Uncategorized — Seattle Indies

West Side Social

Monday, May 13th, 7:00pm 1534 1st Avenue South, Seattle, WA It’s that time again! Come have a drink, share stories and mingle with your fellow Seattle indies! We’ll be convening at 17-BIT this month, and this time there’s no Mariners game so parking should be a lot easier. We’ll have some growlers of local brews to share, but please feel free to pitch in and bring your own food and drinks! There are currently no plans for a formal schedule of presentations like we had in February/March, ...

May 12th, 2013 By Matthew Burns

iFest 2013

Ladies & Gents - please se the attached image and register for a booth or table at iFest, Seattle’s biggest indie festival. Come Exhibit, Playtest and Sell your work at iFest this June! Extremely Indie-friendly pricing - registration is open now, contact Madeleine at AIE today to reserve your space!

Apr 15th, 2013 By Matthew Burns

Nintendo Visit + Giving Unity a Facelift: Extending the Unity Editor

Update 04-11-13: - To avoid a conflict with an IGDA/Amazon event, we have a new date and a new venue. We’ll be having the event at the home of REACTOR - thanks to WIN for the venue with a short notice! REACTOR is the Games Accelerator for Games by Games here in Seattle. Backed by a strong team of Industry Veterans and Legends who coach, collaborate and connect Start-up studios to launch their games and build the next generation Indie Games Studios here in Seattle. http://www.winreactor.org/reactor/ - GIVEAWAYS!...

Apr 5th, 2013 By Matthew Burns

2D Game in My 3D Engine?! Seattle Unity3D User Group (March 2013)

Want to make 2D games with Unity3D?! No you are not out of your mind. This is one of the most commonly asked questions and we are here to end this discussion once and for all and show you how it can be done! We’ll have Tony Patino from Recursive Frog and Ryan Nohr from Stone Monkey Studios show us how they are using Unity, with and without plugins, to create their 2D games - Hug Monster (Android) and City Quest (iOS/Andoird tablets) Hug Monster 2D Tool Kit + nGUI + Virtual Controls Suite C...

Mar 1st, 2013 By Matthew Burns

Amazon Kindle Fire – GameCircle (Seattle Unity3D User Group)

What is Amazon GameCircle? Amazon GameCircle gives you more ways to enjoy your games on Kindle Fire. With achievements, you can track your progress as you play. Leaderboards let you compare your scores. For titles that have enabled Whispersync for Games, your saved data is stored safely in the Amazon cloud so you never have to start over again. And most importantly, Amazon has built a Unity plugin for us developers to integrate this service easily! (Unity plugin link) GameCircle API: https://developer.amazo...

Feb 26th, 2013 By Matthew Burns

Seattle Indies in GeekWire!

The latest Seattle Indies meetup was written up in GeekWire, Seattle’s very own technology and startup news site. Check it out: Indie gamers unite: An inside look at the Seattle Indies meetup. And thanks again to gracious hosts 17-Bit!

Feb 24th, 2013 By Matthew Burns