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Diverse Hiring 101

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

Community

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

Career Development

It’s Dangerous to go Alone! – Interview Prep for Video Game Positions

ByLaurie CotsonikaApril 27, 2020

You’ve been invited to an interview. Are you telling yourself: “Hooray! I got an interview!” Or (if you’re me)… “Oh no! I got an interview!” You feel awesome for being one of the chosen ones, but now you’ve become a giant ball of anxiety and

Career Development

I Quit My Job to Learn Game Development Full Time

ByNicolas Lucas Acea-GalloApril 15, 2020

Like most gamemakers, it was love at first sight. I was fascinated by every aspect of video games–from the rectangular grey controller, to the magic box connected, to the glowing screen. How did it all work? To this day, I am still captivated by it. In my teens I tried

Community

Community During a Pandemic

ByDonald HarrisApril 9, 2020

Despite the current world situation, I want to take this time to welcome newcomers to the ATX Game Makers community and introduce its brand new community driven blog! When I first set out to build the ATX Game Makers community my goal was pretty straight forward:

Don’t Put Rock Stars In Charge

Origin Memoirs 1: Creating Worlds

Austin, and everything after