Saturday, March 29, 2014

10 Excellent Platforms for Building Mobile Apps

10 Excellent Platforms for Building Mobile Apps

If you've ever wanted to build an app for your business, blog, product or service, but the heavy investment of both time and money put you off, you're not alone.

The good news is that entering the mobile market no longer necessarily requires thousands of dollars and months of work. There are many mobile platforms available to help you build an app on a budget — quickly, and with no coding knowledge required.

Monday, March 24, 2014

Stencyl - Create Amazing Games without Code

Design Once, Play Anywhere

Publish iPhone, iPad, Android, Flash, Windows & Mac games without code

Game Studio in a Box
Stencyl isn't your average game creation software; it's a gorgeous, intuitive toolset that accelerates your workflow and then gets out of the way. We take care of the essentials, so you can focus on what's important - making your game yours.

Publish Everywhere
With extensive platform support, you can rest assured that all players will have access to your game. Today, Stencyl supports:

iOS (iPhone/iPad)
Android
Flash
Windows
Mac
Linux

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Game Name Generator

ABOUT THE VIDEO GAME NAME GENERATOR

Now with an awesome brand new layout! Thanks Karla! If you notice any issues with it, please email me (my email is at the bottom of this page).

Originally developed to fill in data for a college database project (thanks Professor Hammer!) the VGNG has blossomed over the last 5 years (through a few different forms) into the lovable little program you see on this website today.

CURRENT STATS ON THE GENERATOR (AS OF SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2011):

519 1st words/phrases
349 2nd words/phrases
406 3rd words/phrases
Approx. 73 million distinct possible names
Longest name currently: The Harlem Globetrotters: of Might and Magic Crime Scene Investigation
Shortest name currently: 3D (or DJ) DJ (or 3D) X (or Z)

Saturday, March 22, 2014

InDesign Files for an African/fantasy inspired book (Sample Document)

These African-inspired InDesign files were created for the tabletop RPG Spears of the Dawn (from Sine Nomine Publishing). They are part of an art, map and layout pack released into the public domain (and available for download from HERE.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Game Idea Generator

Game Idea Generator, a fun and simple tools that generate a game idea. Can take reference if no direction or hints to make a game.

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Tools for Game Design with well categorized section

Game Design Tools Website with well categorized section

2CaT: A Framework for Applied Game Design

I was rummaging through my files and came across this outdated paper that I never published and thought I would place it HERE. This represents one my earliest attempts to create a what I now call the 2CaT (content, context and transfer) model which forms an important part of my Applied Game Design scope model. I have used this method since 2006 to good effect in the design and development of both entertainment and serious games.

Monday, March 17, 2014

10 Free Game Development Tools and Resources

10 Free Game Development Tools and Resources

Maybe you’re getting ready for Game Jolt’s upcoming game jam contest next week, or just looking to get into indie game development for the first time. Whatever your reason for seeking out free and easy-to-use game making tools, I’ve compiled a quick list here just for you!

Some of these programs require a basic understanding of programming to really be used to their fullest, while others don’t even ask for a single line of code. For things like art, music and other assets that can help bring your game to life, as well as additional resources like tutorials, I’ve put together a couple links at the bottom of the page. It’s never a bad time to learn a thing or two about game design!

Free Online Game Website

Armor Games is a good free online game website, there have quite a lot of game for reference. Also, anyone can join their game network if you plan to try for your own game, have a look on this site.

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