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BIO:
Our speaker this month is Frank Force. Frank is a renowned game developer and generative artist based in Austin, Texas, with over 20 years of experience in the gaming industry. He has worked with many well-known companies, including Rooster Teeth, Certain Affinity, Volition, and Midway Games. Frank is also famous for creating over a thousand tiny JavaScript programs and releasing many games, art, and tools. He is the creator of the open source LittleJS game engine and ZzFX mini sound system, and also won Optical Illusion of the Year 2019 with a JS program. His other interests include cooking, gaming, gardening, Buddhist studies, and learning Italian. He currently resides in his Austin, Texas home with his wife and cat.

TALK SUMMARY:
oin Frank Force as he delves into the fascinating world of tiny JavaScript programs—compact scripts designed to create art, games, and tools within just 140 characters. Learn about the techniques behind code golf, explore the creative possibilities of minimalist coding, and discover how this unique approach can improve your programming skills. Featuring live coding demonstrations, this talk showcases the power of simplicity in code through real-time examples, insights, and inspiration, inviting you to embrace the challenge of crafting your own tiny masterpieces.

HOW TO ATTEND:
Capital Factory is located at 701 Brazos Street, on the 1st floor of the Omni Hotel. We are in the Apollo meeting room. To locate Apollo, locate Capital Factory's main event room off the Omni lobby, Voltron, Suite 150. Once inside, there should be someone at the desk to direct you to our meetup, but, if no one is there, proceed to the left past the kitchen and down the hallway, Apollo is right around the corner. You may also message us on this event or message us at @EFFaustin on Twitter or @effaustin on Mastodon if you are having trouble finding us. Please note that the room will be locked and EFF-Austin will not have access until 10-15 minutes before 7:00pm CST. We will try to have someone in the Omni lobby earlier than that in front of the Voltron doors to greet you if you arrive early, but otherwise just wait in the lobby until you are let in.

Talk will be livestreamed at https://www.youtube.com/user/austintechlive and will later be archived at https://www.youtube.com/user/effaustin. Questions for the speaker from virtual attendees may be submitted via the Youtube livestream chat, our Twitter account, @EFFaustin, our Mastodon account, @effaustin, or our Bluesky account, @effaustin.bsky.social.

Parking for the Omni Garage can be validated at the Capital Factory front desk inside room Voltron, Suite 150, reducing the cost to $8. If no one is at the desk, check with EFF-Austin meetup organizers, we can provide you with one. Attendees must park after 5pm and leave before 10pm to receive the discount, otherwise they will be charged full price, which is $3.25 for every 30 minutes. Affordable street park is also available nearby. Details: https://capitalfactory.com/parking/

AFTER PARTY:
Join us for the discussion from 7:00PM-9:00PM, followed by drinks and camaraderie from 9:00PM-10:00PM in the Omni Hotel lobby.