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* Remove draft * Added popular workgroup issues and discussions * Added other news section * Spelling and grammar pass * Added request for contribution section * Removed empty sections * Fixed dis-order image link * Added section about the gamedev showcase * Improved discussions section * Update content/news/031/index.md Co-authored-by: Joe Clay <27cupsofcoffee@gmail.com> * Update content/news/031/index.md Co-authored-by: Joe Clay <27cupsofcoffee@gmail.com> * Update content/news/031/index.md Co-authored-by: Joe Clay <27cupsofcoffee@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Joe Clay <27cupsofcoffee@gmail.com>
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title = "This Month in Rust GameDev #31 - February 2022"
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- [Bevy Jam](#bevy-jam-1)
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- [Rust GameDev Meetup](#rust-gamedev-meetup)
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- [Rust GameDev Showcase](#rust-gamedev-showcase)
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- [Game Updates](#game-updates)
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- [Learning Material Updates](#learning-material-updates)
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- [Engine Updates](#engine-updates)
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- [Tooling Updates](#tooling-updates)
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- [Library Updates](#library-updates)
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- [Other News](#other-news)
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- [Popular Workgroup Issues in Github](#popular-workgroup-issues-in-github)
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- [Meeting Minutes](#meeting-minutes)
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- [Discussions](#discussions)
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- [Requests for Contribution](#requests-for-contribution)
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- [Jobs](#jobs)
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- [Bonus](#bonus)
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![Bevy Jam](bevy-jam.png)
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The first ever [Bevy Jam][bevy-jam] just finished! Bevy Jam is a week long event,
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The first-ever [Bevy Jam][bevy-jam] just finished! Bevy Jam is a week-long event,
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where the goal is to make a game in [Bevy Engine][bevy-engine], the free and open-source
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The theme was Unfair Advantage. 431 people joined the jam and 75 teams submitted
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entries. A ten-day "voting period" has started, which will end on March 14th.
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[Anyone can play and vote on the submissions][bevy-jam-submissions].
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![Gamedev meetup poster](gamedev-meetup.png)
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The 13th Rust Gamedev Meetup took place in in February. You can watch the
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The 13th Rust Gamedev Meetup took place in February. You can watch the
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recording of the meetup [here on Youtube][gamedev-meetup-video]. The meetups
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server][rust-gamedev-discord] and are also [streamed on
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[gamedev-meetup-form]: https://forms.gle/BS1zCyZaiUFSUHxe6
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## Rust GameDev Showcase
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The Rust Gamedev Working Group is working on a showcase of games made in Rust!
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If you're interested in submitting your own footage, fill out [this
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form][showcase-form]. You can also read more about the process of creating the
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showcase in the [showcase discussion on Github][showcase-discussion]. The
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deadline for submissions has been extended until the 19th of February. Hope to
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see your game in there!
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[showcase-form]: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MpA7J9BFXAgoCJZJrxi8r4sqzhhYCzCtFo5kXGVOZj4/edit
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### [Name Needed][name-needed]
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