Global Game Jam 2014

UMBC is once again hosting the Global Gam Jam this January. It will run from 5pm Friday, January 24th to 5pm Sunday, January 26th, just before classes start. Once again, thanks to a generous donation by NextCentury, registration is free. Space is limited, so sign up now! 

For anyone who hasn't participated, the global game jam is a 48 hour game development event with hundreds of host sites around the world. At 5pm local time, introduce the jam and announce this year's theme. Previous year's themes have ranged from a phrase ("as long as we're together there will always be problems") to a word ("extinction") to an image (ouroboros: a snake eating its tail), to a sound (the recording of a heartbeat). Participants brainstorm game ideas around the theme, form into teams, and spend the weekend building games that are designed to be both fun and express the theme.

The UMBC site is not restricted to just students. In previous years, we have had a mix of UMBC students, faculty, alumni, students from other schools, game development professionals, and just people with an interest in game development. More details at gaim.umbc.edu/global-game-jam. However, we are limited to just 40 participants, so sign up early if you want to come. If the UMBC site fills, other local(ish) sites include the Unviersity of Baltimore, American University, and George Mason University.

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The Web Performance Working Group has published two Recommendations today.

Learn more about the Rich Web Clients Activity.

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The Web Applications (WebApps) Working Group has published today a Proposed Recommendation of Progress Events. The specification defines an event interface that can be used for measuring progress; e.g. HTTP entity body transfers. This specification is primarily meant to be used by other specifications. The deadline for review and comments is 17 January 2014. Learn more about the Rich Web Clients Activity.

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]]> Instagram Direct would let users send private photos and videos to their friends.      http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/12/instagram-introduces-private-messaging/?partner=rss&emc=rss https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/39380/guest@my.umbc.edu/2d7db59ca19c1042182de6fd6f624944/api/pixel e-commerce facebook-inc instagram-inc new photography snapchat-inc social social-media technology york Web Developer - Build Group https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retired-583 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/original.jpg?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/large.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/medium.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/small.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxsmall.png?1363101197 Web Developer - Build Group 0 0 true Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:02:26 -0500 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 16:43:03 -0500 November 2013 Meeting Summary Please see this summary of our November meeting, held on 11/19/13. ]]> Please see this summary of our November meeting, held on 11/19/13. Document https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/attachments/cc5c98ac35bd5fcb8f9fc92e7524260d/6ac3571b/news/000/039/378/5e4df576d1ed58e5990f70848d933758/Meeting Summary, 11-19-13.doc?1386863327 https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/39378/guest@my.umbc.edu/afc1f7d2a3113770cbe4133b3c5fd07e/api/pixel Provost's Interdisciplinary Activities Advisory Committee https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/interdisciplinarytaskforce https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/2/xsmall.png?1790700049 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/2/original.png?1790700049 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/2/xxlarge.png?1790700049 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/2/xlarge.png?1790700049 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/2/large.png?1790700049 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/2/medium.png?1790700049 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/2/small.png?1790700049 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/2/xsmall.png?1790700049 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/2/xxsmall.png?1790700049 UMBC Task Force on Interdisciplinary Activities 0 0 true Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:54:23 -0500 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 12:26:28 -0500 Last Call: XSL Transformations (XSLT) Version 3.0

The XSLT Working Group has published today a Last Call Working Draft of XSL Transformations (XSLT) Version 3.0. This specification defines the syntax and semantics of XSLT 3.0, a language for transforming XML documents into other XML documents. A transformation in the XSLT language is expressed in the form of a stylesheet, whose syntax is well-formed XML. Comments are welcome by 10 February 2014. Learn more about the Extensible Markup Language (XML) Activity.

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]]> A San Francisco start-up is unveiling an iPhone and iPad app to help users more easily find and curate the best content on the Web.      http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/12/n3twork-a-new-tool-for-curating-the-unruly-web/?partner=rss&emc=rss https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/39377/guest@my.umbc.edu/bd0a3a01d021f60233390984ae4f4977/api/pixel computers-and-the-internet internet mobile-applications n3twork new social social-media start-ups technology york Web Developer - Build Group https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retired-583 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/original.jpg?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/large.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/medium.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/small.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxsmall.png?1363101197 Web Developer - Build Group 0 0 true Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:05:14 -0500 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:58:57 -0500 Stress Free Zone: Fall 2013
by Craig Berger


This semester's Stress Free Zone will have a super hero theme.


UMBC's SGA, along The Gaming Club, Student Life's Mosaic Center, and the Peer Health Educators are all teaming up to host the end-of-semester Stress Free Zone on Thursday, December 12, Friday, December 13, and Monday, December 16.  

Come to the Student Organization Space on the 2nd floor of The Commons between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. each day for this semester's Super Hero-themed event, filled with game-playing arranged by members of The Gaming Club, an acupuncturist from University Health Services, a quiet, relaxing study space with hot tea and decaf coffee around the corner in the Mosaic Center, and free snacks and t-shirts.

The link to the Facebook event can be found here. 

This is the 18th Stress Free Zone.  How did the whole thing get started back in spring 2005?  The answer is here.

Best of luck as you write your final papers and prepare for your final exams!


Co-Create UMBC is a blog for and about UMBC, written by David Hoffman and Craig Berger from the Office of Student Life. Join the Co-Create UMBC group on MyUMBC. Like Co-Create UMBC on Facebook. And follow David and Craig on Twitter.  ]]> by Craig Berger This semester's Stress Free Zone will have a super hero theme. UMBC's SGA, along The Gaming Club, Student Life's Mosaic Center, and the Peer Health Educators are all teaming up... http://cocreateumbc.blogspot.com/2013/12/stress-free-zone-fall-2013.html https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/39375/guest@my.umbc.edu/687e1b160fa956bdc49b116f91d3f3c8/api/pixel Co-Create UMBC https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/co-create https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/xsmall.png?1499890363 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/original.jpg?1499890363 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/xxlarge.png?1499890363 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/xlarge.png?1499890363 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/large.png?1499890363 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/medium.png?1499890363 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/small.png?1499890363 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/xsmall.png?1499890363 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/xxsmall.png?1499890363 Co-Create UMBC 21 0 true Thu, 12 Dec 2013 08:34:00 -0500 DealBook: Shopify Raises $100 Million in Third Round of Financing The start-up plans to announce a Series C round of financing, led by the venture capital arm of the Canadian pension fund OMERS and the investment firm Insight Venture Partners.
    
]]> The start-up plans to announce a Series C round of financing, led by the venture capital arm of the Canadian pension fund OMERS and the investment firm Insight Venture Partners.      http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/12/12/shopify-raises-100-million-in-third-round-of-financing/?partner=rss&emc=rss https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/39376/guest@my.umbc.edu/22cf42bc9c7013421a9ad7d98b0f3b8b/api/pixel e-commerce new retail-leisure technology venture-capital york Web Developer - Build Group https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retired-583 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/original.jpg?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/large.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/medium.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/small.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxsmall.png?1363101197 Web Developer - Build Group 0 0 true Thu, 12 Dec 2013 08:32:52 -0500 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:08:26 -0500