CollegiateStarleague Profile Blog Joined May 2011 United States 550 Posts Last Edited: 2012-10-29 02:24:42 #1 ANNOUNCING FALLCRAFT 2012 AND NYC'S FIRST MAP JAM!

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Time to buff the scratches out of your Siege Tanks -- CSL and the NYU Game Center's FallCraft returns for its second year on 721 BroadwayORTime to buff the scratches out of your Siege Tanks -- CSL and the NYU Game Center's FallCraft returns for its second year on October 27th, 2012 . A day long event celebrating one of the greatest eSports in the world, FallCraft will feature exhibition matches between NYU and Columbia's collegiate Starcraft teams, a panel on the present and future of electronic sports, as well as a day long Map Jam! There will also be an in-house raffle for Heart of the Swarm Beta Keys thanks to Blizzard!







October 27th also celebrates the LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR AZUBU COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONS -- if your team isn't registered,



. A day long event celebrating one of the greatest eSports in the world, FallCraft will feature exhibition matches between NYU and Columbia's collegiate Starcraft teams, a panel on the present and future of electronic sports, as well as a day long! There will also be an in-house raffle forthanks to Blizzard!October 27th also celebrates the-- if your team isn't registered, go do it now Schedule

10am - 5pm Map Jam featuring HotS beta keys!

7pm - 8:15pm Think eSports: Panel Discussion featuring iSAxslav, Hot_Bid, and a scholar of eSports

8:30pm - 10pm Battle for Manhattan: NYU vs Columbia featuring NY's finest

10pm - onwards Read on to find out...



Refreshments will be served!

Ten Heart of the Swarm Beta Keys will be raffled out to the live audience!



10am - 5pm7pm - 8:15pm8:30pm - 10pm10pm - onwardswill be served!will be raffled out to the live audience! Location

The event will be held on the 9th floor of 721 Broadway at 7th street.

The event will also be streamed on CSL's



The event will be held on the 9th floor of 721 Broadway at 7th street.The event will also be streamed on CSL's Twitch.tv page. RSVP

Anyone is welcome to the panel and exhibition matches, but please RSVP for the Map Jam











Anyone is welcome to the panel and exhibition matches, but please RSVP for the Map Jam HERE . Online participants are welcome! Congratulations to our winning maps, Gemini, Boulderdash, and Rocks on a Ship!



What's a jam? A brief history

Whereas they were once a method of making quirky games quickly, game jams have become an integral part of independent game development over the last few years. Simply put, a game jam is a gathering of developers, either locally and remotely, with express purpose of making games in a very short period of time. Often a jam will have an organizing theme, such as 'no health' or 'flying', in order to direct participants and to keep them from working on game before the jam begins. The ethos of a jam is experimentation rather than execution, and the game produced tend to be excellent examples of single ideas that can then be expanded upon later.



The goal of the Fallcraft Map Jam is to bring the same sense of experimentation, and the energy of making new things in a short amount of time, to the creation of competitive maps for Starcraft 2.



Organized like a short game jam, the FallCraft Map Jam will start in the morning with the revelation of a theme (islands! purple! fastest map possible!), and the theme might be as specific as ‘islands’ or as general ‘low resources’. Participants will then have 5 hours to create from scratch a competitive 1v1 map that fits with the theme of the Jam. At the end of the Jam the submitted maps will be judged by our invited pro and the captains of our two collegiate teams.



The creators of the three best maps will receive HotS Beta Keys!



And the best gift of all - the three best maps will be played during the Exhibition matches, deciding the victor of the Battle for Manhattan.



Some things to keep in mind if you’re going to be part of the Map Jam:



RSVP HERE!



Online participants are welcome.



It doesn’t have to be pretty. It just has to work.



Judges are looking at how good the map is, but also how well it fits the theme.



Have fun and be creative!





The map jam theme is DESTRUCTIBLE ROCKS.

- Be Creative

- Blizzard uses destructible rocks in certain ways... what are ways to explore destructible rocks?



HOW TO SUBMIT:

Email gamecenter@nyu.edu if the file is small enough; if it is too large, email to ask for a link to dropbox

Publish to b.net and tell us your name!!!













CSL and NYU invite you to Think eSports -- its present, its future, and StarCraft II -- alongside our awesome lineup of panelists:

Writer and critic Simon Ferrari



Pro SC2 player Nick "iSAxslav" Ranish of infinity Seven gaming



Team Liquid’s Ken ‘HotBid’ Chen



After each speaker gives a short talk, they’ll sit down for a conversation moderated by Professor Charles Pratt of the NYU Game Center. We will take questions from the live and online audience.











Home team versus a challenger from the north



The NYU and Columbia CSL teams decide, once and for all, who will be the Kings of Manhattan.



This epic battle for glory will be commentated by iSAxslav, who will then join the battle as a competitor and take on the roster of the winning team.





NYU vs Columbia

Refrain < ESV Cloud Kingdom > Besta

Refrain < GEMINI > Pengwin

Refrain < ESV Ohana LE > Borgak

Refrain < Boulderdash > Benji

Infestion < GSL Daybreak > Benji

VicktorX < Rocks on a Ship > Benji

APIxTangenT < GSL Entombed Valley > Benji

Dabu < GSL Metropolis > Benji

< GSL Antiga Shipyard > < ESV Cloud Kingdom >Besta< GEMINI >Pengwin< ESV Ohana LE >BorgakRefrain < Boulderdash >Infestion < GSL Daybreak >VicktorX < Rocks on a Ship >APIxTangenT < GSL Entombed Valley >Dabu < GSL Metropolis >< GSL Antiga Shipyard >



Poll: Who will be the King of Manhattan?



