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Origin Memoirs 1: Creating Worlds

ByBilly 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

ByJohn 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

ByJohn 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

ByDonald HarrisJune 10, 2024

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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GDC 2024 NOTES

ByJoaquin De LosadaMarch 28, 2024

Hello welcome to my GDC talk notes. In 2024 I was fortunate to be able to go to GDC to meet a lot of people and go to a lot of talks. This is why I decided to compile all of the notes I have into one master document seen here so that people can […]

ByTheresa PudenzJanuary 7, 2024

Happy New Year, ATX Game Makers! We are inviting you out (again!) to not only learn about game development, but make games! Austin Books & Comics will be hosting the ATX Game Makers in-person game makin’ jam-a-thon the weekend of January 19th! So clear out your schedule

ByDonald HarrisApril 3, 2023

We had yet another fantastic event this year at SXSW 2023. This year we went in even bigger this time. Our TWO day event was a huge success filled with developers showing off their games and speakers helping to educate the future of the industry. We had over 2000

ByDonald HarrisJanuary 3, 2023

Hey, ATX Game Makers, it’s high time we have our own game jam! To kick off the 2023 new year, we are hosting an in-person game makin’ jam-a-thon the weekend of January 20th! So clear out your schedule and dust off those creative hats to join a game jam-a-thon serving

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ATX Game Makers Fake it Till You Make RECAP!

ByDonald HarrisSeptember 28, 2022

Well, that was intense! I am so proud of the community we have created here at ATX Game Makers. I am also super thankful of the volunteers that came out to support us in the big event; everything went off without a hitch! We could not have done this with out our volunteer

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Events at ATX Game Makers

ByatxgamemakersMay 10, 2022

There’s a new page at ATX Game Makers: Events! In preparation for an eventful year ahead from now through the next SXSW in 2023, please come to visit the Austin-area game industry at the events noted and see the personalities you’ve met via Discord, or meet new

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Origin Memoirs 1: Creating Worlds

Austin, and everything after

Maker/Faker: An Essay About Advice

Get ready: SXSW 2024 Videos Will Arrive Soon!

GDC 2024 NOTES

Rebirth Game Jam-o-Thon

ATX Game Makers SXSW 2023 RECAP!

Hibernation Game Jam – A – Thon

ATX Game Makers Fake it Till You Make RECAP!

Events at ATX Game Makers