Author: chill

Global Game Jam 2016 Postmortem

Tucson’s first Global Game Jam is now in the books! We’d like to thank everyone who showed up. It was a phenomenal time, and we had a great group with all skill levels. We had 4 groups...

1 Week Out: Jam Prep

We are in full gear getting ready to make this a great Global Game Jam. Here is some additional information for attendees. And registration is still open for last-minute registration! Jam Kick-Off Friday night at 5:00pm is...

"Ship More Games"

This is a great presentation from Dave Taylor, who has worked for iD, Transmeta, and many other fun companies. Dave talks about how the game industry is horribly cruel to people who don’t ship games,...

Game Jam Update!

As we get closer to Game Jam the registrations keep on trickling in! There is limited space so please register if you plan on attending! Additionally, you might have heard of this thing called an...

December 2015 Meeting Wrap-up

It was the last meeting of 2015 for us, and we had a great turnout! Thanks to everyone for showing up. We talked about some upcoming events, the upcoming game jam, and how to...

Industry Roles: What is a producer?

A common question is: what is the role of a producer? I’ve always liked this little video that does a good job explaining the basics:

Tomorrow Dec 29th: Making Games Fast

Please come on by tomorrow! We’ll be talking about the upcoming Game Jam and tips on how to make games FAST. What tech do you need? And probably more important what DON’T you need?...