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Train2Game at Gadget Show Live 2012 – All 4 documentary films (Updated)

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Train2Game student teams took last month’s Make Something Unreal Contest at Gadget Show Live, with the task of building an iOS game based on the prestigious Fighting Fantasy series.

Now, you can see the progress each of the four made through Make Something Unreal Live in a new video from Train2Game! It features industry figures including Cliff Bleszinski, Jon Hare, Peter Molyneux and Ian Livingstone providing advice to Train2Game students as they developed their game.

We have upgraded all the team videos on YouTube, so if you are linking to them you will need the new URLs which you can find below. 

Train2Game at Gadget Show Live 2012 – The Commando Kiwi Story 

Train2Game at Gadget Show Live 2012 – The Derp Studios Story

Train2Game at Gadget Show Live 2012 – The IndigoJam Story 

Train2Game at Gadget Show Live 2012 – The Digital Mage Story

They’re also all available, with much more, on the Train2Game YouTube channel.

Leave your comments here on The Train2Game Blog, or on the Train2Game forum.

Train2Game at Gadget Show Live 2012 – All 4 documentary films

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Train2Game student teams took last month’s Make Something Unreal Contest at Gadget Show Live, with the task of building an iOS game based on the prestigious Fighting Fantasy series.

Now, you can see the progress each of the four made through Make Something Unreal Live in a new video from Train2Game! It features industry figures including Cliff Bleszinski, Jon Hare, Peter Molyneux and Ian Livingstone providing advice to Train2Game students as they developed their game. Links to each of the 15 minute documentaries are below.

Train2Game at Gadget Show Live 2012 – The Commando Kiwi Story 

Train2Game at Gadget Show Live 2012 – The Derp Studios Story

Train2Game at Gadget Show Live 2012 – The IndigoJam Story 

Train2Game at Gadget Show Live 2012 – The Digital Mage Story

They’re also all available, with much more, on the Train2Game YouTube channel.

As usual, leave your comments here on The Train2Game Blog, or on the Train2Game forum.

Train2Game at Gadget Show Live 2012 – The Digital Mage Story (Video)

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Train2Game student team Digital Mage were one of four to take part in last month’s Make Something Unreal Contest at Gadget Show Live, with the task of building an iOS game based on the prestigious Fighting Fantasy series.

Now, you can see the progress they made through Make Something Unreal Live in a new video from Train2Game! It features industry figures including Cliff Bleszinski, Jon Hare, Peter Molyneux and Ian Livingstone providing advice to Digital Mage as they developed their game.

Watch it on the Train2Game YouTube channel, or here on The Train2Game Blog.

Leave your comments here on The Train2Game Blog, or on the Train2Game forum.

Train2Game Industry Experience Dairies: Lionel Adams at DR Studios – week 5

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Train2Game game developer Lionel Adams has recently started a Train2Game student industry experience placement at DR Studios.

In his latest update from the Milton Keynes studio, Lionel discusses how he’s learned to love Lerp.

Read Lionel’s first industry experience diary update on the Train2Game Scribd site, or here on the Train2Game Blog. Keep reading to keep up with the latest student diaries. 

Train2Game at Gadget Show Live 2012 – The IndigoJam Story (Video)

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Train2Game student team IndigoJam were one of four to take part in last month’s Make Something Unreal Contest at Gadget Show Live, with the task of building an iOS game based on the prestigious Fighting Fantasy series.

Now, you can see the progress they made through Make Something Unreal Live in a new video from Train2Game! It features industry figures including Cliff Bleszinski, Jon Hare, Peter Molyneux and Ian Livingstone providing advice to IndigoJam as they developed their game.

Watch it on the Train2Game YouTube channel, or here on The Train2Game Blog.

Leave your comments here, or on the Train2Game forum.

Train2Game at Gadget Show Live 2012 – The Derp Studios Story (Video)

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Train2Game student team Derp Studios were one of four to take part in last month’sMake Something Unreal Contest at Gadget Show Live, with the task of building an iOS game based on the prestigious Fighting Fantasy series.

Now, you can see the progress they made through Make Something Unreal Live in a new video from Train2Game! It features industry figures including Cliff Bleszinski, Jon Hare, Peter Molyneux and Ian Livingstone providing advice to Derp Studios as they developed their game.

Watch it on the Train2Game YouTube channel, or here on The Train2Game Blog.

Leave your comments here, or on the Train2Game forum. 

Train2Game student industry experience diaries: Lionel Adams at DR Studios – Weeks 3&4

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Train2Game game developer Lionel Adams has recently started a Train2Game student industry experience placement at DR Studios.

In his first update from the Milton Keynes studio, Lionel tells us about using Javascript, why he decided to take the Train2Game game developer course and working on a ‘real’ game.

Read Lionel’s first industry experience diary update on the Train2Game Scribd site, or here on the Train2Game Blog. Keep reading to keep up with the latest student diaries. 

Train2Game at Gadget Show Live 2012 – The Commando Kiwi Story (Video)

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Train2Game student team Commando Kiwi were one of four to take part in last month’s Make Something Unreal Contest at Gadget Show Live, with the task of building an iOS game based on the prestigious Fighting Fantasy series.

Indeed, they were the contest winners, walking away with a fully licensed Unreal Development Kit for iOS.

Now, you can see the progress they made through Make Something Unreal Live in a new video from Train2Game! It features industry figures including Cliff Bleszinski, Jon Hare, Peter Molyneux and Ian Livingstone providing advice to Commando Kiwi as they developed their game.

Watch it on the Train2Game YouTube channel, or here on The Train2Game Blog.

Leave your comments here on The Train2Game Blog, or on the Train2Game forum.

Train2Game student industry experience diaries: Rudi Will at DR Studios – week 10

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Train2Game student  Rudi Will is on a Train2Game work placement. In this industry experience diary, Rudi describes switching to art, and making sound for a video game.

Read what he has to say about his Train2Game work placement  here on The Train2Game Blog, or on the Train2Game Scribd page.

Read more Train2Game student industry experience diaries here on The Train2Game Blog.

Train2Game student developed Fighting Fantasy games hailed as “unbelievable” by series co-author Steve Jackson

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Train2Game student produced games based on the Fighting Fantasy books have been hailed as “unbelievable” by series co-author Steve Jackson.

He was speaking to us at Train2Game and Epic Games’ Make Something Unreal Live, where four teams competed to build games based on Fighting Fantasy books for iPhone and iPad. Commando Kiwi’s Warlock of Firetop Mountain was judged as the winner.

“It was a really hard decision because the four groups who had also passed through several other barriers and competitions on the way here.” Jackson told Train2Game.

“They were all very talented and the standard of games that came out were unbelievable. It would’ve been very easy to pick four winners out of the four of them.” he added.

Watch the full video interview with Fighting Fantasy co-author Steve Jackson below.  You can also see our interview with fellow co-author Ian Livingstone here on The Train2Game Blog. There’s more on Make Something Unreal Live here.

As usual, leave your comments here on The Train2Game Blog, or on the Train2Game forum.