Spring ’18 Game Jam Kickoff

Come join members of Knoxville Game Design for the Spring ’18 game jam kickoff meeting.  We will be meeting at Token Game Tavern (213 N Seven Oaks Dr Knoxville, Tennessee 37922) at 7pm Eastern Time on Friday April 20, 2018 prior to the game jam theme announcement.

Meeting location information – https://www.facebook.com/tokengametavern/

Google Calendar Event

Please contact levidsmith@knoxgamedesign.org with any questions.

March 2018 Online Show Announcement

Knoxville Game Design invites you to attend the online show recording for Sunday March 11, 2018 at 2pm Eastern Time.

Dylan Wolf (www.dylanwolf.com) will be presenting “Saving and Loading Game Data in Unity”

This month we discuss two cross-platform methods for saving and loading game data (such as preferences, high scores, progress, etc.) in Unity.

 

As usual, we will also have time for show and tell for anyone who wants to talk about their game projects.

Join us using Google Hangouts at the following URL:  https://hangouts.google.com/call/ni63jloemrd7xdto37z5mayk4uu

Video for last month’s online meeting – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vx_S-y1M4c

Subscribe to the audio podcast

Follow the Knoxville Game Design Twitter account for the latest updates:  https://twitter.com/KnoxGameDesign

Please direct any questions to levidsmith@knoxgamedesign.org

January 2018 Online Meeting Announcement

Knoxville Game Design invites you to attend the online hangout for Sunday January 14, 2018 at 2pm Eastern Time.

This month’s topics:

  • Viewer mail
  • Show and tell
  • Visit to Run Jump Dev in Lexington, Kentucky
  • Source code repositories and tools
  • Any other topics are welcome

We will be using Google Hangouts again, which can be accessed at the following URL:  https://hangouts.google.com/call/ni63jloemrd7xdto37z5mayk4uu

Video for last month’s online meeting – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbkYgD9EPOQ

Audio podcast

Follow the Knoxville Game Design Twitter account for the latest updates:  https://twitter.com/KnoxGameDesign

Please direct any questions to levidsmith@knoxgamedesign.org

December 2017 Online Meeting Announcement

Knoxville Game Design invites you to attend the online hangout for Sunday December 10, 2017 at 2pm Eastern Time.

This month’s topics:

  • Game jam Showoff
  • Any other topics welcome

We will be using Google Hangouts again, which can be accessed at the following URL:  https://hangouts.google.com/call/ni63jloemrd7xdto37z5mayk4uu

Video for last month’s online meeting – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvrOPUgSbUA

Audio podcast

Follow the Knoxville Game Design Twitter account for the latest updates:  https://twitter.com/KnoxGameDesign

Please direct any questions to levidsmith@knoxgamedesign.org

Winter ’17 Game Jam Kickoff

Come join members of Knoxville Game Design for the Winter ’17 game jam kickoff meeting.  We will be meeting at Panera Bread on North Peters Rd at 7pm Eastern Time on Friday December 1, 2017 prior to the game jam theme announcement.

Meeting location information

Yelp – https://www.yelp.com/biz/panera-bread-knoxville-3?osq=Panera+Bread

Address – 205 N Peters Rd Knoxville, TN 37923

Please contact levidsmith@knoxgamedesign.org with any questions.

November 2017 Online Meeting Announcement

Knoxville Game Design invites you to attend the online hangout for Sunday November 12, 2017 at 2pm Eastern Time.

This month’s topics:

  • News
  • GM48 Game Showoff
  • Zero Hour Game Jam
  • Winter ’17 game jam
  • Any other topics welcome

We will be using Google Hangouts again, which can be accessed at the following URL:  https://hangouts.google.com/call/ni63jloemrd7xdto37z5mayk4uu

Video for last month’s online meeting – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBtjo3SJrdE

Audio podcast

Follow the Knoxville Game Design Twitter account for the latest updates:  https://twitter.com/KnoxGameDesign

Please direct any questions to levidsmith@knoxgamedesign.org

October 2017 Online Meeting Announcement

Knoxville Game Design invites you to attend the online hangout for Sunday October 8, 2017 at 2pm Eastern Time.

