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Registration Open for Mardi Gras Virtual World Conference
Entry posted on Nov 18 by derobinson

Registration is open for the Mardi Gras Virtual World conference up in Baton Rouge in February. I've never been able to attend in the past, but I'm going to try and make it this year. Early bird registration saves your $100 before 9 January, so register now!

Scheduled keynote speakers are: Noshir Contractor, Tony O'Driscoll, and Benjamin Duranske. You can read more abuot them here.

See you there!

/der

Processing 1.0 Released (no longer beta!)
Entry posted on Dec 01 by derobinson

I've spoken about the Processing language/IDE/community before to NOMMUG. For newbie programmers, its a great way to learn how to code, especially for folks interested in the visual end of things. For more advanced coders, there's a lot of great tools, especially for visual prototyping. The project has been in development for since 2001, and they finally (after 162 revisions) released the first official, non-beta version last week. Its Java, so it certainly doesn't replace Flash for web delivery, but you can learn a lot about coding from Processing...then AS3 will be a snap!

Go and download Processing (its free) and give it a whirl. There's lots to see at their website, and most of what you see shares the code that made it so you can learn from it.

And if you want a book recommendation, I can't give a higer one than to Daneil Shiffman's Learning Processing: A Beginner's Guide to Programming Images, Animation, and Interaction. Best introductory book on programming I've ever read....definitely going to use it in my classes in the future.

And if you want to go crazy with the whole physical computing thing, check out the Arduino project (built on Processing)...heck...need a holiday present for your geekiest friend (or yourself)? Make Magazine Arduino Gift Guide

Happy coding!

/der

Beware the Time Zones in the Calendar!
Entry posted on Dec 01 by derobinson

Make sure you look at the time zones listed for any calendar event! It seems that if you are not logged into the Groups site, our events are listed in MST instead of CST!

This must be a lesson that you should Join NOMMG and always log in before participating in the site!

NOMMUG: Meeting Reminder!
Entry posted on Dec 08 by derobinson

Just a quick reminder that the December NOMMUG meeting will be tomorrow (Tuesday, 9 December).

Come share the holiday spirit with other NOMMUGers! And maybe win some schwag! There are at least half a dozen people who are eligible for this 6-month software giveaway, but you have to be there tomrorow night to win!

See you then!

/david

First MAX Presos Posted
Entry posted on Dec 11 by derobinson

As promised, the first MAX presentations have been posted to AdobeTV. Check it out! More to come!

MAX Presos

/der

NOMMUG :: Holiday Meeting Links
Entry posted on Dec 11 by derobinson

I just updated the Calendar event for this week's meeintg, adding links to the videos we watched in the "Minutes" section. Not sure how those will come out. You may need to visit the Calendar listing here to see them.

Happy Holidays!

/david

Pecha Kucha Night Comes to New Orleans
Entry posted on Dec 18 by derobinson

Pecha Kucha is an international meetup for designers. Over 150 cities worldwide have Pecha Kucha nights monthly. And now New Orleans is adding itself to the list.

Pecha Kucha is a place for creative people to meet and show off their work. The catch? Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds, giving 6 minutes 40 seconds...and no more...to each.

More info on Pecha Kucha can be found on the global website or on Wikipedia.

Info on the New Orleans meetup can be found on the global site's NOLA page or at the PKN Blog.

NOMMUG Calendar Listing

Learn Flex in a Week
Entry posted on Feb 12 by Bouligny

Take a week and learn Flex. It's a great tool.

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/videotraining/

Videos and exercise files available on DevNet...

Adobe Posts MAX Sessions on Adobe TV
Entry posted on Feb 19 by Bouligny

290 Sessions posted to the Adobe TV site:

http://tv.adobe.com/#ch+MAX

This is an excellent resource. And all for free...

SIGGRAPH 2009 Preview Posted
Entry posted on Dec 01 by derobinson

SIGGRAPH 2009 will be held in New Orleans next August. They've just posted a Preview Video (WMV, ladies and gentleman...not always the most web friendly of formats) on their site to get you jazzed...so to speak...about going to the conference. We'll excuse the stereotypical music...for the time being...

I've posted all the deadlines for SIGGRAPH 2009 submissions in the Calendar.

Check it out and get involved!

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