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Interested in Serious Games?

Workshops ahead of the Serious Play Conference this August at DigiPen Institute of Technology will give developers solid learning opportunities at low cost. Developers already engaged in serious games will offer their tips at a full day for designers.  A few of the sessions: • Tobi Sautiner, 1st Playable Productions, will kick things off with a presentation on “Designing Serious Games vs Entertainment Games” • Jesse Schell, Schell Games, is sharing the process he uses at his own s...

By Matthew Burns

IGDA Seattle Presents: The Benefits of Effective Communication Between Artists and Programmers

This Wednesday - IGDA Seattle welcomes Dave McCoy and Vic Bonilla to speak about the benefits of effective communication between artists and programmers on your team while developing your project. Come listen to these industry veterans, and meet other fellow local developers. Hosting, Networking and Refreshments provided by Amazon. Presentation: 7:00 pm Followed by Q&A and mingling Dave McCoy - Creative Consultant for Hare Brained Schemes Dave has been making games for 26 years. He has worked as an art...

By Matthew Burns

West Side Social

Tuesday at 7:00pm 1534 1st Avenue South, Seattle WA     It’s that time again! Come have a drink, share stories, play TowerFall and mingle with your fellow Seattle indies!We’ll be convening at 17-BIT again this month. Like last time, there’ll be some growlers of local brews to share, but please feel free to bring your own food and drinks! If you’d like to partake from the beer provided, please consider bringing a couple of bucks with you to help cover the cost.There’s n...

By Matthew Burns

Effective Prototyping with Unity – SUUG June’13

Update: Mixamo is kindly enough to offer all attendees a $100 special promo code to any of their services! Mixamo offers production-quality animations and animation/rigging tools that can be used directly in Unity. (http://www.mixamo.com/) Woot! —- Samantha Kalman, independent game developer and alumni of unity technologies, will take you through a workshop on effectively building awesome prototypes super fast with unity. —- Samantha Kalman is an independent Design Experimentress building unique games a...

By Matthew Burns

This Friday! IGDASeattle presents the Game Creators Summit

Come down to the EMP’s JBL theater for a day of game development education, covering everything from rapid prototyping to art practices and legal pitfalls. Register here: http://games-summit.com         

By Matthew Burns

Energy Hook! SUUG May’13 Meetup

Update: Carl Callewaert, Evangelist from Unity Technologies might also make an appearance with a short demo! I’ll keep everyone updated. :)   —- Already making a huge splash on Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight (and Reddit), Energy Hook is one of the hottest new indie games today! Sole developer Jamie Fristrom will talk about building Energy Hook, Kickstarter, and lots and lots of Q&As! Join us for a night of discussion on the indie road and making awesome mechanisms in Unity! Energy Hook o...

By Matthew Burns
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