This month’s topics:

  • GM48 – October 13-15, 2017
  • LexPlay – October 21, 2017 Lexington, Kentucky
  • IndieCade – October 6-8, 2017 Los Angeles, California
  • Unity 2017.2
  • XBLIG shutdown
  • Unity Cloth component
  • Custom Shaders

Dylan ( http://www.dylanwolf.com/ ) will be speaking at the DevSpace Conference in Huntsville, Alabama October 13-14, 2017.  His two talks are “Game Dev for Business Developers” and “Finishing Your Unity Game”.  For more information on Dylan’s talks at DevSpace, please see http://www.dylanwolf.com/2017/09/12/upcoming-panels-september-2017/ .

For more information on the DevSpace Conference, please see https://www.devspaceconf.com/  It is run by Chris Gardner (@FreeStyleCoder) who has given game development talks in Knoxville, and he is a friend of our Knoxville Game Design group.

We will be using Google Hangouts again, which can be accessed at the following URL:  https://hangouts.google.com/call/ni63jloemrd7xdto37z5mayk4uu

Video for last month’s online meeting – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0yRxsRAK9s

Audio podcast

Follow the Knoxville Game Design Twitter account for the latest updates:  https://twitter.com/KnoxGameDesign

Please direct any questions to levidsmith@knoxgamedesign.org

September 2017 Online Meeting Announcement

Hello to all game developers, designers, artists, and musicians in the Knoxville area!

Knoxville Game Design invites you to attend the online hangout for Sunday September 10, 2017 at 2pm Eastern Time.

Discussion topics

  • Show and tell
  • Dream Build Play 2017 dev log contest
  • Publishing a game with the Creators Program on XBox One
  • Levi Smith will do a demo of Inkscape and Spriter

We will be using Google Hangouts again, which can be accessed at the following URL:  https://hangouts.google.com/call/ni63jloemrd7xdto37z5mayk4uu

Be sure your microphone or webcam is working prior to the meeting.  We suggest using the mic button at the bottom of the window to mute yourself when not talking to reduce the amount of background noise on the recorded podcast.  Firefox no longer works with Hangouts, so please use a browser such as Internet Explorer or Chrome.

Video for last month’s online hangout is now available:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBZOPiMouOk

The audio version is available as a podcast on iTunes:   https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-design-chat/id1084873107

The audio is also available on Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=142087&refid=stpr

Follow the Knoxville Game Design Twitter account for the latest updates:  https://twitter.com/KnoxGameDesign

Please direct any questions to levidsmith@knoxgamedesign.org

Summer ’17 Game Jam Kickoff and GM48 Entries

Come join members of Knoxville Game Design for the Summer ’17 kickoff meeting.  We will be meeting at Panera Bread on North Peters Rd at 7pm Eastern Time on July 28, 2017 prior to the game jam theme announcement.

Meeting location information

Yelp – https://www.yelp.com/biz/panera-bread-knoxville-3?osq=Panera+Bread

Address – 205 N Peters Rd Knoxville, TN 37923

Please contact levidsmith@knoxgamedesign.org with any questions.

Below are the entries submitted for the GM48 23rd event this month by Knoxville Game Design.

30 Jumps by Joe Miller

Welcome to 30 Jumps! The goal is to slingshot drag and release the player through the platforms to try to get to the top!

Junk Food Blaster by Levi D. Smith

Blast the junk food and make your way to the exit!

Time lapse Development Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHY9c7fFMq4

July 2017 Online Meeting Announcement

Hello Knoxville Game Designers!

Knoxville Game Design invites you to attend the online hangout for Sunday July 9, 2017 at 2pm Eastern Time.

Discussion topics:

  • Show and tell
  • Dylan’s talks at Devspace (Huntsville, Alabama)
  • Dream.Build.Play 2017
  • Upcoming game jams
    • GM48 23rd (July 14)
    • MiniLD #74 (ends July 24)
    • Summer ’17 game jam (July 28)
  • Demo of the Godot Engine

We will be using Google Hangouts again, which can be accessed at the following URL:  https://hangouts.google.com/call/vhh46lj3tncbvinkrztkhw5mfme
Be sure your microphone or webcam is working prior to the meeting.