Ajay Karat

We have an exciting update!

We have just launched the Creator Discovery feature!

On AbleToPlay, you could already find games that match your accessibility needs — now you can take it one step further and discover inclusive, accessibility-focused creators who do the same!

I love these tracks!!! ❤️❤️❤️

Interesting point- definitely need more data on that.
I found forum posts about a dev using Itchio Butler seeing the size limit jump from 1GB to 2GB. Some Ren’Py games hit 10-11GB, so limits vary. Some suggest using third-party sites to bypass max size limits.

Pie chart of top 6 game engines on Itch.io, showing Unity leading, followed by Godot, Construct, and others.

Unity leads Itch.io with the most projects, due to its long-standing dominance and widespread adoption. However, with emerging options like Godot and evolving industry trends, this might shift among indie developers in the coming years. #GameDev
Source: https://itch.io/game-development/engines

Bar graph of weekly Itch.io game releases by engine. Unity leads, followed by Godot, Ren’Py, and others.

Here's a quick peek at the games released on itch.io this week. Only tagged games are counted, so actual numbers may be higher.
#Godot games saw strong numbers, trailing Unity. Ren’Py, Construct, and GameMaker had steady releases. #gamedev #indiedev

A little peek at what I've been working on most recently. What kinda movie does this sound like to you? 🤔

If you haven't already heard my latest EP, "School of Thought," you can find it on all streaming platforms and Bandcamp: hypeddit.com/zza91m

More new music coming early next year!

Captain 🫡 looking forward to our adventures :)

Scene setup for art direction How to use showcase scenes to work on your game art

I explained this philosophy of working in this blog post:

charlesboury.fr/articles/sce...

Flash Forward 2025! Flash Forward Jam 2025Time for our fifth annual Flash Forward Jam! This event celebrates the legacy of Flash while giving people cool new Flash games and interactive movies. It’s an alternate reality ...

Flash Forward 2025 has arrived! It's time to make new Flash games and interactive movies, with prizes for the best ones.

www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/15...

In gamedev, we joke about how we shouldn't care so much because "we ain't curing cancer" so chill, right?

But you know what? These last few weeks reminded me that the Arts, esp accessible Art like videogames is incredibly important because games have a big place in sculpting cultural norms.

Lovely works, Steven!

Able To Play — The Easiest Way to Find Accessible Games Find games that meet your personalized accessibility needs - quickly, easily, and for free!

Hello hello! We're AbleToPlay, a new way to find accessible games.

With help from the World Institute on Disability, award winning game devs, and disability advocates, we're building a super inclusive way to find games that fit *your* needs.

We hope you find a new favorite game!
www.abletoplay.com

The stunning visuals of Caravan Sandwitch make it one of my favorite games this year! Thank you and your team for creating such a memorable game ❤️

The first transgender associate hotline is now up and running in the U.S. You can reach TRANS LIFELINE at 877-565-8860

idk who needs to hear this but we need to stay strong. we need to uplift each other and support each other as much as possible right now.

a couple notes: DO NOT TALK ABOUT DIY HRT ONLINE! we cannot give extremists the knowledge.

Use the hotline if you're in dire need.

RemapRadio - Twitch SAVE POINT 2024 - Raising Aid for Palestine and Lebanon

We are live over on Twitch.tv/remapradio raising money for Anera! savepoint.stream to donate

a man taking a picture of a group of people with the word tik tok on the bottom right Alt: a gif of a group of people conducting a science experiment outdoors, which produces a large eruption of pink foam

For nearly a year, I've been working on a secret project aimed at helping gamers with disabilities, and now we're ready for more alpha testers! ✨

Want to help do some science and make the games industry more inclusive? Comment or DM me to test our secret project!

⚡ Plz repost for reach!

