Elliott Mitchell at Unite 2014: “Empowering Artists, Designers and Non-Technical Types to Make Games in Unity”

Elliott Mitchell Unite 2014 bAs is too often the case, non-technical people think that they can’t create games in the Unity game development engine because they lack coding expertise. Elliott Mitchell, co-founder of Vermont Digital Arts and the Boston Unity User Group, debunked this myth in his Unite 2014 talk: Empowering Artists, Designers and Non-Technical Types to Make Games in Unity.

Elliott Mitchell Unite 2014 aDuring his talk Elliott discussed:

  • Games such as The Counting Kingdom by Little Worlds Interactive that were developed without much coding
  • Specific coding concepts and aspects of the Core Unity editor that are necessary to know before making a game in Unity
  • Tools, scripts and other helpful assets on Unity’s Asset Store which help ease the pain of not knowing how to code well
  • Community resources for people developing in Unity

Watch the video of Elliott Mitchell’s Unite 2014 talk: Empowering Artists, Designers and Non-Technical Types to Make Games in Unity, here, if the embedded video above does not work.

Indie Game Collective PAX East 2014: Games, Booths and Talks

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With PAX East on the horizon, the Indie Game Collective has been receiving a steady stream of inquiries from the media, and other interested parties, regarding our plans for the mega-conference held on April 11 – 13 in Boston, MA. To make it easier on everyone, we have decided to assemble a one-stop-shop for all of our PAX East booth locations, games we’re showing off and talks we are giving for any and all interested parties.

IGC Studio Booths And Games At PAX East

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Booth: Indie MEGABOOTH #580
Game: Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball
More Info: http://store.steampowered.com/app/270450/
Dejobaan Games
Booth: Indie MEGABOOTH #774
Games: Drunken Robot Pornography
Elegy for a Dead World
Monster Loves You!
More Info: http:www.dejobaan.com
IGF Nuovo honorable mention
IGF Excellence in Narrative honorable mention
Disco Pixel
Booth: Indie MEGABOOTH #675
Game Jungle Rumble
More Info: http://junglerumblegame.com
Little Worlds Interactive
Booth: MassDiGI Made in MA Booth #499
(1PM to 5PM)
Game: The Counting Kingdom
More Info: www.littleworldsinteractive.com
Owlchemy Labs
Booth: Indie MEGABOOTH #674
Game: Dyscourse - The first ever playable demo of Dyscourse!
More Info: http://dyscourse.com
Popcannibal
Booth: Indie MEGABOOTH #675
Games Elegy for a Dead World
(And just a little Girls Like Robots)
More Info: IGF Nuovo honorable mention
Experimental Gameplay selection GDC 2014

IGC Members Giving Talks At PAX East

Ichiro Lambe - President @ Dejobaan Games


Break On Through: The Future of Music Games
Friday 4/11 7:30PM - 8:30PM
Bumblebee Theatre

Free to Play Throwdown - Boston Mobile Devs Debate the Business of Mobile Games
Saturday 4/12 10:30AM - 11:30AM
Cuttlefish Theatre

What to do with your Game Design Degree: Employment at Social/Mobile/Indie studios
Saturday 4/12 12:00PM - 1:00PM
Bumblebee Theatre

Elliott Mitchell - Co-Founder @ Vermont Digital Arts & Boston Unity Group


How can we stay positive in the games industry?
Friday 4/11 9:00PM - 10:00PM
Bumblebee Theatre

What to do with your Game Design Degree: Employment at Social/Mobile/Indie studios
Saturday 4/12 12:00PM - 1:00PM
Bumblebee Theatre

Trevor Stricker - President @ Disco Pixel


Break On Through: The Future of Music Games
Friday 4/11 7:30PM - 8:30PM
Bumblebee Theatre

What to do with your Game Design Degree: Employment at Social/Mobile/Indie studios
Saturday 4/12 12:00PM - 1:00PM
Bumblebee Theatre

Gaming Socially: A World at Play
Saturday 4/12 4:00PM - 5:00PM
Badger Theatre

While your at the conference, be sure to visit all of our friends at the MassDiGI Made in MA Booth and the Indie MEGABOOTH!