Axslav (39)

36%



NYU CSL (35)

32%



Columbia CSL (34)

31%



108 total votes (39)36%(35)32%(34)31%108 total votes Your vote: Who will be the King of Manhattan? (Vote): NYU CSL

(Vote): Columbia CSL

(Vote): Axslav





+ Show Spoiler [NYU Roster] +

Player: Kevin (Railgun) Zhou

Major: Economics

Bio: Likes piña coladas and getting caught in the rain.



Player: Brian (Dabu) Ryals

Major: Applied Mathematics

Bio: Enjoys computational dynamics, wheat thins, and Mario games. Doesn't play Terran.



Player: David (Refrain) Chen

Major: Finance/Information Systems

Bio: Doesn't enjoy computational dynamics, wheat thins, and Mario games. Plays Terran.



Player: Victor (VictorX) Xia

Major: Media Studies

Bio: I love free time!



Player: Andy (Assymptote) Lin

Major: Math/Computer Science

Bio: Spelled asymptote wrong.



Player: Justin (APIxTangenT) Chu

Major: Psychology/Neuroscience

Bio: I play Starcraft.



Player: Dan (Infestion) Lee

Major: Neuroscience

Bio: Made mutalisks to get into Master league.



Player: Colin (JacE) McGrath

Bio: Named himself after a MTG card.

: Kevin (Railgun) Zhou: Economics: Brian (Dabu) Ryals: Applied Mathematics: David (Refrain) Chen: Finance/Information Systems: Victor (VictorX) Xia: Media Studies: Andy (Assymptote) Lin: Math/Computer Science: Justin (APIxTangenT) Chu: Psychology/Neuroscience: Dan (Infestion) Lee: Neuroscience: Colin (JacE) McGrath



+ Show Spoiler [Columbia Roster] +

Player: Matt (Bargak) Soyk

Major: Applied Math

Bio: Nocturnal



Player: Alex (NamespaceSTD) Dong

Major: Computer Science

Bio: Transferred into Columbia sophomore year; has played in CSL for both RIT and Columbia



Player: Ben (Benji) Graif

Major: Anthropology and premedical sciences

Bio: was in the army for a minute and now imdabes.



Player: Doug 'Besta' Lary

Major: Philosophy

Bio: i go carriers every game



Player: Henry (Animostas) Ling

Major: Astrophysics and music

Bio: Have been promoted to master from diamond 5 times



Player: Chris 'Musashi' Carrano



Player: Ford, Fischer, Sava

Major: English

Bio: Senior at Columbia, likes sc2



Player: Brian 'Chevron' Smiley

Major: Astrophysics

Bio: Former GSL Code S Ro8 viewer



Player: John PengWin Peng

Major: Art History

Bio: 60% of the time, marine scv works all the time



Player: Andrew (MiTo) Kiluk

Major: Mathematics

Bio: Roughly the same height as a colossus : Matt (Bargak) Soyk: Applied Math: Nocturnal: Alex (NamespaceSTD) DongComputer Science: Ben (Benji) GraifAnthropology and premedical sciences: Doug 'Besta' LaryPhilosophy: i go carriers every game: Henry (Animostas) LingAstrophysics and music: Chris 'Musashi' Carrano: Ford, Fischer, SavaEnglish: Brian 'Chevron' SmileyAstrophysics: John PengWin PengArt History: Andrew (MiTo) KilukMathematics







Whereas they were once a method of making quirky games quickly, game jams have become an integral part of independent game development over the last few years. Simply put, a game jam is a gathering of developers, either locally and remotely, with express purpose of making games in a very short period of time. Often a jam will have an organizing theme, such as 'no health' or 'flying', in order to direct participants and to keep them from working on game before the jam begins. The ethos of a jam is experimentation rather than execution, and the game produced tend to be excellent examples of single ideas that can then be expanded upon later.Organized like a short game jam, the FallCraft Map Jam will start in the morning with the revelation of a theme (islands! purple! fastest map possible!), and the theme might be as specific as ‘islands’ or as general ‘low resources’. Participants will then have 5 hours to create from scratch a competitive 1v1 map that fits with the theme of the Jam. At the end of the Jam the submitted maps will be judged by our invited pro and the captains of our two collegiate teams.The creators of the three best maps will receiveAnd the best gift of all - the three best maps will be played during the Exhibition matches, deciding the victor of the Battle for Manhattan.Some things to keep in mind if you’re going to be part of the Map Jam:The map jam theme is DESTRUCTIBLE ROCKS.- Be Creative- Blizzard uses destructible rocks in certain ways... what are ways to explore destructible rocks?HOW TO SUBMIT:Email gamecenter@nyu.edu if the file is small enough; if it is too large, email to ask for a link to dropboxPublish to b.net and tell us your name!!!CSL and NYU invite you to Think eSports -- its present, its future, and StarCraft II -- alongside our awesome lineup of panelists:After each speaker gives a short talk, they’ll sit down for a conversation moderated by Professor Charles Pratt of the NYU Game Center. We will take questions from the live and online audience.The NYU and Columbia CSL teams decide, once and for all, who will be the Kings of Manhattan.This epic battle for glory will be commentated by iSAxslav, who will then join the battle as a competitor and take on the roster of the winning team. After Hours



New York Mafia, 9th floor. Hot_Bid will be policy lynched.

Expected to last until 3am.







New York Mafia, 9th floor. Hot_Bid will be policy lynched.Expected to last until 3am. About the Collegiate Starleague:



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