Dylan Wolf will be presenting Joy of Game Development at the virtual Momocon 2020 event on Sunday May 24, 2020 at 4pm Eastern Time. Use the following link to view the stream – https://www.twitch.tv/momocontv1
May 2020 Online Meeting Announcement
Knox Game Design invites you to attend the online meeting and podcast recording for Sunday May 10, 2020 at 2pm Eastern Time.
This month we will show off our games created for the Spring ‘ 20 game jam. Levi D. Smith will also talk about leaderboard security.
Join us using at the following URL: https://hangouts.google.com/call/ni63jloemrd7xdto37z5mayk4uu
Video for last month’s meeting on Spring ’20 game jam Kickoff – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvOmEfi2ghk
Subscribe to the audio podcast
- iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-design-chat/id1084873107
- Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=142087&refid=stpr
- Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iho5dczcqxuiwgfzcbu7mv6wq54
Chat with us on Discord – https://discord.gg/XxEPVYx
Follow Knox Game Design on social media for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/KnoxGameDesign
Please direct any questions to levidsmith@knoxgamedesign.org
Spring ’20 Game Jam Kickoff – Knox Game Design, April 2020
Jacob, Dylan, and Levi get together before the Spring ’20 theme announcement to talk about their thoughts on the possible themes.
0:52 – Possible game jam night in Tennessee
7:10 – Dylan’s water color work
19:08 – Game jam theme discussion
59:05 – Tools we are planning to use for the game jam
1:15:30 – Jacob’s thoughts on the game jam themes
1:21:00 – Hanafuda Koi Koi in Python / Preview of upcoming PyGame talk
Hosts
Dylan Wolf |
www.dylanwolf.com | @DylanWolf | dylanwolf.itch.io |
Jacob | ldjam.com/users/jacobturn/games | gamejolt.com/@Big_Ol_Tom | |
Levi D. Smith | levidsmith.com | @GaTechGrad | gatechgrad.itch.io |
Links and Notes
- Kuretake Water Color set – https://www.jetpens.com/Kuretake-Gansai-Tambi-Watercolor-Palette-48-Color-Set/pd/27159
- Dylan’s RedBubble site – https://www.redbubble.com/people/dylanwolf/shop
- Nashville Game Developers – https://nashgame.dev/
- Game jam Final Round themes – https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/theme/4
- Theme music – Ride by Pocketmaster

Spring ’20 Game Jam Entries
Knox Game Design had four great entries for the Spring ’20 game jam! The theme was “Keep it Alive”. Let us know if we missed your game and we will add it to the list.
Machina by Jacob
You play as robot making it’s way through a impossible facility filled with mechanical ghosts. You must keep your batteries filled by standing under strange floating light sources, and avoid the ghosts by not staying in their detection for too long.
Potted Plant Simulator by Dylan
Click “Watering Can” and “Plant Food” to apply water or plant food to the plant.
Raising Cerberus by James
Young Cerberus is just 30 days away from being old enough to guard the gates of hell. Keep him alive and entertained long enough, and Hades best friend will serve you well for years to come.
Chicken Little by Levi
Keep the chickens alive by clicking on the falling apples to prevent them from falling on the chicken’s head. If an apple hits a chicken, then it is knocked out. Additional chickens are awarded after clicking a number of apples. Once all of the chickens are knocked out, the game is over.
Time Lapse Videos
Spring ’20 Game Jam Kickoff
There will not be a regular “second Sunday of the month” meeting this month due to Easter Sunday.
However, we will do an online Spring ’20 kickoff on Friday April 17, 2020 at 7:00pm Eastern Time. This will take the place of the regularly scheduled April meeting, and it will be recorded and posted as the monthly podcast.
Join us using at the following URL: https://hangouts.google.com/call/ni63jloemrd7xdto37z5mayk4uu
Video for last month’s meeting on Promotion and Feedback – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u47qo5EhNNI
Subscribe to the audio podcast
- iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-design-chat/id1084873107
- Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=142087&refid=stpr
- Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iho5dczcqxuiwgfzcbu7mv6wq54
Chat with us on Discord – https://discord.gg/XxEPVYx
Follow Knoxville Game Design on social media for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/KnoxGameDesign
Please direct any questions to levidsmith@knoxgamedesign.org
Promotion and Feedback – Knox Game Design, March 2020
This month we talk about ways to promote your game and how to handle feedback on your game.
Hosts
Dylan Wolf |
www.dylanwolf.com/ | @DylanWolf | dylanwolf.itch.io |
Levi D. Smith | levidsmith.com | @GaTechGrad | gatechgrad.itch.io |
Ruth Ann | http://meemawsurrendered.com/ | https://tranzeve.itch.io/ | |
Jared | github.com/BlackJar72 | jaredbgreat.itch.io |
Links and Notes
- East Tennessee Content Creator event at Token Game Tavern (March 15, 2020) – https://www.facebook.com/events/664493714306082
- Spring ’20 game jam event at Panera (April 17, 2020 at 7pm Eastern Time) – https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46
- Makefile syntax reference – https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html
- Levi’s Taylor Series spreadsheet for calculating sine – https://levidsmith.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/taylor_series_sine.xlsx
- Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) – https://obsproject.com/
- VLC Media Player – https://www.videolan.org/vlc/
- Wizard of Oz prototyping – https://uxpajournal.org/wizard-oz-woz/
- Resistor feedback from GameMarx – https://web.archive.org/web/20121017013427/http://www.gamemarx.com/news/2012/09/16/words-of-wisdom-for-new-indie-game-developers.aspx
- Wipeout – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XASEBvDri4U
- Blue Ocean Strategy (Red Oceans vs Blue Oceans) – https://www.blueoceanstrategy.com/what-are-red-blue-oceans/
- Flutter – https://flutter.dev/
- Flutter 101: How to make health apps in Android/iOS – https://www.amia.org/flutter-101-how-make-health-apps-androidios
- Vector Conference at EKU Richmond, Kentucky (April 24-25, 2020) – http://vectorconf.com/
- Update – Vector Conference is Online only this year
- Godot Communities – https://godotengine.org/article/call-volunteers-organizing-regional-communities
- Graphics Gale – https://graphicsgale.com/us/
- Middle Tennessee Game Developers Directory – https://nashgame.dev/developers/

