DAS (Seminars Between Semesters) events took place in 4 halls and 48 sessions simultaneously with great interest and participation in 2013, for the first time. DAS includes subjects from various fields unlike any symposium. DAS aims to update the knowledge of participants from different fields, enhancing their interdisciplinary relations and versatility with highly experienced professors.

Great interest and participation to seminars in 2013 motivated us to plan ODTÜ DAS on February 10^th-11^th and 12^th in 6 halls and 72 sessions. To determine the levels of the seminars according to participants’ level of knowledge, registration will be acquired. Participation is free and those who fill out the questionnaire participate the lottery and get chance to win books and training gifts.

University student and non-students, academics, non-academics all will be welcome to ODTÜ. We believe that you will find very interesting seminars in 72 sessions.     

For the programme and registration information http://sem.metu.edu.tr/

Application Deadline: 13 January 2014

Animation Technologies and Game Development Center (ATOM) will host Global Game Jam for the sixth time with the collaboration of METU Informatics Institute and METU Technopolis. The event will be held between 24-26 January 2014, at METU Culture and Convention Center.

Game Jam, known also as “Innovative Game Development Marathon”, is an activity where participants gather with the aim of developing video games within a limited amount of time. Each participant, work in a small group of members in order to develop a completed game project, based on a theme or selected keyword. In such a short amount of time, having constraints on game development encourages game developers to be creative and games developed in game jams turn out to be innovative and unique.

In GGJ ATOM, which is supported by the leading finance and technology companies, TEB and Microsoft, game developers will have the chance to improve their development skills and experience this unique opportunity to work with other developers.

In 2013, a total of 319 event locations from 63 different countries participated to GGJ. Over 16000 jammers developed more than 3200 games. At GGJ ATOM, 110 jammers formed 26 groups and developed 31 different games.

To celebrate talents and game development culture together,

All developers and game enthusiasts are kindly invited to GGJ

For detailed info and application: www.ggjturkey.org