MMU GameFest 2: Behind the Scenes

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behind the scenes of Behind the Scenes!

What a better name to name the event Behind the Scenes, having the worker of this behind the scenes, writing to you what is truly behind the scenes.



As you guys know, over the weekend, Multimedia University's Game Developers' Club had organized their annual (although only the second one this year) event namely GameFest. GameFest is a series of game festival that had been the core idea ever since 2 years ago with the GDC optimistic leader, Mr. Lee Xing Yao. This brings out the first series of Gamefest with an explosive start after having to collaborate with Cyberview Lodge and AMD for the event called Cyberfusion!

Cyberfusion was the true hardcore gaming event with breaking the World's Longest LAN Party with 38 hours. However, with the theme, Behind the Scenes tag in GameFest 2, yes, this year promise to be different? But how different?

One of the main thing about gaming is that everybody just play and play, whether is PC Games, LAN Games, Console or NEG (non-electronic games), but not many of us know how's the process of making the wonderful graphics and strong audio effects there is. With technology growing faster and stronger exponentially, we play better games but never know how we get better out of it. Thus this event main idea is to enlighten all gamers to know who and what is working behind them.

The main attraction starts with Game Development, whereby in our two days event, there will be 2 competition going on and 4 talks that had been done. The 2 competition includes 3D Max Modeling competition and Flash Game Competition that in needs truly the hard work and talents. In our talk, we have iPhone Application Talk that teaches and showed the audience how iPhone addictive games is made. On the other hand, with Codemaster, Malaysia's biggest company in game development, taking all 3 talks in fields of Graphics, Audio and 3D Modeling, it was full with people on every 1 and half hour talk by the expertise. Game Development competition and talks is our first event that is done in Multimedia University by us, because previously, we usually go to Codemaster office and learnt. The upbringing of the competition had brought up lots of talents and lifted up another industry from gaming. With winners list as below, we truly want to congratulate and encourage them to continually pursue their dreams in this.

Flash Game Competition!

excellent right?

3D Max Modeling Competition!

Codemaster's Master Ivon Smith talk! hehe..

iPhone apps talk!

3D Max Modeling Competition

1.) Nurulain bt Mohd Rafie (MMU)

2.) Roy Tan (MMU)

3.)Mohd Ridhwan Bin Borha(Lim Kok Wing)

Flash Game Design Competition

1) Lim Huey Yee (the One Academy)

2) Khor ShuQi (MMU)

3) Lim Jia Hoe (MMU)

As always, in our game events, nothing is left out that than the E-Games section. This time, with much more proper planning and with me, doing my very last event in Multimedia University, we promised to make it better - and we DID! Starting from the initial plan, me (Assistant Director) and Gavin, the team leader of Malaysia's #1 CS1.6 team, Team LZ had a discussion to make things better. And with brainstorming session, we came up with a plan of doing what DreamHack Winter did back in Jonkoping Sweden that is none other than the Octagonal Shape structure for our competition. With that, our event become the first event to do such structure for LAN Games competition. Our E-Games section were divided into three with two islands with Hexagonal Shape and the middle one, with Octagonal Shape. DotA took the first Hexagonal shape and the event was truly explosive as nearly all the Pro Teams had came to give Game Development and our event a support. CS1.6 competition crowd is even stronger this time, with 19 teams participated. COD4 had only 14 teams participated but that 14 teams had probably the one that shook the whole Dewan Tun Canselor with their commando-strong-explosive shouts!

With E-Games on the first day competing strongly, DotA's participation of 20 teams are playing group stage just like CS1.6. The match is long and hectic and at the end of the day, 8 teams from DotA and 8 from CS were named. Teams from CS1.6, with regular faces of Gavin, Julian, Rico, Hix, Rezza, Amir, Aiman, Aidil, Tecky and many more were present to battle for one of the early events for CS arena. While DotA gave even stronger respond with superstar players like Yamateh, Mushi, Sakura, DJSharky, Xigz and etc battle it out for this event. The competition were wild and with DotA being won by MUFC.Fishnet using the new format of best of 2, they edged the superstar team of Nirvana.MY followed by Inc'xLo. On the other hand, COD players battled their way out with ESP.Panik overtaken SWL.Oskot. COOP.My was third.