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Knoxville Game Design Brochure
March 2020 Online Meeting Announcement
Knoxville Game Design invites you to attend the online meeting and podcast recording for Sunday March 8, 2020 at 2pm Eastern Time.
This month’s topic is Promotion and Feedback.
Join us using Google Hangouts at the following URL: https://hangouts.google.com/call/ni63jloemrd7xdto37z5mayk4uu
Video for last month’s meeting on Java Game Development – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwEX6ikcEao
Subscribe to the audio podcast
- iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-design-chat/id1084873107
- Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=142087&refid=stpr
- Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iho5dczcqxuiwgfzcbu7mv6wq54
Chat with us on Discord – https://discord.gg/XxEPVYx
Follow Knoxville Game Design on social media for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/KnoxGameDesign
Please direct any questions to levidsmith@knoxgamedesign.org
Java Game Development – Knox Game Design, February 2020
This month’s topic is Creating Games with Java. We discuss the basics of Java and how to create simple games with the language.
Source Code for Java Examples
Hosts
Jared | github.com/BlackJar72 | jaredbgreat.itch.io | |
Jacob | ldjam.com/users/jacobturn/games | gamejolt.com/@Big_Ol_Tom | |
Jeffry | www.thingiverse.com/insane66 | ||
Dylan Wolf |
www.dylanwolf.com/ | @DylanWolf | dylanwolf.itch.io |
Levi D. Smith | levidsmith.com | @GaTechGrad | gatechgrad.itch.io |
Links and Notes
- JDK (Java Development Kit) download – https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
- OpenJDK source code – https://hg.openjdk.java.net/
- Levi’s Java projects – https://github.com/gatechgrad/GeorgiaTechProjects/tree/master/java
- Discord Game Store – https://discordapp.com/sell-your-game
- Mike Garcia’s blog – http://mgarcia.org/Blog/2019-12-31-The-social-media-feedback-loop
- Mister Adventure – https://levidsmith.com/games/mister-adventure/
- Hero Power, Knoxville Hearthstone podcast –
https://www.youtube.com/user/ecmmogamers - KnoxDevs Web – https://knoxdevs.com/ Slack – https://knoxdevs.slack.com
- Theme music – Ride by Pocketmaster

February 2020 Online Meeting Announcement
Knoxville Game Design invites you to attend the online meeting and podcast recording for Sunday February 9, 2020 at 2pm Eastern Time.
This month’s topic is Creating Games with Java. We will discuss the basics of Java and how to create simple games with the language.
Join us using Google Hangouts at the following URL: https://hangouts.google.com/call/ni63jloemrd7xdto37z5mayk4uu
Video for last month’s meeting on Blender with Unity – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyeEsCCyTMA
Subscribe to the audio podcast
- iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-design-chat/id1084873107
- Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=142087&refid=stpr
- Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iho5dczcqxuiwgfzcbu7mv6wq54
Chat with us on Discord – https://discord.gg/XxEPVYx
Follow Knoxville Game Design on social media for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/KnoxGameDesign
Please direct any questions to levidsmith@knoxgamedesign.org