Games Are Hard

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[nocountryforoldjetpacks]

One of the strangest reasons I’ve ever failed a mission.

[mystery-moose]

People are playing so much Overwatch they’re inventing ways to play other games inside Overwatch.

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@shinga-tensei @superds64 @letsgojungleking

[vanquishedvaliant]

Oh my god though this is actually so cool I am amazed by peoples creativity and emergent use of game mechanics im so happy about this

[d0nn0]

[laserfree]

so anyway i found my moms xfiles fanfiction from the 90′s

[laserfree]

CONFIRMED

[laserfree]

can’t wait for when this exact thing will happen to current fanfic writers

[slimetony]

lets make a videogame how hard can it be

[slimetony]

nevermind you have to know shit about computers

[hthrthebear]

hey!! sorry to hijack this post, but there are a bunch of ways you can make videogames without knowing shit about computers!! 

for starters, there’s Twine, which is fucking great for making all kinds of interactive experiences (it’s what Crystal Warrior Ke$ha was made in so you KNOW it’s good) at all skill levels (i picked it up and made a game in two minutes a few nights ago)

if you want a bit more involved experience there’s Inform 7 which is a simple language for text-based adventure games that reads like slightly-weird English and also relatively easy to learn

you can do some pretty fucking cool stuff with Unity (my personal engine of choice) but you may need to dig a bit farther to get at the good stuff. there’s lots of really good presets though (i made an entire game just mixing and matching pre-existing templates and adding in my own art, won an award at a game jam for that one) and if you want help the community’s pretty dang friendly from what i’ve seen!

this is just a taste of what’s out there from what i’ve seen, but there’s so many cool resources out there. if anyone wants help getting started, i’m around to give you a leg up on making something in the coolest, most unexplored art medium around!

[auttoton]

I’m addin’ to this post because lowering the barrier to entry for making games is super important to me!!!! If y’all have any questions about making games, you’re welcome to come and ask! I made this list a while back with some friends, so it has some of the programs John already mentioned.

2D Editors:

GameMaker : Potential for pure drag-and-drop “programming”. It is recommended to read-up on the program’s functions to make good use of it. Good for prototyping. Uses its own language called Game Maker Language (GML) that is similar to a C language (e.g. C++ or C#). For both Mac and PC; free version available.

Construct2 : Drag and drop level editor that uses an “If-Then” event sheet structure for programming. Good for prototyping and for beginners. For PC; free version available.

GameSalad : Drag and drop with no code requirement. Good for programming. For both Mac and PC; free version available.

Solpeo : HTML5 based game engine for 2D and isometric game development. Some programming knowledge needed. Platforms supported: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer 9+. Free version available.

Stencyl : Drag and Drop “programming,” templates you can edit the variables/values for.

Scratch : Lego-block-style coding platform by MIT; totally free and a great intro to thinking in code. Very kid-friendly and comes with a community site. Browser version available.

3D Editors:

Unity : 3D editor that creates 3D games. Can build games for browser, as an app, or for mobile devices (iOS and Android). For both Mac and PC; free version available.

UDK (Unreal Development Kit) : Full-fledged, highly advanced editor. Features a complete set of tools that go from level design to visual scripting to cut-scene creation. Uses it’s own programming language called Unreal Script that can be arranged with Kismet, a visual code editor. For Mac and PC; free.

2D Art/Animation Software:

GIMP : Free photo editing and digital painting software.

Easy Paint Tool SAI : Free digital painting software with a UI similar to Photoshop.

Mischief : Free digital painting software with an endless canvas.

3D Art/Animation Software:

Sculptris : From the company that created Zbrush, this free software is ideal for beginning 3D sculptors.

Maya : Animation, VFX, lighting, and rendering software.

Magical Voxel : Voxel Art (3D Pixel Art). Very intuitive and quick to pick up.

SketchUp :  Architectural modeling software, great for creating 3D environments and buildings. Free version available.

Text-Based Games:

Twine : Create interactive text stories using Twine’s visual map system that links your game together. Easy to learn and use. End result is browser-based. For Mac and PC; free.

Quest : Interactive text stories that you can build in-browser.

Ren’Py : Create visual novels using a modified version of Python that reads like a combination of stage directions and a CYOA novel. For PC, Mac, and Linux; free.