DotA Team competing in the first day!

The Newly-Formed Ex-KS team:-in the middle, the iconic Yamateh!

Team Ne'ue's KingZ!

Team DiV's Anthony

This player we don't know really know the name..hehe..just joking WANRO!

nyHix from Team LZ in ZOWiE's booth!

Ash from DuskBin

And who said girls can't play game..give our hands and hail to [FTZ]Perri

Top View for COD players

CS Competition was the surprise for everyone, as first this is one of the few matches in Malaysia that play Group Stage and next, we weren't able to finish our final. As time do not allowed, the Finals of Team LZ (lead by Gavin) and Team SUPERHEROES (lead by Julian) will face off in Quas CC next weekend. However, new guns who make their first appearance in Dreamhack Malaysian Qualifier, the team of TYT combine by Aiman's did their best to stand on 2nd runner up!

With other games involved, such as Console Gaming, this promised to be even better with Need for Speed Shift competition and Street Fighter 4 competition was up. NFS winner goes to Kassim edging off only 3 seconds faster than his competitor, Lee. Even closer the third place winner goes to Fadli with only 1 secs lost of speed to Lee with 1 minute and 25 secs. The SF4 competition is one of the most gruelling event with a crowd of 50 people observing the Pros battle it out. The 3rd and 4th placing fights of Kevin Teh and Mohamad Dinie had bring up the crowd spirit as both were very competitive. Upon getting third for Dinie, the final began. Michael Cheng edged his rival Leong Teng Fai with lots of his combo and with crowds getting really wild on Michael's side, Leong, fought back hard and strong and brings the match to overtime. The match was exciting that Michael won it, with the crowd still asking for more. A good event run by the Console Gaming team by Aaron Tiw.

Console Gaming that never felt so consoling..

Board and Card games is one of the new genre in GDC where it is always hidden played by our committees. This time, bringing up on the field, the event was truly brought up by lots of great participants ever since the early morning. Right beside their booth was the debut of Special Interest Group competition in Multimedia University. Special interest group are special items or hobbies that is played by individuals and to name some that you guys should know, Yo-Yo and Rubik's cube. And to name some that you guys don't know, pen-twisting, cup stacking and dice stacking. The competition were truly intense as well in this place with kids (twins) battled it out with the old guns. The competition were really interesting as many of us may have not known such thing (I mean for myself).

young and talented? This is what I mean!

It doesn't care whether you are blind or deaf, if you are good, you are just that good!

Swift of hands to stackS!

Our event director, Stanley presenting to the Winners! Kaspersky Six Months Anti Virus Prog! Woot!

MSI that is never SHY!

Zowie's DEBUT!

With talents spreaded across our GrandHall, MMU was so TALENTFUL that day that make our event truly an happening one. Our sponsors like Maxis had been supporting us throughout the whole event, with MSI giving us their laptop for the showcase of our GameDev competition. With ZOWiE making their debut in events in Malaysia, we are delighted to have them being with us, to continue strive for excellence in gaming development. Thus in this post as well, we will truly like to thank all our sponsors namely Kaspersky, Master Genius, Sensonic, MPH, MCL, AVF, Cyberview, War.Mart, Garena, MyCNX, Sapura, SMM, TheComicsCorner, Borders', Auntie Anne, Boomz, Sushi King, Little Akiba, ESPGL, New Era, E-Club, Zowie, Black Mango for all the products sponsor.

Behind the Scene of our Closing

For media sponsors, we are more than happy that LZ E-sports had provided us with their live coverage through their Facebook and website. GameAxis who had been supporting our ads and publicity is truly thankful as well. Through out the whole event, most of the sponsors, are nothing but delighted with how we truly aspire to bring up the game development in Malaysia. Apart from that, that for every great events, the main supporting team, will be Multimedia University and definitely our dear President, Prof. Dr. Zaharin Yusoff for his support towards what we truly want.