Resources

GAME ENGINES

• Unity – For 3d and 2d games. – https://unity.com/ – Developer’s Choice!
• Unreal – For 3d games. – https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/
• Godot – For 2d and 3d games. – https://godotengine.org/
• Game Maker – For 2d games. – https://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker
• Love2D – For 2d games. – https://love2d.org/
• Pico8 – For 2d games. – https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php

GAME ASSETS

• KenneyNL – For free game art. – https://www.kenney.nl/
• Sonniss – For free-ish game audio. – https://sonniss.com/

3D TOOLS

• Blender – For most 3d modeling. – https://www.blender.org/ – Developer’s Choice!
• Sketchup – For environment architecture. – https://www.sketchup.com/
• Magica Voxel – For voxel art. – https://ephtracy.github.io/

2D TOOLS

• Aseprite – For pixel art. – https://www.aseprite.org/ – Developer’s Choice!
• Marmoset Hexels -For isometric art. –https://marmoset.co/hexels/

AUDIO TOOLS

• Audacity – For recording audio. – audacityteam.org
• Bosca Ceoil – For 8-bit music. – https://terrycavanagh.itch.io/bosca-ceoil
• Sfxr – For 8-bit sound effects. – https://www.bfxr.net/

COMMS TOOLS

• Discord! – For collab-ing with others! – https://discordapp.com/ – Developer’s Choice!
• OBS – For screen recording. – https://obsproject.com/
• Git – For version control. – https://git-scm.com/

CODE EDITORS

• VS Code – https://code.visualstudio.com/
• Atom – https://atom.io/

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, JUST USE WHAT YOU’RE COMFORTABLE WITH! 💜

HOW TO JAM GOOD

• How to upload to itch.io – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNLpZVNDQqc
• 35 Quick Tips for Jamming – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2te8dfmXhk
• Extra Credits – Jam Keynote – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xfxx27HbM4

HOW TO ART GOOD

• Saint11’s Pixel Art Tutorials – https://blog.studiominiboss.com/pixelart
• Getting started on Pixel Art in Photoshop – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLdA4Amea7Y
• Riot Game’s How to Make Game Art – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqRoXLLwJ8g

HOW TO CODE GOOD

• Getting Started with Unity

Themes: Adapt, Engage, Protect

• Katy Payne – Acoustic Biologist – In the Presence of Elephants and Whales
• 10 Earth Work Artists You Should Know
• A Message From the Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
• National Geographic – Best Photos of the Decade – https://on.natgeo.com/3ejb46K
• Dalai Lama on Climate Change – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRwlygihP7I
• Barbara De Pirro – Recycled Textile Artist – YouTube – Facebook
• Gratitude Affirmations Practice – https://youtu.be/RNQ1dgDhM5w