Audio Resources/Editors:

Indie Game Music : This site offers free indie music with no need to worry about royalties or licenses.

Audacity : A free, open-source, cross-platform sound editor that allows you to record and arrange sound.

Super Flash Bros. : This site allows you to record theremin-like (8bit) sounds and export them as .wav files for your games.

FL Studio : Free music composition software.

Miscellaneous Tools:

Donjon RPG Tools : Randomly generates maps, items, XP, etc.

W3Schools : Web-code tutorial database: HTML, CSS, Javascript+.

Debut Video Capture : Video screen capture to record Let’s Play videos, showcase your game on Youtube, etc.

Korsakow : Free tool for creating interactive and database films.

Processing : Flexible programming language used for visual and interactive artworks and simulations.

From Student to Designer, Part 2 : Tips for making a well-rounded, solid portfolio

Places to Publish/Share:

Itch.io : Platform for self-publishing games

Philome.la : Place to share Twine Games

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[cheru8quest]

@ollertonex

[njikeartist]

I haven’t drawn a comic in forever.

Since Ilios is in Greece, the legal purchasing age for alcohol would be 18 lol.

I post more art on twitter: https://twitter.com/njikeartist

[retrogamingblog]

Nintendo Gamecube Startup Screen

[odrosal]

call-out post: my wife

somehow played 200 hours of Donkey Kong 64 and only finished 26% of it

[frozenfauna]

DON’T DRAG ME LIKE THIS

[somewordsiguess]

Pokemon Logic

Mom: Hey isn't this house great for us? You can have your own room!

Mom: *realizes there's only one bedroom in entire house*

Mom: Well honey it's time for you to embark on your pokemon journey across the country I'll miss you take your time goodbye

[wildlifewednesdays]

The dangers and troubles of being a panda zookeeper.

[oniongentleman]

Please…..stop being so cute and annoying for one fucking moment

[baqki]

the other day my friend and i were in a match and met a really, really nice player who added us and put us all in a group. they were really good at soldier 76 and we made every appropriate dad joke whenever we won, but they were really nice when we lost, too!! eventually they had to go because “the kid wants to play minecraft” and when they said that it hit us. our dad was a real dad. we played overwatch with a Real overwatch dad. when we brought it up he said “why do you think i play soldier 76?”

overwatch is a good game

[yukisamui-inactive]

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i noticed almost every character in overwatch has supportive dialogue lines so i decided to put them all together in one massive audio post and i maybe… got a little too emotional

music: undertale - his theme by toby fox i got all the dialogue lines from here: x

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I’m crying

[jawlipops]

guess what i wasted like 5 days on 

[anneapocalypse]

at what point are the writers for the twenty shows that killed off lgbt women this past season going to look around and notice the other nineteen shows who killed off lgbt women this season and realize their clever plot twist wasn’t so clever

[a-spoon-is-born]

Cutthroat Kitchen> Chopped

[ghostmullet]

@sailorleo

[clumsythumbs-blog]

Watch Chopped if you want to see legitimate dishes being made.

Watch Cutthroat Kitchen if you want to see legitimate culinary professionals try to create corn dogs while packed into a clown car.

[hokuto-ju-no-ken]

Cutthroat Kitchen is more or less the Mario Party of competitive cooking shows.

[mathed-potatoes]

Yesterday I went to dinner to catch up with my buddy from the math department, and he told me this story about how he ran the city marathon in 2 hours, 59 minutes. That’s an amazing time. He was 19th out of thousands. 

He was doing pretty well for the first half, but then his ankle started to hurt. He slowed down for a bit, but then this girl he passed before passed him, and he started overthinking whether or not it was awkward to pass the same person multiple times, and, like, what if they small-talked about it? He decided it was better to pass her and stay ahead, so he picked up the pace. A few miles later, he fell in with two dude-bros who started talking to him. Not pleased to find himself in the company of dude-bros, he pulled ahead once again. This continued for a while; every time he got closed to a group of other marathoners, his social anxiety kicked in and he ran faster because he felt nervous being near people. 

TL;DR A mathematician ran an record marathon to avoid making small-talk with randos. He introverted his way into qualifying for the Boston marathon.