The Seattle Indies Blog

All the latest news and events.

IGDA Seattle and Amazon.com Present: Industry Pioneer Al Lowe’s Leisure Time!

    Join Al Lowe this Wednesday for a lighthearted evening with a long view of our industry and where it’s been, crowdfunding, and the joys of being paid to do what you’d do for free. (But don’t tell anybody!)   Al Lowe Al Lowe entered the video game industry over three decades ago, working for Sierra Online during its glory years of the 80s and 90s. He served in many facets of game creation but is best known for creating Freddy Pharkas, Frontier Pharmacist, Torin&rsquo...

By Matthew Burns

TONIGHT! @17-Bit, Seattle Indies September West Side Social

Come meet awesome indies, playtest products & get your social on! 7:00pm, 17-Bit Studios, 1534 1st Ave S, suite 500   Giant thanks to Jake & the crew at 17-Bit for hosting again!

By Matthew Burns

Seattle Indies and IGDA Seattle Present: Seattle Indies Expo 3!

  SIX3 will be held on Sunday, September 1st in the Bullitt Cabaret at the ACT Theater, adjacent to the Washington State Convention Center, home of PAX. A one day event exclusively for indie developers, SIX3 will be from 10 AM to 6 PM, followed by a private reception for indie presenters, press, and IGDA members only from 6 - 8 PM. Indie mobile devs are welcome to show their games for $5 on a phone or tablet if they don’t want or need a reserved space or table. If they want to go big, for $30 they can...

By Matthew Burns

House of Games accepting submissions!

HouseOgames a Seattle-based indie game incubator with a twist, announced that it is officially accepting applications for it’s program. The program is designed to help indie developers over the course of a full year by supplying them with living accommodations, workspace, business training and access to top level industry mentorship. Two veteran gaming professionals are holding down the fort at HouseOgames, which is focused on fostering the development of casual to mid-core multi platform games: Luke Burti...

By Matthew Burns

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