2012 – Preview online

December 19, 2011 in Site & Project

A while back we announced a successful deal made with Packt Publishing, entrusting our very own Ruth Kusterer @zathras to author “jMonkeyEngine 3 Beginner’s Guide”. For the past year Ruth has been hard at work, masterfully balancing a tight schedule of wiki updates and chapter deadlines. Consider for a second how much jMonkeyEngine 3 has changed and improved over the course of this year, and you’ll have an idea of the moving target she’s had to deal with. Hopefully by the time the book is released, it will be referring to a jMonkeyEngine 3 gone stable.

While you wait, and as a means to help you decide whether you should buy this book, please go visit book.jmonkeyengine.com for an early preview of the book’s contents! We’ll preview a new chapter roughly every day until all 13 are online.

Is it on your wishlist? Whatever the answer, we’d appreciate your honest input.

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