NXTGENUG OPEN A NEW REGION IN SOUTHAMPTON!

Then there were 5!

Two months, two new regions, first Cambridge now Southampton. Yes, the Next Generation User Group (NxtGenUG) is expanding (again) and this time they're heading South. The latest and warmest region of NxtGenUG is Southampton. The region is being organised and run by John McLoughlin and Rick Allen two local guys who have sourced a venue, projector, screen, pizza, swag and speakers all on their ownsome - all that a User Group needs or could ask for!
As ever when a new NxtGenUG region opens they insist on having a 'Launch' extravaganza, and this one is no different! The event will be held on 18th October 2007 at St Andrew's Hall, Southampton. The main speaker for the evening is top UK Community speaker Guy Smith-Ferrier speaking on Astoria and there will be a SQL Nugget from Dave 'Readyboost' McMahon. Pizza and Swag will be present also in abundance. All the details of the meeting are at http://www.nxtgenug.net/ViewEvent.aspx?EventID=85, and you can register for the event as always through the NxtGenUG website. Don't miss out on this event which kicks off at 6.30pm and finishes at 9.00pm, as there is only ONE launch meeting after all.
NxtGenUG are a User Group focused on current and future technologies and provide monthly meetings in Birmingham, Cambridge, Coventry, Oxford and Southampton. They love technology, chatting, pizza, swag, Halo 3 (well Richie Costall does) and having a laugh. If you're in one area, get along to one of their meetings and get involved in the UK Community, its well worth it socially and professionally!

VBUG October Conference Announced

This year, and under new leadership, VBUG are proud to announce that their annual conference will be on the 17th and 18th October 2007 at Microsoft in Reading.

More details can be found here: http://www.vbug.net/Conference/2007/default.aspx

If you are a vbug member get yourself down there.

Halo 3 Model flythrough

I've seen some cool stuff about Halo3 over the past few months, that lastest of which was a sequence of in-game play at Mix07 in London last week. One of my colleagues (Merklyn on Xbox 360) sent me this link today, which probably gets the topspot as the most awesome bit of Halo3 stuff i've seen so far. It a flythrough of real models, you know the painted plastic kind.

Favourite bits are the explosions made out of cotton wool.

I know it sounds very Blue Peterish, but its absolultely fantastic.

Have a look.

http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/h/halo3/believe.htm