Watching people test your game
#gamedev #indiegame

Text reads: "We're Hiring a Principal Designer, 6 month contract, fully remote, for the Star Wars TM Jedi Team" with the Jedi emblem over weathered, golden star charts

Official post coming soon, but here's a head start for your portfolios—

The Respawn Jedi team seeks an expert -brand- designer to help evolve our corner of Star Wars UI

Think serifs, mystical star charts, weathered metal textures

Open to experience outside of games, too!

Screenshot of the Mushroom Color Atlas webpage displaying a grid of 825 color swatches, ranging from dark purples, reds, and browns to lighter shades of pink, orange, and tan, with a navigation bar at the top showing various mushroom illustrations.

Came across this really cool website called Mushroom Color Atlas: A Guide to Dyes and Pigments Made from Fungi
mushroomcoloratlas.com (via
@boingboing.bsky.social
) #art
#colors

A large statue of a smiling cartoon character is displayed in front of a wall filled with various Funko Pop figures. The character has orange hair, a green crown, a blue Hawaiian shirt with white flowers, white shorts, and brown sandals. The character is also wearing a purple and yellow lei around its neck and holding a coconut drink with an umbrella. The statue is roped off with purple velvet ropes.

A display case featuring Superplastic designer toys is shown. One figure, labeled "KRANKY," resembles a paint can with a splash of colorful paint on its body and base. Next to it is a syringe-like paint marker with "HYPE COLOR" branding and colorful paint splashes. The packaging in the background is bright green and pink with graffiti-style artwork.

A display shelf shows several collectible prototypes, including a white figure with a hat and headphones priced at $850. Other prototypes include a black batman figurine on the left, a pink figure on the right, and additional figures in the background, each with handwritten price tags such as "Aang Prototype" for $1,800 and "Goku Prototype" for $1,700. Brightly colored notes with the names and prices of the figures are placed behind each one

Dropped by the Frank and Son Collectible Show in the City of Industry. It had a similar vibe to DesignerCon but focused solely on collectible vendors. Here are some pics of things that caught my eye. #vinyltoys #convention

KO_OP is hiring a Senior Unity Programmer We’re looking for a Senior Unity Programmer to remotely join our wonderful team and help us grow our technical skills to the next level.

We're hiring a senior unity engineer! Work with a seriously wonderful team making something special + become an owner and democratic driver of decision making at a small studio. 83k CAD + 4day work weeks and benefits.

www.workwithindies.com/careers/ko-o...

たまに鶴見の沖縄ショップに行くのはひとえにこのUXを欲するからなんですよ

About time 🙌

Gamedev.world launching Global Games Fund to support devs in emergent territories 'Any developer, anywhere, and in any language, deserves access to funding structures and opportunities to make great games.'

Gamedev.world launching Global Games Fund to support devs in emergent territories

A New Kind of Driving Game: A Chat with Pacific Drive Game Director Seth Rosen, Tue, Apr 16, 2024, 6:00 PM | Meetup Boston Indies presents **A New Kind of Driving Game: A Chat with Pacific Drive Game Director Seth Rosen** Join us for an interview and Q&A with the game director of the re

Boston!!!! If you love great video games and learning how they get made, join us tomorrow at the MIT Strata Center for a live conversation with Pacific Drive game director @sirrosen.bsky.social about the making of one of 2024's coolest games.

It's here. The first version of my Godot game template (a free starter project) to help you create games faster. Skip over the boilerplate and get right to t... I Made a Godot Template So You Don't Have To

A free @godotengine.bsky.social game template, from me to all of you. Use it wisely. Stay in touch. You're great. ❤️ #indiedev #gamedev

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNqF...

This image shows three Microsoft Windows XP icon samples followed by some text

(2010) Creating Windows XP Icons

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previo...

#icon #design #gui

My GDC 2024 talk about Tool UX Design is now officially scheduled!

Save the date: Come on over to room 2014, in the West Hall, on Wednesday March 20 at 10:30am!

Let me prove to you that sensible defaults are relics of the past, and you should stop designing for them