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Unity Technologies Comes to Seattle! (Seattle Unity3D User Group)

from: http://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Unity3D/events/69692132/ Unity is Coming to Town! Woot! We are extremely excited to welcome Carl Callewaert and Monika Madrid, from Unity Technologies to come up and talk to us about Unity 4, Unite, and a demo on making a game in Unity! Topics: Creating a Game: from zero to hero with Unity - importing art content - using light probes - optimization - nav mesh - building for for multi platform distribution for iOS, standalone, flash and web Unite 2012 What to expect...

By Matthew Burns

Unity3D User Group Meetup – Unity3D + Kinect Awesomeness!

Kinect changed the way we interact with technology and games. And Jeff Munson is doing wonderful work putting Unity3D and Kinect together to help the research on Autism. Come join us in a demonstration of Unity working with Kinect, and learn more about Jeff’s project and non-gaming use of Unity3D! Change the World with Unity3D! Jeff Munson is a PhD and Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at University of Washington Autism Center  Time: Tuesday, June 26, 2012, ...

By Matthew Burns

Unity 4 News

Hello Seattle Indies!   Some great preview videos of Unity 4 were posted today, showing off some really innovative animation tools.        

By Matthew Burns

East Side Social: April 24th

The next Seattle Indies East Side Social will be on Tuesday April 24th from 6 - 9pm, at the Wilde Rover in Kirkland. You’re invited.

By Matthew Burns

East Side Social: February 21st

The next Seattle Indies East Side Social will be on Tuesday February 21st from 6 - 9pm, at the Wilde Rover in Kirkland. We’ll be booking the front room to the right as you walk in.

By Matthew Burns

Congrats to Winners Ty Taylor and Mario Castenada with “The Bridge”!

With great submissions and a great judge panel, it looks like this month’s first annual Seattle Independent Game Competition was a success. Hosted by the Washington Interactive Network (WIN) during their Game Startup Bootcamp, Ty and Mario took home a $2,500 cash prize, but more importantly, some sweet bragging rights. Yet another reason to see Seattle and the Northwest in general as a vibrant center for the creative energy of local independent and startup developers! Check out Ty’s presentation of R...

By Matthew Burns