Game Jamming Away
Winding down summer with game jams, vgm jams, and showcases
Hi friend!
Wasn’t it just June? And now we’re at the end of August? Time sure flies when we’re having fun.
This newsletter issue covers:
Community submissions to the Game Maker’s Toolkit Jam
Upcoming community events for September
A retrospective on August events
Check out these games submitted to GameMaker’s Toolkit Jam!
Local game devs, new and veteran, tried their hand of creating a game for the GameMaker’s Toolkit Jam. With 5 days to submit a playable build, here’s what our community members submitted to the theme of, “Built to Scale.”
Scale the Megazord Iroha, by Thomas
Fit to Burst, by mel is here
Scalable, by Jake Levitt
Gnome and Gardens, by Gear Flower Games
Built2Scale, by Kea Ultra
Pixtiles, by Jason
Congratulations to all those who submitted! And also special kudos for those teams who were inspired by the game jam theme to make a game.
Upcoming Events
Triangle Interactive Events
20 September, 5:30 - 9:00 pm: Playtest Night at Frontier RTP. RSVP today!
Wednesdays at 7:00 pm: Virtual Show-n-Tell in Triangle Interactive Discord.
Thursdays at 5:00 pm: Weekly Community Hangouts at Frontier RTP.
Other Community Events
THIS WEDNESDAY, 28 August, 6:00 - 10:00 pm: Game Industry Gathering at Divine Barrel Brewing in Charlotte, NC
12 September, 8:00 - 11:00 pm: GameDevDrinkUp Raleigh at Raleigh Beer Garden (In Person)
14 September, 1:00 - 4:00 pm: Stream Raleigh Meet Up at Raleigh Beer Garden (In Person)
15 September. 2:00 - 5:30 pm: Fighting Game Community College at Transfer Co. Food Hall (In Person)
15 September, 6:30 - 9:30 pm: Triangle VGM Jam at Transfer Co. Food Hall (In Person)
25 September, 7:00 - 10:00 pm: Raleigh Unreal Engine Meetup (In Person)
A Retrospective on August
GMTK Jam was a big part of August at Triangle Interactive, and/also there were still plenty of opportunities to connect with and collaborate with the broader game dev community.
Triangle VGM Jams: August Edition
This month’s edition of the Triangle VGM Jam capped off an intense weekend of game jamming! Held at the Transfer Co. Food Hall, Turnabout Players play and provide instruments to perform popular videogame soundtracks.
Do attend the September edition to support both the amazing group and local vendors at the food hall!
Triangle Town Market, by Raleigh RetroGamers
The organizers of Raleigh RetroGamers reached out to local developers, including those at Triangle Interactive, to showcase their games. From under development to released, these intrepid developers braved the large crowds to show the community that game development is actually cool.
Want to work alongside fellow game devs and interactive artists? A remote worker who wants community while pushing through the day job tasks? We’d love to share more details about our coworking membership and space with you! Email hello@triangleinteractivearts.org.
Until the next!
- Maggie H.