Unite 2008

I guess like this:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1380/1344704610_2ec3b455ec.jpg?v=1189231122

 

more like:

 

Cool - male prefabs incarnated in flesh ...

Now where's Superwoman?

 

Got my tickets, flight and hotel (will be at the savoy too) so see ya all there!

 

Woot, i´ll be there, too
After some fights with myself regarding whether i could go with lots of other things i have to do, i couldn´t resist anymore and got a ticket
Now i have to book the hotel, flight and push other things on my schedule around

 

Hey folks, sorry about the delays but we've started posting additional information, specifically some starting info about the Agenda and presentations that will be delivered. Have a look:

Unite 2008: Agenda

There are more sessions on the way but we felt it wise to get the information we have available out there, more updates are on the way. We will soon be posting some travel information as well as additional session information so stay tuned!

 

Woo. Really looking forward to the talk on iPhone development

 

Just purchased our travel arrangements. All six of us will be there, staying at the Savoy. Looking forward to it!

 

1 more for the hotel Savoy.

 

Oh, were I older. And had a job. So I could pay for airfare/hotel/expenses. Then I would join you folks. At Unite.

Someday...

 

Any idea of when the details for signing up for open mic will be posted and when the deadline for signing up is?

Possibly I'd like to demo a beta of my current project one of the days, but its just a though and I'd like to know how much time I have to consider it.

 

It's not likely that you'll see a sign-up form for that for another week or two. The open mic time slots will be roughly 10-20 minutes each depending on how many people sign up. We'd obviously like to have each person get "enough time" to deliver something interesting, but also leave room for as many open mic presenters as possible. So at this point you have a week or two to decided if you'll be up for that.


Updates
The Unite Agenda page has been updated to describe some additional sessions, have a look:

Unite 2008: Agenda

There will be yet another Agenda page update by the end of the week as well so keep an eye out for the exciting sessions we'll be having. Additionally you'll find that we've posted a Unite Travel page to help offer some tips and advice on getting to/from/around Copenhagen as well as some hotel tips (including two hotels at which we've arranged discounted rates):

Unite 2008: Travel


Be there or be square!

 

Okay, you hooked me with that agenda. Just finished making travel and lodging arrangements. I’ll see you guys there!

Ricko

 

And there is still more on the way! Check again tomorrow. 8)

 

Excellent -- airfare and hotel booked. Staying at the Savoy.

Actually, I managed to get the airfare down by flying in and out on the weekends, which means a couple extra days in Copenhagen before and after (quite a shame, really :wink: ) . I would be interested in meeting local developers before the big show.

 

Cool stuff Charles. Would love to shake your hand when you are here.

 

I'm gonna be the guy running around with a confused look on his face, scribbling notes all the time.

 

Due to some server config issues the latest update got a bit delayed - but finally, we've been able to push out another round of talk updates to the agenda page.

Check it out:
www.unity3d.com/unite/agenda

 

I wish I could go. Last year's presentations were incredibly cool (only watched them online) and this year's presentation look even cooler! Too bad I don't have the money to come

I'm really looking forward to watching as most as possible online!

 

What is the camera policy for Unite? I know you guys will probably publish videos some time later after the conference.

My memory isn’t what it used to be, and there are many diverse topics being covered, so can I bring a small video camera to capture details in presentations that I might not catch in my notes?

Just to clarify I’m not publishing anything, just looking for a good reference during the time between the conference and whenever you get official videos online. Please let me know.

Thanks,
Ricko

 

In general I don't think we'll mind that sort of thing but we do intend to record all sessions so I think you will be duplicating our efforts, although in a way that gives you immediate access after the conference. Please do this only for your own usage, don't share or post those and instead leave that sort of thing to us.

 

HiggyB,

Not to hate on Denmark or anything but I assume that such a venue was chosen due to the developer community being colocated nearer that location based on some statistics? Are most of the users of Unity European at this point?

I would LOVE to go to Unite 2008 (missed 2007 due to biz travel), but for the price I could license another copy of pro

 

It was in San Francisco last year...they're just trying to be fair.

--Eric

 

But Aras, that doesn't make sense!

San Francisco has palm trees, babes and Chinatown.
Who cares where everyone is based?

 

So does that mean we'll have wait 5 to 10 years for the 10% out in Asia to get our Unite
We have palm trees, babes and China

 

It was cheaper to fly those into denmark.

