PAX East Report – Knox Game Design, April 2017

April 11, 2017Meetings, PodcastKnox Game Design

Discussion of games currently being developed by game developers in the Knoxville area, as well as an analysis of current topics in the gaming industry.

Host	Web	Twitter	Itch.io
Levi D. Smith	http://levidsmith.com	@GaTechGrad	https://gatechgrad.itch.io
Joe Miller	http://doublesquarellc.com	@DoubleSquareJoe	https://doublesquare.itch.io
Dylan Wolf	http://dylanwolf.com	@DylanWolf	https://dylanwolf.itch.io
Ruth Ann Manning			https://tranzeve.itch.io

Links and Notes

GDC Talks Online – http://gdcvault.com/browse/gdc-17/
GDC YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0JB7TSe49lg56u6qH8y_MQ
Vector Conference, Richmond Kentucky – http://vectorconf.com/
GameJolt – http://gamejolt.com
Itch.io Butler – https://itch.io/docs/butler/
Cup Code Gamers – http://cupcodegamers.com/
DoubleSquare updates – http://doublesquarellc.com/doublesquare-april-updates/
Dylan Wolf’s game development panels – http://www.dylanwolf.com/2017/04/03/upcoming-panels-april-2017/
GM48 – https://gm48.net/
April Fools – http://gamejolt.com/redlight

Theme music – Ride by Pocketmaster

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PAX East Report - Knox Game Design, April 2017

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Structured Data Tool – Knox Game Design, March 2017

March 13, 2017Meetings, PodcastKnox Game Design

Discussion of games currently being developed by game developers in the Knoxville area, as well as an analysis of current topics in the gaming industry.

Host	Web	Twitter	Itch.io
Levi D. Smith	http://levidsmith.com	@GaTechGrad	https://gatechgrad.itch.io
Dylan Wolf	http://dylanwolf.com	@DylanWolf	https://dylanwolf.itch.io
Nich Mebane	http://nichmebane.com	@Sweet_Niche	https://sweet-niche.itch.io

Links and Notes

Dylan Wolf’s article on RPG Maker – http://www.dylanwolf.com/2017/01/09/rpg-maker-vx-ace-ruby-scripting-crash-course/#more-602 Featured on Gamasutra – http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DylanWolf/20170307/293065/RPG_Maker_VX_Ace_Ruby_scripting_crash_course.php
Paul Green latest game development – http://pjg-developments.com/some-more-wip-brought-over-the-questions-into-the-game-few-bugs-fixed-tweaks-done-moved-to-gms2-gamedev-indiegame-indiedev/
Recursor / Pixelbyte Studios LUA posts – https://pixelbytestudios.com/lua-based-game-engines/ LUA video tutorial – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O15GoH7SDn0
7drl – http://7drl.org/
Indie Dev Map – http://www.indiedevmap.com/north-america/a/knoxville/#res
Levi D. Smith’s Sandwich Maker Pro – http://levidsmith.com/sandwich-maker-pro
Text Mesh Pro free on Unity Asset Store – https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/84126
New XBox indie program – http://news.xbox.com/2017/03/01/xbox-gdc-2017/ More –
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/games/xbox/xboxlive/creator
Switch Indies – http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/292788/Becoming_a_Nintendo_Switch_indie_dev_will_be_tough_early_on.php
Momocon Indie Showcase – http://www.momocon.com/indies/
IndieCade Submission – http://www.indiecade.com/index.php/submissions?mc_cid=de83c8f230&mc_eid=18a636b6b8
Greenlight shutting down – http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/KevinMurphy/20170302/292771/Greenlight_turning_red_on_us.php
Project Spark shut down – http://gameranx.com/updates/id/53292/article/microsoft-ends-project-spark/
Itch.io Payout Information – https://itch.io/docs/creators/payments#how-itchio-handle-payments/paypal
Add game metadata markup to your pages – https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6150676?hl=en
Google’s Structured Data Testing Tool – https://search.google.com/structured-data/testing-tool
Theme music – Ride by Pocketmaster

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Structured Data Tool - Knox Game Design, March 2017

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Blender Cell Fracture, 6502 Assembly – Knox Game Design, February 2017

February 13, 2017Meetings, PodcastKnox Game Design

The video for the February 2017 online hangout is now available on YouTube.

