Looking forward to meeting lots of great people while creating content for Making Stuff is Fun :) Already met heaps at GTUG Campout Melbourne and Freeplay Independent Games Festival – check out the audio slideshows on Making Stuff is Fun =D
http://www.makingstuffisfun.com/

It was also great timing that this event was on because I just got my first mac today! I’m really excited about it because I own an iPad and can’t wait to develop apps for it! :) Have already started playing around with that. Will make a few test apps just to learn some skills first before I decide on a project I want to create.

Will keep you posted! :)
Tammy

To get fit for soccer I do a lot of walking.
I walk to work and home everyday, which is about 1.5 hours of walking each day!
That’s a great way to get fit for the soccer season.

I also run once a week at lunch and train for roller derby 4-6 hours a week which involves a lot of skating around, pushups, bridges, stretching and squats.

Ideally if you can exercise everyday,
even just by walking for an hour each day you will be much better on the soccer field!

I’m currently a Roller Girl in training (fresh meat), and I also love organising events, so I thought I might see if I can help those of you who are searching for this info and stumble across my blog.

When I organise events there are a number of things that work well, no matter what the event:

1. Advertise through social networks – it’s free and really fast way to get ‘word-of-mouth’ advertising working to your advantage.

2. Find a great location. Location will affect so many things, such as the number of tickets you can sell as well as the atmosphere of the event. In Sydney Roller Derby events are held at the Hordern Pavillion which is a huge and amazing venue! In Melbourne Roller Derby bouts are held at Puckhandlers in Reservoir. It’s a small venue and the last event sold out in only 2 hours!

3. Tickets – sell a limited number of tickets. Free services such as EventBrite.com are great!

4. Build excitement. Leading up to the event post about it and update all of the social media channels you are using such as Facebook, Myspace & Twitter.

5. Posters. I don’t think they really work so much anymore, and it’s not so great for the environment. Much better to encourage fans to share a promo video on their friends Facebook walls! :)

I hope your Roller Derby Event goes well!
:)

I also went along to Google Devfest where I learnt how to create a Flickr Map mashup :) My first one is really basic, it pulls the keyword “roller derby” and displays all those photos on the map based on their location. If you click on the marker you will see the photo!

Lots more I can do to make it prettier, will have a play with it… Ver cool to mashup photos and maps, I love both! :)

Here’s my roller derby Flickr Mashup!
http://tammybutow.com/rollerderby

• Beach Brick – Break Out Game for the iPad – Made in under 5 hours at Let’s Hack Melbourne by Ivan & Jess
• EyeSay – Prototype for a Location Based App for the iPhone / Android with an Augmented Reality Version  by Tom, John, James and Drew
• ZombieHood – Google Maps Mashup Zombie Locator for the web by Jess, Will, Andrew, Mitch and Tammy

If you want to make awesome stuff really fast come along to one of our monthly events in Melbourne, Australia.

There are game devs, web devs, graphic designers, thinkers and awesome snacks! :)

Beach Brick is on the app store!
Want to make an iPad game in 5 hours?

We are lucky to have the event hosted by Inspire9 in Richmond.
It’s from 11-4pm on Sunday.

We aren’t sure yet what will be created! Participants will be working in teams of 3 or 4 to make something that can be presented at 3.30pm. Each team will have 5min to show their creation and the group that gets the most votes will get a prize!

Photos and videos will be uploaded shortly after the event so look out for those too.

In the future we will be looking at having themed events and getting some great speakers along to come and share their knowledge and experiences!

See you Sunday!
Tammy