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ATX Game Makers Presents Our First Annual: Fake it till you make it!

ByDonald HarrisFebruary 14, 2022

We’re having a party, y’all! But not just any party… As with most ATX Game Makers events, this will be a time to learn, to network, and to work toward getting into the game industry. In 2022 we are creating a new normal. For months I have been debating when the

ByCarlos TafurFebruary 8, 2022

Hello ATX Game Makers! I am the Esports and Event Coordinator at Valhalla Esports Lounge, and I am here to present you all with a regular opportunity to showcase your games and get some direct public feedback. We recently started hosting a monthly market-style event at

Game Making

WORKING WITH A COMPOSER pt. 2

ByTrevor Whitaker BlackJanuary 4, 2022

So you’ve found a friend who writes music (maybe through ATX Gamemakers), and you’re excited to get started. You’ve read part 1 of this article, and you’re off to a great start, but what’s next? Lots more talking, I’m afraid. Good thing y’all like each other! Deliverables

ByTrevor Whitaker BlackNovember 19, 2021

A rumbling begins on the convention floor. What sounds like drums begins in the distance, but you realize too late that it is a stampede. They’re chanting something as they overtake your booth in a flurry of business cards and DM’s: “DO YOU NEED A COMPOSER?!?” I assume

ByAlan UthoffApril 5, 2021

(Today’s article is by Alan Uthoff, the CEO and Founder of Swordpoint Studios, LLC. He is a Senior Programmer with over 14 years of experience developing games and leading teams. Alan has extensive experience designing, creating, debugging, and evaluating the quality of

Career Development

Prepare Yourself, ATX Game Makers

ByTheresa PudenzJanuary 15, 2021

Let’s talk about our futures; let’s talk about how we achieve our goals! What are your goals? Perhaps you have a clear intention for your future and are prepared for success? If so, awesome! If not, now is a great time to start. Coordinating decades of my own

Community

Halloween 2020 Media Jam: Shock & Awwww

ByBryan StrongoliOctober 13, 2020

We are super excited that ATX Game Makers is partnering up with Fantastic Arcade, The Museum of Human Achievement, and Babycastles to present entries to their media jam, as well as entries to our very own October Challenge: SUPERNATURAL! What is the ATX Game Makers Monthly

Community

October Monthly Challenge!

ByBryan StrongoliOctober 2, 2020

Hello Game Makers! We are excited to announce our first ever Monthly Challenge for October. What is the Monthly Challenge? For an entire month, musicians, designers, writers, and artists of all kinds are encouraged to create and share work based on our set theme. Over

ByDonald HarrisSeptember 25, 2020

This past week the ATX Game Makers community was hosted an amazing panel event on diverse hiring practices. The event featured: Alan Uthoff, CEO of Swordpoint Studios Angie Madison, Global Talent Acquisition Advisor Dennis Mathews, CEO of Revelation Interactive Pat Collins,

Career Development

Asking the Wrong Questions

ByAlan UthoffSeptember 21, 2020

Developer interview questions are becoming increasingly difficult with every passing year, but many interviewers have never stepped back to consider what they are actually learning from these questions. If the answer you get from a question does not further your knowledge

Austin, and everything after

Maker/Faker: An Essay About Advice

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

ATX Game Makers Presents Our First Annual: Fake it till you make it!

Monthly Opportunities to Show Off Your Project

WORKING WITH A COMPOSER pt. 2

Working with a Composer, part 1

Untangling Cross-Platform Controller Support

Prepare Yourself, ATX Game Makers

Halloween 2020 Media Jam: Shock & Awwww

October Monthly Challenge!

Diverse Hiring 101

Asking the Wrong Questions