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Ready Player 2: Finding Your Game's Audience
During this class, attendees will discuss defining and finding their audience. After defining their audience, the group will discuss ways to find places and institutions where they can playtest. We will also discuss important things to keep in mind when testing with new users and creating easy ways to get user feedback.
Telling Stories During Gameplay
Students will learn a multitude of tools and tips that will help them tell their story during their gameplay, allowing the story to actively happen to the player rather than be passively shown in cutscenes. Everyone recognizes that the best stories are woven in with the gameplay, but how does it actually happen? Most new developers attempt to write their story into the level before coming to a tricky ultimatum: writing and gameplay don't mix all...
Crowdfunding for Indie Game Developers
Find out if your game is a good fit for crowdfunding, and how to run a campaign from planning and budgeting it to aftermath. Crowdfunding has become a very popular method of funding games in recent years. In this class, you will learn about the planning process for campaigns, how to set a reasonable goal, the financial and psychological impacts of crowdfunding decision-making, risks and rewards, and taxation and legal clarification of pledges. ...
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Intro to Phaser
Create games that work on large and small screens using a JavaScript game engine. Do you have an interest in making games that are playable across devices of all sizes? If so, you are invited to attend this JavaScript Game Development class! We will be making a simple game using Phaser, an open-source game engine. This workshop aims to give you the skills to make games that anyone with an internet browser can access! Come learn to make video games...
Intro to GameSalad
Playcrafting NYC @ 11 Times Square, New York, NY
Learn the ins and outs of GameSalad as a simple way to make games without prior coding experience. Students will build a simple game in class that will be able to be uploaded to any mobile device. This class will give students an introduction to the GameSalad software in order to craft a full game for export to mobile devices. It will introduce students to the basic programming logic and functionality needed to build games using this tool. There...
$25
Law 102 for Game Devs - Intellectual Property
As game developers, almost everything you create is covered by some type of intellectual property, and learning how to protect and secure it is key for even the smallest of Indies. Come join Chris, Attorney for the Game Dev Community. as he takes you through a deep look at what every Developer needs to know about intellectual property. Class Topics Understanding the differences between copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets, and...
Level Up Your Game's Audio
We all know how important audio is to games. Bad audio can ruin the experience of a game. Unfortunately, audio usually ends being left to the last minute in the development process, and is often the least-understood aspect of game development. In this session, composer and sound designer Alyssa Menes will share information on how to achieve amazing game audio. Attendees will learn how to meet and hire an audio person, as well as tips for working...
Taxes for Indie Developers
Playcrafting NYC @ 11 Times Square, New York, NY
Navigating your taxes is a daunting process as it is, but especially as an indie developer: the business world at large still doesn’t understand how game developers work, and even most accountants lack an understanding of the average indie developer’s business and lifestyle considerations. Taught by a former Enrolled Agent turned game developer and business-of-games consultant, Taxes for Indie Developers demystifies the most common tax-related...
$25
The Last 10%: Secret Techniques to Spice Up Your Game
When most people think about developing a game, they break it down as needing design, art, music, and code. If you're not thinking about details beyond these fundamentals, you'll struggle with the production and delivery of the product. Using real world examples, this talk will address commonly neglected subjects such as being your own producer, user testing, publishing, and what "polish" really means. Attendees...
Arcade Game Design Basics
BumbleBear Games spent the last two years exploring the dark art of arcade game development. Learn the secrets we’ve uncovered, focusing on how to adapt your existing game for public play or how to design an arcade game from the ground up. Featured Topics Survey of the New Arcade The arcade industry Manufacturing & distributing arcade games Testing arcade games Designing arcade games Design games for public places Resources for arcade...
Game Journalism for Game Developers
Learn the basics of journalism and how to work with journalists. In this brand new class, you will learn about the basics of journalism, how it applies to the coverage of video games and how best to work with journalists. This class will include explanation of the different parts of a story, the process of reporting, who does what at a gaming site, journalism ethics, how to interact with journalists and pitching your game, all from one of the most...
Grant Funding For Indie Game Developers
Grant funding has become more prevalent for game developers, especially indie developers, in recent years. There are thousands of grant programs out there that game developers may qualify for from government agencies, schools, private foundations, and other organizations. Because games can fall under technological achievements, business, the arts, and academia there are unprecedented opportunities for indie developers to receive grants for socially...
Intro to RPG Maker
Playcrafting NYC @ 11 Times Square, New York, NY
Learn the ins and outs of RPG Maker VX Ace’s database, event structure, and mapping tools well enough to make a basic RPG. Game making tools have exploded in recent years, allowing independent developers the freedom to create without having to reinvent the wheel for every game. Predating Unity, Construct, and all the rest is RPG Maker. Some version of the tool has been around since the late ‘80s, and in its most recent incarnation, RPG Maker...
$25
Dialogue Management
RPGs and other narrative driven games can often demand an overwhelming amount of dialogue. Fortunately, there are software solutions to help game developers not only manage their game's storylines, but also easily implement non-linear and interactive dialogue. Chat Mapper is one such program, and is currently used in Vidar to handle over 6,000 lines of dialogue by 24 NPCs. In this class, we'll be covering how to use it to add dialogue...
Insider Talk: The Success of Swimsanity
Have you ever been to a gaming convention and seen people walking around with shark fins atop their heads? If so, you have been in the same room as the folks from Decoy Games. Attracting fans both young and old, this talented team has many clamoring to play their game, Swimsanity! Over the past few years, they have made a name for themselves in the indie game community with their lively events, killer art direction and addicting gameplay. ...
Introduction to Playful Thinking
This class is virtual. RSVP via Eventbrite and we will send instructions and appropriate links for you to join via the email you provide per guest in your registration. Instructions will be sent approximately one hour before the event begins. Learn to look at the world as a game maker and unlock the ideas that are already floating around in your head. We see in games - as do many game makers we know. There is no trick: One must simply train through...
Advanced UX for Games
Playcrafting NYC @ 11 Times Square, New York, NY
Websites and apps rely on user experience design to attract and maintain users. How can we integrate UX design techniques into video games to them more usable? Catt Small, a UX Designer and game maker, will share ways to incorporate UX design techniques into the game-making process. Game developers are beginning to see the value of user experience design because it leads to better user retention and more sales. Great visual design can’t...
$25
Game Law for Indies
The class will walk you through a legal road from game design document to first sale and highlight red flags you should absolutely be aware of. It will focus on your broader understanding of what is relevant and why and when it is necessary to be cautious. For that reason, the class will follow the below outline, but not go into great depth, if not necessary for your understanding. This class will cover: Setting up the legal foundation for a...
$20
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