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This month's Digital Storytelling meetup will feature a demonstration of how to incorporate Ink story scripts within a Construct game project. By combining these tools, you can create a hybrid...Continue reading Orbit: Digital Storytelling – Integrating Ink with Construct
During last month's Digital Storytelling meetup, we discussed the process of incorporating Ink story scripts within external game engines such as Construct. But did you know that you can also use Ink as a standalone tool to create narrative games? This month's gathering will cover the basics of how you can write your own browser-based...Continue reading Orbit: Digital Storytelling – Write Your Own Narrative Game Using Ink
Join us for this month's edition of Beginner Game Design, our monthly series of free online mentorship sessions in game making that are open to all participants (ages 9+). This is the perfect group for beginners who want to learn the basics of game creation. -- NOTE: Due to the current circumstances, this is an...Continue reading Orbit: Beginner Game Design
Join us via Discord to socialize with fellow game developers from the Capital Region and beyond! Our social gatherings are a great opportunity for local game makers to interact, meet new friends, and stay connected. We'll be chatting, playing games together, and engaging in other fun-filled social activities. Social Night is hosted as a weekly...Continue reading Social Night
During this month's Game Art meetup, we will be talking about the basics of color theory, color harmonies, and how they are used in visual media. We will also have a chance to get some hands on training. No particular program is required, so use whatever art tool is handy - even MS Paint or...Continue reading Orbit: Game Art – Color Theory Redux
Join the party! It's time for our monthly Community Night, a chance for local game makers to connect and have fun together. Working on a game project? You're invited to share it during our community show and tell segment! Come along to find out what your fellow creators are cooking up, and exchange some constructive...Continue reading Community Night
Do you want to develop and publish games, but are daunted by the breadth of skills required, and you are not part of a multi-disciplinary development team? Are you discouraged by the highly competitive marketplace of games? Do you want to focus more specifically on what you are good at, which may be art, music,...Continue reading Orbit: 3D Game Design – Developing Assets for the Unity Asset Store
Join us via Discord to socialize with fellow game developers from the Capital Region and beyond! Our social gatherings are a great opportunity for local game makers to interact, meet new friends, and stay connected. We'll be chatting, playing games together, and engaging in other fun-filled social activities. Social Night is hosted as a weekly...Continue reading Social Night
Join us via Discord to socialize with fellow game developers from the Capital Region and beyond! Our social gatherings are a great opportunity for local game makers to interact, meet new friends, and stay connected. We'll be chatting, playing games together, and engaging in other fun-filled social activities. Social Night is hosted as a weekly...Continue reading Social Night
Join us for this month's edition of Beginner Game Design, our monthly series of free online mentorship sessions in game making that are open to all participants (ages 9+). This is the perfect group for beginners who want to learn the basics of game creation. -- NOTE: Due to the current circumstances, this is an...Continue reading Orbit: Beginner Game Design
Join the party! It's time for our monthly Community Night, a chance for local game makers to connect and have fun together. Working on a game project? You're invited to share it during our community show and tell segment! Come along to find out what your fellow creators are cooking up, and exchange some constructive...Continue reading Community Night
This month's Game Art meetup will feature a step-by-step introduction to Krita. Krita is a free, easy-to-use, and powerful art and animation tool that is popular among many game developers and digital artists. This is an interactive lesson that will emphasize skill acquisition over art production. No previous experience with Krita is needed to participate,...Continue reading Orbit: Game Art – Krita for Beginners