 

Someone told me that it's a political decision. If you vote for Obama, it might be in america again, if not, it stays in the more reasonable part of the world, your decision. :O9

 

After all, we all build virtual worlds - so why not use them a bit ? telepresence...

 

Haha, nice one. Canada would nice too btw, our government is just as screwed up as the rest of the world, but not as screwed up as the US. At least for now... ;-)

-Jeremy

 

We used this for a recent game jam--super easy Flash-based video broadcasting: http://www.ustream.tv/

 

Exactly... or tools ala multi-user iChat, in an extended version that would mimic the Truespace virtual world (aka "Trueplace") and would rely on Unity and a video plugin, for example

A few weeks ago, I had an iChat session with a co-worker who is on Reunion island, 10 000 km from where I llive. From 9 AM to 6 PM ! After a few minutes, we had almost forgotten the physical distance - and truely, this has been one of my most productive working days - not to mention that it was very funny, too. We were in a hurry, had to build together a communication plan for one of his clients, so we even "had lunch" together, despite of the 2 hours local time difference. This would be even funnier with 6 or 12 hours... ;-)

 

@Jeremy Ace
We've deselected ours last weekend, curious to see what comes next.

 

The conference will continue to move through various locations so we spread the travel burden around a bit. Where will the 2009 event be held? We don't know yet outside of the fact that it's very likely that it will be somewhere in North America. Let's focus on Unite 2008 for now...

As to recording and live tele-presence, we'll see about that. There is some value to offer those that paid to attend in providing them "early access" to the information. Those that don't pay/attend should be able to tolerate waiting a bit for that (free) information.

Either way I'll be looking into things like ustream.tv and whatnot.

 

What do you guys do for adapters for your laptop? The other time I was in Copenhagen I brought along the piece from my official Apple world travel adapter kit and I think it didn't fit the plugs by a couple of millimeters. I ended up borrowing a cord from Nicholas, but I don't really want to rely on that this time.

Do you folks think this one will work? I'm not sure what the ground prong will be doing.
http://www.amazon.com/Lewis-N-Clark-Adapter-Black/dp/B000SKWPPU

-Jon

 

I think it's a really cool idea to have a game conference at a planetarium. Hopefully you will have full access to multiple projectors onto the dome, and a boomin' sound system. Wish I could attend
:cry:

 

Jonathan:

These are the cables I use for my mbp:

http://eej.dk/dropbox/computers/Cables.png

They fit my iBook and iPod power supplies as well. You can purchase these from the Danish apple resellers and one just happens to be very nearby the Planetarium. The first one is grounded and has about 2 meters of cable whereas the other is just handy.

 

I'm just confirming my plans (late, I know, but I've been training the new staffer), and the Savoy (which seemed to be the hotel of choice in this thread) is booked up.

Has anyone else found hotels close by that they liked?

 

Cool. Purchasing it from an Apple reseller there sounds the easiest and nicest. Could anyone point me to where it is and what it's called? My googling isn't being fruitful.

Thanks,
-Jon

 

http://www.firsthotels.com/Vesterbro

That's where we'll be staying, it was 6342 donkey kong koins for a week stay. (cheap rim shot)

 

Thanks for the tip the link!

I'd looked them up on Hotels.com, and tho't they were a bit pricey, but thanks to you, I discovered their anniversary price was cheaper direct from them.

Booked!

Thanks again.

 

Primary reseller:
http://www.humac.dk/

Shops:
http://www.humac.dk/kontakt/butikker-og-aabningstider/

 

This conference is going to be great! Phil Harrison confirmed for the keynote speech Can`t wait!

 

The Gamasutra news post today mentioned that Unity for Windows will be unveiled @ Unite 2008. Is that accurate?

I had been away from the forums for a month so if it had already been announced it was news to me!

 

FYI, the gamasutra news article says "announce", which could have a different connotation than "unveil".

 

Very true. 8)

 

Still, wow... right? Even if it's just an announcement of it coming, it's earlier than I expected!

Brace yourselves, eh?

 

It's an announcement folks, everyone will have to wait for the keynote to see what the announcement entails. Oh, and Phil Harrison! w00t!

 

Phil Harrison?! Now that's very impressive

Better buy Unity Pro before AAA studios realize how awesome Unity is and the Pro license becomes as expensive as the Unreal Engine 3

Great job!

 

I would hope that the Unity folk would keep Unity Pro at the same price and create another SKU for bigger shops that can afford UT3 type prices.