The Seattle Indies Blog

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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!...

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...

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...

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!

By Matthew Burns

Seattle Indies West Side Social

 February 19th 7pm - 1534 1st Ave South, Seattle, Washington It’s that time again! Come have a drink, share stories and mingle with your fellow Seattle indies!This month we’re going to try something a little different. Mingling is awesome, but a lot of you have expressed interest in supplementing that experience with a short period of presentations and demos of local games, so we’re going to give it a shot!Socializing is still the focal point of the event, but we’re going to set aside ...

By Matthew Burns

IGDA Seattle Game Night! Friday, February 8th, 2013 5:30 PM

Indies!  Come demo & playtest your games and get your social on @ IGDA Seattle Game Night! It’s time to party & network folks, as in LAN party! Bring your laptops and join in the fun!   Setup begins at 5:30, games will kick off at sixish. If you’re not into the whole digital thing, no worries! Bring your board games, card games, or whatever and have some fun!  Meet developers in the area, talk shop and feel free to show off what your latest work on the projector. What to bring: Got...

By Matthew Burns