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UNIX Users Association of Southern California - LA

This page is for the Los Angeles County chapter of the UNIX Users Association of Southern California. We welcome people who are interested in any and all forms of UNIX. The primary focus of the group is our monthly presentations, which are designed to hopefully improve technical knowledge, rather than be just sales-type presentations.

Membership is FREE. Just come to a meeting, and sign yourself up for the (e)mailing list!


Next Meeting, Thursday July 9th , 7pm-9pm
Location: Sun Microsystems, El Segundo

Homebrew Gaming Tools

Joachim Thuau

IMPORTANT: Please be prompt, as we plan to start at 7 pm SHARP !! The building is locked at 7 pm and anyone who arrives after that time will require a Sun employee to escort them to the meeting. It is also highly probable that those who arrive after 7:30 may not be able to attend the meeting.

NOTE: THE JULY MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THE SECOND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH. Please be aware.

Due to the progress and flexibility of open source tool chains (compilers, linkers, and libraries) in the last few years, teams of programmers, artists, and musicians have recently developed a plethora of games on gaming consoles. Now, one of those team members from that rapidly growing phenomenon known as Homebrew Gaming will introduce us to their free tools.

At the July meeting of UUASC-LA, our own Joachim Thuau will provide us with an overview of how to run code on game consoles, using both state of the art and obsolete hardware.

Jok will discuss devkitPro, a tool chain for Sony's PSP and Nintendo's DS, GameCube, and Wii, and what is compatible with Microsofts' Xbox 1 and 360, Sony's PS2 and PS3, and Sega's Dreamcast, and a few others. If everything goes well, he may even demonstrate a few different platforms. Sounds like fun!

Jok works for a video game development studio, and discovered Homebrew communities after searching for different ways to run Linux.

Post meeting activities

Even if you eat pizza, you will still have room for dessert, so dont forget our optional gathering at Coco's restaurant in the Manhattan Beach mall, corner of Sepulveda and Marine Ave, for dinner and chatting. (Drive south of the meeting building down Sepulveda, turn left on Marine, and take an immediate left into the shopping area).

The chocolate cream pie is a particular point of interest ;-)


Directions to Sun Microsystems, El Segundo

A big thank-you to Justin Roth of Sun, for providing us with our meeting place!
222 N. Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 1800, El Segundo, CA 90245
10th floor, to the right of the elevators.
Use the elevators on the west side of the building

This is one of the huge white "Pacific Towers" buildings. The one with
"Oracle" on the top, funnily enough...

From the 105 freeway:
  Take the Sepulveda (aka hwy 1, aka airport) exit, but go SOUTH.
  It's about a kilometre down Sepulveda, on the left.
  Take a left just BEFORE the building, on Grand avenue, and turn
  into "Visitor Parking"

From the 405 freeway:
  Take the exit just south of the 105 (El Segundo Blvd)
  Go west for 2+ miles on El Segundo Blvd.

  Turn right onto Sepulveda Boulevard. Stay in the right lane and take
  another right onto Grand Avenue. Pass the building on the corner
  completely and turn into the second driveway on the right were it says
  "Visitor Parking."

Parking:
Parking in the adjacent structure appears to have cycled back to
non-free, for now.

Here's a map for ya!


If you would like to be a speaker, or if you know someone who you think would be a legitimate speaker for us, please contact UUASC-LA Program Chairperson Hershel Remer


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