by Elliott Mitchell | Apr 20, 2018 | AR, iOS, Review, Vermont, Waggle Words
The Backpacker Guide to Creativity in Vermont is a hip new blog with the stated goal of being “dedicated to helping creatives discover and connect with one another and get to work in the Green Mountain state”. The Backpacker Guide is a resource rich with content for Creative Vermonters looking to connect, find like minded individuals, co-working spaces, cultural events and much more! Lars Hasselblad Torres, Founder of the Backpacker Guide, was kind enough to play Waggle Words iOS and write a thoughtful review for us!
Be sure to check out Lars’ review of Waggle Words and the other great content on the Backpacker Guide.
by Elliott Mitchell | Mar 5, 2014 | Boston, News & Events, Vermont
Beers For Indies!
We are often asked “What game developer meetups do you regularly attend?”. Unfortunately for us in Southern Vermont, most of the “local” meetups are in the Boston, MA area with the exception of a couple non-game specific events in Western MA. Fortunately for Vermont Digital Arts, we also work in Cambridge, MA at the Indie Game Collective and thus attend a lot of game development events out there.
Our personal top 5 Boston area game developer meetups are (in alphabetical order):
Our general top 25 Boston area game developer meetups are (in alphabetical order):
Please let us know if you have any favorite game developer meetups in the Boston area that we may have missed. I’d be great to have a giant comprehensive list to share online perhaps as a wiki.
We hope there will be more going on in the Vermont / Western MA area to populate a list half this long in a few years! VERMONT / Western MA -> Let’s make it happen!
by Elliott Mitchell | Oct 24, 2013 | Art, News & Events, Vermont
Front view of the Vermont State House (taken Sept. 23, 2004) – © 2004 Matthew Trump
Vermont Digital Arts is honored to have been invited to represent in the 2013 Vermont Arts Summit at the Vermont State House!
When: Saturday, October 26, 2013
Where: Vermont State House
Montpelier, VT
Elliott Mitchell, Vermont Digital Arts co-founder, will be speaking on the panel The Art of Great Digital Games:
Background art, character development, textures – each of these and many more forms of artistic output are essential to many of today’s most popular games. Narrative, music composition and sound design can drive some of the best in-game experiences. So why don’t video and mobile games have more credibility when it comes to art and arts-based learning? Hear from three developers of mobile games about the serious opportunities for creating and experiencing great art through personal devices. Through discussion we’ll explore ways classic studio skills can be augmented and deployed using mobile, hand-held, and PC computers. Moderated by Lars Hasselblad Torres.
Marguerite Dibble of Birnam Wood Games , Josh Buck of Champlain College , Daniel Moore of Toonuva Games and Lars Hasselblad Torres of The Vermont Office of the Creative Economy will be joining with Elliott on stage to speak about video games in the arts.
If you are interested in making games in the State of Vermont then Register here!
