Our GDC Scholarship program, Pixelles Ensemble, is excited to be back at GDC with a whole new host of amazing nonbinary, genderqueer and women (trans/cis) game developers For many, attending this conference is not only an inspiration but also a…
Workshop: Shaders for Artists
When: Wednesday, March 14th 2018 from 7-9pm Where: 3rd floor of Notman House / Cafe OSMOS (51 Sherbrooke Ouest – rue Clark entrance) Language: English (French, Spanish and Portuguese also spoken) Cost: free This workshop is a hands-on introduction to…
Panel: Networking 101 at GDC & other games events
Does networking make you anxious? Are you feeling overwhelmed just thinking about GDC? Join us on Tuesday, February 27th for a panel on networking and socializing at GDC. You’ll hear experiences and advices on making professional connections at networking events.…
Internal Playtest
Aaaaaahhhhh! We’re here!! We made it! This week was our last session at Unity Technologies, and now all that’s left is the Showcase!! We brought in a bunch of trusted friends to help comment and critique constructively. Our incubees got…
Pixelles Showcase 6!
When: Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 From 6 pm to 9 pm Where: CEIM 20 Queen Street, 3rd floor Montréal, Québec (map) (Square-Victoria metro station) Pixelles is excited to showcase our newest game makers! In just 6 weeks, these women designed,…
Posted in Follow Along, Pixelles Game Incubator 6
Audio, Visual Art and Polish
It’s week 5 everyone! You’re probably panicking at this point the weeks seem to have passed at lightning speed. Or perhaps there’s been an elusive bug that’s been haunting your entire weekends? Don’t worry. This is normal game dev life.…
Posted in News, Pixelles Game Incubator 6
Workshop: Write Better Conference Proposals (feat. Queerness & Games Conference)
When: Tuesday, February 13th from 7-9pm Where: 3rd floor of Notman House / Cafe OSMOS (51 Sherbrooke Ouest – rue Clark entrance) Primary language: English Cost: free We’ll be learning how to write better talk/panel/etc proposals to conferences. A proposal…
Narrative Design and intro to Assets
It’s week 4 now and we’re well on our way. We got a look at our incubees’ progress and everyone has really solidified their ideas! We’re deep into construction at this point: with a lot of the framework locked down,…
Posted in Follow Along, Pixelles Game Incubator 6
Game Design and Internal Playtest
It was a really fun day for our incubees this week, as we revealed to each other the progress of everyone’s games! As we’re now halfway through the 6-week incubator, by now many of you may have added the first…
Programming and intro to MDA
Second session down – lots to talk about! Everyone had the chance to try out some tutorials and we were impressed with the clarity people had in their game visions. If you’re having a hard time getting clarity, try forming…