There were audio recording issues for this hangout, but the level was fixed with Audacity’s features. However, some echo still remains with part of the audio.

Links and Notes
Khufu’s Delivery Service on iOS – https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/khufus-delivery-service/id1200188868?ls=1&mt=8
Khufu’s Delivery Service on Greenlight – http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=821814030
Frog model on Sketchfab – https://sketchfab.com/models/a1f3de599bb447efa31de73d8536268f
Prez NES – http://forums.nesdev.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=15507
PAX East – http://east.paxsite.com/
GDC – http://www.gdconf.com/
GDC State of Game Industry 2017 – http://reg.techweb.com/GDCSF17-StateOfGame
Theme music – Ride by Pocketmaster

Host Info:
Levi D. Smith – Web – http://levidsmith.com Twitter – @GaTechGrad
Joe Miller – Web – http://doublesquarellc.com/ Twitter – @DoublesquareJoe

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Blender Cell Fracture, 6502 Assembly - Knox Game Design, February 2017

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Season Finale – Game Design Chat #12

January 11, 2017PodcastKnox Game Design

Game Design Chat is a monthly podcast by members of the Knoxville Game Design Meetup discussing a single game each episode. Please be aware the full game is discussed and the entire episode should be considered a spoiler for anyone who has not played the game.

This month’s game was Dwarf Fortress, however most of us were not able to get into the game, so we discuss several games played over the holidays.

The hosts this month are:
Levi Smith – @gatechgrad – levidsmith.com
Michael Neel – @ViNull – vinull.com

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Season Finale - Game Design Chat #12

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Inside – Game Design Chat #11

November 21, 2016PodcastKnox Game Design

This month’s game is Inside and January’s game will be Dwarf Fortress.

The hosts this month are:
Levi Smith – @gatechgrad – levidsmith.com
Joe Miller – @DoublesquareJoe – doublesquarellc.com
Michael Neel – @ViNull – vinull.com

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Inside - Game Design Chat #11

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Amnesia: The Dark Descent – Game Design Chat #10

October 11, 2016PodcastKnox Game Design

This month’s game is Amnesia: The Dark Descent and next month’s game will be Inside.

The hosts this month are:
Dylan Wolf – @dylanwolf – dylanwolf.com
Michael Neel – @ViNull – vinull.com

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Amnesia: The Dark Descent - Game Design Chat #10

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Barony – Game Design Chat Episode #9

September 12, 2016PodcastKnox Game Design

This month’s game is Barony and next month’s game will be Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

The hosts this month are:
Dylan Wolf – @dylanwolf – dylanwolf.com
Levi Smith – @gatechgrad – levidsmith.com
Michael Neel – @ViNull – vinull.com

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Barony - Game Design Chat Episode #9

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Anodyne – Game Design Chat Episode #8

August 15, 2016PodcastKnox Game Design

This month’s game is Anodyne and next month’s game will be Barony: Cursed Edition.

The hosts this month are:
Dylan Wolf – @dylanwolf – dylanwolf.com
Levi Smith – @gatechgrad – levidsmith.com
Joe Miller – @DoublesquareJoe – doublesquarellc.com
Michael Neel – @ViNull – vinull.com

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Anodyne - Game Design Chat Episode #8

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CodeStock 2016 Game Jam Panel – Knoxville Game Design

July 20, 2016PodcastKnox Game Design

Welcome to the bonus stage! This is the live recording of our panel at CodeStock 2016 discussion game jams and our experiences with them. Recorded on July 15th, 2016.

The Panel Speakers are:
Jacob
Jeffery
Dylan Wolf – @dylanwolf – dylanwolf.com
Levi Smith – @gatechgrad – levidsmith.com
Michael Neel – @ViNull – vinull.com

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CodeStock 2016 Game Jam Panel - Knoxville Game Design

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Fran Bow – Game Design Chat Episode #7

July 11, 2016PodcastKnox Game Design

This month’s game is Fran Bow and next month’s game will be Anodyne.

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Fran Bow - Game Design Chat Episode #7

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