You Meet the Nicest People Making Videogames

Anonymous asked: Hi

Hi!

“I’ve made a couple different attempts at funding the continued production of this movie, and although I’ve gotten a great deal of support, I haven’t quite been able to hit my funding goal. I’d since taken the time to work on a few other smaller projects to keep the lights on, but now I am ready to get back on the horse.

This particular fundraiser isn’t to cover the entirety of production, but to cover equipment costs and the drive across the state of California. I will begin filming in April and keep a blog on my progress on the road. Once this leg is completed, I’ll put together a short film as a longform proof of concept to garner further support so the movie in its entirety can be finished. This video, just like the feature length, will be freely available online under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA license.”

Click the photo, or click here for the Kickstarter page.

Anonymous asked: Perhaps I'm just being a dope. But I'd like to donate to this project and I have no idea how. Where do I go to send a few dollars?

Hello, there! I’ve actually just launched a fundraiser tonight — you can find it here. Thanks for your support!

The demo for JetPilot GoNOW, the latest game from Amon26, who is featured in both trailers for The Nicest People, is out now and you all should definitely check it out! It’s got definite shades of Sega, mostly AfterBurner and Space Harrier, along with a Robotnik-like boss for some Sonic flavor. My favorite thing about this demo is the movement of your plane — it really feels the way I’d imagine fighting a great deal of air friction at mach speeds would feel. Try it out!

A Good Citizen is Fun to Be Around

Every January, the gang at SelectButton.net throws a good old-fashioned games bakedown. The rules are simple: you get the month of January to make a game. It’s a good time to ask questions and learn all kinds of useful stuff, and even as a passive observer it’s awesome seeing the different stuff people come up with in the creation of their games. Come join us and get baking!

WikiLeaks Stories — Game designers are encouraged to give the actual content of the cables leaked to Wikileaks the coverage that has been sorely lacking in traditional outlets. This is not a new trend — Gonzalo Fraca gained notoriety a few years back with his game September 12th, and even further back, during the golden age of arcades, we saw Missile Command, a bold statement on the Cold War which can only end as many feared that era would: every city wiped out, and not a living soul remaining.

Over the years, though, it has been a very neglected avenue for game designers, and so I’m extremely curious to see where this leads.

thusspokepi asked: |3=====>

it is a guitar in a stone! who could possibly be metal enough to take it?

Here it is! Music by Amon26! Font by Anna Anthropy!