At the ripe old age of seven, we’re moving. But only for a while…
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NI Game Awards 2018!
Experience the best Northern Ireland has to offer from a Year in Games and meet the hardworking heroes behind the scenes that made it happen. The NI Game Awards is hosted at Black Box on Hill Street and organised by committed, enthusiastic members of the NI tech and design community. The awards party is a […]
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New Year, New Dojo, New Platform
@FarsetDojo is changing; we’re skipping December and moving from Eventbrite to Zen; restarting on the 25th of January, running every fortnight.
Greetings members and friends!Time to hack together some comfort foods and share them with others! The PlanBring something tasty, or at least something edible, to Farset Labs for an evening of sharing food with good company, and swapping stories of your 2018.No matter your connection, the evening is open and welcoming to all who have and will […]
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Global Game Jam Belfast | 25th-27th January
Update 22/12/2018: An early Christmas gift – you can download our jam poster to print out, with a brilliant illustration by local street artist, Friz. Global Game Jam at Farset is back again in 2019, in partnership with Northern Ireland Screen. The Game Jam will run from Friday 25th to Sunday 27th, and is a chance to […]
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Somebody-should: A Good Idea Worth Stealing
TL;DR If there’s something that you think needs fixed/changed in Farset Labs, go to our somebody-should Github Repo and raise an issue. Over the past 7 years, we’ve had Trello, Google Tasks, Asana, Trello Again, JIRA, Trello again and finally JIRA, as issue-management and tracking systems. All have had loads of bells and whistles and […]
The director election for our fifth director ended yesterday (Monday 5th November 2018) at midday and the ballots have been counted. There were 34 cast ballots from 59 possible voters in this election, giving a 57.6% majority of normal members voting. I am pleased to announce that Artemiy Kondratiev has been elected as our fifth director and wish […]
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Election 2018 – Candidate Profiles
Our nomination period has finished and voting will open shortly (emails will be sent to all current members eligible to vote) and in the meantime, you can peruse your options below, consisting of the nominee name and pitch, sorted in alphabetical order:(Edit 16/10/18: Voting is live until midday on Monday 5th November – all members, […]
‘24hr Comics Day‘ (#24HCD) is a global hackathon-type sprint and this year we’re not just catering to extreme comixers but to coasting cartoonists as well. You can make a comic by yourself or with partner/s from Saturday 6th @ 3pm to Sunday 7th @ 3pm at Farset Labs. The event is being supported by Comic […]
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Explain Like I’m 5: 2018/19 with BCS NI
If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself. – Albert Einstein “Explain Like I’m 5” is our collaborative speaker series, where local developers, technologists, entrepreneurs, artists, performers, scientists, and business people take a concept that may be highly specific to their area of expertise or work, and break […]