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Lane-Breaking: A Manifesto on Psychological Safety and Cross-Disciplinary Work in Game Development, Part 1
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Lane-Breaking: A Manifesto on Psychological Safety and Cross-Disciplinary Work in Game Development, Part 1

ByJonathan Galloway April 15, 2026
Don’t Put Rock Stars In Charge
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Don’t Put Rock Stars In Charge

ByAlan Uthoff March 15, 2026
Origin Memoirs 1: Creating Worlds
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Origin Memoirs 1: Creating Worlds

ByBilly Cain February 16, 2026

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Lane-Breaking Part 2: When One Lens Dominates

imageByJonathan GallowayMay 15, 2026
In Part 1, I promised to pull the camera back and cover the bigger forces: fake safety vs real safety, engineering bias, stewardship, invention, all of it. One part. Neat and tidy. That did not happen. The more I wrote, the more the pieces refused to fit in one container. So

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Lane-Breaking: A Manifesto on Psychological Safety and Cross-Disciplinary Work in Game Development, Part 1

imageByJonathan GallowayApril 15, 2026
Christopher Latham Sholes, the Milwaukee newspaperman behind the first practical typewriter patent in 1868, wasn’t a novelist chasing flow state. He was a printer and editor staring at chaotic, manual workflows and deciding to hack them with mechanics and ingenuity. He

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Don’t Put Rock Stars In Charge

imageByAlan UthoffMarch 15, 2026
The video game industry’s rock stars have been movers and shakers since its conception. These exceptional performers create the impossible and find the way forward when you are against the wall. Everyone has met or worked with at least one of these standouts, a

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Origin Memoirs 1: Creating Worlds

imageByBilly CainFebruary 16, 2026
I really don’t want this to sound like an old man shaking his fist at the clouds and saying “You kids today don’t understand how good you have it,” so please excuse me if any of this does sound that way. What I want to do is describe just how far ahead these

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Austin, and everything after

imageByJohn HendersonJanuary 15, 2026
Austin’s had its heart cut out more than once. It’s gained its confidence back and carried on. And throughout its history, it has grown. People who stay the longest come to wish it would never change, even when it always has, and inevitably will continue changing. Less than

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Maker/Faker: An Essay About Advice

imageByJohn HendersonDecember 19, 2025
This is an essay about things I like and things I don’t, and how being friends with certain people such as Donald Harris are rewarding even though sometimes we annoy each other. (Donald and I are good friends, in truth. He’s been asking me consistently to write

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Introducing Our New Patreon: Supporting ATX Game Makers Without Changing What We Do

imageByDonald HarrisJuly 14, 2025
Introducing Our New Patreon: Supporting ATX Game Makers Without Changing What We Do
A New way to help! Hey ATX Game Makers community! We’re excited to announce the launch of our new Patreon page – but before you worry about anything changing, let us be crystal clear: nothing about how ATX Game Makers operates will change. Our events, resources,

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Mastering Harmony: Conflict Resolution Strategies for Indie Development Teams

imageByShawnna O'NeilAugust 19, 2024
Hi! I am Shawnna O’Neil currently living in Austin, TX. I have 2 years of experience in Production working on an indie game known as HouseKeeping (working name). I have also worked at a local startup known as AstroBeam VR. Additionally, I have done QA Playtesting for

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Get ready: SXSW 2024 Videos Will Arrive Soon!

imageByDonald HarrisJune 10, 2024
Get ready: SXSW 2024 Videos Will Arrive Soon!
Hey y’all we hope everyone is doing well! We apologize for the delay in posting the SXSW 2024 video review and interviews. Life has been busy for us all! Exciting Debuts Ahead! Over the next few weeks, we’ll be debuting our much-anticipated video’s from The ATX Game

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Randstad Staffing and ATX Game Makers Coffee Mixer!

imageByAlejandro SandovalMay 6, 2024
The Austin games community came together for a delightful event at Summer Moon Cafe, hosted by ATX Game Makers and Randstad Staffing’s Juli Reynolds and Jasmine Ang. ATX Game Makers, known for their dedication to bringing people together through fun and engaging

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