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Working with a Composer, part 1

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

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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

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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

Game Making

My One-Week Game Jam

ByVictoria BrownJuly 20, 2020

Most game jams are open to the public, and the games that are created are often allowed to be used or sold after the event. However, this particular game jam was done as a company event at my workplace. The intent was to inspire us and develop new ideas for

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Diversity & Inclusion Field Guide: ERGs

ByBryan StrongoliJune 15, 2020

Hey y’all! My name is Bryan Strongoli and I’ll be your Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) field guide today as we delve into the exciting and relatively new world of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)! I’ve been working in the industry for six years doing a variety of

Career Development

Candidacy Prep for Game Developers – Part 1: First Impressions

ByKyle SavoyMay 11, 2020

I am well-practiced in how to make oneself an attractive candidate for video game companies. I’ve been a software developer for 10 years, and I’ve worked for big companies as well as small studios. Right now I work with a medium-sized (30+ people) company called

Staying in Games, Growing Anyway

Lane-Breaking 4: Polymaths in a Specialist World

Lane-Breaking 3: Fake Safety, Real Safety, and the Courage to Steward