GAMES NIGHT June 9th!
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We've got at 2 presentations for this month's
meeting from Todd Millecam and Aaron Jones.
Todd Millecam: Linux and Gaming Technology
Linux has never been considered much of a gaming platform, but to
those who know how some of the tools work and how to make them work
for you, it can provide a stable and higher performance environment
than any proprietary OS.
I'll show you how to get Steam and Steam games working on (nearly)
any distro.
I'll cover the different console emulators and how to use them in a
Linux environment.
We'll discuss different GPU drivers and their advantages and
disadvantages to the open-source ecosystem. We'll cover a few
graphics libraries and what they do, and show you how to get most
every game working on a Linux desktop environment. You might even
learn enough to get started on writing your own game in Linux.
We'll go through all different types of gaming, from solitaire to
Starcraft, and how to get most all of them to work on Linux.
Biography:
Todd has worked in Linux DevOps for 9 years. He Specializes in high
performance and high availability systems
Aaron Jones: REAL gaming on Linux
Who needs Proprietary Graphics Drivers, GLX, or GUI's? Not us! We
are going to play games the way they were meant to be played. In the
terminal. Are you ready to enjoy some hard core gaming in VIM? How
about collecting lamps and slaying monsters?
Still interested in running games that require a GUI or even
worse... Windows? That's fine. We will discuss Steam Streaming and
how you can create a gaming box for your home that you can access
from your Linux system when you feel the need to do so.
Infocom, Visicorp, and Jack Daniels. Three companies that make
gaming on Linux possible. Let's play!---
Biography:
Aaron spends the majority of my time on the computer using the
terminal and would rather use Linux when ever he can.
Meeting Info:
The meeting will start at 7pm at The Desert
Breeze Substation. People start arriving as early as 6pm, so
if you would like to help setup and/or chat for a while,
arrive a little early.
We go for food/discussion after the meeting, usually to BJs
at the nearby mall. There is talk of moving to a different
location. |
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Meeting
Location:
Desert Breeze Substation
251 North Desert Breeze Blvd
Chandler, AZ 85226
The Desert Breeze Substation is on Chandler Blvd and Desert
Breeze Blvd, which is half way between McClintock and Rural.
It is very close
to both the south 202 and 101 freeways. Public
transportation is
available into the late hours. |
See you there,
Brian Cluff
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