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SUMMARY:IGDATC Gamedev Meeting August 2026 - Nicole Reiling
DESCRIPTION:Join local game devs in-person for an evening of talks and networking!\n\n\nThis event is open to the public! IGDA Membership not required. \n \nGamedev Meeting is Live and in Person @ 2DHQ\nPlease join us for a night of industry and community presentations! Postmortems\, live demos\, and talks on game design\, art\, marketing\, audio\, community\, social issues\, and more\, given by developers from the Twin Cities and all over the world. \nWe also stream live on youtube.com/igdatc. \n \nThis Month: Nicole Reiling (She/Her)\nHoudini and Procedural Generation: Basics + PhilosophiesIn this presentation\, Nicole will show off some of the basic features of Houdini engine and its integration with Unreal. Beyond the technical elements\, the presentation will also explore methods to improve procedurally generated work by dabbling in artist philosophies and pulling from real-world references. These methods are good to keep in mind when creating in any procedural software\, albeit Houdini\, Blender’s geometry nodes\, or inside the game engine itself. \nNicole Reiling is a budding 3d artist who began in the fine arts and accidentally changed her life when she touched a grass simulator at the science museum. Since then\, she has been fascinated with building 3d worlds. Nicole graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in the spring of 2026 with a major in 3D Animation and was the first student to complete the new Experimental Games minor. \n \nWebsite: nicolereiling.com \n \nAnnouncements & Plug My Thing\nAt the beginning of our in-person meetings\, we like to put a call out for game trailers\, demo reels\, and other short game development related announcements. Please come 15min early or contact us (Discord is best) beforehand if you can! \n\nAgenda (approximate)\n\n6:30: Youtube stream opens\, meeting intro and monthly slides.\n\n\n7:00: Presentations.\nAfter: we head to a nearby restaurant (usually Station 280) to get food/drinks and socialize!\n\n\nOther Happenings\nJoin us on our Discord server! \nHelp us find interesting presenters\, use this easy form to let us know.
URL:https://minnestar.org/calendar2/igdatc-gamedev-meeting-august-2026-nicole-reiling/
LOCATION:2DHQ\, 1325 Winter Street Northeast\, #108\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55413\, United States
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